1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 November 1971 – 14 May 1972 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Blackrock (1st win) |
| Captain | John Horgan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Rathnure |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Blackrock |
| Leinster | Rathnure |
| Ulster | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Connacht | Tommy Larkin's |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Dan Quigley (8–25) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
The 1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament.[1] The championship ran from 14 November 1971 to 14 May 1972.
Roscrea of Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Moyne-Templetuohy in the 1971 Tipperary SHC final.[2][3][4]
The All-Ireland final was played at Walsh Park in Waterford on 14 May 1972, between Blackrock of Cork and Rathnure of Wexford, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Blackrock won the match by 5–13 to 6–09 to claim a first title.[5][6][7][8]
Rathnure's Dan Quigley was the championship's top scorer with 8–25.
Connacht first round
| 12 February 1972 First round | Craobh Rua | 5–04 – 6–09 | St Brigid's | Kilcoyne Park |
Connacht semi-final
| 20 February 1972 Semi-final | St Brigid's | 1–02 – 8–07 | Four Roads | Seán O'Heslin Park |
| F McKeon 1–0, H Smith 0–1, F Moran 0–1. | T Burley 3–0, J Moore 2–0, M Murphy 1–2, F Mitchell 1–2, P Rogerson 1–1, P Dolan 0–1, M Connell 0–1. |
Connacht final
| 26 March 1972 Final | Four Roads | 0–06 – 7–14 | Tommy Larkin's | St Aidan's Park |
| M Murphy 0–3, B Mitchell 0–2, F Mitchell 0–1. | T Donoghue 2–4, S Stanley 2–3, M Fogarty 1–3, P Madden 1–0, F Fahy 1–0, A Brehony 0–2, E Donoghue 0–2. |
Leinster first round
| 12 December 1971 First round | Birr | 0–06 – 2–07 | Camross | St Brendan's Park |
| M Cuddy 1–2, G Cuddy 1–0, S Cuddy 0–2, F Keenan 0–2, J Lyons 0–1. |
| 12 December 1971 First round | St Fintan's | 1–04 – 5–15 | Bennettsbridge | Dr Cullen Park |
| Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
Leinster quarter-finals
| 14 November 1971 Quarter-final | Craobh Chiaráin | 3–03 – 2–11 | Éire Óg | Croke Park |
| P Dunny 0–7, N Behan 1–3, J Sharpe 1–0, P Sharpe 0–1. | Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow) |
| 12 December 1971 Quarter-final | Arklow Rock Parnells | 3–01 – 5–12 | Rathnure | Aughrim County Ground |
| F Reilly 1–0, J McDonald 1–0, J Byrne 1–0, A Byrne 0–1. | D Quigley 3–5, J English 2–1, M Quigley 0–3, J Higgins 0–2, J Mooney 0–1. |
| 12 December 1971 Quarter-final | Boardsmill | 1–10 – 2–08 | St Brigid's | St Loman's Park |
| S Garrigan 1–2, M Mooney 0–5, V Guy 0–2, S Carney 0–1. | C Gavin 2–2, O Egan 0–5, K Gavin 0–1. | Referee: D Doody (Dublin) |
| 12 March 1972 Quarter-final | Bennettsbridge | 1–09 – 1–01 | Camross | Nowlan Park |
| J Kinsella 1–4, P Moran 0–3, K Dunne 0–2. | P Dowling 1–0, O Cuddy 0–1. |
Leinster semi-finals
| 12 March 1972 Semi-final | Rathnure | 4–15 – 3–05 | Éire Óg | Nowlan Park |
| M Quigley 2–5, D Quigley 1–5, P Flynn 1–2, J Murphy 0–1, J Moore 0–1. | J Sharpe 2–0, T Healy 1–0, P Dunny 0–3, P Connolly 0–2. |
