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.
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.
Cork's Pat Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 4-28.
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 Minor Hurling Championship Leinster preliminary round
Leinster first round
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship Munster quarter-final
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-final
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Pat BuckleyCork4-2840410.002Pat MulcahyKilkenny3-1221210.503Éamonn O'SullivanCork5-052045.004Pat ButlerKilkenny4-071936.33Eddie HolohanKilkenny3-101936.33Eugene La CumbreLaois3-101936.337Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork4-001243.008Tom FogartyCork2-051133.33Joe SheeranOffaly1-081125.5010John CrosseyAntrim2-0410110.00Haulie O'ConnellClare1-071025.00
In a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Pat BuckleyCork1-0912Limerick2Eddie HolohanKilkenny2-0511LaoisPat MulcahyKilkenny2-0511WexfordPat BuckleyCork2-0511KilkennyPat BuckleyCork1-0811Kilkenny6John CrosseyAntrim2-0410LaoisPat ButlerKilkenny2-0410WexfordEugene La CumbreLaois1-0710DublinPat MulcahyKilkenny1-0710Laois10John HayesOffaly3-009Kildare
Miscellaneous
Cork equalled Tipperary's record by winning a sixth consecutive Munster Championship.
References
External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour