League details | |
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Dates | October 1972 – 6 May 1973 |
League champions | |
Winners | Kerry (11th win) |
Captain | Brendan Lynch |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Offaly |
Captain | Tony McTague [1] |
Other division winners | |
Division 2 | Tyrone |
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The 1972–73 National Football League was the 42nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Offaly in the final to complete a three-in-a-row, captain Brendan Lynch scoring 2-3. [2] [3] [4]
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
In the Semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
Group A
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Group B
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8 April 1973 Semi-Final | Kerry | 0-11 — 2-5 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin [5] |
29 April 1973 Semi-Final Replay | Kerry | w/o — scr. | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin [6] |
15 April 1973 Semi-Final | Offaly | 0-11 — 0-6 | Sligo | Croke Park, Dublin |
6 May 1973 Final | Kerry | 2-12 — 0-14 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
Brendan Lynch 2-3; Mick O'Dwyer 0-5; Mickey O'Sullivan 0-2; Eamonn O'Donoghue, Donie O'Sullivan 0-1 each | Attendance: 25,303
[7] Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary) [8] |
8 April 1973 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 1-10 — 3-3 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin [9] |
15 April 1973 Semi-Final | Down | 0-9 — 0-8 | Tipperary | Croke Park, Dublin |
6 May 1973 Final | Tyrone | 1-13 — 0-15 | Down | Croke Park, Dublin [10] |