1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 1971 - 5 September 1971 |
| Teams | 3 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (11th win) |
| Captain | John Buckley |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Total Goals | 8 (4.0 per game) |
| Total Points | 39 (19.5 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Pat Buckley (3-13) |
← 1970 1972 → | |
The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 15 August 1971 and ended on 5 September 1971.
Cork were the defending champions.
On 5 September 1971, Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their third in successive championship seasons.
Cork's Pat Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 3-13.
Teams
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | ||
| Cork |
|
1970 | 1970 |
| Galway | 
|
1958 | |
| Kilkenny | 
|
1962 | 1969 |
Results
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-final
| 15 August 1971 Semi-final | Cork | 4-13 - 1-4 | Galway | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| P Buckley 1-8, E O'Sullivan 2-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, T Fogarty 0-3, S Coughlan 0-1. | L Mulvey 1-1, G Holland 0-2, J Grealish 0-1. | Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly) |
Final
| 5 September 1971 Final | Cork | 2-11 - 1-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Buckley 2-5, T Canavan 0-2, T Fogarty 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2. | PJ Butler 1-1, B Cody 0-3, E Houlihan 0-3, N Minogue 0-2, Pat Butler 0-1, T Barry 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Scoring statistics
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 3-13 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 2-5 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| Pat Buckley | Cork | 1-8 | 11 | Galway | |
| 3 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 2-1 | 7 | Galway |