1972 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1972 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates7 April 1972 – 19 November 1972
Teams18
ChampionsColours of Maynooth.png Nemo Rangers (1st title)
Billy Morgan (captain)
Runners-upColours 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)Colours of Maynooth.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 began on 7 April 1972 and ended on 19 November 1972.

Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

On 19 November 1972, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-09 to 0-08 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[2] This was their first ever championship title.

Dinny Allen from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

Results[]

First round[]

7 May 1972 First round Seandún 1-07 - 2-09 Millstreet Macroom
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 1972 First round Na Piarsaigh 0-06 - 0-10 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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 1972 Second round Macroom 1-04 - 2-10 Muskerry Macroom
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 1972 Second round Clonakilty 1-07 - 2-08 University College Cork Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
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 1972 Second round Carrigdhoun 3-08 - 4-08 Duhallow Coachford
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 1972 Second round Carbery 6-08 - 4-08 St. Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
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 1972 Second round Avondhu 2-14 - 2-08 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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 1972 Second round Nemo Rangers 0-08 - 0-03 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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 1972 Second round Beara 1-03 - 1-08 Newcestown Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
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 1972 Second round Millstreet 0-08 - 1-09 St Michael's Glantane Sportsfield, Glantane
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 1972 Quarter-final Carbery 1-06 - 1-11 Muskerry Macroom
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 1972 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 3-13 - 3-09 Avondhu Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
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 1972 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-06 - 1-05 Duhallow Newmarket
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 1972 Quarter-final St Michael's 4-12 - 0-05 Newcestown Ballinspittle Sportsfield, Ballinspittle
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 1972 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 1-08 - 1-08 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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 1972 Semi-final University College Cork 0-11 - 1-03 Muskerry Cloughduv
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 1972 Semi-final replay Nemo Rangers 4-05 - 1-10 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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 1972 Final 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
Rank Player Club Tally Total
1 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 1-18 21
2 Neil O'Keeffe St Michael's 1-17 20
3 Dan Kavanagh UCC 3-05 14
4 Noel Morgan Nemo Rangers 2-06 12
Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-06 12
5 Ned Kirby Avondhu 0-11 11
Dinny Long Milstreet 0-11 11
6 Derry Hartnett St Michael's 3-01 10
Brendan Lynch UCC 0-10 10
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Derry Hartnett St Michael's 3-01 10 Newcestown
2 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 1-06 9 UCC
3 Neilly White Carrigdhoun 2-02 8 Duhallow
4 Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-01 7 St Michael's
Gerald Hanley Carrigdhoun 1-04 7 Duhallow
Donal Hunt Carbery 1-04 7 St. Finbarr's
Niall O'Keeffe St Michael's 1-04 7 Nemo Rangers
5 Dan Kavanagh UCC 2-00 6 Clonakilty
Seán Kelly Duhallow 2-00 6 Carrigdhoun
Declan Barron Carbery 2-00 6 St. Finbarr's
Tom Monaghan Avondhu 1-03 6 Imokilly
Niall O'Keeffe St Michael's 0-06 6 Na Piarsaigh
Ned Kirby Avondhu 0-06 6 Imokilly
Dinny Long Millstreet 0-06 6 St Michael's

References[]

  1. ^ "Carbery end long famine in fine style". Irish Independent. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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