1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1972 was the 85th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3–24 to 5–11 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 3 September 1972 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (18th win) |
| Captain | Noel Skehan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Frank Norberg |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 16 |
| Goals total | 111 (6.93 per game) |
| Points total | 368 (23 per game) |
| Player of the Year | Eddie Keher |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1971 1973 → | |
Calendar
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Leinster First Round | Saturday 14 May 1972 |
| Munster First Round | Sunday 22 May 1972 |
| Leinster Final | Sunday 9 July 1972 |
| Munster Final | Sunday 30 July 1972 |
| Leinster Final Replay | Sunday 30 July 1972 |
| All-Ireland Quarter-Final | Sunday 23 July 1972 |
| All-Ireland Semi-Finals | Sunday 6 August 1972 |
| All-Ireland Final | Sunday 3 September 1972 |
Format
Overview
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1972 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were no seeds.
Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay had to take place.
Participating counties
| Province | County | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
| Leinster | Dublin | 1938 | 1961 | |
| Kildare | ||||
| Kilkenny | 1971 | 1969 | ||
| Laois | 1915 | 1949 | ||
| Offaly | ||||
| Westmeath | ||||
| Wexford | 1968 | 1970 | ||
| Munster | Clare | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | 1970 | 1970 | ||
| Limerick | 1940 | 1955 | ||
| Tipperary | 1971 | 1971 | ||
| Waterford | 1959 | 1963 | ||
| Connacht | Galway | 1923 | 1922 | |
| Ulster | Antrim | 1946 | ||
| Britain | London | 1901 | ||
The Championship
Munster Championship
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game.
Leinster Championship
First Round: (1 match) This was a single match between two of the 'weaker' teams drawn from the province of Leinster.
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round game joined three other Leinster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined Kilkenny and Wexford, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game.
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between Antrim and Galway, two teams who faced no competition in their respective provinces.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined London and the Munster and Leinster champions to make up the quarter-final pairings. The provincial champions were drawn in opposite semi-finals.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game.
Fixtures
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| Kilkenny | 6–13 – 6–13 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (2–5), M. Crotty (1–3), P. Delaney (1–1), K. Purcell (1–1), F. Cummins (1–0), L. O'Brien (0–1), J. Kinsella (0–1), M. Brennan (0–1). | M. Quigley (0–1), P. Wilson (0–1), C. Kehoe (1–3), T. Doran (1–2), N. Buggy (1–0), J. Berry (2–1), D. Quigley (1–4), J. Murphy (0–1). |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Cork | 3–16 – 4–6 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| C. McCarthy (0–8), D. Collins (1–1), R. Cummins (1–1), S. O'Leary (1–0), J. McCarthy (0–3), D. Coughlan (0–1), M. Malone (0–1), P. Hegarty (0–1). | S. Greene (1–0), P. Condy (1–0), J. Whelan (1–0), A. Heffernan (1–0), M. Hickey (0–2), J. Foley (0–2), J. Kirwan (0–1), M. Ormonde (0–1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Cork | 7–20 – 1–12 | London |
|---|---|---|
| S. O'Leary (3–0), C. McCarthy (1–4), D. Collins (1–3), J. McCarthy (0–6), R. Cummins (1–1), P. Hegarty (1–0), M. Malone (0–2), C. Roche (0–2), S. Looney (0–1), T. O'Brien (0–1). | R. Cashin (0–6), T. Connolly (1–1), F. Canning (0–2), P. McDermott (0–1), M. Connors (0–1), A. Smith (0–1). |
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Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 27 points
- Most goals in a match: 12
- Most points in a match: 35
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Most points scored by a losing team: 14
Top scorers
Season
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 6–46 | 64 | 5 | 12.8 |
| 2 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 3–33 | 42 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Ray Cummins | Cork | 7–10 | 31 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 4 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 8–3 | 27 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Pat Delaney | Kilkenny | 4–13 | 25 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Éamonn Flynn | Dublin | 2–11 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Dan Quigley | Wexford | 2–11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 8 | Phil Dillon | Laois | 3–6 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| Tony Doran | Wexford | 2–9 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
| 10 | Jimmy Hughes | Galway | 3–2 | 11 | 2 | 5.60 |
| Pádraic Fahy | Galway | 0–11 | 11 | 2 | 5.60 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0–17 | 17 | Galway |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2–9 | 15 | Cork |
| Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 2–9 | 15 | Clare | |
| 4 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2–5 | 11 | Wexford |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1–8 | 11 | Wexford | |
| Pat Delaney | Kilkenny | 2–5 | 11 | Galway | |
| 7 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1–7 | 10 | Laois |
| Tom Ryan | Galway | 3–1 | 10 | Antrim | |
| 9 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 3–0 | 9 | London |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 2–3 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| Eddie Donnelly | Antrim | 2–3 | 9 | Galway | |
| Phil Dillon | Laois | 2–3 | 9 | Kilkenny |
Player facts
Debutantes
The following players made their début in the 1972 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Norberg | Cork | May 22 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |
Retirees
The following players played their last game in the 1972 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game | Début |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Norberg | Cork | September 5 | Kilkenny | All-Ireland final | 1972 |
Stadia
The following stadia were used during the championship:
| County | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Antrim | Ballycastle GAA Field |
| Clare | Cusack Park |
| Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| Dublin | Croke Park |
| Kilkenny | Nowlan Park |
| Laois | O'Moore Park |
| Limerick | Gaelic Grounds |
| Tipperary | Semple Stadium |
References
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).