1972 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

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Tony McTagueOffaly0-363657.20
2Joe WinstonDonegal0-292955.80
3Mick O'DwyerKerry0-282856.60
4Mickey FreyneRoscommon2-172354.60
5Brendan LynchKerry1-161953.80
6Dermot EarleyRoscommon2-121853.60
7Mick O'ConnellKerry0-171753.40
8Seán CooneyOffaly2-91553.00
9John TobinGalway1-111427.00
9Liam HigginsKerry1-111452.80

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1John TobinGalway1-912Roscommon
2Mickey WhelanDublin2-410Westmeath
2Brendan LynchKerry1-710Offaly
2Tony McTagueOffaly0-1010Kerry
2Mick O'DwyerKerry0-1010Cork
2Joe WinstonDonegal0-1010Cavan
7Johnny ByrneLouth3-09Longford
7Ray CumminsCork0-99Kerry
7Joe WinstonDonegal0-99Cavan
10Johnny KellyRoscommon2-28Mayo
10Tom KingCarlow0-88Wexford
10Mick FayMeath0-88Longford
10Tony McTagueOffaly0-88Meath
10Mick O'DwyerKerry0-88Roscommon