1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1972
Championship Details
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	Billy Fitzpatrick (4-7)
← 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
Team	Colours
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
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
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
10	Joe Kelly	Galway	0-5	5	Kilkenny

External links

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championships

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