1972 Cork Junior Football Championship

The 1972 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 74th staging of the Cork Junior Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 15 October to 10 December 1972.

1972 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates15 October - 10 December 1972
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Bantry Blues (2nd title)
P. J. Minihane (captain)
Runners-upBorder Adrigole
Jerry Jer O'Sullivan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored16 (2.29 per match)
Points scored109 (15.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Declan Barron (0-17)
1971 (Previous) (Next) 1973

The final was played on 10 December 1972 at Rossa Park in Skibbereen, between Bantry Blues and Adrigole, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Bantry Blues won the match by 1-12 to 2-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3] Adrigole became the first team to lose three successive finals, while it was also their fourth defeat in five years.

Bantry's Declan Barron was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Bantry Blues
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Shamrocks
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Boherbue
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glenville
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Ballincollig
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St. Nicholas'

Results

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Quarter-finals

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15 October 1972 Quarter-final Boherbue 0-11 - 0-08 Glenville O'Connell Park
D Buckley 0-8, C Vaughan 0-2, B Dennehy 0-1. E Ryan 0-4, D Murphy 0-3, G Herlihy 0-1.
22 October 1972 Quarter-final Adrigole 1-10 - 2-04 Shamrocks Ballingeary Grounds
J O'Sullivan 1-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Regan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1. G Hanley 1-2, K Murphy 1-0, P Tuohy 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
5 November 1972 Quarter-final Bantry Blues 1-10 - 0-07 Ballincollig Clonakilty Grounds
D Hunt 1-4, D Barron 0-5, J O'Riordan 0-1. T Radley 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, A Kerins 0-1, D White 0-1, J Lucey 0-1.
19 November 1972 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 1-10 - 0-06 St. Nicholas' Castlelyons Grounds
J Barrett 0-7, T Molan 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-2, M O'Malley 0-1.

Semi-finals

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3 December 1972 Semi-final Bantry Blues 3-07 - 3-04 Boherbue Castle Grounds
D Barron 0-6, D Hunt 1-0, Kelly 1-0, J O'Riordan 1-0, B Williams 0-1. C Vaughan 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B O'Riordan 1-0, P Moynihan 0-1, J Daly 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)
3 December 1972 Semi-final Adrigole 1-08 - 1-06 Mitchelstown Sam Maguire Park
JJ O'Sullivan 1-2, EJ O'Sullivan 0-2, PJ O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1. J Barrett 0-4, D Nolan 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-1, B Honohan 0-1. Referee: L Meade (Ballinascarthy)

Final

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10 December 1972 Final Bantry Blues 1-12 - 2-06 Adrigole Rossa Park
D Barron 0-6, M Connolly 1-0, D Hunt 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D Cotter 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. EJ O'Sullivan 2-4, M Carey 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Declan Barron Bantry Blues 0-17 17 3 5.66
2 Eddie Jer O'Sullivan Adrigole 2-06 12 3 4.00
3 Donal Hunt Bantry Blues 2-05 11 3 3.66
Jerry Jer O'Sullivan Adrigole 2-05 11 3 3.66
Jimmy Barrett Mitchelstown 0-11 11 2 5.56

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "History". Bantry Blues GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "1972 GAA PART 2: Bantry and Bandon provided the thrills in West Cork in '72". The Southern Star. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.