1971 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1971 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	28 March – 19 September 1971
Teams	18
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (3rd win)
Captain	Éamonn Butler
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wicklow
Captain	Mick O'Brien
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Wicklow
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
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The 1971 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 28 March to 19 September 1971.

Antrim were the defending champions, however, they availed of their right to promotion to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and did not field a team.^[1]^[2]

The All-Ireland final was played at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny on 19 September 1971 between Tipperary and Wicklow, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Tipperary won the match by 3-16 to 3-13 to claim their third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in five years.^[3]^[4]

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

Meath v Offaly

28 March 1971 First round	Meath	5-10 - 2-05	Offaly	St. Loman's Park
	S Gohery 2-2, TJ O'Reilly 2-0, F Gleeson 1-2, M Garrigan 0-3, M McCabe 0-2, R Melia 0-1.		J Roche 1-1, G Woods 1-0, D Sullivan 0-1, P Heenan 0-1, J Nestor 0-1, N Quinn 0-1.

Carlow v Laois

28 March 1971 First round	Carlow	2-08 - 3-04	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park
	J Walsh 1-0, W Walsh 1-0, L Walsh 0-3, P McNally 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, T Whelan 0-1, E Quirke 0-1.		L Dollard 2-0, M Dalton 1-1, G Lanham 0-3.

Wicklow v Wexford

28 March 1971 First round

Wicklow

2-17 - 1-09

Wexford

Aughrim County Ground

Kilkenny v Dublin

28 March 1971 First round	Kilkenny	3-09 - 3-09	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	K Purcell 1-3, J O'Shea 0-4, N Murphy 1-0, P Tierney 1-0, M Phelan 0-2.		N Kinsella 2-3, W Doran 1-0, M Kelly 0-3, S Kinsella 0-2, P Storey 0-1.

Dublin v Kilkenny

23 May 1971 First round replay	Dublin	4-02 - 3-04	Kilkenny	O'Toole Park
	K Hegarty 2-0, T Flynn 1-0, W Walsh 1-0, J Doran 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1.		L Ryan 2-0, M Murphy 1-2, G Meehan 0-1, W Maher 0-1.

Leinster second round

Louth v Carlow

23 May 1971 Second round	Louth	4-04 - 4-11	Carlow	O'Toole Park
	P Rice 2-0, D Callan 1-2, J Nash 1-0, M Rice 0-2.		L Walsh 3-4, J Walsh 1-2, W Quirke 0-2, W O'Rourke 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, MM Morrissey 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

Wicklow v Carlow

13 June 1971 Semi-final	Wicklow	2-11 - 3-04	Carlow	Gorey Grounds
	M Delaney 0-7, W Hilliard 1-1, T Scott 1-0, S Doyle 0-3.		L Walsh 3-1, J Walsh 0-1, P McNally 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.

Meath v Dublin

11 July 1971 Semi-final	Meath	2-12 - 3-10	Dublin	St. Loman's Park
	S Kearney 0-7, J Curtin 1-1, TJ O'Reilly 1-0, S Boylan 0-1, R Melia 0-1, P Christie 0-1, M McCabe 0-1.		P Storey 2-2, F Spellman 0-4, N Kinsella 1-0, W Walsh 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1, T Ryan 0-1.

Leinster final

Wicklow v Dublin

18 July 1971 Final	Wicklow	1-15 - 2-09	Dublin	Dr. Cullen Park
	M O'Brien 1-3, M Delaney 0-5, T Morrissey 0-4, M Jordan 0-2, J Brennan 0-1.		M Kinsella 1-2, F Spellman 0-4, W Walsh 1-0, M Kelly 0-1, S Dunningham 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Kerry v Cork

21 April 1971 Quarter-final	Kerry	2-11 - 4-04	Cork	Austin Stack Park
	D Lovett 1-7, P Moriarty 1-0, F Thornton 0-2, T McEnery 0-2.		C Kelly 2-2, K McSweeney 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1.

Clare v Waterford

25 April 1971 Quarter-final	Clare	4-04 - 2-02	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	Milo Keane 2-0, C Carew 1-1, J O'Leary 1-0, V Arthur 0-2, N Jordan 0-1.		J Flynn 1-1, M Brazil 1-0, T Reid 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

Clare v Limerick

5 May 1971 Semi-final	Clare	2-06 - 2-06	Limerick	Cusack Park
	N Jordan 2-1, V Arthur 0-2, M Keogh 0-1, M Keane 0-1, S Keyes 0-1.		S Burke 2-1, P Ryan 0-2, B O'Brien 0-2, G Neenan 0-1.

Kerry v Tipperary

15 May 1971 Semi-final	Kerry	4-08 - 5-10	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park
	D Lovett 1-5, F Thornton 2-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, P Moriarty 0-2, T Kirby 0-1.		E Butler 2-1, D Ryan 1-2, P Lowry 1-1, J Barry 0-4, J Carey 1-0, JP McDonald 0-2.

Limerick v Clare

28 May 1971 Semi-final replay	Limerick	1-14 - 4-01	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	S Bourke 0-6, P O'Brien 0-5, P Ryan 1-0, D Ryan 0-2, K Murphy 0-1.		Michael Keane 2-0, J McCarthy 1-1, Milo Keane 1-0.

Munster final

Limerick v Tipperary

21 July 1971 Final	Limerick	2-04 - 1-11	Tipperary	FitzGerald Park
	P Ryan 1-0, S Burke 1-0, R Prendergast 0-3, F Costello 0-1.		P O'Neill 0-5, J Carey 1-0, P Quinlan 0-2, E Butler 0-1, P Lowry 0-1, S Power 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

Antrim v Down

11 July 1971 Final

Antrim

1-12 - 5-08

Down

St. Patrick's Park

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

Galway v Down

8 August 1971 Quarter-final	Galway	3-10 - 2-09	Down	Croke Park
	L Mulrane 1-1, T O'Hara 1-1, C Stanley 1-1, T Ryan 0-4, S Quinn 0-2, C Cotten 0-1.		B Gilmore 0-5, M Coleman 1-1, S Hollywood 1-0, B Faloona 0-2, P Braniff 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

Wicklow v London

29 August 1971 Semi-final	Wicklow	3-11 - 4-06	London	Aughrim County Ground
	M Delaney 1-5, T Morrissey 1-1, W Hilliard 1-1, M O'Brien 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, S Doyle 0-1.		T Frehill 2-1, J O'Leary 1-2, M Quinlan 1-0, A Gordon 0-3.

Galway v Tipperary

29 August 1971 Semi-final	Galway	3-05 - 2-16	Tipperary	Portumna Grounds
	J Quinn 3-0, C Stanley 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-1, T O'Hara 0-1, J Norris 0-1.		J Barry 1-1, J Carey 1-1, S Power 0-3, J Noonan 0-3, P Lowry 0-3, B Teehan 0-2, JP McDonnell 0-2, E Butler 0-1.

All-Ireland final

Tipperary v Wicklow

19 September 1971 Final	Tipperary	3-16 - 3-13	Wicklow	Nowlan Park
	P Lowry 2-6, S Power 1-3, PJ McDonald 0-2, B Teehan 0-2, J Noonan 0-2, S Barry 0-1.		M Delaney 1-9, J Doyle 1-1, W Hilliard 1-0, M O'Brien 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1, T Scott 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

References

^ "Antrim profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "Hurling legend Justin McCarthy recalls working with Antrim during the Troubles". Belfast Live. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.