1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1972
Championship Details
Dates14 May – 5 September 1972
Teams15
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (8th win)
Captain Brian Cody
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Down
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Total Goals120 (8.57 per game)
Total Points215 (15.35 per game)
Top Scorer Colours of Cork.svg Jimmy Barry-Murphy (11-04)
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The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 14 May to 4 September 1972.

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Cork entered the championship as the defending champions. [1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1972 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their sixth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a second meeting in succession. Kilkenny won the match by 8-07 to 3-09 to claim their eighth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in ten years. [3] [4]

Cork's Jimmy Barry-Murphy was the championship's Top scorer with 11-04.

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

14 May 1972First round Westmeath 3-10 - 3-09 Kildare O'Moore Park
D Carey 1-5, T Cole 1-0, D Costello 1-0, M Kilcoyne 0-2, M Cosgrave 0-2, M Newman 0-1.J O'Sullivan 2-1, V Moore 1-0, E Lalor 0-2, T Waters 0-2, J Campbell 0-2, T Hogan 0-1, K Earley 0-1.

Leinster second round

14 May 1972Second round Laois 3-07 - 2-05 Offaly Dr. Cullen Park
2 July 1972Second round Westmeath 0-03 - 7-16 Dublin Cusack Park
M KIlcoyne 0-1, B Conaty 0-1, D Carey 0-1.M Holden 1-10, P Browne 3-0, H Gannon 2-0, P McCabe 0-4, M Cranley 1-0, M Martin 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

25 June 1972Semi-final Laois 1-03 - 13-06 Kilkenny O'Moore Park
P Keenan 1-0, F Conroy 0-2, M Brophy 0-1.P Butler 3-2, R Sweeney 3-0, S O'Brien 2-2, J Woodcock 2-1, B Fitzpatrick 2-0, M McCarthy 1-1.
9 July 1972Semi-final Wexford 3-15 - 2-11 Dublin Croke Park
P Handrick 2-2, N Walsh 1-5, R Kinsella 0-5, T Berry 0-1, D Clancy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.P McCabe 1-3, F Reaney 1-2, M Holden 0-4, E Butler 0-1, H Gannon 0-1.

Leinster final

30 July 1972Final Kilkenny 7-10 - 0-04 Wexford Croke Park
M McCarthy 3-1, N Minogue 1-0, P Butler 1-0, S O'Brien 1-0, J Mulcahy 1-0, B Cody 0-3, G Fennelly 0-2, M Tierney 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Sweeney 0-1.J Murphy 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, P Handrick 0-1, B Rowesome 0-1.

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster first round

20 May 1972First round Kerry 3-06 - 5-10 Clare Austin Stack Park
D Deady 2-1, G O'Grady 1-0, B Slattery 0-2, M Harrington 0-2, M Laide 0-1.T O'Mahony 2-2, J Boyce 2-1, S Coghlan 1-4, P McGann 0-1, J Callaghan 0-1, M Sherry 0-1.
24 May 1972First round Cork 7-08 - 1-03 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds
J Barry-Murphy 4-0, E O'Sullivan 1-2, R Fitzgerald 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-3, K Murphy 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1.N Jacob 1-1, S Treacy 0-2.

Munster semi-finals

2 July 1972Semi-final Clare 4-03 - 4-15 Limerick Cusack Park
F Coughlan 1-2, P O'Connor 1-0, J Boyce 1--0, S Daly 1-0, T McGann 0-1.E Tuohy 1-7, T Tobin 2-1, P Tobin 1-2, W Hartnett 0-3, D O'Riordan 0-2.
9 July 1972Semi-final Cork 10-05 - 2-03 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
J Barry-Murphy 4-1, B Óg Murphy 2-1, T O'Sullivan 2-0, E O'Sullivan 1-3, T Collins 1-0.E Darmody 1-0, S Waters 1-0, P McLoughney 0-2, TJ Riordan 0-1.

Munster final

30 July 1972Final Cork 4-11 - 0-03 Limerick Semple Stadium
E O'Sullivan 3-3, B Óg Murphy 0-5, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, T Collins 0-2.E Tuohy 0-2, T Tobin 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

6 August 1972Semi-final Kilkenny 7-09 - 2-08 Galway Croke Park
M McCarthy 3-0, R Sweeney 2-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-3, P Butler 1-0, G Woodcock 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B Cody 0-1, M Tierney 0-1.T Holian 2-0, J Kelly 0-5, M Hanniffy 0-2, J Casey 0-1.Referee: E Devlin (Tyrone)
6 August 1972Semi-final Cork 13-14 - 3-02 Antrim Cork Athletic Grounds
T Collins 3-3, T O'Sullivan 3-2, R Fitzgerald 3-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, B Murphy 1-1, E O'Sullivan 1-1, J Dunne 1-0, S Farrell 0-2, F Delaney 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.J O'Neill 1-1, D McFadden 1-0, P McNally 1-0, C Grego 0-1.

All-Ireland final

4 September 1972Final Kilkenny 8-07 - 3-09 Cork Croke Park
B Fitzpatrick 3-4, M McCarthy 2-1, J Sullivan 1-0, M Tierney 1-0, P Butler 1-0, G Woodcock 0-1, G Fennelly 0-1.E O'Sullivan 1-3, T O'Sullivan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, F Delaney 0-2, S Farrell 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, B Wilmot 0-1.Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 11-043757.40
2Éamonn O'Sullivan Cork 7-123356.60
3Mick McCarthy Kilkenny 9-033047.50
4 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 6-082646.50
5Tadhg O'Sullivan Cork 7-032454.80
6Pat Butler Kilkenny 6-022045.00
7 Bertie Óg Murphy Cork 3-101953.80
8Tom Collins Cork 4-051744.25
9 Mick Holden Dublin 1-141728.50
10Bobby Sweeney Kilkenny 5-011644.00

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References

  1. ↑ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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