1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1971

Championship Details
Dates	16 May - 5 September 1971
Teams	11
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (11th win)
Captain	John Buckley
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	12
Total Goals	89 (7.41 per game)
Total Points	242 (20.16 per game)
Top Scorer	Pat Buckley (4-28)
← 1970 1972 →

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.

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.

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

Laois v Dublin

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

Laois v Antrim

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.

Offaly v Kildare

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

Kilkenny v Laois

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.

Wexford v Offaly

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

Kilkenny v Wexford

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

Limerick v Waterford

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

Cork v Limerick

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.

Clare v Tipperary

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

Cork v Clare

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

Cork v Galway

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

Cork v Kilkenny

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

• Cork equalled Tipperary's record by winning a sixth consecutive Munster Championship.

External links

• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour