1971–72 National Hurling League
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| League details | |
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| Dates | 10 October 1971 – 7 May 1972 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Cork (9th win) |
| Captain | Frank Norberg |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Limerick |
| Captain | Jim Hogan |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
The 1971–72 National Hurling League was the 41st season of the
Overview
Structure
The National Hurling League's top division featured sixteen teams divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. Each group consisted of eight teams. The top two teams in Division 1A advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in 1A, as well as the top two from 1B, play in the quarter-finals.
Overview
In spite of a poor standing in the group stages, having won just three of their seven games, Cork won their third league title in four seasons. Limerick, who were league runners-up, actually finished above Cork in the group stage, however, they fell to 'the Rebels' in the final.[3]
Down at the other end of the tables, Dublin won just one of their group stage games and were relegated to Division 1B. They swapped places with Galway who, having enjoyed an unbeaten run in the group stage, topped Division 1B and gained promotion to the top eight in Division 1A for the following season. Westmeath lost all seven of their group stage games and finished bottom of Division 1B, however, they were not relegated to Division 2 as there was no promotion or relegation between these two separate divisions.
Tables
Division 1A
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Division 1B
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Results
Group stage
| 10 October 1971 | Kilkenny | |||
| 3.30pm | M. Brennan (1-3), E. Keher (0-7), N. Byrne (1-0), P. Moran (0-2), M. Murphy (0-1), K. Purcell (0-1), P. Delaney (0-1), M. Coogan (0-1). | R. Ryan (2-0), J. Flanagan (0-4), M. Roche (0-3), J. Ryan (0-1), P. Byrne (0-1), D. Ryan (0-1). | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: F. Murphy (Cork) |
| 10 October 1971 | Wexford | 3-8 - 6-7 | Cork | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
| 3.30pm | P. Flynn (2-3), S. Kinsella (1-0), L. Griffin (0-3), J. Doran (0-1), C. Dowdall (0-1). | B. Cummins (3-1), C. McCarthy (2-2), S. O'Leary (1-1), T. Ryan (0-1), J. Barrett (0-1), P. Moylan (0-1). | Referee: P. Buggy (Kilkenny) |
| 10 October 1971 | Clare | 1-4 - 2-8 | Limerick | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 3.30pm | M. Kilmartin (1-0), J. Rochford (0-2), G. Lohan (0-1), P. Russell (0-1). | W. Moore (1-1), M. Graham (1-0), A. Dunworth (0-3), R. Bennis (0-2), É. Grimes (0-2). | Referee: J. Duggan (Galway) |
| 10 October 1971 | Dublin | 1-9 - 2-11 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 3.30pm | S. McShane (1-0), J. Kenny (0-3), M. Bermingham (0-3), G. Pierre (0-2), H. Dalton (0-1). | J. J. Healion (1-1), J. Kirwan (0-4), G. Burke (1-0), B. Lyons (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1), A. Barry (0-1), D. Hanniffy (0-1), D. Hennessy (0-1), ? (0-1). | Referee: J. Rankins (Laois) |
