1972 Cork Junior Football Championship

1972 Cork Junior Football Championship

Dates	15 October – 10 December 1972
Teams	8
Champions	Bantry Blues (2nd title) P. J. Minihane (captain)
Runners-up	Adrigole Jerry Jer O'Sullivan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	16 (2.29 per match)
Points scored	109 (15.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Declan Barron (0–17)
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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.

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

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

Quarter-finals

Boherbue v Glenville

15 October 1972Quarter-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.

Adrigole v Shamrocks

22 October 1972Quarter-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.

Bantry Blues v Ballincollig

5 November 1972Quarter-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.

Mitchelstown v St. Nicholas'

19 November 1972Quarter-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

Bantry Blues v Boherbue

3 December 1972Semi-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)

Adrigole v Mitchelstown

3 December 1972Semi-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

Bantry Blues v Adrigole

10 December 1972Final	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

Top scorers

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

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.