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1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Field	Value
year	1972
dates	7 May – 15 October 1972
teams	31
connacht	Roscommon
munster	Kerry
leinster	Offaly
ulster	Donegal
matches	34
poty	[[File: Colours of Offaly.svg	border	20px]] Willie Bryan
team	Offaly
titles	2nd
captain	Tony McTague
manager	Fr. Tom Scully
team2	Kerry
captain2	Tom Prendergast
manager2	Johnny Culloty
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Offaly.svg	border	20px]] Tony McTague (0–36)
previous	[1971](1971-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next	[1973](1973-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)

The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1972 and ended on 15 October 1972.

Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 15 October 1972, Offaly won the championship following a 1–19 to 0–13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final replay. This was their second All-Ireland title.

Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 0–36. Offaly's Willie Bryan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Leinster Senior Football Championship]]

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]

Semi-finals

Finals

Main article: 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Omagh's pitch is named as Healy Park after Michael Healy.
On 14 May 1972, FitzGerald Park, Killmallock hosted its first game for 20 years the Munster Quarter-Final meeting of Limerick vs Waterford.
Tyrone qualify for the Ulster final for the first time since 1957.
Donegal become the 8th team to win the Ulster title when they claim their first provincial championship with a 2–13 to 1–11 defeat of Tyrone.
The All-Ireland semi-final meeting between Donegal and Offaly is the very first championship clash between the two teams. It is also Donegal's first championship match to be played at Croke Park, Dublin.
The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1952.
Offaly win back-to-back All-Ireland titles for the first and only time in their history. Their 1–19 to 0–13 All-Ireland final replay victory remains Kerry's biggest ever defeat in a championship decider.

Scoring

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tony McTague	Offaly	0–36	36	5	7.20
2	Joe Winston	Donegal	0–29	29	5	5.80
3	Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–28	28	5	6.60
4	Mickey Freyne	Roscommon	2–17	23	5	4.60
5	Brendan Lynch	Kerry	1–16	19	5	3.80
6	Dermot Earley	Roscommon	2–12	18	5	3.60
7	Mick O'Connell	Kerry	0–17	17	5	3.40
8	Seán Cooney	Offaly	2–9	15	5	3.00
9	John Tobin	Galway	1–11	14	2	7.00
Liam Higgins	Kerry	1–11	14	5	2.80

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Tobin	Galway	1–9	12	Roscommon
2	Mickey Whelan	Dublin	2–4	10	Westmeath
Brendan Lynch	Kerry	1–7	10	Offaly
Tony McTague	Offaly	0–10	10	Kerry
Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–10	10	Cork
Joe Winston	Donegal	0–10	10	Cavan
7	Johnny Byrne	Louth	3–0	9	Longford
Ray Cummins	Cork	0–9	9	Kerry
Joe Winston	Donegal	0–9	9	Cavan
10	Johnny Kelly	Roscommon	2–2	8	Mayo
Tom King	Carlow	0–8	8	Wexford
Mick Fay	Meath	0–8	8	Longford
Tony McTague	Offaly	0–8	8	Meath
Mick O'Dwyer	Kerry	0–8	8	Roscommon

References

(7 October 2011). "Offaly heroes of 1971 and 1972 to be honoured". Offaly GAA website.

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