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.
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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 preliminary round
Laois v Dublin
16 May 1971 Preliminary round | Laois | 4-11 - 5-05 | Dublin | O'Connor Park |
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E LaCumber 1-7, M Brophy 1-3, A Shortall 1-0, E Jones 1-0, S Bergin 0-1. |
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M Holden 1-4, B Pocock 1-1, M Sievers 1-0, B Dwyer 1-0, A Coyle 1-0. |
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Leinster first round
Laois v Antrim
27 June 1971 First round | Laois | 7-11 - 6-10 | Antrim | Croke Park |
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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. |
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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. |
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Offaly v Kildare
4 July 1971 First round | Offaly | 5-17 - 4-02 | Kildare | O'Moore Park |
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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. |
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P O'Keeffe 1-1, W Sullivan 1-0, S Butler 1-0, F Stynes 1-0, P Lalor 0-1. |
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Leinster semi-finals
Kilkenny v Laois
11 July 1971 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 5-20 - 4-06 | Laois | Croke Park |
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E Houlihan 2-5, P Mulcahy 1-7, Paddy Butler 1-2, P Kearney 1-0, Pat Butler 0-3, J McCormack 0-3. |
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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. |
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Wexford v Offaly
11 July 1971 Semi-final | Wexford | 0-19 - 2-05 | Offaly | Croke Park |
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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. |
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J Sheeran 1-2, G Murray 1-1, P Bennett 0-1, K Mooney 0-1. |
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Leinster final
Kilkenny v Wexford
25 July 1971 Final | Kilkenny | 7-18 - 3-05 | Wexford | Croke Park |
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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. |
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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 quarter-final
Munster semi-finals
Cork v Limerick
4 July 1971 Semi-final | Cork | 10-17 - 1-05 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
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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. |
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F Connolly 0-4, P Neville 1-0, E Tuohy 0-1. |
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Clare v Tipperary
11 July 1971 Semi-final | Clare | 2-13 - 1-07 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds |
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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. |
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M Waters 1-0, S Barry 0-3, J Keane 0-1. |
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Munster final
Cork v Clare
25 July 1971 Final | Cork | 6-13 - 3-05 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
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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. |
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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. |
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All-Ireland semi-final
Cork v Galway
15 August 1971 Semi-final | Cork | 4-13 - 1-04 | Galway | St. Brendan's Park |
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P Buckley 1-8, E O'Sullivan 2-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, T Fogarty 0-3, S Coughlan 0-1. |
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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 |
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P Buckley 2-5, T Canavan 0-2, T Fogarty 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2. |
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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
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Player
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Team
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Tally
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Total
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Matches
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Average
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1
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Pat Buckley
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Cork
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4-28
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40
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4
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10.00
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2
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Pat Mulcahy
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Kilkenny
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3-12
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21
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2
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10.50
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3
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Éamonn O'Sullivan
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Cork
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5-05
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20
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4
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5.00
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4
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Pat Butler
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Kilkenny
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4-07
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19
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3
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6.33
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Eddie Holohan
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Kilkenny
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3-10
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19
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3
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6.33
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Eugene La Cumbre
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Laois
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3-10
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19
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3
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6.33
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7
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Jimmy Barry-Murphy
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Cork
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4-00
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12
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4
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3.00
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8
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Tom Fogarty
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Cork
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2-05
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11
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3
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3.33
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Joe Sheeran
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Offaly
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1-08
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11
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2
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5.50
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10
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John Crossey
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Antrim
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2-04
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10
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1
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10.00
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Haulie O'Connell
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Clare
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1-07
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10
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2
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5.00
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- In a single game
Miscellaneous
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