1972 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1972 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates7 April – 19 November 1972
Teams18
Champions StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers (1st title)
Billy Morgan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg University College Cork
Jim Gleeson (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored56 (3.11 per match)
Points scored251 (13.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) StFinbarrs.png Dinny Allen (1-18)
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The 1972 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 84th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1972. The championship ran from 7 April to 19 November 1972.

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Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Muskerry in the quarter-finals. [1] [2] [3]

The final was played on 19 November 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Nemo Rangers and University College Cork in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Nemo Rangers won the match by 2-09 to 0-08 to claim their first ever championship title. [4] [5] [6]

Dinny Allen was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

First round

7 May 1972First round Seandún 1-07 - 2-09 Millstreet Castle Grounds
D Murphy 1-1, V Twomey 0-3, B Meade 0-3.T Kelleher 1-2, D Long 0-5, C Kelleher 1-0, L Sweeney 0-1, T Burke 0-1.
16 June 1972First round Na Piarsaigh 0-06 - 0-10 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds
R Whitley 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.N O'Keeffe 0-6, D McCarthy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, J Brohan 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.

Second round

7 April 1972Second round Macroom 1-04 - 2-10 Muskerry Castle Grounds
J Downey 1-0, E Hallinan 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, L Quinlan 0-1.S Murphy 1-2, N Dunne 0-5, C Twomey 1-1, D Murphy 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
30 April 1972Second round Clonakilty 1-07 - 2-08 University College Cork Charlie Hurley Park
TF Hayes 0-5, P Griffin 1-0, S McCarthy 1-0, P Finn 0-1.D Kavanagh 2-0, B Lynch 0-5, N Sullivan 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1,Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
30 April 1972Second round Carrigdhoun 3-08 - 4-08 Duhallow Coachford Sportsfield
N White 2-2, G Hanley 1-4, M Tobin 0-2.S Kelly 2-0, TD Cronin 1-1, J Sullivan 1-1, Dl Burke 0-3, B Daly 0-1, D Dennehy 0-1, J Collins 0-1.Referee: D O'Mahony (Kilmichael)
30 April 1972Second round Carbery 6-08 - 4-08 St. Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park
D Hunt 1-4, D Barron 2-0, T Holland 1-2, T Murphy 1-1, J Carroll 1-1.M Archer 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, F Twomey 1-0, C McCarthy 1-0, E Philpott 0-3, M Fleming 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
6 May 1972Second round Avondhu 2-14 - 2-08 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds
T Monaghan 1-3, N Kirby 0-6, T Linehan 1-0, DJ Ryan 0-2, M Golden 0-2, T Molan 0-1.S O'Connor 0-5, E Ryan 1-1, W Glavin 1-1, T Johnston 0-1.Referee: M McCarthy (St. Nicholas')
3 June 1972Second round Nemo Rangers 0-08 - 0-03 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds
K Collins 0-4, N Morgan 0-2, S McGann 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.P Harte 0-3.Referee: F Halbert
4 June 1972Second round Beara 1-03 - 1-08 Newcestown Wolfe Tone Park
Jerry Ger O'Sullivan 1-0, M Driscoll 0-2, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1.M O'Callaghan 1-2, G O'Leary 0-3, A Flynn 0-2, N Kehilly 0-1.Referee: P Donovan (Bantry)
23 July 1972Second round Millstreet 0-08 - 1-09 St Michael's O'Connell Park
D Long 0-6, L McSweeney 0-2.T Murphy 1-0, N O'Keeffe 0-3, R Cummins 0-3, B Field 0-1, J Brohan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.

Quarter-finals

18 June 1972Quarter-final Carbery 1-06 - 1-11 Muskerry Castle Grounds
T Murphy 0-4, B O'Rourke 1-0, J Carroll 0-2.N Dunne 0-5, S McCarthy 1-0, F Cooper 0-1, C Twomey 0-1, M Mehigan 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
23 July 1972Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 3-13 - 3-09 Avondhu Páirc Mac Gearailt
N Morgan 1-2, J Barrett 0-5, S McGann 1-1, B Cogan 1-0, D Allen 0-3, K Collins 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.DJ Ryan 1-2, N Kirby 0-5, W McAuliffe 1-0, M Golden 0-1, T Linehan 0-1.Referee: L Meade (Ballinascarty)
23 July 1972Quarter-final University College Cork 4-06 - 1-05 Duhallow Newmarket Grounds
D Kavanagh 1-1, N Brosnan 1-1, D Cotter 1-1, D Murray 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, D Coffey 0-1.B Eardley 1-1, D Burke 0-2, S Kelly 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
17 September 1972Quarter-final St Michael's 4-12 - 0-05 Newcestown Ballinspittle Grounds
D Hartnett 3-1, J Brohan 1-2, N O'Keeffe 0-4, B Field 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, R Cummins 0-1.N Kehilly 0-1, A O'Flynn 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Semi-finals

8 October 1972Semi-final Nemo Rangers 1-08 - 1-08 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds
D Allen 0-5, B Cogan 1-1, K Collins 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.E O'Donoghue 1-1, N O'Keeffe 0-3, B O'Loughlin 0-2, B Field 0-2.Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
8 October 1972Semi-final University College Cork 0-11 - 1-03 Muskerry Cloughduv Grounds
D Kavanagh 0-3, D Coffey 0-3, D Cotter 0-2, R Bambury 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.S Murphy 1-0, S McCarthy 0-1, C Kelly 0-1, M Mehigan 0-1.
22 October 1972Semi-final replay Nemo Rangers 4-05 - 1-10 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Barrett 2-1, D Allen 0-4, S Coughlan 1-0, N Morgan 1-0.N O'Keeffe 1-4, P Kavanagh 0-2, B O'Loughlin 0-1, B Field 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, S Rothwell 0-1.

Final

19 November 1972Final Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 0-08 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Allen 1-6, S Coughlan 1-0, N Morgan 0-2, F Cogan 0-1.B Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 0-1, P Lynch 0-1, D Coffey 0-1.Attendance: 4,015
Referee: F Halbert

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 1-182154.20
2Neally O'Keeffe St Michael's 1-172054.00
3Dan Kavanagh UCC 3-051443.50
4Noel Morgan Nemo Rangers 2-061252.40
Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-061252.40
6 Ned Kirby Avondhu 0-111125.50
Dinny Long Millstreet 0-111125.50
8Derry Hartnett St Michael's 3-011052.00
Noel Dunne Muskerry 0-101033.33
Brendan Lynch UCC 0-101025.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Derry Hartnett St Michael's 3-0110 Newcestown
2 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 1-069 UCC
3Neilly White Carrigdhoun 2-028 Duhallow
4 Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-017 St Michael's
Gerald Hanley Carrigdhoun 1-047 Duhallow
Donal Hunt Carbery 1-047 St. Finbarr's
Neally O'Keeffe St Michael's 1-047 Nemo Rangers
8Dan Kavanagh UCC 2-006 Clonakilty
Seán Kelly Duhallow 2-006 Carrigdhoun
Declan Barron Carbery 2-006 St. Finbarr's
Tom Monaghan Avondhu 1-036 Imokilly
Neally O'Keeffe St Michael's 0-066 Na Piarsaigh
Ned Kirby Avondhu 0-066 Imokilly
Dinny Long Millstreet 0-066 St Michael's

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