The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1971 was the 85th staging of

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's premier

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knock-out competition.

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won the championship, beating

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5-17 to 5-14 in the

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The championship

Participating counties

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1971 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 both sides were still level at the end of that game another replay had to take place.

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 two 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 semi-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

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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Championship statistics

Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 34 points **

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7-24 : 1-8 Antrim (All-Ireland quarter-final) *Most goals in a match: 10 **

5-17 : 5-14

(All-Ireland final) *Most points in a match: 34 **

3-26 : 6-8

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

7-24 : 1-8 Antrim (All-Ireland quarter-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 6 **

6-8 : 3-26

(All-Ireland semi-final) *Most points scored by a losing team: 18 **

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3-18 : 4-16

(Munster final)

Miscellaneous

* The All-Ireland final between

and

was the first championship decider to be broadcast in colour by Telefís Éireann. Some years later, it was revealed that RTÉ had recorded over its only copy of archive footage of the game, due to a shortage of blank cassette tape. * Kilkenny's

Eddie Keher Edward Peter Keher (; born 14 October 1941) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Inistioge, County Kilkenny, Keher first played competitive hurling whilst at school in ...

set a new scoring record in an All-Ireland final. He scored 2-11 of his team's total of 5-14 yet, remarkably, ended up on the losing team.

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Player facts

Debutantes

''The following players made their début in the 1971 championship:''

Retirees

''The following players played their last game in the 1971 championship:''

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1971 Results

References

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

The championship

Participating counties

Format

Munster Championship

Leinster Championship

All-Ireland Championship

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

Championship statistics

Scoring

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Player facts

Debutantes

Retirees

External links

See also

References