1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 1973 Cork Wexford Antrim Cork 6th Martin O'Doherty Wexford 1972 1974 The 1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Galway were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 11 November 1973, Cork won the championship following a 2–10 to 4–2 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx County profile: Cork Hogan Stand 24 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx 2009-02-16 dead This was their sixth All-Ireland title in the grade and their fifth in six championship seasons. Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship Munster quarter-finals 26 April 1973 Quarter-final Waterford 2-08 - 3-09 Cork T Hunt 1-1, B Landers 1-1, T Reid 0-4, L Power 0-1, J Galvin 0-1. T Sheehan 3-6, S O'Leary 0-3. Cappoquin Sportsfield J Moloney (Waterford) 2 May 1973 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-09 - 1-05 Clare MacDonagh Park S O'Grady (Limerick) Munster semi-finals 4 July 1973 Semi-final Tipperary 2-08 - 2-09 Cork J Kehoe 0-6, M Young 1-0, P Fanning 1-0, J Kane 0-1, J Sherlock 0-1. T Sheehan 0-6, D Relihan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, S O'Leary 0-2. Semple Stadium Munster final 8 August 1973 Final Cork 4-11 - 2-07 Limerick T Sheehan 2-5, D Relihan 2-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, T Crowley 0-1. F Ryan 1-2, D O'Sullivan 1-0, V O'Donoghue 0-3, J Curtin 0-1, B Neenan 0-1. Dr. Mannix Sportsfield J Moloney (Tipperary) All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals 12 August 1973 Semi-final Wexford 2-09 - 0-07(match abandoned) Antrim Wexford Park 28 October 1973 Semi-final refixture Galway 1-08 - 2-16 Cork G Holland 1-0, I Clarke 0-2, M Connolly 0-2, M Coen 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-2. S O'Leary 2-14, S Buckley 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. Pearse Stadium All-Ireland final 11 November 1973 Final Cork 2-10 - 4-02 Wexford S O'Leary 0-5, T Fogarty 1-1, T Sheehan 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-3, J Barry-Murphy 0-1. J Allen 2-0, S Storey 1-0, N Walsh 1-0, PJ Harris 0-2. Páirc Dáibhín J Moloney (Tipperary) Championship statistics Miscellaneous The All-Ireland semi-final between Wexford and Antrim was abandoned by the referee ten minutes from the end when a fracas broke out. An official from the Antrim County Board also refused to cooperate with journalists after claiming that his team were afforded a poor reception at Wexford Park. The All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Galway was postponed twice before eventually being played on 28 October 1971. References Under Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship