1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates7 May – 15 October 1972
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamOffaly (2nd win)
CaptainTony McTague
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKerry
CaptainTom Prendergast
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played34
Top Scorer Tony McTague (0-36)
Player of the Year Willie Bryan
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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.

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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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

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

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

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

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)
Main article: 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • 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

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

  1. ^ "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.