| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 5 September 1972 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (8th win) |
| Captain | Brian Cody |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Total Goals | 120 (8.57 per game) |
| Total Points | 215 (15.35 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Jimmy Barry-Murphy (11-04) |
← 1971 1973 → | |
The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 14 May to 4 September 1972.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1972 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their sixth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a second meeting in succession. Kilkenny won the match by 8-07 to 3-09 to claim their eighth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in ten years.[3][4]
Cork's Jimmy Barry-Murphy was the championship's Top scorer with 11-04.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2022.