1972 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

1972 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Dates16 April – 22 October 1972
Teams11
ChampionsBorder Dohenys (1st title)
Brendan O'Rourke (captain)
Runners-upBorder Glanworth
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored19 (1.9 per match)
Points scored204 (20.4 per match)
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The 1972 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 37th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 30 January 1972. The championship ran from 16 April to 22 October 1972.

The final was played on 22 October 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Dohenys and Glanworth, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dohenys won the match by 4–10 to 1–07 to claim their first ever championship title.

Results

First round

16 April 1972 First round Bishopstown 1-11 - 1-05 Kilmurry Cloughduv Grounds
18 June 1972 First round St Michael's 1-10 - 1-08 Cobh Páirc Shéamuis de Barra
2 July 1972 First round Youghal 0-07 - 0-13 Glanworth Clonmult Memorial Park

Second round

23 April 1972 Second round Canovee 1-17 - 0-03 St Vincent's Páirc Uí Chonchúir
7 May 1972 Second round Dohenys 2-11 - 0-10 Newmarket Castle Grounds
27 August 1972 Second round St Michael's 1-18 - 1-20 Glanworth Castlelyons Grounds

Semi-finals

23 July 1972 Semi-final Dohenys 0-11 - 1-05 Canovee Clonakilty Grounds
17 September 1972 Semi-final Bishopstown 0-06 - 2-08 Glanworth Castlelyons Grounds

Final

22 October 1972 Final Dohenys 4-10 - 1-07 Glanworth Cork Athletic Grounds
B O'Rourke 1-2, V Sullivan 1-1, D Crowley 1-1, A Collins 1-0, D Collins 0-2, DJ Carroll 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1. J Courtney 0-6, T Linehan 1-0, D Ahern 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

References

  1. ↑ "Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "1972 GAA PART 2: Bantry and Bandon provided the thrills in West Cork in '72". The Southern Star. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Brief history". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.