| 10 October 1971 | Waterford | 9-13 - 4-7 | Laois | Portlaw |
| 3.30pm | P. Enright (1-8), P. McGrath (2-1), P. Coady (2-0), M. Regan (2-0), J. Flynn (1-0), P. Connors (1-0), B. Power (0-2), M. Hickey (0-1), M. Kirwan (0-1). | S. Cuddy (2-2), G. Lanham (1-2), C. Harrington (1-0), D. Sheahan (0-1), P. Dowling (0-1), F. Keenan (0-1). | Referee: D. O'Brien (Cork) |
| 10 October 1971 | Galway | 4-15 - 1-7 | Kildare | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| 3.30pm | P. Fahy (2-7), P. J. Molloy (1-3), P. J. Qualter (1-1), P. Ryan (0-2), P. Niland (0-1), T. Murphy (0-1). | J. Walsh (1-6), B. Burke (0-1). | Referee: M. Slattery (Clare) |
| 10 October 1971 | Cusack Park, Mullingar | |||
| 3.30pm | T. Ring (1-4), J. Walsh (1-0), K. Gavin (0-1), J. Keary (0-1). | J. McGrath (2-0), T. Nolan (1-2), T. Cronin (1-1), B. Healy (1-0), D. Lovett (0-1), F. Thornton (0-1), T. McEnery (0-1). | Referee: M. Spain (Offaly) |
| 24 October 1971 | Laois | 6-8 - 3-9 | Wicklow | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 3.30pm | G. Cuddy (3-2), S. Ciddy (2-2), F. Keenan (1-1), P. Dowling (0-2), P. Dillon (0-1). | T. Morrissey (2-7), L. Kearns (1-0), S. Brennan (0-1), T. Kennedy (0-1). | Referee: M. Spain (Offaly) |
| 24 October 1971 | Tipperary | 4-9 - 3-12 | Wexford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 3.30pm | M. Keating (2-4), P. Byrne (1-0), R. Ryan (1-0), N. O'Dwyer (0-3), J. Lyons (0-1), J. Flanagan (0-1). | C. Dowdall (1-5), P. Flynn (1-1), D. Fortune (1-0), M. Quigley (0-2), J. Galway (0-2), D. Quigley (0-1), M. Browne (0-1). | Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly) |
| 24 October 1971 | Limerick | 4-8 - 3-7 | Kilkenny | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 3.30pm | A. Dunworth (2-0), R. Bennis (1-3), É. Grimes (1-2), W. Moore (0-1), É. Cregan (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1). | E. Keher (2-3), K. Purcell (1-0), P. Delaney (0-2), M. Brennan (0-1), P. Moran (0-1). | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M. Slattery (Clare) |
| 24 October 1971 | St. Brendan's Park, Birr | |||
| 3.30pm | G. Burke (2-1), G. Kirwan (0-4), J. McKenna (1-0), P. J. Whelahan (0-3), A. Harry (0-1), W. Gorman (0-1). | M. Moroney (0-8), T. O'Leary (2-0), M. McKeogh (1-0), J. Rochfort (0-1). | Referee: J. Rankins (Laois) |
| 24 October 1971 | Antrim | 4-16 - 3-6 | Westmeath | Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile |
| 3.30pm | S. Richmond (2-4), B. McGarry (1-4), W. Richmond (1-1), T. Kane (0-2), A. McCallin (0-2), B. Campbell (0-2). | T. Ring (1-1), F. McManus (1-0), J. Keary (1-0), L. Maher (0-3), L. Jackson (0-1), J. Gavin (0-1). |
| 24 October 1971 | Kerry | 3-11 - 4-16 | Galway | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 3.30pm | D. Lovett (1-9), T. Nolan (1-1), F. Thornton (1-0), J. O'Sullivan (0-1). | P. J. Molloy (3-1), P. Fahy (0-10), M. O'Connell (1-0), J. Connolly (0-3), B. O'Connor (0-1), S. Murphy (0-1). | Referee: J. Quaid (Limerick) |
| 24 October 1971 | Kildare | 3-12 - 0-14 | Waterford | Naas |
