1969 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1969 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1969
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (9th win)
CaptainSeán Collins
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainDinny McCormack
Provincial Champions
MunsterKilkenny
LeinsterCork
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1968
1970

Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were beaten in the Leinster semi-final.

On 7 September 1969 Cork won the championship following a 2-15 to 3-6 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their ninth All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

6 July 1969 Semi-finalDublin4-3 - 0-13WexfordDr. Cullen Park, Carlow
6 July 1969 Semi-finalKilkennyvLaoisCroke Park, Dublin

Final

20 July 1969 FinalKilkenny3-9 - 2-7DublinCroke Park, Dublin
P Bollard 1-5, M Carroll 1-1, T Watters 0-3, T Neary 1-0. J Cranley 0-5, J Kealy 1-0, J Brennan 1-0, M Forrestal 0-2.

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

11 May 1969 Quarter-finalCork4-16 - 4-6ClareThurles Sportsfield, Thurles
1 June 1969 Quarter-finalWaterford2-7 - 5-6TipperaryWalsh Park, Waterford

Semi-finals

22 June 1969 Semi-finalTipperary5-7 - 3-5LimerickAthletic Grounds, Cork
29 June 1969 Semi-finalCork9-11 - 1-1GalwayGaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

27 July 1969 FinalCork1-12 - 2-4TipperaryGaelic Grounds, Limerick
S Farrell 1-1, T Sheehan 0-3, S O'Leary 0-3, M O'Doherty 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, P Coughlan 0-1. J Cunningham 2-3, K Hough 0-1. Referee: L Duggan (Galway)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

24 August 1969 Semi-finalAntrim1-7 - 3-9KilkennyCasement Park, Belfast
A Thornbury 1-0, M Brunty 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, E Dornan 0-1. M Carroll 2-0, M O'Shea 1-0, T Watters 0-3, M Buggy 0-2, P Bollard 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, G Burke 0-1.

Final

7 September 1969 FinalCork2-15 - 3-6KilkennyCroke Park, Dublin
T Sheehan 0-10 (5f), G Hanley 1-4, S O'Leary 1-1. T Watters 1-2 (1-0f), R O'Shea 1-0, T Phelan 1-0, P Bollard 0-3 (f), M O'Shea 0-1. Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

References

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