1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team |  Nemo Rangers (1st win) |
| Captain | Billy Morgan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team |  St. Vincent's |
| Captain | Jimmy Keaveney |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Nemo Rangers |
| Leinster | St. Vincent's |
| Ulster | Clan na Gael |
| Connacht | Fr. Griffin's |
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.
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
Final
| 11 February 1973 Final | Fr. Griffin's | 1-08 - 0-06 | Ballaghaderreen | Pearse Stadium |
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. |
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. |
Final
| 31 December 1972 Final | Clan na Gael | 0-08 - 1-03 | Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa | St. Mary's Park |
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
- St. Vincent's won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history. They were also the first team from Dublin to win the provincial title.
- Clan na Gael won the Ulster Club Championship for the first time in their history. They were also the first team from Armagh to win the provincial title.
- The Central Council was spared some embarrassment when the All-Ireland final ended in a draw as there was no trophy available to be presented.
References
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (23 February 2008). "Geary enjoying doing things the Nemo way". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 June 2020.