The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 86th 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 1972 and ended on 15 October 1972.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May – 15 October 1972 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Offaly (2nd win) |
| Captain | Tony McTague |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Tom Prendergast |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer |  Tony McTague (0-36) |
| Player of the Year | Willie Bryan |
← 1971 1973 → | |
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 15 October 1972, Offaly won the championship following a 1-19 to 0-13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final replay.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title.
Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 0-36. Offaly's Willie Bryan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Results edit
Connacht Senior Football Championship edit
Quarter-final
| 11 June 1972 Quarter-final | Roscommon | 1-11 – 0-5 | Leitrim | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| M Freyne 0-6, D Earley 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, M Fallon 0-1. | P McGarty 0-2, S Flanaghan 0-1, D Keegan 0-1, B Galligan 0-1. | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: R Lane (Sligo) |
Semi-finals
| 18 June 1972 Semi-final | Sligo | 2-7 – 1-10 | Mayo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| M Kearins 0-6, J Colleary 1-0, G Mitchell 1-0, P Kearins 0-1. | T O'Malley 0-6, W McGee 1-1, D Griffith 0-1, S O'Grady 0-1, F Burns 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 25 June 1972 Semi-final | Roscommon | 3-9 - 2-12 | Galway | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| M Freyne 1-2, J Hunt 1-0, M Flanagan 1-0, J Kelly 0-3, J Mannion 0-2, J Finnegan 0-2. | J Tobin 1-9, T Naughton 1-0, J Duggan 0-2, W Joyce 0-1. | Referee: M Connaughton (Mayo) |
| 2 July 1972 Semi-final replay | Mayo | 1-18 - 0-17 | Sligo | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| T O'Malley 1-3, J Corcoran 0-5, S Kilbride 0-3, S O'Grady 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-2, G Feeney 0-1, J. J. Cribbin 0-1, D Griffith 0-1. | M Kearins 0-14, D Pugh 0-2, J Colleary 0-1. | Attendance: 16,872 Referee: S Martin (Roscommon) |
| 9 July 1972 Semi-final replay | Galway | 0-7 – 1-8 | Roscommon | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| J Keenan 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, S Leydon 0-1, T Naughton 0-1, M Burke 0-1. | J Kelly 1-0, D Earley 0-3, M Flanagan 0-2, M Freyne 0-1, J Finnegan 0-1, J Mannion 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
Final
| 16 July 1972 Final | Mayo | 3-10 - 5-8 | Roscommon | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| J. J. Cribbin 2-0, W McGee 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, S O'Grady 0-2, D Griffith 0-2, T O'Malley 0-2, B O'Reilly 0-1. | J Kelly 2-2, D Earley 1-2, M Freyne 1-2, M Flanagan 1-0, T Hunt 0-1, J Mannion 0-1. |
Leinster Senior Football Championship edit
First round
| 7 May 1972 First round | Carlow | 0-16 – 0-9 | Wexford | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| T King 0-8, W Cullen 0-3, T Geoghegan 0-3, P McNally 0-1, C Hughes 0-1. | M Carty 0-3, A Merrigan 0-2, L Byrne 0-2, N Sheridan 0-1, Jim Berry 0-1. |
| 7 May 1972 First round | Longford | 4-9 – 0-5 | Wicklow | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| S Donnelly 2-0, J Halpin 1-1, J Hanniffy 0-4, P Burke 1-0, T Mulvihill 0-2, T Farrell 0-2. | M Kennedy 0-2, L Loughlin 0-1, M McNamee 0-1, S Murray 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Second round
| 28 May 1972 Second round | Longford | 5-5 – 3-7 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin |
| S Donnelly 2-1, J Hanniffy 1-2, S Lee 1-1, T Mulvihill 1-0, F Farrell 0-1. | J Byrne 3-0, R Barry 0-3, E Sheelin 0-3, G Sheridan 0-1. | Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
| 28 May 1972 Second round | Laois | 1-7 – 1-5 | Carlow | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| B Lalor 1-0, D Byrne 0-2, J Lalor 0-2, R Miller 0-1, A Purcell 0-1, S Allen 0-1. | B McNally 1-2, S King 0-2, C Hughes 0-1. | Referee: L Foley (Kilkenny) |
Quarter-finals
| 11 June 1972 Quarter-final | Longford | 1-9 – 0-16 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| S Donnelly 1-2, S Lee 0-2, K Canavan 0-1, F Farrell 0-1, J Halpin 0-1, B Smith 0-1, J Hanniffy 0-1. | M Fay 0-8, T Brennan 0-2, J Daly 0-2, D Connolly 0-2, J Fay 0-1, M Kerrigan 0-1. |
| 11 June 1972 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-8 – 0-8 | Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M Whelan 2-4, L Foley 0-2, P Wilson 0-1, F Murray 0-1. | M Carley 0-3, P Buckley 0-2, V Murray 0-2, M Fagan 0-1. | Referee: R Barry (Meath) |
| 11 June 1972 Quarter-final | Kildare | 1-11 – 0-7 | Laois | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| P Dunny 1-2, M Mullins 0-5, K Kelly 0-3, R Flanagan 0-1. | A O'Brien 0-4, M Buggy 0-2, H Mulhaire 0-1. | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
Semi-finals
| 25 June 1972 Semi-final | Offaly | 2-17 – 3-5 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-8, N Clavin 0-4, W Bryan 1-0, S Evans 1-0, S Cooney 0-2, S Darby 0-1, P Fenning 0-1, K Kilmurray 0-1. | T Brennan 1-2, K Rennicks 1-0, J Fay 1-0, M Kerrigan 0-3. | Referee: B Hayden (Carlow) |
| 2 July 1972 Semi-final | Kildare | 0-16 – 3-5 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| J Donnelly 0-6, K Kelly 0-3, T Carew 0-3, P Dunny 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, M Mullins 0-1. | B Casey 1-1, L Foley 1-1, J Keaveney 1-0, M Whelan 0-2, J Reilly 0-1. | Referee: G Hoey (Louth) |
Final
| 23 July 1972 Final | Offaly | 1-18 – 2-8 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Tony McTague 0-6 (0-4f), Sean Cooney 1-2, Willie Bryan 0-3, Nick Clavin 0-2, Eugene Mulligan, Kevin Kilmurray, Sean Evans, Seamus Darby, Murt Connor 0-1 each | Mick Mullins 1-1, Kevin Kelly 1-0, Jack Donnelly (0-3f) and Pat Dunny (0-3f) 0-3 each, Hugh Hyland 0-1. | Attendance: 30,074 Referee: George Hoey (Louth) |
Munster Senior Football Championship edit
Quarter-finals
| 14 May 1972 Quarter-final | Limerick | 0-8 - 0-10 | Waterford | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| M Tynan 0-3, K Rennison 0-1, J Burke 0-1, M Graham 0-1, D Cullinane 0-1, C Cregan 0-1. | T Power 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, T Casey 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, M Cronin 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 14 May 1972 Quarter-final | Clare | 1-6 – 2-10 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| G McAlness 1-1, P Cotter 0-3, S Moloney 0-1, M Chambers 0-1. | L Moyles 2-1, J Cummins 0-5, M Keating 0-2, J Kehoe 0-1, V O'Donnell 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Semi-finals
| 11 June 1972 Semi-final | Tipperary | 0-9 - 1-12 | Kerry | Ned Hall Park, Clonmel |
| M Keating 0-4, V O'Donnell 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, C McElwee 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, S Kearney 0-1. | L Higgins 1-2, M O'Dwyer 0-3, M O'Connell 0-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, B Lynch 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1. | Referee: S Dalton (Waterford) |
| 11 June 1972 Semi-final | Cork | 2-8 – 0-9 | Waterford | Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy |
| D McCarthy 1-2, D Coughlan 0-5, D Allen 1-0, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1. | T Power 0-4, T Casey 0-2, P McMahon 0-2, B Fleming 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Final
| 16 July 1972 Final | Kerry | 2-21 – 2-15 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| M O'Dwyer 0-10, M Gleeson 1-1, L Higgins 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, M O'Connell 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-2, B Lynch 0-2. | R Cummins 0-9, D Coughlan 1-1, D Barron 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1. | Attendance: 29,827 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Ulster Senior Football Championship edit
Preliminary round
| 4 June 1972 Preliminary round | Fermanagh | 0-7 - 5-7 | Derry | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| P McGinnitty 0-2, S Quinn 0-2, G Magee 0-1, A Henderson 0-1, E McPartlan 0-1. | H Niblock 2-1, F O'Loane 0-4, M McGuckian 1-0, L Diamond 1-0, A McGurk 1-0, A McGuckian 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1. | Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Quarter-finals
| 4 June 1972 Quarter-final | Tyrone | 0-13 – 1-7 | Armagh | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| P Harte 0-3, P Hetherington 0-3, B Dolan 0-2, F McGuigan 0-2, H Crawford 0-1, J Foley 0-1, P Mulgrew 0-1. | J Smith 1-1, P Loughran 0-3, J O'LOan 0-2, L McCabe 0-1. | Referee: T Johnson (Fermanagh) |
| 11 June 1972 Quarter-final | Cavan | 3-9 – 0-6 | Monaghan | Casement Park, Belfast |
| P Brady 1-3, M Reilly 1-2, H McInerney 1-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-2, R Carolan 0-1. | E Tavey 0-3, D McCabe 0-1, G Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1. | Referee: P Greene (Antrim) |
| 18 June 1972 Quarter-final | Donegal | 1-8 – 0-8 | Down | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| S Granaghan 1-1, D O'Carroll 0-4, J Winston 0-2, M Carney 0-1. | S O'Neill 0-4, J Burns 0-3, A King 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
| 25 June 1972 Quarter-final | Derry | 2-9 – 2-5 | Antrim | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| A McGuckin 1-2, H Niblock 1-1, F O'Loane 0-2, T McGuinness 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, L Diamond 0-1. | PI O'Hare 1-1, A Hamill 1-0, A McCallin 0-2, G McCann 0-1, A Scullion 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
Semi-finals
| 2 July 1972 Semi-final | Donegal | 0-12 – 2-6 | Cavan | St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown |
| J Winston 0-10, M McMenamin 0-1, J Granaghan 0-1. | J Duggan 1-1, M O'Reilly 1-0, JJ O'Reilly 0-1, P Brady 0-1, J McGuigan 0-1, H Newman 0-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-1. | Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
| 9 July 1972 Semi-final | Tyrone | 1-8 – 0-9 | Derry | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| P Hetherington 0-5, F Quinn 1-0, B Dolan 0-2, H Crawford 0-1. | S Lagan 0-5, T McGuinness 0-2, A McGuirk 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1. | Referee: P Greene (Antrim) |
| 16 July 1972 Semi-final replay | Donegal | 2-11 – 1-9 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| J Winston 0-9, M Carney 1-1, S Granaghan 0-1. | S Duggan 0-6, H McInerney 1-1, B O'Donohue (1-0, own goal), J Cusack 0-1, S McGuigan 0-1. | Referee: M Loftus (Mayo) |
Final
| 30 July 1972 Final | Donegal | 2-13 – 1-11 | Tyrone | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| S Bonner 1-0, M Sweeney 1-0, J Winston 0-5, B McEniff 0-2, D Carroll 0-2, S Granaghan 0-2, M McMenamin 0-1, F McFeely 0-1. | B Dolan 1-4, P Hetherington 0-6, H Crawford 0-1. | Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship edit
Semi-finals
| 13 August 1972 Semi-final | Kerry | 1-22 - 1-12 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
| M O'Dwyer 0-8, M O'Connell 0-4, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, L Higgins 0-3, M Gleeson 0-2, T Prendergast 0-1. | D Earley 1-3, M Freyne 0-6, J Finnegan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. | Attendance: 31,455 Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
| 20 August 1972 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-17 - 2-10 | Donegal | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-6, K Kilmurray 1-2, W Bryan 0-4, J Cooney 0-3, L Coughlan 0-2. | M Carney 1-1, S Granaghan 1-1, J Winston 0-3, D O'Carroll 0-3, J Hannigan 0-1, F McFeely 0-1. | Attendance: 26,606 Referee: J Martin (Roscommon) |
Finals
| 24 September 1972 Final | Offaly | 1-13 - 1-13 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-6, J Cooney 1-2, P Fenning 0-2, J Smith 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-1. | B Lynch 1-7, M O'Dwyer 0-5, M O'Connell 0-1. | Attendance: 72,032 Referee: F Tierney (Cavan) |
| 15 October 1972 Final replay | Offaly | 1-19 - 0-13 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T McTague 0-10, P Fenning 1-1, M Connor 0-2, S Darby, 0-2, W Bryan 0-3, K Kilmurray 0-1. | M O'Connell 0-7, B Lynch 0-2, L Higgins 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-2. | Attendance: 66,136 Referee: P Devlin (Tyrone) |
Championship statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
- Omagh's pitch is named as Healy Park after Michael Healy.
- On 14 May 1972, FitzGerald Park, Killmallock hosted its first game for 20 years the Munster Quarter-Final meeting of Limerick vs Waterford.
- Tyrone qualify for the Ulster final for the first time since 1957.
- Donegal become the 8th team to win the Ulster title when they claim their first provincial championship with a 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of Tyrone.
- The All-Ireland semi-final meeting between Donegal and Offaly is the very first championship clash between the two teams. It is also Donegal's first championship match to be played at Croke Park, Dublin.
- The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1952.
- Offaly win back-to-back All-Ireland titles for the first and only time in their history. Their 1-19 to 0-13 All-Ireland final replay victory remains Kerry's biggest ever defeat in a championship decider.
Scoring edit
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-36 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 2 | Joe Winston | Donegal | 0-29 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 3 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-28 | 28 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 4 | Mickey Freyne | Roscommon | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
| 5 | Brendan Lynch | Kerry | 1-16 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 6 | Dermot Earley | Roscommon | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
| 7 | Mick O'Connell | Kerry | 0-17 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 8 | Seán Cooney | Offaly | 2-9 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 9 | John Tobin | Galway | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Liam Higgins | Kerry | 1-11 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Tobin | Galway | 1-9 | 12 | Roscommon |
| 2 | Mickey Whelan | Dublin | 2-4 | 10 | Westmeath |
| Brendan Lynch | Kerry | 1-7 | 10 | Offaly | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-10 | 10 | Kerry | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-10 | 10 | Cork | |
| Joe Winston | Donegal | 0-10 | 10 | Cavan | |
| 7 | Johnny Byrne | Louth | 3-0 | 9 | Longford |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 0-9 | 9 | Kerry | |
| Joe Winston | Donegal | 0-9 | 9 | Cavan | |
| 10 | Johnny Kelly | Roscommon | 2-2 | 8 | Mayo |
| Tom King | Carlow | 0-8 | 8 | Wexford | |
| Mick Fay | Meath | 0-8 | 8 | Longford | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-8 | 8 | Meath | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 0-8 | 8 | Roscommon |
References edit
- ^ "Offaly heroes of 1971 and 1972 to be honoured". Offaly GAA website. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2015.