| Year: | 1978 |
| Dates: | 7 May – 24 September 1978 |
| Teams: | 33 |
| Connacht: | Roscommon |
| Munster: | Kerry |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Down |
| Poty: | Pat Spillane |
| Team: | Kerry |
| Titles: | 24th |
| Captain: | Denis "Ógie" Moran |
| Manager: | Mick O'Dwyer |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager2: | Tony Hanahoe |
| Topscorer: | Jimmy Keaveney (2-31) |
| Previous: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1979 |
The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1978 and ended on 24 September 1978.
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 24 September 1978, Kerry won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 24th All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.
Kerry's Pat Spillane was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.
In 1978 Round 2 returns to the Leinster football championship.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
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Preliminary round
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Semi-finals
Final
See main article: 1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Keaveney | Dublin | 2-31 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 | |
| 2 | Mikey Sheehy | Kerry | 5-21 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |