1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Champions	Bellaghy (1st title) Larry Diamond (manager)
Runners-up	University College Cork
Provincial Champions
Munster	University College Cork
Leinster	Portlaoise
Ulster	Bellaghy
Connacht	Claremorris
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The 1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

On 12 May 1972, Bellaghy won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-11 defeat of University College Cork in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It remains their only championship title.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

University College Cork v Claremorris

23 April 1972 Semi-final

University College Cork

3-12 - 1-07

Claremorris

Cork Athletic Grounds

Bellaghy v Portlaoise

23 April 1972 Semi-final

Bellaghy

1-13 - 1-10

Portlaoise

Rossa Park

All-Ireland final

Bellaghy v University College Cork

12 May 1972 Final	Bellaghy	0-15 - 1-11	University College Cork	Croke Park
	F O'Loane 0-7, B Cassidy 0-3, T Quinn 0-2, P Doherty 0-1, F Downey 0-1, T Diamond 0-1.		D Coffey 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, P Lynch 0-2, B Lynch 0-2, N Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Portlaoise won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history. They were also the first team from Laois to win the provincial title.
• Claremorris won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.