Championship Details | |
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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.