1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1971
Championship Details
Dates16 May - 5 September 1971
Teams11
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (11th win)
CaptainJohn Buckley
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDown
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played12
Total Goals89 (7.41 per game)
Total Points242 (20.16 per game)
Top Scorer Pat Buckley (4-28)
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The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 16 May to 5 September 1971.

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

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September 1971 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their fifth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a first in two years. Cork won the match by 2-11 o 1-11 to claim their 11th All-Ireland title overall and a third title in succession.[3][4]

Cork's Pat Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 4-28.

Format change

Antrim moved provinces to participate in the Leinster Championship. The Ulster Championship continued to be held as a standalone competition, with the winners participating in a special lower-tier All-Ireland Championship.

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster preliminary round

16 May 1971 Preliminary round Laois 4-11 - 5-05 Dublin O'Connor Park
E LaCumber 1-7, M Brophy 1-3, A Shortall 1-0, E Jones 1-0, S Bergin 0-1. M Holden 1-4, B Pocock 1-1, M Sievers 1-0, B Dwyer 1-0, A Coyle 1-0.

Leinster first round

27 June 1971 First round Laois 7-11 - 6-10 Antrim Croke Park
M Buggy 2-1, P Dunphy 2-1, K Flynn 2-0, E LaCumber 1-2, P Brophy 0-4, C Jones 0-2, T Bowe 0-1. J Crossey 2-4, S McGourtney 2-1, L Feeney 1-1, M Denny 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, P Keane 0-2.
4 July 1971 First round Offaly 5-17 - 4-02 Kildare O'Moore Park
J Hayes 3-0, T Parlon 1-4, J Sheeran 0-6, T Doolan 1-0, F Grehan 0-3, L Landy 0-2, K Mooney 0-1, E Dolphin 0-1. P O'Keeffe 1-1, W Sullivan 1-0, S Butler 1-0, F Stynes 1-0, P Lalor 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

11 July 1971 Semi-final Kilkenny 5-20 - 4-06 Laois Croke Park
E Houlihan 2-5, P Mulcahy 1-7, Paddy Butler 1-2, P Kearney 1-0, Pat Butler 0-3, J McCormack 0-3. E LaCumber 1-1, J Flynn 1-0, T Bowe 1-0, M Brophy 1-0, S Bergin 0-2, S Martin 0-1, C Jones 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1.
11 July 1971 Semi-final Wexford 0-19 - 2-05 Offaly Croke Park
J Murphy 0-5, P Kehoe 0-4, B Dempsey 0-3, M Hickey 0-2, N Walshe 0-2, E Waters 0-2, PJ Harris 0-1. J Sheeran 1-2, G Murray 1-1, P Bennett 0-1, K Mooney 0-1.

Leinster final

25 July 1971 Final Kilkenny 7-18 - 3-05 Wexford Croke Park
P Mulcahy 2-5, P Butler 2-4, P Butler (James Stephens) 2-1, E Houlihan 1-2, R Sweeney 0-2, T Kearney 0-2, T Barry 0-2. N Walshe 2-0, J Murphy 1-0, P O'Neill 0-2, R Walshe 0-1, E Waters 0-1, B Dempsey 0-1. Referee: D Doody (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

29 June 1971 Quarter-final Limerick 4-05 - 2-09 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt
N Chawke 1-3, F Connoly 1-2, N Mitchell 1-0, N Neville 1-0. T Casey 1-3, P McGrath 1-1, S Treacy 0-3, P Egan 0-2.

Munster semi-finals

4 July 1971 Semi-final Cork 10-17 - 1-05 Limerick Semple Stadium
P Buckley 1-9, E O'Sullivan 2-2, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, V Twomey 2-0, S Coughlan 1-2, S O'Donovan 1-1, D Dwyer 1-1, J Buckley 0-1, B Cotter 0-1. F Connolly 0-4, P Neville 1-0, E Tuohy 0-1.
11 July 1971 Semi-final Clare 2-13 - 1-07 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
C Honan 2-1, M O'Connell 0-5, J Treacy 1-0, M Gough 0-3, M McKeogh 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, M Moroney 0-1, S O'Hehir 0-1. M Waters 1-0, S Barry 0-3, J Keane 0-1.

Munster final

25 July 1971 Final Cork 6-13 - 3-05 Clare Gaelic Grounds
T Fogary 2-0, P Buckley 0-6, D Dwyer 1-1, B Cotter 1-1, T Canavan 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, E O'Sullivan 1-0, J Buckley 0-1. M O'Connell 1-2, J Treacy 1-0, M Keogh 1-0, J Callinan 0-1, M Gough 0-1, S O'Hehir 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

15 August 1971 Semi-final Cork 4-13 - 1-04 Galway St. Brendan's Park
P Buckley 1-8, E O'Sullivan 2-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, T Fogarty 0-3, S Coughlan 0-1. L Mulvey 1-1, G Holland 0-2, J Grealish 0-1. Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

All-Ireland final

5 September 1971 Final Cork 2-11 - 1-11 Kilkenny Croke Park
P Buckley 2-5, T Canavan 0-2, T Fogarty 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2. PJ Butler 1-1, B Cody 0-3, E Houlihan 0-3, N Minogue 0-2, Pat Butler 0-1, T Barry 0-1. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pat Buckley Cork 4-28 40 4 10.00
2 Pat Mulcahy Kilkenny 3-12 21 2 10.50
3 Éamonn O'Sullivan Cork 5-05 20 4 5.00
4 Pat Butler Kilkenny 4-07 19 3 6.33
Eddie Holohan Kilkenny 3-10 19 3 6.33
Eugene La Cumbre Laois 3-10 19 3 6.33
7 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 4-00 12 4 3.00
8 Tom Fogarty Cork 2-05 11 3 3.33
Joe Sheeran Offaly 1-08 11 2 5.50
10 John Crossey Antrim 2-04 10 1 10.00
Haulie O'Connell Clare 1-07 10 2 5.00
In a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Pat Buckley Cork 1-09 12 Limerick
2 Eddie Holohan Kilkenny 2-05 11 Laois
Pat Mulcahy Kilkenny 2-05 11 Wexford
Pat Buckley Cork 2-05 11 Kilkenny
Pat Buckley Cork 1-08 11 Kilkenny
6 John Crossey Antrim 2-04 10 Laois
Pat Butler Kilkenny 2-04 10 Wexford
Eugene La Cumbre Laois 1-07 10 Dublin
Pat Mulcahy Kilkenny 1-07 10 Laois
10 John Hayes Offaly 3-00 9 Kildare

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Minor prodigies don't always make senior step up". The Corkman. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Galway Minor Hurlers Out To Create History This Sunday". Galway Bay FM website. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.