1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 6 August 1972 - 4 September 1972 |
Teams | 4 |
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 Played | 3 |
Total Goals | 36 (12.00 per game) |
Total Points | 49 (16.33 per game) |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
← 1971 1973 → |
The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 15 August 1971 and ended on 5 September 1971.
Cork were the defending champions.
On 4 September 1972, Kilkenny won the championship following an 8-7 to 3-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 8th All-Ireland title and their first in ten championship seasons.
Teams[]
Team | Colours | Most recent success | |
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All-Ireland | Provincial | ||
Antrim | ![]() |
1970 | |
Cork | ![]() |
1971 | 1971 |
Galway | ![]() |
1958 | |
Kilkenny | ![]() |
1962 | 1971 |
Results[]
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship[]
Semi-finals
6 August 1972 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 7-9 - 2-8 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
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 1972 Semi-final | Cork | 13-14 - 3-2 | Antrim | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
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. |
Final
4 September 1972 Final | Kilkenny | 8-7 - 3-9 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
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) |
Scoring statistics[]
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 4-7 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
2 | Mick McCarthy | Kilkenny | 5-1 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
3 | Tadhg O'Sullivan | Cork | 4-3 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
4 | Tom Collins | Cork | 3-3 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
5 | Richie Fitzgerald | Cork | 3-2 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 3-4 | 13 | Cork |
2 | Tom Collins | Cork | 3-3 | 12 | Antrim |
3 | Tadhg O'Sullivan | Cork | 3-2 | 11 | Antrim |
4 | Richie Fitzgerald | Cork | 3-1 | 10 | Antrim |
5 | Mick McCarthy | Kilkenny | 3-0 | 9 | Galway |
6 | Mick McCarthy | Kilkenny | 2-1 | 7 | Cork |
Bobby Sweeney | Kilkenny | 2-0 | 6 | Galway | |
Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 1-3 | 6 | Galway | |
Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 1-3 | 6 | Kilkenny | |
10 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 1-2 | 5 | Antrim |
Joe Kelly | Galway | 0-5 | 5 | Kilkenny |
External links[]
Categories:
- 1972 in hurling
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