1972 Cork Senior Football Championship


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 Cork (city)|Cork Senior Football Championship|1887]. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1972. The championship ran from 7 April to 19 November 1972.
Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Muskerry in the quarter-finals.
The final was played on 19 November 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Nemo Rangers and University College Cork in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Nemo Rangers won the match by 2-09 to 0-08 to claim their first ever championship title.
Dinny Allen was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Dinny AllenNemo Rangers1-182154.20
2Neally O'KeeffeSt Michael's1-172054.00
3Dan KavanaghUCC3-051443.50
4Noel MorganNemo Rangers2-061252.40
4Jimmy BarrettNemo Rangers2-061252.40
6Ned KirbyAvondhu0-111125.50
6Dinny LongMillstreet0-111125.50
8Derry HartnettSt Michael's3-011052.00
8Noel DunneMuskerry0-101033.33
8Brendan LynchUCC0-101025.00

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Derry HartnettSt Michael's3-0110Newcestown
2Dinny AllenNemo Rangers1-069UCC
3Neilly WhiteCarrigdhoun2-028Duhallow
4Jimmy BarrettNemo Rangers2-017St Michael's
4Gerald HanleyCarrigdhoun1-047Duhallow
4Donal HuntCarbery1-047St. Finbarr's
4Neally O'KeeffeSt Michael's1-047Nemo Rangers
8Dan KavanaghUCC2-006Clonakilty
8Seán KellyDuhallow2-006Carrigdhoun
8Declan BarronCarbery2-006St. Finbarr's
8Tom MonaghanAvondhu1-036Imokilly
8Neally O'KeeffeSt Michael's0-066Na Piarsaigh
8Ned KirbyAvondhu0-066Imokilly
8Dinny LongMillstreet0-066St Michael's

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