1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Ulster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}

| score = 1-11 – 0-5

| team2 = {{GG|Leitrim|football}}

| goals1 = M Freyne 0-6, D Earley 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, M Fallon 0-1.

| goals2 = P McGarty 0-2, S Flanaghan 0-1, D Keegan 0-1, B Galligan 0-1.

| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

| referee = R Lane (Sligo)

| attendance = 4,500

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Semi-finals

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| date = 18 June 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}

| score = 2-7 – 1-10

| team2 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

| goals1 = M Kearins 0-6, J Colleary 1-0, G Mitchell 1-0, P Kearins 0-1.

| goals2 = T O'Malley 0-6, W McGee 1-1, D Griffith 0-1, S O'Grady 0-1, F Burns 0-1.

| stadium = Markievicz Park, Sligo

| referee = P Kelly (Dublin)

| attendance =

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| date = 25 June 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}

| score = 3-9 - 2-12

| team2 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

| goals1 = M Freyne 1-2, J Hunt 1-0, M Flanagan 1-0, J Kelly 0-3, J Mannion 0-2, J Finnegan 0-2.

| goals2 = J Tobin 1-9, T Naughton 1-0, J Duggan 0-2, W Joyce 0-1.

| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

| referee = M Connaughton (Mayo)

| attendance =

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| date = 2 July 1972

| round = Semi-final replay

| team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

| score = 1-18 - 0-17

| team2 = {{GG|Sligo|football}}

| goals1 = T O'Malley 1-3, J Corcoran 0-5, S Kilbride 0-3, S O'Grady 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-2, G Feeney 0-1, J. J. Cribbin 0-1, D Griffith 0-1.

| goals2 = M Kearins 0-14, D Pugh 0-2, J Colleary 0-1.

| stadium = MacHale Park, Castlebar

| referee = S Martin (Roscommon)

| attendance = 16,872

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| date = 9 July 1972

| round = Semi-final replay

| team1 = {{GG|Galway|football}}

| score = 0-7 – 1-8

| team2 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}

| goals1 = J Keenan 0-2, J Tobin 0-2, S Leydon 0-1, T Naughton 0-1, M Burke 0-1.

| goals2 = J Kelly 1-0, D Earley 0-3, M Flanagan 0-2, M Freyne 0-1, J Finnegan 0-1, J Mannion 0-1.

| stadium = Tuam Stadium, Tuam

| referee = F Tierney (Cavan)

| attendance =

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Final

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| date = 16 July 1972

| round = Final

| team1 = {{GG|Mayo|football}}

| score = 3-10 - 5-8

| team2 = {{GG|Roscommon|football}}

| goals1 = J. J. Cribbin 2-0, W McGee 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, S O'Grady 0-2, D Griffith 0-2, T O'Malley 0-2, B O'Reilly 0-1.

| goals2 = J Kelly 2-2, D Earley 1-2, M Freyne 1-2, M Flanagan 1-0, T Hunt 0-1, J Mannion 0-1.

| stadium = MacHale Park, Castlebar

| referee =

| attendance =

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First round

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| date = 7 May 1972

| round = First round

| team1 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}

| score = 0-16 – 0-9

| team2 = {{GG|Wexford|football}}

| goals1 = T King 0-8, W Cullen 0-3, T Geoghegan 0-3, P McNally 0-1, C Hughes 0-1.

| goals2 = M Carty 0-3, A Merrigan 0-2, L Byrne 0-2, N Sheridan 0-1, Jim Berry 0-1.

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| referee =

| attendance =

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| date = 7 May 1972

| round = First round

| team1 = {{GG|Longford|football}}

| score = 4-9 – 0-5

| team2 = {{GG|Wicklow|football}}

| goals1 = S Donnelly 2-0, J Halpin 1-1, J Hanniffy 0-4, P Burke 1-0, T Mulvihill 0-2, T Farrell 0-2.

| goals2 = M Kennedy 0-2, L Loughlin 0-1, M McNamee 0-1, S Murray 0-1.

| stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

| referee = M Spain (Offaly)

| attendance =

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Second round

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| date = 28 May 1972

| round = Second round

| team1 = {{GG|Longford|football}}

| score = 5-5 – 3-7

| team2 = {{GG|Louth|football}}

| goals1 = S Donnelly 2-1, J Hanniffy 1-2, S Lee 1-1, T Mulvihill 1-0, F Farrell 0-1.