| 26 March 1972 Semi-final | Bennettsbridge | 4–08 – 1–10 | St Brigid's | O'Moore Park |
| J Kinsella 1–6, B O'Brien 2–0, W Kennedy 1–0, P Moran 0–1, J McGovern 0–1. | O Egan 0–10, P Bradley 1–0. |
Leinster final
| 2 April 1972 Final | Rathnure | 2–12 – 1–08 | Bennettsbridge | Dr Cullen Park |
| P Flynn 1–1, J English 1–0, D Quigley 0–3, T O'Connor 0–3, J Higgins 0–2, S Barron 0–1, J Murphy 0–1, M Byrne 0–1. | W Kennedy 1–4, P Moran 0–2, J Kinsella 0–2. |
Munster quarter-finals
| 23 January 1972 Quarter-final | Portlaw | 1–04 – 3–09 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Portlaw Grounds |
| D Power 1–0, M Hickey 0–3, J Whelan 0–1. | J Woods 1–1, J McNamara 1–1, M O'Leary 1–0, P McNamara 0–3, L Danaher 0–2, M Kilmartin 0–2. |
| 23 January 1972 Quarter-final | Blackrock | 2–18 – 2–11 | Claughaun | Church Road |
| P Moylan 1–9, D Collins 1–2, R Cummins 0–2, B Cummins 0–2, D Prendergast 0–1, M Murphy 0–1, P Kavanagh 0–1. | W Galligan 0–7, R Prendergast 1–2, D Sheehan 1–0, B Duggan 0–1, J Hehir 0–1. |
Munster semi-finals
| 20 February 1972 Semi-final | Kilmoyley | 2–04 – 3–11 | Moyne-Templetuohy | Páirc Naomh Breandán |
| P Regan 1–0, J Flanagan 1–0, D Lovett 0–3, JM Brick 0–1. | Referee: J Quaid (Limerick) |
| 8 April 1972 Semi-final | Blackrock | 5–14 – 2–05 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | FitzGerald Park |
| P Moylan 1–9, J Rothwell 1–2, D Prendergast 1–0, B Cummins 1–0, G Buckley 1–0, R Cummins 0–2, P Kavanagh 0–1. | P McNamara 1–0, P Daly 1–0, T Ryan 0–3, L Danaher 0–2. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
Munster final
| 25 April 1972 Final | Blackrock | 4–10 – 3–01 | Moyne-Templetuohy | FitzGerald Park |
| P Moylan 1–5, M Murphy 1–1, B Cummins 1–0, J Rothwell 1–0, N O'Keeffe 0–1, D Collins 0–1, D Prendergast 0–1, A Creagh 0–1. | M Troy 2–0, A Egan 1–0, T Quinlan 0–1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Ulster final
| 16 April 1972 Final | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3–08 – 1–12 | Portaferry | Mitchel Park |
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 30 April 1972 Semi-final | Rathnure | 5–25 – 2–04 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | O'Kennedy Park |
| D Quigley 2–8, M Quigley 1–5, J English 1–3, J Murphy 0–5, J Higgins 1–1, P Flynn 0–2, T O'Connor 0–1. | JJ Smith 1–2, B Mulholland 1–1, S McMullen 0–1. |
| 30 April 1972 Semi-final | Tommy Larkin's | 2–08 – 3–07 | Blackrock | Duggan Park |
| T Donohoe 1–1, C Farrell 0–4, M Fogarty 1–0, C Stanley 0–2, P Donohoe 0–1. | W Cronin 1–1, P Moylan 0–4, D Collins 1–0, R Cummins 1–0, J Rothwell 0–1, F Cummins 0–1. |
All-Ireland final
| 14 May 1972 Final | Blackrock | 5–13 – 6–09 | Rathnure | Walsh Park |
| J Rothwell 3–1, P Moylan 0–8, D Prendergast 2–0, D Collins 0–3, R Cummins 0–1. | D Quigley 2–4, S Barron 2–0, M Quigley 1–0, J English 1–0, T O'Connor 0–2, M Byrne 0–1, J Murphy 0–1, P Flynn 0–1. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Quigley | Rathnure | 8–25 | 49 | 5 | 9.80 |
| 2 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 3–35 | 44 | 5 | 8.80 |
| 3 | Martin Quigley | Rathnure | 6–18 | 36 | 6 | 6.00 |
Miscellaneous
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