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. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1972. The championship began on 7 April 1972 and ended on 19 November 1972.
Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 19 November 1972, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-09 to 0-08 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their first ever championship title.
Dinny Allen from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

Results

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotal
1Dinny AllenNemo Rangers1-1821
2Neil O'KeeffeSt. Michael's1-1720
3Dan KavanaghUCC3-0514
4Noel MorganNemo Rangers2-0612
4Jimmy BarrettNemo Rangers2-0612
5Ned KirbyAvondhu0-1111
5Dinny LongMilstreet0-1111
6Derry HartnettSt. Michael's3-0110
6Brendan LynchUCC0-1010

;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
4Niall O'KeeffeSt. Michael's1-047Nemo Rangers
5Dan KavanaghUCC2-006Clonakilty
5Seán KellyDuhallow2-006Carrigdhoun
5Declan BarronCarbery2-006St. Finbarr's
5Tom MonaghanAvondhu1-036Imokilly
5Niall O'KeeffeSt. Michael's0-066Na Piarsaigh
5Ned KirbyAvondhu0-066Imokilly
5Dinny LongMillstreet0-066St. Michael's