# List of Dublin senior Gaelic football team captains

This article lists players who have captained the senior Dublin county football team in the Leinster Senior Football Championship (SFC) and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). Unlike other counties the captain is not chosen from the club that has won the Dublin Senior Football Championship (SFC).

## List of captains

| Year | Player | Club | National Titles | Provincial Titles |
| 1974 | Seán Doherty | Ballyboden St Enda's | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1975 | Seán Doherty | Ballyboden St Enda's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1976 | Tony Hanahoe | St. Vincent's | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1977 | Tony Hanahoe | St. Vincent's | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1978 | Tony Hanahoe | St. Vincent's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1979 | Tony Hanahoe | St. Vincent's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1980 | Tommy Drumm | Whitehall Colmcille | | |
| 1981 | | | | |
| 1982 | Mick Holden | Cuala | | |
| 1983 | Tommy Drumm | Whitehall Colmcille | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1984 | Tommy Drumm | Whitehall Colmcille | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1985 | Brian Mullins | St. Vincent's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1986 | John O'Leary | O'Dwyer's | | |
| 1987 | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | |
| 1989 | Gerry Hargan | Ballymun Kickhams | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1990 | Tommy Carr | Lucan Sarsfields | | |
| 1991 | Tommy Carr | Lucan Sarsfields | | |
| 1992 | Tommy Carr | Lucan Sarsfields | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1993 | John O'Leary | O'Dwyer's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1994 | John O'Leary | O'Dwyer's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1995 | John O'Leary | O'Dwyer's | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 1996 | John O'Leary | O'Dwyer's | | |
| 1997 | Keith Barr | Erin's Isle | | |
| 1998 | Dessie Farrell | Na Fianna | | |
| 1999 | Dessie Farrell | Na Fianna | | |
| 2000 | Dessie Farrell | Na Fianna | | |
| 2001 | Dessie Farrell | Na Fianna | | |
| 2002 | Coman Goggins | Ballinteer St Johns | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2003 | Ciarán Whelan | Raheny | | |
| 2004 | Ciarán Whelan | Raheny | | |
| 2005 | Paddy Christie | Ballymun Kickhams | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2006 | Bryan Cullen | Skerries Harps | | |
| 2006 | Colin Moran | Ballyboden St Enda's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2007 | Colin Moran | Ballyboden St Enda's | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2008 | Alan Brogan | St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2009 | Paul Griffin | Kilmacud Crokes | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2010 | David Henry | Raheny | | |
| 2011 | Bryan Cullen | Skerries Harps | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2012 | Bryan Cullen | Skerries Harps | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2013 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2014 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2015 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2016 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2017 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2018 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2019 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2020 | Stephen Cluxton | Parnells | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2021 | Jonny Cooper | Na Fianna | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2022 | James McCarthy | Ballymun Kickhams | | Leinster SFC winning captain |
| 2023 | James McCarthy | Ballymun Kickhams | All-Ireland SFC winning captain | Leinster SFC winning captain |