The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1972 was the 85th staging of

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knock-out competition.

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won the championship, beating

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3-24 to 5-11 in the

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Calendar

Format

Overview

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1972 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a

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with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no

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. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of

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was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay had to take place.

Participating counties

The Championship

Munster Championship ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game. Leinster Championship ''First Round:'' (1 match) This was a single match between two of the 'weaker' teams drawn from the province of Leinster. ''Quarter-finals:'' (2 matches) The winner of the first round game joined three other Leinster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined Kilkenny and Wexford, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game. All-Ireland Championship ''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This was a single match between Antrim and Galway, two teams who faced no competition in their respective provinces. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined London and the Munster and Leinster champions to make up the quarter-final pairings. The provincial champions were drawn in opposite semi-finals. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game.

Fixtures

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Championship statistics

Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 27 points **

5-28 : 3-7

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(All-Ireland semi-final) *Most goals in a match: 12 **

6-13 : 6-13

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(Leinster final) *Most points in a match: 35 **

3-24 : 5-11

(All-Ireland final) **

5-28 : 3-7

(All-Ireland semi-final) *Most goals by one team in a match: 7 **

7-16 : 4-7 Antrim (All-Ireland quarter-final) **

7-20 : 1-12

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(All-Ireland semi-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 5 **

5-11 : 3-24

(All-Ireland final) *Most points scored by a losing team: 14 **

1-14 : 3-16

(Leinster final)

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Player facts

Debutantes

''The following players made their début in the 1972 championship:''

Retirees

''The following players played their last game in the 1972 championship:''

Stadia

''The following stadia were used during the championship:''

References

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). * Nolan, Pat, ''Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling'' (The Collins Press, 2000). {{Hurling All-Irelands