1972 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

The 1972 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1972 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (5th win)
CaptainD. Kehilly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upHertfordshire
CaptainP. Murphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
1971
1973

London entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the British Junior Championship.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 1 October 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Cork and Hertfordshire, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 5–16 to 0–03 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first tile in eight years.[2][3]

Results

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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31 July 1972 Semi-final Galway 1-13 - 3-04 Antrim Dunlo GAA Grounds
6 August 1972 Semi-final Offaly 0-08 - 1-11 Cork O'Connor Park

All-Ireland home final

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10 September 1972 Home final Cork 1-10 - 0-08 Galway Gaelic Grounds

All-Ireland final

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1 October 1972 Final Cork 5-16 - 0-03 Hertfordshire Cork Athletic Grounds

References

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  1. ^ "Holder of two All-Ireland junior football medals with London". The Meath Chronicle. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.