| goals2 = J Byrne 3-0, R Barry 0-3, E Sheelin 0-3, G Sheridan 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = P Kelly (Dublin)

| attendance =

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| date = 28 May 1972

| round = Second round

| team1 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

| score = 1-7 – 1-5

| team2 = {{GG|Carlow|football}}

| goals1 = B Lalor 1-0, D Byrne 0-2, J Lalor 0-2, R Miller 0-1, A Purcell 0-1, S Allen 0-1.

| goals2 = B McNally 1-2, S King 0-2, C Hughes 0-1.

| stadium = Geraldine Park, Athy

| referee = L Foley (Kilkenny)

| attendance =

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Quarter-finals

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Longford|football}}

| score = 1-9 – 0-16

| team2 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

| goals1 = S Donnelly 1-2, S Lee 0-2, K Canavan 0-1, F Farrell 0-1, J Halpin 0-1, B Smith 0-1, J Hanniffy 0-1.

| goals2 = M Fay 0-8, T Brennan 0-2, J Daly 0-2, D Connolly 0-2, J Fay 0-1, M Kerrigan 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee =

| attendance =

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}

| score = 2-8 – 0-8

| team2 = {{GG|Westmeath|football}}

| goals1 = M Whelan 2-4, L Foley 0-2, P Wilson 0-1, F Murray 0-1.

| goals2 = M Carley 0-3, P Buckley 0-2, V Murray 0-2, M Fagan 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = R Barry (Meath)

| attendance =

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}

| score = 1-11 – 0-7

| team2 = {{GG|Laois|football}}

| goals1 = P Dunny 1-2, M Mullins 0-5, K Kelly 0-3, R Flanagan 0-1.

| goals2 = A O'Brien 0-4, M Buggy 0-2, H Mulhaire 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan

| referee = B Hayden (Carlow)

| attendance = 15,000

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Semi-finals

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| date = 25 June 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

| score = 2-17 – 3-5

| team2 = {{GG|Meath|football}}

| goals1 = T McTague 0-8, N Clavin 0-4, W Bryan 1-0, S Evans 1-0, S Cooney 0-2, S Darby 0-1, P Fenning 0-1, K Kilmurray 0-1.

| goals2 = T Brennan 1-2, K Rennicks 1-0, J Fay 1-0, M Kerrigan 0-3.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = B Hayden (Carlow)

| attendance =

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| date = 2 July 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}

| score = 0-16 – 3-5

| team2 = {{GG|Dublin|football}}

| goals1 = J Donnelly 0-6, K Kelly 0-3, T Carew 0-3, P Dunny 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.

| goals2 = B Casey 1-1, L Foley 1-1, J Keaveney 1-0, M Whelan 0-2, J Reilly 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan

| referee = G Hoey (Louth)

| attendance =

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Final

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| date = 23 July 1972

| round = Final

| team1 = {{GG|Offaly|football}}

| score = 1-18 – 2-8

| team2 = {{GG|Kildare|football}}

| goals1 = Tony McTague 0-6 (0-4f), Sean Cooney 1-2, Willie Bryan 0-3, Nick Clavin 0-2, Eugene Mulligan, Kevin Kilmurray, Sean Evans, Seamus Darby, Murt Connor 0-1 each

| goals2 = Mick Mullins 1-1, Kevin Kelly 1-0, Jack Donnelly (0-3f) and Pat Dunny (0-3f) 0-3 each, Hugh Hyland 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = George Hoey (Louth)

| attendance = 30,074

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Quarter-finals

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| date = 14 May 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Limerick|football}}

| score = 0-8 - 0-10

| team2 = {{GG|Waterford|football}}

| goals1 = M Tynan 0-3, K Rennison 0-1, J Burke 0-1, M Graham 0-1, D Cullinane 0-1, C Cregan 0-1.

| goals2 = T Power 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, T Casey 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, M Cronin 0-1.

| stadium = FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| attendance =

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| date = 14 May 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Clare|football}}

| score = 1-6 – 2-10

| team2 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

| goals1 = G McAlness 1-1, P Cotter 0-3, S Moloney 0-1, M Chambers 0-1.