| 3.30pm | J. Walsh (0-11), N. Behan (2-0), R. Burke (1-0), T. Christian (0-1). | P. Enright (0-9), V. Connors (0-1), M. Reagan (0-1), J. Flynn (0-1), M. Hickey (0-1), M. Kirwan (0-1). |
| 7 November 1971 | Kilkenny | |||
| 3.30pm | P. Delaney (0-5), E. Keher (0-5), L. O'Brien (1-1), N. Byrne (1-1), P. Moran (0-3), M. Brennan (0-2), K. Purcell (0-1). | C. McCarthy (1-7), J. McCarthy (1-0), W. Walsh (0-1). | Referee: N. Dalton (Waterford) |
| 7 November 1971 | Dublin | 2-5 - 5-8 | Limerick | Croke Park |
| 3.30pm | M. Bermingham (1-2), S. McShane (1-0), H. Dalton (0-2), D. Rheinisch (0-1). | É. Cregan (2-2), W. Moore (1-1), D. Flynn (1-0), M. Graham (1-0), A. Dunworth (0-2), J. Foley (0-2), B. Hartigan (0-1). | Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow) |
| 7 November 1971 | Clare | 3-5 - 4-6 | Tipperary | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 3.30pm | M. Morney (2-2), M. Kilmartin (1-0), J. Rochford (0-3). | P. Byrne (2-0), R. Ryan (2-0), F. Loughnane (0-3), J. Ryan (0-1), M. Roche (0-1), M. Hogan (0-1). | Referee: T. English (Tipperary) |
| 7 November 1971 | Wexford | 3-8 - 2-3 | Offaly | Gorey |
| 3.30pm | P. Flynn (3-0), C. Dowdall (0-3), D. Bernie (0-1), M. Browne (0-1), J. Keheo (0-1), M. Quigley (0-1), L. Griffin (0-1). | Referee: J. O'Regan (Waterford) |
| 7 November 1971 | Galway | 3-9 - 3-8 | Antrim | Ballinasloe |
| 3.30pm | P. Fahy (1-4), D. Coen (1-0), B. O'Connor (1-0), P. J. Molloy (0-2), P. J. Qualter (0-2), M. O'Connell (0-1). | S. Richmond (1-2), B. McGarry (1-1), P. McAlhatton (1-0), W. Richmond (0-2), S. Burns (0-2), A. McCamphill (0-1). | Referee: E. Doherty (Westmeath) |
| 7 November 1971 | Waterford | 4-14 - 2-8 | Kerry | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 3.30pm | P. Enright (2-5), J. Wall (1-0), D. Ormonde (1-0), T. Doyle (0-3), M. Hickey (0-2), J. Kirwan (0-2), V. Connors (0-2). | D. Lovett (2-4), J. O'Sullivan (0-1), T. Kirby (0-1), B. Healy (0-1), T. Molan (0-1). | Referee: F. Murphy (Cork) |
| 7 November 1971 | Laois | 2-11 - 1-6 | Kildare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 3.30pm | P. Dillon (1-3), F. Keenan (1-2), T. Keenan (0-2), S. Cuddy (0-1), B. Delaney (0-1), P. Dowling (0-1), D. Sheeran (0-1). | J. Walsh (0-6), R. Burke (1-0). | Referee: ) |
| 7 November 1971 | Wicklow | 4-10 - 1-2 | Westmeath | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 3.30pm | T. Morrissey (2-1), M. Delaney (1-2), A. Doyle (1-1), P. Sheehan (0-3), S. Doyle (0-1), T. McCarthy (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1). | L. Jackson (1-0), F. McManus (0-1), C. Gavin (0-1). | Referee: C. Foley (Dublin) |
| 21 November 1971 | St. Brendan's Park, Birr | |||
| 3.00pm | J. Kirwan (1-0), B. Moylan (0-3), P. J. Conroy (0-2), P. Mulcaire (0-1). | E. Keher (0-7), J. Kinsella (0-3), P. Moran (0-2), M. Brennan (0-2), L. O'Brien (0-1), P. Delaney (0-1). | Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 21 November 1971 | St. Cronan's Park, Nenagh | |||
| 2.30pm | M. Keating (2-4), W. O'Grady (1-0), D. Ryan (0-2), R. Ryan (0-1), F. Loughnane (0-1), P. Byrne (0-1). | M. Bermingham (1-5), H. Dalton (0-2), V. Holden (0-1). | Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly) |
| 21 November 1971 | Cork | 5-7 - 5-7 | Clare | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 2.30pm | M. Sheehan (2-2), B. Cummins (1-0), S. O'Leary (1-0), T. Ryan (1-0), C. Kelly (0-3), R. O'Sullivan (0-1), P. Hegarty (0-1). | N. Casey (3-0), M. Moroney (1-4), M. Keogh (1-1), M. Kilmartin (0-1), J. McNamara (0-1). | Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 21 November 1971 | Limerick | 3-6 - 0-8 | Wexford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 2.30pm | W. Moore (2-0), É. Grimes (1-2), A. Dunworth (0-2), B. Hartigan (0-1), M. Cregan (0-1). | P. Flynn (0-3), C. Dowdall (0-3), J. Quigley (0-1), D. Bernie (0-1). | Referee: M. Slattery (Clare) |
| 21 November 1971 | Cusack Park, Mullingar | |||
| 2.30pm | C. Connaughton (0-3), J. Keary (0-3), C. Gavin (0-2), O. Egan (0-2), F. McManus (0-1). | D. Coen (1-5), S. Murphy (1-1), B. O'Connor (1-1), J. Connolly (0-2), P. J. Qualter (0-1), P. Murphy (0-1). | Referee: J. Rankins (Laois) |
| 21 November 1971 | Antrim | Postponed | Waterford | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 2.30pm | Referee: T. Devlin (Tyrone) |
| 21 November 1971 | Kerry | 0-9 - 5-7 | Laois | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 2.30pm | D. Lovett (0-6), T. Nolan (0-2), J. Brick (0-1). | P. Dillon (1-2), S. Cuddy (1-2), G. Lanham (1-1), G. Cuddy (1-0), M. Dawson (1-0), F. Keenan (0-2). | Referee: J. FitzGerald (Limerick) |
| 21 November 1971 | Kildare | 1-6 - 2-7 | Wicklow | Naas |
| 2.30pm | R. Burke (1-1), J. Walsh (0-3), P. Dunny (0-2). | M. O'Brien (0-4), P. Berkerry (1-0), J. Brennan (1-0), M. Delaney (0-2), T. Kennedy (0-1). | Referee: J. Shepherd (Carlow) |
| 5 December 1971 | St. Brendan's Park, Birr | |||
| 2.30pm | M. Cleere (1-4), K. Kirwan (0-1), P. Mulhare (0-1), D. Hanniffy (0-1). | R. Bennis (0-7), M. Graham (1-2), A. Dunworth (1-0), W. Moore (0-1), É. Cregan (0-1). | Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 5 December 1971 | Cork | 1-9 - 1-11 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 2.30pm | T. Ryan (0-6), B. Cummins (1-0), C. Kelly (0-1), R. Cummins (0-1), S. Looney (0-1). | M. Keating (1-2), M. Roche (0-3), D. Ryan (0-2), J. Flanagan (0-2), N. O'Dwyer (0-1), F. Loughnane (0-1). | Referee: S. O'Regan (Waterford) |
| 5 December 1971 | Clare | 4-10 - 2-13 | Dublin | Ruan |
| 2.30pm | M. Moroney (2-6), N. Casey (1-1), M. Keane (1-0), M. Kilmartin (0-2), J. Rochford (0-1). | M. Bermingham (0-7), V. Holden (0-5), J. Towhill (1-0), D. Rheinlisch (1-0), B. Cooney (0-1). | Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 5 December 1971 | Kilkenny | |||
| 2.30pm | E. Keher (0-11), N. Byrne (1-0), L. O'Brien (0-1), M. Brennan (0-1), J. Kinsella (0-1). | E. Buggy (1-5), J. Higgins (0-2), C. Dowdall (0-1), M. Jacob (0-1). | Referee: N. Dalton (Waterford) |
| 5 December 1971 | Galway | 1-6 - 2-3 | Wicklow | Portumna |
| 2.30pm | B. O'Connor (1-1), J. Connolly (0-3), D. Coen (0-2). | M. Delaney (1-1), T. McCarthy (1-0), C. Keddy (0-1), P. Berkery (0-1). | Referee: E. O'Brien (Westmeath) |
| 5 December 1971 | Waterford | |||
