1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
| Champions | Bellaghy (1st title) Larry Diamond (manager) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Runners-up | University College Cork | ||
| Provincial Champions | |||
| Munster | University College Cork | ||
| Leinster | Portlaoise | ||
| Ulster | Bellaghy | ||
| Connacht | Claremorris | ||
| |||
The 1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71.
Bellaghy defeated University College Cork by 0–15 to 1–11 in the final at Croke Park on 12 May 1972 to win the competition.[1] It remains the club's only title.
Connacht
Final
Leinster
Final
Munster
Final
Ulster
Final
Semi-finals
| 23 April 1972 Semi-final | University College Cork | 3-12 - 1-07 | Claremorris | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 23 April 1972 Semi-final | Bellaghy | 1-13 - 1-10 | Portlaoise | Rossa Park |
Final
| 12 May 1972 Final | Bellaghy | 0-15 - 1-11 | University College Cork | Croke Park |
| F O'Loane 0-7, B Cassidy 0-3, T Quinn 0-2, P Doherty 0-1, F Downey 0-1, T Diamond 0-1. | D Coffey 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, P Lynch 0-2, B Lynch 0-2, N Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: D Guerin (Dublin) |
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- Portlaoise won the Leinster Club SFC for the first time. They were also the first team from Laois to win the provincial title.
- Claremorris won the Connacht Club SFC title for the first time.
References
- ^ "UCC: champions in an alien Kingdom". Killarney Today. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 17 November 2019.