1972 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates | 15 October - 10 December 1972 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | Bantry Blues (2nd title) P. J. Minihane (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Adrigole Jerry Jer O'Sullivan (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 7 | ||
Goals scored | 16 (2.29 per match) | ||
Points scored | 109 (15.57 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Declan Barron (0-17) | ||
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The 1972 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 74th staging of the Cork Junior Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 15 October to 10 December 1972.
The final was played on 10 December 1972 at Rossa Park in Skibbereen, between Bantry Blues and Adrigole, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Bantry Blues won the match by 1-12 to 2-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3] Adrigole became the first team to lose three successive finals, while it was also their fourth defeat in five years.
Bantry's Declan Barron was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.
Qualification
Division | Championship | Champions |
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Avondhu | North Cork Junior A Football Championship | Mitchelstown |
Beara | Beara Junior A Football Championship | Adrigole |
Carbery | South West Junior A Football Championship | Bantry Blues |
Carrigdhoun | South East Junior A Football Championship | Shamrocks |
Duhallow | Duhallow Junior A Football Championship | Boherbue |
Imokilly | East Cork Junior A Football Championship | Glenville |
Muskerry | Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship | Ballincollig |
Seandún | City Junior A Football Championship | St. Nicholas' |
Results
Quarter-finals
Boherbue v Glenville
15 October 1972 Quarter-final | Boherbue | 0-11 - 0-08 | Glenville | O'Connell Park |
D Buckley 0-8, C Vaughan 0-2, B Dennehy 0-1. | E Ryan 0-4, D Murphy 0-3, G Herlihy 0-1. |
Adrigole v Shamrocks
22 October 1972 Quarter-final | Adrigole | 1-10 - 2-04 | Shamrocks | Ballingeary Grounds |
J O'Sullivan 1-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Regan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1. | G Hanley 1-2, K Murphy 1-0, P Tuohy 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. |
Bantry Blues v Ballincollig
5 November 1972 Quarter-final | Bantry Blues | 1-10 - 0-07 | Ballincollig | Clonakilty Grounds |
D Hunt 1-4, D Barron 0-5, J O'Riordan 0-1. | T Radley 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, A Kerins 0-1, D White 0-1, J Lucey 0-1. |
Mitchelstown v St. Nicholas'
19 November 1972 Quarter-final | Mitchelstown | 1-10 - 0-06 | St. Nicholas' | Castlelyons Grounds |
J Barrett 0-7, T Molan 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-2, M O'Malley 0-1. |
Semi-finals
Bantry Blues v Boherbue
3 December 1972 Semi-final | Bantry Blues | 3-07 - 3-04 | Boherbue | Castle Grounds |
D Barron 0-6, D Hunt 1-0, Kelly 1-0, J O'Riordan 1-0, B Williams 0-1. | C Vaughan 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B O'Riordan 1-0, P Moynihan 0-1, J Daly 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. | Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig) |
Adrigole v Mitchelstown
3 December 1972 Semi-final | Adrigole | 1-08 - 1-06 | Mitchelstown | Sam Maguire Park |
JJ O'Sullivan 1-2, EJ O'Sullivan 0-2, PJ O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1. | J Barrett 0-4, D Nolan 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-1, B Honohan 0-1. | Referee: L Meade (Ballinascarthy) |
Final
Bantry Blues v Adrigole
10 December 1972 Final | Bantry Blues | 1-12 - 2-06 | Adrigole | Rossa Park |
D Barron 0-6, M Connolly 1-0, D Hunt 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D Cotter 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | EJ O'Sullivan 2-4, M Carey 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1. |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Declan Barron | Bantry Blues | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
2 | Eddie Jer O'Sullivan | Adrigole | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
3 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
Jerry Jer O'Sullivan | Adrigole | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 | |
Jimmy Barrett | Mitchelstown | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.56 |
References
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Cork Junior A Football Championship
Cork Junior Football Championship, 1895–1983 | |
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- Avondhu
- Beara
- Carbery
- Carrigdhoun
- Duhallow
- Imokilly
- Muskerry
- Seandún