| 2.30pm | P. Enright (0-7), V. Connors (2-0), T. Doyle (1-0), J. Kirwan (0-2), M. Hickey (0-1), S. Power (0-1). | O. Egan (0-5), C. Gavin (1-0), P. Monaghan (0-2), J. Moore (0-1). | Referee: M. Bowe (New Ross) |
| 5 December 1971 | Laois | 4-5 - 2-7 | Antrim | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 2.30pm | S. Cuddy (2-0), B. Delaney (2-0), D. Sheeran (0-3), M. Ryan (0-1), P. Dillon (0-1). | A. McCallion (1-2), W. Richmond (1-0), P. McSheran (0-3), S. Burns (0-1), A. Hamill (0-1). | Referee: M. Spain (Offaly) |
| 5 December 1971 | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge | |||
| 2.30pm | N. Behan (3-1), J. Walsh (0-9), P. Dunny (1-0), M. O'Brien (1-0). | D. Lovett (1-2), T. Lyons (1-1), B. Twomey (0-2), T. Nolan (0-1), P. Sheehan (0-1), P. Moriarty (0-1). | Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow) |
| 19 December 1971 | Cork | 3-8 - 4-7 | Dublin | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 2.30pm | T. Ryan (1-3), R. Cummins (1-1), B. Cummins (1-0), P. Hegarty (0-2), W. Walsh (0-1), S. Murphy (0-1). | M. Bermingham (1-5), H. Dalton (1-0), V. Holden (1-0), F. Murphy (0-1), F. Cooney (0-1), P. J. Holden (0-1). | Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 19 December 1971 | Wicklow | 1-5 - 3-6 | Antrim | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 2.30pm | M. O'Brien (1-0), M. Delaney (0-2), C. Keddy (0-2), T. McCarthy (0-1). | S. Richmond (2-2), E. Donnelly (1-2), B. McGarry (0-1), A. Hamill (0-1). | Referee: B. O'Dowd (Wexford) |
| 13 February 1972 | Limerick | 5-8 - 7-3 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 3.00pm | W. Moore (3-0), M. Graham (2-0), R. Bennis (0-6), D. Flynn (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1). | S. O'Leary (3-1), C. McCarthy (1-1), D. Collins (1-0), M. Malone (1-0), P. Hegarty (1-0), S. Murphy (0-1). | Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 13 February 1972 | Dublin | 0-10 - 5-10 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 3.00pm | V. Holden (0-3), M. Bermingham (0-3), H. Dalton (0-2), E. Flynn (0-2). | E. Keher (2-4), N. Byrne (2-0), K. Purcell (1-1), F. Cummins (0-2), P. Delaney (0-2), W. Murphy (0-1). | Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow) |
| 13 February 1972 | Wexford | 4-6 - 1-4 | Clare | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
| 3.00pm | T. Doran (2-1), J. Quirke (1-0), M. Jacob (1-0), C. Dowdall (0-3), P. Flynn (0-2). | M. Kilmartin (1-0), N. Casey (0-2), W. Moroney (0-2). | Referee: J. Dunphy (Waterford) |
| 13 February 1972 | Tipperary | 3-8 - 1-10 | Offaly | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 3.00pm | F. Loughnane (2-2), M. Keating (1-4), J. Flanagan (0-1), S. Hogan (0-1). | B. Moylan (0-8), J. Kirwan (1-2). |
| 13 February 1972 | Galway | 2-12 - 2-5 | Waterford | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| 3.00pm | D. Coen (1-4), P. J. Qualter (1-0), J. Connolly (0-3), B. O'Connor (0-2), M. Donoghue (0-1), A. Fenton (0-1), J. Rabbit (0-1). | P. Enright (1-3), V. Connors (1-0), S. Power (0-1), P. McGrath (0-1). | Referee: E. O'Brien (Westmeath) |
| 13 February 1972 | Cusack Park, Mullingar | |||
