1972 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1972 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	16 April – 17 September 1972
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (4th win)
Captain	Noel Seymour
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 12th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. THe championship ran from 16 April to 17 September 1972.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at St. Brendan's Park in Birr on 17 September 1972 between Tipperary and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Tipperary won the match by 2-13 to 1-09 to claim their fourth All-Ireland title overall and a second title in succession.^[2]

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

Wexford v Wicklow

16 April 1972 Quarter-final	Wexford	4-15 - 3-04	Wicklow	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	D Shannon 1-5, M Nolan 2-1, D Fortune 1-0, J Galwey 0-3, J Kehoe 0-2, J Quirke 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, H Goff 0-1.		M O'Neill 2-1, M Murray 1-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1.

Laois v Carlow

16 April 1972 Quarter-final	Laois	3-07 - 1-08	Carlow	O'Moore Park
	E Jones 1-2, M Dalton 1-0, M Wall 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, T Cashin 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, A Purcell 0-1.		D Dunne 1-0, P McNally 0-3, W Walsh 0-2, J Sheeran 0-1, J Keogh 0-1, T Coburn 0-1.

Dublin v Kilkenny

16 April 1972 Quarter-final	Dublin	5-11 - 4-06	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park
	V Holden 1-6, W Walsh 2-1, N Kinsella 1-1, G Hermon 1-0 , PJ Holden 0-1, F Spellman 0-1, J Kealy 0-1.		S Muldowney 2-1, A Aylward 1-2, J Nolan 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1, S Butler 0-1, S Callanan 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

Dublin v Meath

30 April 1972 Semi-final	Dublin	3-09 - 3-06	Meath	Croke Park
	N Kinsella 1-2, V Holden 0-5, T Purcell 1-0, E Hudson 1-0, M Kelly 0-1, P Spellman 0-1.		R Melia 2-1, M McCabe 1-0, B Crawford 0-3, S Kearney 0-2.

Wexford v Laois

21 May 1972 Semi-final	Wexford	4-14 - 3-04	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park
	D O'Brien 2-3, D Fortune 1-3, M Furlong 1-2, J Galwey 0-3, T O'Loughlin 0-1, O Cullen 0-1, M Nolan 0-1.		S Bergin 2-1, T Cashin 1-1, P O'Brien 0-1, G Galvin 0-1.

Leinster final

Dublin v Wexford

9 July 1972 Final	Dublin	3-13 - 3-04	Wexford	Croke Park
	P Quigley 0-6, N Kinsella 1-2, G Hernon 1-0, M Hamill 1-0, M Walsh 0-2, PJ Holden 0-1, M Holden 0-1, F Hamill 0-1.		P Kehoe 2-0, J Kehoe 1-1, J Galwey 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Limerick v Kerry

19 April 1972 Quarter-final	Limerick	2-10 - 3-10	Kerry	Newcastle West Grounds
	P McCarthy 1-2, J Neenan 0-4, B Murnane 1-0, T Horgan 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, T McInerney 0-1, T Brennan 0-1.		D Lovete 1-4, T Nolan 1-2, P Moriarty 1-1, B Twooeny 0-2, J Sullivan 0-1.

Tipperary v Clare

19 April 1972 Quarter-final	Tipperary	3-10 - 2-06	Clare	MacDonagh Park
	J Darcy 2-0, T Moloney 0-6, J Keogh 1-0, S Mackey 0-2, O Killeen 0-1, J Keane 0-1.		D Teefey 1-0, M Keane 1-0, N McInerney 0-3, L Danagher 0-2, S Stack 0-1.

Waterford v Cork

20 April 1972 Quarter-final	Waterford	3-04 - 7-12	Cork	Cappoquin Sportsfield
	L Canning 2-0, PJ Ryan 1-1, J Foley 0-2, J Wall 0-1.		R Crowley 2-3, D Allen 2-0, S Farrell 2-0, M Sheehan 1-2, K McSweeney 0-4, F Cogan 0-2, J Barrett 0-1.

Munster semi-final

Tipperary v Cork

24 May 1972 Semi-final	Tipperary	6-07 - 0-09	Cork	Seán Treacy Park
	J Seymour 2-2, S Mackey 1-1, J Keogh 1-1, N Flannery 1-1, J Darcy 1-0, J Kennedy 0-2.		T Ryan 0-5, B Wiley 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Allen 0-1.

Kerry received a bye in this round.

Munster final

Tipperary v Kerry

28 June 1972 Final	Tipperary	4-16 - 3-12	Kerry	St. Ailbe's Park
	M Ryan 2-4, S Mackey 0-5, J Darcy 1-1, J Kennedy 1-0, J Keogh 0-2, M Flannery 0-2, P Coffey 0-1, J Spooner 0-1.		T Moylan 1-5, B Lovett 1-1, P Lyons 1-0, B Healy 0-2, T Moriarty 0-2, F Thornton 0-2.

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

Down v Antrim

9 July 1972 Final	Down	3-13 - 5-07	Antrim	St. Patrick's Park
	P Braniff 1-9.

Antrim v Down

16 July 1972 Final replay	Antrim	1-10 - 2-09	Down	Casement Park
				Referee: E Donnelly

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

Galway v Down

30 July 1972 Quarter-final	Galway	8-10 - 3-09	Down	Dunlo Grounds
	K Hanniffy 3-2, T O'Hara 2-1, P Ryan 2-1, D Furey 1-3, G Coone 0-2, P Fahy 0-1.		P Braniff 1-6, F Faloona 1-0, G Byers 1-0, R Gilmore 0-2, S Sands 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

Tipperary v Dublin

27 August 1972 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-09 - 2-04	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	S Mackey 1-4, O Killeen 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, J Kehoe 0-1, W Ferncombe 0-1.		P Maycock 1-1, W Walsh 1-0, P Quigley 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, J Kealy 0-1.

London v Galway

27 August 1972 Semi-final	London	0-13 - 3-12	Galway	New Eltham
	M Walshe 0-6, P O'Neill 0-4, B Barry 0-2, T Frehill 0-1.		K Hanniffy 1-4, E Muldoon 1-2, G Coone 0-4, G Glynn 0-1, P Egan 0-1, T O'Hara 0-1.

All-Ireland final

Tipperary v Galway

17 September 1972 Final	Tipperary	2-13 - 1-09	Galway	St. Brendan's Park
	J Kennedy 1-2, S Mackey 0-5, O Killeen 1-1, M Ryan 0-3, T Moloney 0-1, J Connors 0-1.		P Egan 1-4, G Coone 0-2, M Barrett 0-1, E Muldoon 0-1, K Hanniffy 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)