| goals2 = L Moyles 2-1, J Cummins 0-5, M Keating 0-2, J Kehoe 0-1, V O'Donnell 0-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

| referee = S O'Connor (Limerick)

| attendance =

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Semi-finals

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

| score = 0-9 - 1-12

| team2 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

| goals1 = M Keating 0-4, V O'Donnell 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, C McElwee 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, S Kearney 0-1.

| goals2 = L Higgins 1-2, M O'Dwyer 0-3, M O'Connell 0-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, B Lynch 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1.

| stadium = Ned Hall Park, Clonmel

| referee = S Dalton (Waterford)

| attendance =

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 2-8 – 0-9

| team2 = Waterford

| goals1 = D McCarthy 1-2, D Coughlan 0-5, D Allen 1-0, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1.

| goals2 = T Power 0-4, T Casey 0-2, P McMahon 0-2, B Fleming 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc MacGearailt, Fermoy

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| attendance =

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Final

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| date = 16 July 1972

| round = Final

| team1 = {{GG|Kerry|football}}

| score = 2-21 – 2-15

| team2 = {{GG|Cork|football}}

| goals1 = M O'Dwyer 0-10, M Gleeson 1-1, L Higgins 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, M O'Connell 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-2, B Lynch 0-2.

| goals2 = R Cummins 0-9, D Coughlan 1-1, D Barron 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1.

| stadium = Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| attendance = 29,827

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Preliminary round

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| date = 4 June 1972

| round = Preliminary round

| team1 = {{GG|Fermanagh|football}}

| score = 0-7 - 5-7

| team2 = {{GG|Derry|football}}

| goals1 = P McGinnitty 0-2, S Quinn 0-2, G Magee 0-1, A Henderson 0-1, E McPartlan 0-1.

| goals2 = H Niblock 2-1, F O'Loane 0-4, M McGuckian 1-0, L Diamond 1-0, A McGurk 1-0, A McGuckian 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1.

| stadium = St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

| referee = P Devlin (Tyrone)

| attendance =

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Quarter-finals

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| date = 4 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}

| score = 0-13 – 1-7

| team2 = {{GG|Armagh|football}}

| goals1 = P Harte 0-3, P Hetherington 0-3, B Dolan 0-2, F McGuigan 0-2, H Crawford 0-1, J Foley 0-1, P Mulgrew 0-1.

| goals2 = J Smith 1-1, P Loughran 0-3, J O'LOan 0-2, L McCabe 0-1.

| stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon

| referee = T Johnson (Fermanagh)

| attendance =

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| date = 11 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| score = 3-9 – 0-6

| team2 = {{GG|Monaghan|football}}

| goals1 = P Brady 1-3, M Reilly 1-2, H McInerney 1-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-2, R Carolan 0-1.

| goals2 = E Tavey 0-3, D McCabe 0-1, G Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1.

| stadium = Casement Park, Belfast

| referee = P Greene (Antrim)

| attendance =

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| date = 18 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

| score = 1-8 – 0-8

| team2 = {{GG|Down|football}}

| goals1 = S Granaghan 1-1, D O'Carroll 0-4, J Winston 0-2, M Carney 0-1.

| goals2 = S O'Neill 0-4, J Burns 0-3, A King 0-1.

| stadium = MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

| referee = F Tierney (Cavan)

| attendance =

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| date = 25 June 1972

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = {{GG|Derry|football}}

| score = 2-9 – 2-5

| team2 = {{GG|Antrim|football}}

| goals1 = A McGuckin 1-2, H Niblock 1-1, F O'Loane 0-2, T McGuinness 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, L Diamond 0-1.

| goals2 = PI O'Hare 1-1, A Hamill 1-0, A McCallin 0-2, G McCann 0-1, A Scullion 0-1.

| stadium = Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen

| referee = F Tierney (Cavan)

| attendance =

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Semi-finals

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| date = 2 July 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

| score = 0-12 – 2-6

| team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| goals1 = J Winston 0-10, M McMenamin 0-1, J Granaghan 0-1.

| goals2 = J Duggan 1-1, M O'Reilly 1-0, JJ O'Reilly 0-1, P Brady 0-1, J McGuigan 0-1, H Newman 0-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-1.

| stadium = St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

| referee = M Loftus (Mayo)

| attendance =

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| date = 9 July 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}

| score = 1-8 – 0-9

| team2 = {{GG|Derry|football}}

| goals1 = P Hetherington 0-5, F Quinn 1-0, B Dolan 0-2, H Crawford 0-1.

| goals2 = S Lagan 0-5, T McGuinness 0-2, A McGuirk 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1.

| stadium = O'Neill Park, Dungannon

| referee = P Greene (Antrim)

| attendance =

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| date = 16 July 1972

| round = Semi-final replay

| team1 = {{GG|Donegal|football}}

| score = 2-11 – 1-9

| team2 = {{GG|Cavan|football}}

| goals1 = J Winston 0-9, M Carney 1-1, S Granaghan 0-1.

| goals2 = S Duggan 0-6, H McInerney 1-1, B O'Donohue (1-0, own goal), J Cusack 0-1, S McGuigan 0-1.

| stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

| referee = M Loftus (Mayo)

| attendance =

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Final

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| date = 30 July 1972

| round = Final

| team1 = {{GG|Donegal |football}}

| score = 2-13 – 1-11

| team2 = {{GG|Tyrone|football}}

| goals1 = S Bonner 1-0, M Sweeney 1-0, J Winston 0-5, B McEniff 0-2, D Carroll 0-2, S Granaghan 0-2, M McMenamin 0-1, F McFeely 0-1.

| goals2 = B Dolan 1-4, P Hetherington 0-6, H Crawford 0-1.

| stadium = St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

| referee = F Tierney (Cavan)

| attendance =

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Semi-finals

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| date = 13 August 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Kerry

| score = 1-22 - 1-12

| team2 = Roscommon

| goals1 = M O'Dwyer 0-8, M O'Connell 0-4, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, L Higgins 0-3, M Gleeson 0-2, T Prendergast 0-1.

| goals2 = D Earley 1-3, M Freyne 0-6, J Finnegan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = F Tierney (Cavan)

| attendance = 31,455

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| date = 20 August 1972

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 1-17 - 2-10

| team2 = Donegal

| goals1 = T McTague 0-6, K Kilmurray 1-2, W Bryan 0-4, J Cooney 0-3, L Coughlan 0-2.

| goals2 = M Carney 1-1, S Granaghan 1-1, J Winston 0-3, D O'Carroll 0-3, J Hannigan 0-1, F McFeely 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = J Martin (Roscommon)

| attendance = 26,606

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Finals

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| date = 24 September 1972

| round = Final

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 1-13 - 1-13

| team2 = Kerry

| goals1 = T McTague 0-6, J Cooney 1-2, P Fenning 0-2, J Smith 0-2, K Kilmurray 0-1.

| goals2 = B Lynch 1-7, M O'Dwyer 0-5, M O'Connell 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = F Tierney (Cavan)

| attendance = 72,032

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| date = 15 October 1972

| round = Final replay

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 1-19 - 0-13

| team2 = Kerry

| goals1 = T McTague 0-10, P Fenning 1-1, M Connor 0-2, S Darby, 0-2, W Bryan 0-3, K Kilmurray 0-1.

| goals2 = M O'Connell 0-7, B Lynch 0-2, L Higgins 0-2, M O'Dwyer 0-2.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| referee = P Devlin (Tyrone)

| attendance = 66,136

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{{main article|1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final}}

• Omagh's pitch is named as Healy Park after Michael Healy.
• On 14 May 1972, FitzGerald Park, Killmallock hosted its first game for 20 years the Munster Quarter-Final meeting of Limerick vs Waterford.
• Tyrone qualify for the Ulster final for the first time since 1957.
• Donegal become the 8th team to win the Ulster title when they claim their first provincial championship with a 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of Tyrone.
• The All-Ireland semi-final meeting between Donegal and Offaly is the very first championship clash between the two teams. It is also Donegal's first championship match to be played at Croke Park, Dublin.
• The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the first time since 1952.
• Offaly win back-to-back All-Ireland titles for the first and only time in their history. Their 1-19 to 0-13 All-Ireland final replay victory remains Kerry's biggest ever defeat in a championship decider.

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