1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 May – 15 October 1972 |
| Teams | 31 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Offaly (2nd win) |
| Captain | Tony McTague |
| Manager | Fr. Tom Scully |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Tom Prendergast |
| Manager | Johnny Culloty |
| 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 → | |
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
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. |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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
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
- ^ "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.