1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 86th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 7 May 1972 and ended on 15 October 1972.

Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 15 October 1972, Offaly won the championship following a 1-19 to 0-13 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final replay. This was their second All-Ireland title.

Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 0-36. Offaly's Willie Bryan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Semi-finals

Finals

Miscellaneous

 * 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.

Scoring

 * Overall


 * Single game