1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1972
Championship Details
Dates14 May – 5 September 1972
Teams15
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (8th win)
CaptainBrian Cody
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDown
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Total Goals120 (8.57 per game)
Total Points215 (15.35 per game)
Top Scorer Jimmy Barry-Murphy (11-04)
1971
1973

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.

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 first round

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14 May 1972 First 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

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14 May 1972 Second round Laois 3-07 - 2-05 Offaly Dr. Cullen Park
2 July 1972 Second 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

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25 June 1972 Semi-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 1972 Semi-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

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30 July 1972 Final 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 first round

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20 May 1972 First 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 1972 First 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

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2 July 1972 Semi-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 1972 Semi-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

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30 July 1972 Final 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 semi-finals

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6 August 1972 Semi-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 1972 Semi-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

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4 September 1972 Final 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

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 11-04 37 5 7.40
2 Éamonn O'Sullivan Cork 7-12 33 5 6.60
3 Mick McCarthy Kilkenny 9-03 30 4 7.50
4 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 6-08 26 4 6.50
5 Tadhg O'Sullivan Cork 7-03 24 5 4.80
6 Pat Butler Kilkenny 6-02 20 4 5.00
7 Bertie Óg Murphy Cork 3-10 19 5 3.80
8 Tom Collins Cork 4-05 17 4 4.25
9 Mick Holden Dublin 1-14 17 2 8.50
10 Bobby Sweeney Kilkenny 5-01 16 4 4.00

Miscellaneous

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References

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  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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