1972 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1972 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 12th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. THe championship ran from 16 April to 17 September 1972.

1972 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates16 April – 17 September 1972
Teams17
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (4th win)
CaptainNoel Seymour
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtNot Played
1971
1973

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at St. Brendan's Park in Birr on 17 September 1972 between Tipperary and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Tipperary won the match by 2-13 to 1-09 to claim their fourth All-Ireland title overall and a second title in succession.[2]

Leinster quarter-finals

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16 April 1972 Quarter-final Wexford 4-15 - 3-04 Wicklow Páirc Uí Shíocháin
D Shannon 1-5, M Nolan 2-1, D Fortune 1-0, J Galwey 0-3, J Kehoe 0-2, J Quirke 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, H Goff 0-1. M O'Neill 2-1, M Murray 1-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1.
16 April 1972 Quarter-final Laois 3-07 - 1-08 Carlow O'Moore Park
E Jones 1-2, M Dalton 1-0, M Wall 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, T Cashin 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, A Purcell 0-1. D Dunne 1-0, P McNally 0-3, W Walsh 0-2, J Sheeran 0-1, J Keogh 0-1, T Coburn 0-1.
16 April 1972 Quarter-final Dublin 5-11 - 4-06 Kilkenny O'Moore Park
V Holden 1-6, W Walsh 2-1, N Kinsella 1-1, G Hermon 1-0 , PJ Holden 0-1, F Spellman 0-1, J Kealy 0-1. S Muldowney 2-1, A Aylward 1-2, J Nolan 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1, S Butler 0-1, S Callanan 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

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30 April 1972 Semi-final Dublin 3-09 - 3-06 Meath Croke Park
N Kinsella 1-2, V Holden 0-5, T Purcell 1-0, E Hudson 1-0, M Kelly 0-1, P Spellman 0-1. R Melia 2-1, M McCabe 1-0, B Crawford 0-3, S Kearney 0-2.
21 May 1972 Semi-final Wexford 4-14 - 3-04 Laois Dr. Cullen Park
D O'Brien 2-3, D Fortune 1-3, M Furlong 1-2, J Galwey 0-3, T O'Loughlin 0-1, O Cullen 0-1, M Nolan 0-1. S Bergin 2-1, T Cashin 1-1, P O'Brien 0-1, G Galvin 0-1.

Leinster final

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9 July 1972 Final Dublin 3-13 - 3-04 Wexford Croke Park
P Quigley 0-6, N Kinsella 1-2, G Hernon 1-0, M Hamill 1-0, M Walsh 0-2, PJ Holden 0-1, M Holden 0-1, F Hamill 0-1. P Kehoe 2-0, J Kehoe 1-1, J Galwey 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1.

Munster quarter-finals

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19 April 1972 Quarter-final Limerick 2-10 - 3-10 Kerry Newcastle West Grounds
P McCarthy 1-2, J Neenan 0-4, B Murnane 1-0, T Horgan 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, T McInerney 0-1, T Brennan 0-1. D Lovete 1-4, T Nolan 1-2, P Moriarty 1-1, B Twooeny 0-2, J Sullivan 0-1.
19 April 1972 Quarter-final Tipperary 3-10 - 2-06 Clare MacDonagh Park
J Darcy 2-0, T Moloney 0-6, J Keogh 1-0, S Mackey 0-2, O Killeen 0-1, J Keane 0-1. D Teefey 1-0, M Keane 1-0, N McInerney 0-3, L Danagher 0-2, S Stack 0-1.
20 April 1972 Quarter-final Waterford 3-04 - 7-12 Cork Cappoquin Sportsfield
L Canning 2-0, PJ Ryan 1-1, J Foley 0-2, J Wall 0-1. R Crowley 2-3, D Allen 2-0, S Farrell 2-0, M Sheehan 1-2, K McSweeney 0-4, F Cogan 0-2, J Barrett 0-1.

Munster semi-final

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24 May 1972 Semi-final Tipperary 6-07 - 0-09 Cork Seán Treacy Park
J Seymour 2-2, S Mackey 1-1, J Keogh 1-1, N Flannery 1-1, J Darcy 1-0, J Kennedy 0-2. T Ryan 0-5, B Wiley 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Allen 0-1.
  • Kerry received a bye in this round.

Munster final

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28 June 1972 Final Tipperary 4-16 - 3-12 Kerry St. Ailbe's Park
M Ryan 2-4, S Mackey 0-5, J Darcy 1-1, J Kennedy 1-0, J Keogh 0-2, M Flannery 0-2, P Coffey 0-1, J Spooner 0-1. T Moylan 1-5, B Lovett 1-1, P Lyons 1-0, B Healy 0-2, T Moriarty 0-2, F Thornton 0-2.

Ulster final

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9 July 1972 Final Down 3-13 - 5-07 Antrim St. Patrick's Park
P Braniff 1-9.
16 July 1972 Final replay Antrim 1-10 - 2-09 Down Casement Park
Referee: E Donnelly

All-Ireland quarter-final

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30 July 1972 Quarter-final Galway 8-10 - 3-09 Down Dunlo Grounds
K Hanniffy 3-2, T O'Hara 2-1, P Ryan 2-1, D Furey 1-3, G Coone 0-2, P Fahy 0-1. P Braniff 1-6, F Faloona 1-0, G Byers 1-0, R Gilmore 0-2, S Sands 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

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27 August 1972 Semi-final Tipperary 2-09 - 2-04 Dublin Nowlan Park
S Mackey 1-4, O Killeen 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, J Kehoe 0-1, W Ferncombe 0-1. P Maycock 1-1, W Walsh 1-0, P Quigley 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, J Kealy 0-1.
27 August 1972 Semi-final London 0-13 - 3-12 Galway New Eltham
M Walshe 0-6, P O'Neill 0-4, B Barry 0-2, T Frehill 0-1. K Hanniffy 1-4, E Muldoon 1-2, G Coone 0-4, G Glynn 0-1, P Egan 0-1, T O'Hara 0-1.

All-Ireland final

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17 September 1972 Final Tipperary 2-13 - 1-09 Galway St. Brendan's Park
J Kennedy 1-2, S Mackey 0-5, O Killeen 1-1, M Ryan 0-3, T Moloney 0-1, J Connors 0-1. P Egan 1-4, G Coone 0-2, M Barrett 0-1, E Muldoon 0-1, K Hanniffy 0-1. Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

References

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  1. ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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