Championship details | |
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Dates | 7 May 1972 - 15 October 1972 |
Teams | 31 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Offaly (2nd win) |
Captain | Tony McTague |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kerry |
Captain | Tom Prendergast |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Donegal |
Connacht | Roscommon |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 34 |
Top Scorer | Tony McTague (0-36) |
Player of the Year | Willie Bryan |
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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.
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