| 3.00pm | C. Gavin (1-0), M. Jackson (0-1), T. Ring (0-1), F. McManus (0-1). | G. Cuddy (3-0), P. Dillon (1-2), G. Lanham (1-1), D. Sheeran (0-3), J. Dooley (0-1), G. Conroy (0-1), S. Cuddy (0-1). | Referee: J. Kirwan (Offaly) |
| 13 February 1972 | Antrim | 3-9 - 2-10 | Kildare | Ballycastle |
| 3.00pm | W. Richmond (1-3), S. Richmond (1-2), B. McGarry (1-1), N. Wheeler (0-1), E. Donnelly (0-1). P. Cunning (0-1). | M. Dwan (2-4), J. Walsh (0-6). | Referee: E. Devlin (Tyrone) |
| 13 February 1972 | Wicklow | 2-7 - 2-11 | Kerry | Pearse Park, Arklow |
| 3.00pm | M. Delaney (1-5), L. Collins (1-0), T. Morrissey (0-1), T. McCarthy (0-1). | P. Moriarty (1-3), T. McEnery (0-4), J. Sullivan (1-0), F. Thornton (0-2), J. Grady (0-1), M. FitzGerald (0-1). | Referee: R. Shepherd (Carlow) |
| 5 March 1972 | Dublin | 5-6 - 4-13 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 3.30pm | E. Flynn (3-5), M. Bermingham (2-0), F. Murphy (0-1). | C. Dowdall (1-5), C. Kehoe (1-2), P. Flynn (1-1), J. Murphy (1-0), P. Wilson (0-3), M. Jacob (0-1), T. Doran (0-1). | Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow) |
| 5 March 1972 | Clare | 3-16 - 4-7 | Kilkenny | Daly Park, Tulla |
| 3.00pm | M. Moroney (1-4), N. Casey (0-7), M. Kilmartin (1-0), T. Crowe (1-0), J. Callinan (0-3), M. McKeogh (0-2). | E. Keher (1-5), M. Brennan (1-1), K. Purcell (1-0), L. O'Brien (1-0), P. Delaney (0-1). | Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 5 March 1972 | Tipperary | Postponed | Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
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| 5 March 1972 | Kerry | 3-12 - 3-9 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 3.30pm | P. Moriarty (2-1), J. Sullivan (1-1), D. Lovett (0-4), N. Power (0-3), T. McEnery (0-1), P. J. McIntyre (0-1), T. Nolan (0-1). | R. McGarry (2-2), E. Donnelly (0-4), A. McCallin (1-0), S. Richmond (0-3). | Referee: G. Foley (Dublin) |
| 5 March 1972 | Kildare | 1-13 - 3-3 | Westmeath | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| 3.00pm | J. Walsh (0-10), N. Behan (1-0), B. Burke (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1), J. O'Leary (0-1). | K. Gavin (1-0), P Monaghan (1-0), J. Carey (1-0), T. Ring (0-3). | Referee: M. Maher (Dublin) |
| 5 March 1972 | Laois | 4-8 - 7-0 | Galway | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 3.15pm | S. Cuddy (2-1), G. Lanham (1-1), G. Conroy (1-0), P. Dillon (0-3), D. Sheeran (0-2), P. Dowling (0-1). | T. Ryan (3-0), M. Donoghue (1-0), P. Fahy (1-0), B. O'Connor (1-0), P. J. Molloy (1-0). |
| 5 March 1972 | Waterford | 3-4 - 1-8 | Wicklow | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| 3.00pm | M. Ormond (1-1), M. Kirwan (1-0), P. Coady (1-0), J. Kirwan (0-1), M. Hickey (0-1), P. McGrath (0-1). | T. Kennedy (1-0), T. Morrissey (0-2), M. O'Brien (0-2), S. Brennan (0-2), P. Berkery (0-1), M. Delaney (0-1). |
| 19 March 1972 | Tipperary | 4-7 - 2-11 | Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| F. Loughnane (1-5), R. Ryan (2-0), P. Byrne (1-1), J. Flanagan (0-1). | R. Bennis (0-5), É. Grimes (1-1), M. Graham (1-1), A. Dunworth (0-2), D. Flynn (0-1), É. Cregan (0-1). | Referee: N. Dalton (Waterford) |
