1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 85th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
| Event | 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 1972 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | F. Tierney (Cavan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 72,032 | ||||||
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| Date | 15 October 1972 | ||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Paddy Devlin (Tyrone) | ||||||
| Attendance | 66,136 | ||||||
Match 2
Summary
Offaly won the replay.
Tony McTague scored sixteen points in the two games.
This was Kerry's biggest ever defeat in an All-Ireland Final.
It was also the last time Micks O'Connell and O'Dwyer played at Croke Park.[2]
Details
References
- Keys, Colm (13 September 2019). "Scoring the equaliser proves great leveller". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Does it present any advantage in an All-Ireland final replay to have scored the equaliser in the drawn game? A look back on the last six drawn football finals shows honours even in that regard... In 1972, Mick O'Dwyer's leveller was in vain when Kerry lost the replay heavily to Offaly...
- Fogarty, John (12 September 2019). "Replay readings suggest this will be tight, with a busy referee". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
The 1972 final replay loss to Offaly was the last time Mick O'Connell and Mick O'Dwyer played in Croke Park.
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