1972 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1972 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates15 October - 10 December 1972
Teams8
Champions Colours of Cavan.svg Bantry Blues (2nd title)
P. J. Minihane (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg 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) Colours of Cavan.svg 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.

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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

DivisionChampionshipChampions
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

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.
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.
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.
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

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)
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

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

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Declan Barron Bantry Blues 0-171735.66
2Eddie Jer O'Sullivan Adrigole 2-061234.00
3 Donal Hunt Bantry Blues 2-051133.66
Jerry Jer O'Sullivan Adrigole 2-051133.66
Jimmy Barrett Mitchelstown 0-111125.56

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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.
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