1969 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1969 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.[1][2]

1969 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersWarwickshire (2nd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKerry
CaptainTom Cronin
Provincial Champions
MunsterNot Played
LeinsterLouth
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtLeitrim
1968
1970

Warwickshire entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The All-Ireland final was played on 12 October 1969 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Warwickshire and Kerry, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Warwickshire won the match by 3–06 to 0–11 to claim their second consecutive All-Ireland title.[4]

All-Ireland semi-finals

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17 August 1969 Semi-final Kerry 5-12 - 5-07 Louth Croke Park
C Flaherty 2-1, T McCarthy 1-3, B McCarthy 0-5, J O'Sullivan 1-1, J Gannon 1-0, P McCarthy 0-1, N Power 0-1. E McGrath 3-1, P O'Brien 1-2, S Maguire 1-0, N Rice 0-1, C McGrath 0-1, P Moran 0-1, M Barry 0-1.
24 August 1969 Semi-final Antrim 5-08 - 3-06 Leitrim Casement Park

All-Ireland home final

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5 October 1969 Home final Kerry 6-11 - 2-10 Antrim Croke Park
P McCarthy 2-1, B McCarthy 1-3, P O'Sullivan 1-2, C Flaherty 1-0, J Gannon 1-0, T McCarthy 0-2, P Finnegan 0-2, PJ McIntyre 0-1. A McCallin 2-5, S Clarke 0-2, G McGarry 0-1, D McMullan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.

All-Ireland final

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12 October 1969 Final Warwickshire 3-06 - 0-11 Kerry Austin Stack Park
M Hanley 1-1, B Collins 1-1, J Gilligan 1-0, L Moloney 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, J Brown 0-1, V Coffey 0-1. TB McCarthy 0-6, B McCarthy 0-2, P Finnegan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, J Gannon 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Treasures: the year Warwickshire won the All-Ireland junior hurling final". Irish Independent. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Hurling". Warwickshire GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2023.