1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Nemo Rangers (1st win)
CaptainBilly Morgan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team St. Vincent's
CaptainJimmy Keaveney
Provincial Champions
MunsterNemo Rangers
LeinsterSt. Vincent's
UlsterClan na Gael
ConnachtFr. Griffin's

Bellaghy were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Ballinascreen in the Derry County Championship.

On 24 June 1973, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 4-16 to 0-10 defeat of St. Vincent's in the All-Ireland final replay at Semple Stadium.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Final

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

19 November 1972 First round Clonguish 1-08 - 2-07 The Downs Bertie Allen Park
19 November 1972 First round Carbury 3-10 - 2-05 Emo Weavers Fields
19 November 1972 First round St. Mary's 3-07 - 2-06 Seneschalstown St. Mary's Park
B Landy 2-5, T McDonald 1-0, A Courtney 0-1, M McDonald 0-1. S Carter 1-3, T McDonagh 0-2, O Geraghty 0-1, F Heskin 0-1.
19 November 1973 First round Baltinglass 1-07 - 1-04 Tinryland Aughrim County Ground

Quarter-finals

3 December 1972 Quarter-final Baltinglass 3-03 - 1-08 Ballyhogue Pearse Park
3 December 1972 Quarter-final Carbury 3-10 - 0-05 Clann na Gael St. Conleth's Park
K Connolly 1-5, T Moore 2-1, P Tyrrell 0-2, M McKeever 0-1, J Farrell 0-1.
3 December 1972 Quarter-final The Downs 1-11 - 1-09 Ferbane Cusack Park
3 December 1972 Quarter-final St. Mary's 0-08 - 0-06 St. Vincent's St. Mary's Park
J Keaveney 0-4, PJ Reid 0-2, B Mullins 0-1, P Doyle 0-1. T McDonald 0-2, M McDonald 0-2, B Landy 0-1, J Maguire 0-1.

Semi-finals

18 March 1973 Semi-final The Downs 3-08 - 2-07 Carbury O'Connor Park
J McKay 1-2, D Smyth 1-2, M Carley 1-1, J Henry 0-1, T Carr 0-1, T Cleary 0-1. K Connolly 1-2, K Kelly 1-0, M Moore 0-2, P Ryrrell 0-2, P Mangan 0-1.
25 March 1973 Semi-final St. Vincent's 2-16 - 0-09 Baltinglass St. Conleth's Park
J Keaveney 0-8, D Redmond 1-1, G Keavey 1-1, B Doyle 0-4, T Hanahoe 0-2. P Burke 0-7, W Wall 0-2.

Final

15 April 1973 Final St. Vincent's 6-10 - 2-05 The Downs Páirc Tailteann
D Foley 2-3, J Keaveney 2-2, C Leaney 1-1, D Redmond 0-4, R Doyle 1-0. L Egerton 2-0, D Smith 0-2, J Henry 0-1, D Murtagh 0-1, M Carley 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

4 March 1973 First round Kilsheelan 1-05 - 0-11 Doonbeg Kilsheelan GAA Grounds
J Kehoe 0-5, L Murphy 1-0. J Griffin 0-4, F Griffin 0-3, P O'Grady 0-2, M Killeen 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1.
4 March 1973 First round Stradbally 1-05 - 1-11 Nemo Rangers Walsh Park
S Ahern 0-5, R Ahern 1-0. B Cogan 0-4, S Coughlan 1-0, J Barrett 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, L Good 0-1, K Collins 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 March 1973 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 2-07 Kenmare Cork Athletic Grounds
S Coughlan 1-2, B Cogan 1-0, C Murphy 0-3, D Philpott 0-2, G Noonan 0-1, L Good 0-1. P Finnegan 1-5, N Sullivan 1-0, F Sullivan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.
1 April 1973 Semi-final Doonbeg 0-10 - 1-04 Claughaun Michael Tubridy Memorial Park
F Griffin 0-5, M Kileen 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1, P Cotter 0-1. G McGrath 1-0, M Tynan 0-2, M Graham 0-1, E Cregan 0-1.

Final

23 April 1973 Final Nemo Rangers 3-09 - 0-05 Doonbeg Fitzgerald Park
D Cogan 2-1, K Collins 0-5, J Barrett 1-1, L Good 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1. S Griffin 0-4, J Griffin 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Semi-finals

29 April 1973 Semi-final Fr. Griffin's 0-09 - 0-17 Nemo Rangers Pearse Stadium
G Mahoney 0-8, D Flynn 0-1. J Barrett 0-6, K Collins 0-4, S Coughlan 0-2, F Cogan 0-2, B Cogan 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.
28 April 1973 Semi-final St. Vincent's 2-08 - 0-07 Clan na Gael Croke Park
C Leaney 1-1, B Mullins 1-0, B Doyle 0-2, J Keaveney 0-2, T Hanahoe 0-1, P Hallinan 0-1, B Pocock 0-1. M O'Neill 0-6, N O'Hagan 0-1.

Finals

4 June 1973 Final Nemo Rangers 2-11 - 2-11 St. Vincent's O'Moore Park
J Barrett 1-2, K Collins 0-4, L Good 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, S Coughlan 0-2, F Cogan 0-1. D Foley 1-2, J Keaveney 0-5, C Leaney 1-0, B Doyle 0-2, T Hanahoe 0-1, D Redmond 0-1. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)
24 June 1973 Final replay Nemo Rangers 4-06 - 0-10 St. Vincent's Semple Stadium
J Barrett 1-1, B Cogan 1-0, S Coughlan 1-0, L Good 1-0, K Collins 0-3, C Murphy 0-1, D Barrett 0-1. J Keaveney 0-5, PJ Reid 0-3, T Hanahoe 0-2. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. O'Sullivan, Jim (23 February 2008). "Geary enjoying doing things the Nemo way". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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