| 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 → | |
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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- ^ "Minor prodigies don't always make senior step up". The Corkman. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Galway Minor Hurlers Out To Create History This Sunday". Galway Bay FM website. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2022.