1972 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (5th win) |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Tyrone |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Meath |
| Ulster | Tyrone |
| Connacht | Galway |
Mayo entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship.
On 24 September 1972, Cork won the championship following a 3-11 to 2-11 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in three championship seasons.
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