| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 May - 5 September 1971 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (22nd win) |
| Captain | Tadhg O'Connor |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Pat Henderson |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Eddie Keher (4–43) |
| Player of the Year | Michael 'Babs' Keating |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1970 1972 → | |
TheAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1971 was the 85th staging ofIreland's premierhurlingknock-out competition.Tipperary won the championship, beatingKilkenny 5–17 to 5–14 in thefinal atCroke Park,Dublin.
| Province | County | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
| Leinster | Dublin | 1938 | 1961 | |
| Kildare | ||||
| Kilkenny | 1969 | 1969 | ||
| Laois | 1915 | 1949 | ||
| Offaly | ||||
| Westmeath | ||||
| Wexford | 1968 | 1970 | ||
| Munster | Clare | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | 1970 | 1970 | ||
| Limerick | 1940 | 1955 | ||
| Tipperary | 1965 | 1968 | ||
| Waterford | 1959 | 1963 | ||
| Connacht | Galway | 1923 | 1922 | |
| Ulster | Antrim | 1946 | ||
| Britain | London | 1901 | ||
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1971 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was aknockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were noseeds.
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.
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.
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.
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.
First round
| Westmeath | 3–9 – 1–10 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| T. Ring (2–1), Pete Loughlin (1–1), J. Keary (0–3), W. Shanley (0–2), Mick Flanagan (0–2). | J. Walsh (1–9), T. Carew (0–1). |
Quarter-finals
| Dublin | 2–14 – 1–11 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| M. Bermingham (0–5), W. Pierce (1–0), F. Murphy (1–0), J. Kenny (0–3), H. Dalton (0–2), P. Pierce (0–2), B. Cooney (0–1), G. O'Driscoll (0–1). | P. Dowling (1–3), P. Bates (0–4), B. Delaney (0–3), F. Bates (0–1). |
| Offaly | 1–20 – 1–15 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| B. Moylan (0–8), Barry (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–4), P. J. Whelehan (1–0), A. Hanniffy (0–2), M. Cleere (0–2). | T. Ring (0–10), C. Gavin (1–0), M. Flanagan (0–2), J. Keary (0–1), Fanning (0–1), L. Maher (0–1). |
Semi-finals
| Kilkenny | 3–14 – 1–13 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (2–7), M. Brennan (0–4), K. Purcell (1–0), P. Delaney (0–2), N. Byrne (0–1). | J. Kenny (0–4), M. Bermingham (0–4), B. Cooney (1–0), P. Pierce (0–2), D. Rheinisch (0–1), G. O'Driscoll (0–1), H. Dalton (0–1). |
| Wexford | 2–14 – 2–6 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| T. Doran (2–1), T. Byrne (0–4), C. Dowdall (0–3), D. Bernie (0–3),C. Kehoe (0–3). | P. Molloy (1–3), J. Kirwan (1–0), J. Flaherty (0–2), M. Cleare (0–1). |
Final
| Kilkenny | 6–16 – 3–16 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (0–11), M. Murphy (2–2), P. Delaney (2–0), M. Coogan (1–0), N. Byrne (1–0), K. Purcell (0–1), P. Cullen (0–1), M. Brennan (0–1). | C. Kehoe (1–7), T. Doran (1–1), T. Byrne (1–0), J. Quigley (0–3), D. Bernie (0–3), M. Quigley (0–1), C. Doran (0–1). |
Quarter-finals
| Limerick | 3–10 – 2–8 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| R. Bennis (1–5), M. Cregan (1–1), É. Cregan (1–1), É. Grimes (0–2), J. O'Donnell (0–1). | P. Enright (0–5), M. Ormond (1–1), S. Greene (1–0), A. Heffernan (0–1), J. Kirwan (0–1). |
Semi-finals
| Limerick | 2–16 – 2–14 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| R. Bennis (1–8), D. Flynn (1–1), J. Foley (0–2), É. Grimes (0–2), M. Graham (0–1), É. Cregan (0–1), J. O'Donnell (0–1). | C. Kelly (0–7), R. Cummins (2–0), J. Horgan (0–2), C. Roche (0–1), S. Looney (0–1), P. Hegarty (0–1), M. Malone (0–1), J. McCarthy (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 1–15 – 3–4 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| M. Keating (1–3), L. Gaynor (0–3), S. Hogan (0–3), J. Flanagan (0–2), N, O'Dwyer (0–1), P. J. Ryan (0–1), F. Loughnane (0–1), T. O'Connor (0–1). | J. Rochford (1–1), M. Moroney (1–0), N. Casey (1–0), T. Ryan (0–1), P. Russell (0–1), M. Pewter (0–1). |
Final
| Tipperary | 4–16 – 3–18 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| M. Keating (3–4), J. Flanagan (0–5), P. J. Ryan (1–0), F. Loughnane (0–3), L. Gaynor (0–2), J. Doyle (0–1), N. O'Dwyer (0–1) | R. Bennis (0–12), É. Cregan (1–2), É. Grimes (1–1), D. Flynn (1–0), M. Graham (0–2), B. Hartigan (0–1) |
| Galway | 7–24 – 1–8 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| D. Coen (3–4), T. Ryan (1–7), J. Lane (2–1), P. Ryan (1–1), J. Connolly (0–4), P. Fahy (0–3), P. Mitchell (0–2), C. Muldoon (0–1), T. Murphy (0–1). | S. Burns (1–2), A. McAllin (0–4), S. Collins (0–2). |
| Kilkenny | 2–23 – 2–8 | London |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (0–14), P. Delaney (1–2), M. Murphy (1–1), M. Brennan (0–4), F. Cummins (0–1), K. Purcell (0–1). | F. Canning (1–4), N. Power, (1–0), L. Corless (0–2), T. Connolly (0–2). |
| Tipperary | 3–26 – 6–8 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| M. Keating (2–12), F. Loughnane (0–7), J. Flanagan (1–2), N. O'Dwyer (0–3), S. Hogan (0–1), J. Ryan (0–1). | P. Fahy (2–3), P. Ryan (2–0), B. O'Connor (1–1), P. Mitchell (1–1), J. Connolly (0–2), D. Coen (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 5–17 – 5–14 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| M. Keating (0–7), R. Ryan (2–0), J. Flanagan (1–2), D. Ryan (1–1), F. Loughnane (0–4), N. O'Dwyer (1–0), P.J. Ryan (0–2), P. Byrne (0–1). | E. Keher (2–11), M. Murphy (1–1), K. Purcell (1–0), N. Byrne (1–0), F. Cummins (0–2). |
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| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 4–43 | 55 | 4 | 13.75 |
| 2 | Michael 'Babs' Keating | Tipperary | 6–26 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 2–25 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 4 | Tommy Ring | Westmeath | 2–11 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Francis Loughnane | Tipperary | 0–15 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Des Coen | Galway | 3-05 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael 'Babs' Keating | Tipperary | 2–12 | 18 | Galway |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2–11 | 17 | Tipperary |
| 3 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0–14 | 14 | London |
| 4 | Michael 'Babs' Keating | Tipperary | 3-04 | 13 | Limerick |
| Des Coen | Galway | 3-04 | 13 | Antrim | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-07 | 13 | Dublin | |
| 5 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 1-09 | 12 | Westmeath |
| Richie Bennis | Limerick | 0–12 | 12 | Tipperary | |
| 6 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 1-08 | 11 | Cork |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0–11 | 11 | Wexford |
The following players made their début in the 1971 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seánie O'Leary | Cork | July 4 | Limerick | Munster semi-final |
The following players played their last game in the 1971 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game | Début |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Walsh | Kilkenny | September 5 | Tipperary | All-Ireland final | 1956 |