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
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 Average1Tony McTagueOffaly0–363657.202Joe WinstonDonegal0–292955.803Mick O'DwyerKerry0–282856.604Mickey FreyneRoscommon2–172354.605Brendan LynchKerry1–161953.806Dermot EarleyRoscommon2–121853.607Mick O'ConnellKerry0–171753.408Seán CooneyOffaly2–91553.009John TobinGalway1–111427.00Liam HigginsKerry1–111452.80
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1John TobinGalway1–912Roscommon2Mickey WhelanDublin2–410WestmeathBrendan LynchKerry1–710OffalyTony McTagueOffaly0–1010KerryMick O'DwyerKerry0–1010CorkJoe WinstonDonegal0–1010Cavan7Johnny ByrneLouth3–09LongfordRay CumminsCork0–99KerryJoe WinstonDonegal0–99Cavan10Johnny KellyRoscommon2–28MayoTom KingCarlow0–88WexfordMick FayMeath0–88LongfordTony McTagueOffaly0–88MeathMick O'DwyerKerry0–88Roscommon
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