| 19 March 1972 | St. Brendan's Park, Birr | |||
| J. Kirwan (1-0), D. Hanniffy (0-1), J. McKenna (0-1), P. J. Whelahan (0-1). | C. McCarthy (3-3), S. O'Leary (3-0), R. Cummins (0-1), M. Malone (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1). | Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 19 March 1972 | Waterford | |||
| M. Ormond (0-6), M. Hickey (0-5), S. Greene (1-1), V. Connors (1-0), J. Whelan (0-2), J. Kirwan (0-1). | A. McCamphill (0-2), C. McDonnell (0-2), R. McGarry (0-2), P. McShane (0-1). | Referee: J. Bowe (Wexford) |
Knock-out stage
| 9 April 1972 Quarter-final | Cork | 4-12 - 1-5 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| C. McCarthy (2-8), S. O'Leary (1-1), R. Cummins (1-0), D. Collins (0-2), P. Hegarty (0-1). | P. J. Qualter (1-0), P. Fahy (0-3), D. Coen (0-1), J. Connolly (0-1). | Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick) |
| 9 April 1972 Quarter-final | Waterford | |||
| S. Greene (2-0), P. Coady (1-2), M. Hickey (0-4), M. Ormonde (0-4). | E. Keher (0-6), J. Kinsella (1-2), P. Delaney (1-1), M. Brennan (1-0), K. Purcell (1-0), F. Cummins (0-1). | Referee: F. Murphy (Cork) |
| 16 April 1972 Semi-final | Cork | 5-12 - 4-8 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 3.30pm | C. McCarthy (1-9), R. Cummins (2-1), S. O'Leary (2-0), D. Collins (0-1), M. Malone (0-1). | F. Loughnane (1-6), R. Ryan (2-0), J. Flanagan (1-0), M. Roche (0-1), N. O'Dwyer (0-1). | Attendance: 15,890 Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 23 April 1972 Semi-final | Limerick | 3-13 - 2-13 | Kilkenny | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 3.30pm | R. Bennis (2-7), W. Moore (1-1), É. Cregan (0-2), É. Grimes (0-2), J. Foley (0-1). | E. Keher (0-8), P. Delaney (1-2), K. Purcell (1-0), J. Kinsella (0-2), M. Coogan (0-1). | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: F. Murphy (Cork) |
| 7 May 1972 Final | Cork | 3-14 - 2-14 | Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 3:30 p.m. | D. Collins (1-2), S. O'Leary (1-2), C. McCarthy (0-5), C. Roche (1-0), M. Malone (0-2), J. McCarthy (0-2), R. Cummins (0-1). | R. Bennis (1-6), É. Cregan (1-2), É. Grimes (0-3), W. Moore (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1), F. Nolan (0-1). | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary) |
League statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 21 points
- Most goals in a match: 13
- Most points in a match: 28
- Most goals by one team in a match: 9
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Most points scored by a losing team: 14
Top scorers
Season
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 5-56 | 71 | ||
| 2 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 10-35 | 65 | ||
| 3 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 2-51 | 57 | ||
| 4 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 4-36 | 48 | ||
| 5 | Pat Enright
|
Waterford | 4-32 | 44 | ||
| 6 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 12-5 | 41 |
Single game
References
- ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ISBN 0950175870.)
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