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 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 Newcestown
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Dinny AllenNemo Rangers1-182154.202Neally O'KeeffeSt Michael's1-172054.003Dan KavanaghUCC3-051443.504Noel MorganNemo Rangers2-061252.40Jimmy BarrettNemo Rangers2-061252.406Ned KirbyAvondhu0-111125.50Dinny LongMillstreet0-111125.508Derry HartnettSt Michael's3-011052.00Noel DunneMuskerry0-101033.33Brendan LynchUCC0-101025.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Derry HartnettSt Michael's3-0110Newcestown2Dinny AllenNemo Rangers1-069UCC3Neilly WhiteCarrigdhoun2-028Duhallow4Jimmy BarrettNemo Rangers2-017St Michael'sGerald HanleyCarrigdhoun1-047DuhallowDonal HuntCarbery1-047St. Finbarr'sNeally O'KeeffeSt Michael's1-047Nemo Rangers8Dan KavanaghUCC2-006ClonakiltySeán KellyDuhallow2-006CarrigdhounDeclan BarronCarbery2-006St. Finbarr'sTom MonaghanAvondhu1-036ImokillyNeally O'KeeffeSt Michael's0-066Na PiarsaighNed KirbyAvondhu0-066ImokillyDinny LongMillstreet0-066St Michael's
Miscellaneous
Nemo Rangers win their first title.
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