1969 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1969 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1969
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (9th win)
CaptainSeán Collins
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainDinny McCormack
Provincial Champions
MunsterKilkenny
LeinsterCork
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1968
1970

Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions. However, they were defeated in the Leinster semi-final.

On 7 September 1969, Cork won the championship following a 2-15 to 3-6 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their ninth All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

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Semi-finals

6 July 1969 Semi-final Dublin 4-3 - 0-13 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
6 July 1969 Semi-final Kilkenny v Laois Croke Park, Dublin

Final

20 July 1969 Final Kilkenny 3-9 - 2-7 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
P Bollard 1-5, M Carroll 1-1, T Watters 0-3, T Neary 1-0. J Cranley 0-5, J Kealy 1-0, J Brennan 1-0, M Forrestal 0-2.

Quarter-finals

11 May 1969 Quarter-final Cork 4-16 - 4-6 Clare Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
1 June 1969 Quarter-final Waterford 2-7 - 5-6 Tipperary Walsh Park, Waterford

Semi-finals

22 June 1969 Semi-final Tipperary 5-7 - 3-5 Limerick Athletic Grounds, Cork
29 June 1969 Semi-final Cork 9-11 - 1-1 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

27 July 1969 Final Cork 1-12 - 2-4 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
S Farrell 1-1, T Sheehan 0-3, S O'Leary 0-3, M O'Doherty 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, P Coughlan 0-1. J Cunningham 2-3, K Hough 0-1. Referee: L Duggan (Galway)

Semi-final

24 August 1969 Semi-final Antrim 1-7 - 3-9 Kilkenny Casement Park, Belfast
A Thornbury 1-0, M Brunty 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, E Dornan 0-1. M Carroll 2-0, M O'Shea 1-0, T Watters 0-3, M Buggy 0-2, P Bollard 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, G Burke 0-1.

Final

7 September 1969 Final Cork 2-15 - 3-6 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
T Sheehan 0-10 (5f), G Hanley 1-4, S O'Leary 1-1. T Watters 1-2 (1-0f), R O'Shea 1-0, T Phelan 1-0, P Bollard 0-3 (f), M O'Shea 0-1. Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

References

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