1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamColours of Maynooth.png Nemo Rangers (1st win)
CaptainBilly Morgan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamColours of Cavan.svg St. Vincent's
CaptainJimmy Keaveney
Provincial Champions
MunsterNemo Rangers
LeinsterSt. Vincent's
UlsterClan na Gael
ConnachtFr. Griffin's

The 1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

Bellaghy were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Ballinascreen in the Derry County Championship.

On 24 June 1973, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 4-16 to 0-10 defeat of St. Vincent's in the All-Ireland final replay at Semple Stadium.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results[]

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship[]

Final

11 February 1973 Final Fr. Griffin's 1-08 - 0-06 Ballaghaderreen Pearse Stadium

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship[]

First round

19 November 1972 First round Clonguish 1-08 - 2-07 The Downs Bertie Allen Park
19 November 1972 First round Carbury 3-10 - 2-05 Emo Weavers Fields
19 November 1972 First round St. Mary's 3-07 - 2-06 Seneschalstown St. Mary's Park
B Landy 2-5, T McDonald 1-0, A Courtney 0-1, M McDonald 0-1. S Carter 1-3, T McDonagh 0-2, O Geraghty 0-1, F Heskin 0-1.
19 November 1973 First round Baltinglass 1-07 - 1-04 Aughrim County Ground

Quarter-finals

3 December 1972 Quarter-final Baltinglass 3-03 - 1-08 Pearse Park
3 December 1972 Quarter-final Carbury 3-10 - 0-05 St. Conleth's Park
K Connolly 1-5, T Moore 2-1, P Tyrrell 0-2, M McKeever 0-1, J Farrell 0-1.
3 December 1972 Quarter-final The Downs 1-11 - 1-09 Ferbane Cusack Park
3 December 1972 Quarter-final St. Mary's 0-08 - 0-06 St. Vincent's St. Mary's Park
J Keaveney 0-4, PJ Reid 0-2, B Mullins 0-1, P Doyle 0-1. T McDonald 0-2, M McDonald 0-2, B Landy 0-1, J Maguire 0-1.

Semi-finals

18 March 1973 Semi-final The Downs 3-08 - 2-07 Carbury O'Connor Park
J McKay 1-2, D Smyth 1-2, M Carley 1-1, J Henry 0-1, T Carr 0-1, T Cleary 0-1. K Connolly 1-2, K Kelly 1-0, M Moore 0-2, P Ryrrell 0-2, P Mangan 0-1.
25 March 1973 Semi-final St. Vincent's 2-16 - 0-09 Baltinglass St. Conleth's Park
J Keaveney 0-8, D Redmond 1-1, G Keavey 1-1, B Doyle 0-4, T Hanahoe 0-2. P Burke 0-7, W Wall 0-2.

Final

15 April 1973 Final St. Vincent's 6-10 - 2-05 The Downs Páirc Tailteann
D Foley 2-3, J Keaveney 2-2, C Leaney 1-1, D Redmond 0-4, R Doyle 1-0. L Egerton 2-0, D Smith 0-2, J Henry 0-1, D Murtagh 0-1, M Carley 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship[]

First round

4 March 1973 First round Kilsheelan 1-05 - 0-11 Doonbeg Kilsheelan GAA Grounds
J Kehoe 0-5, L Murphy 1-0. J Griffin 0-4, F Griffin 0-3, P O'Grady 0-2, M Killeen 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1.
4 March 1973 First round Stradbally 1-05 - 1-11 Nemo Rangers Walsh Park
S Ahern 0-5, R Ahern 1-0. B Cogan 0-4, S Coughlan 1-0, J Barrett 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, L Good 0-1, K Collins 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 March 1973 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 2-07 Kenmare Cork Athletic Grounds
S Coughlan 1-2, B Cogan 1-0, C Murphy 0-3, D Philpott 0-2, G Noonan 0-1, L Good 0-1. P Finnegan 1-5, N Sullivan 1-0, F Sullivan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.
1 April 1973 Semi-final Doonbeg 0-10 - 1-04 Claughaun Michael Tubridy Memorial Park
F Griffin 0-5, M Kileen 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1, P Cotter 0-1. G McGrath 1-0, M Tynan 0-2, M Graham 0-1, E Cregan 0-1.

Final

23 April 1973 Final Nemo Rangers 3-09 - 0-05 Doonbeg Fitzgerald Park
D Cogan 2-1, K Collins 0-5, J Barrett 1-1, L Good 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1. S Griffin 0-4, J Griffin 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship[]

Final

31 December 1972 Final Clan na Gael 0-08 - 1-03 Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa St. Mary's Park

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship[]

Semi-finals

29 April 1973 Semi-final Fr. Griffin's 0-09 - 0-17 Nemo Rangers Pearse Stadium
G Mahoney 0-8, D Flynn 0-1. J Barrett 0-6, K Collins 0-4, S Coughlan 0-2, F Cogan 0-2, B Cogan 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.
28 April 1973 Semi-final St. Vincent's 2-08 - 0-07 Clan na Gael Croke Park
C Leaney 1-1, B Mullins 1-0, B Doyle 0-2, J Keaveney 0-2, T Hanahoe 0-1, P Hallinan 0-1, B Pocock 0-1. M O'Neill 0-6, N O'Hagan 0-1.

Finals

4 June 1973 Final Nemo Rangers 2-11 - 2-11 St. Vincent's O'Moore Park
J Barrett 1-2, K Collins 0-4, L Good 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, S Coughlan 0-2, F Cogan 0-1. D Foley 1-2, J Keaveney 0-5, C Leaney 1-0, B Doyle 0-2, T Hanahoe 0-1, D Redmond 0-1. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)
24 June 1973 Final replay Nemo Rangers 4-06 - 0-10 St. Vincent's Semple Stadium
J Barrett 1-1, B Cogan 1-0, S Coughlan 1-0, L Good 1-0, K Collins 0-3, C Murphy 0-1, D Barrett 0-1. J Keaveney 0-5, PJ Reid 0-3, T Hanahoe 0-2. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • St. Vincent's won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history. They were also the first team from Dublin to win the provincial title.
  • Clan na Gael won the Ulster Club Championship for the first time in their history. They were also the first team from Armagh to win the provincial title.
  • The Central Council was spared some embarrassment when the All-Ireland final ended in a draw as there was no trophy available to be presented.

References[]

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (23 February 2008). "Geary enjoying doing things the Nemo way". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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