1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 14 May to 4 September 1972.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1972 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their sixth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a second meeting in succession. Kilkenny won the match by 8-07 to 3-09 to claim their eighth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in ten years.

Cork's Jimmy Barry-Murphy was the championship's Top scorer with 11-04.

Top scorers

 * Overall

Miscellaneous

 * Cork became the first team to win seven consecutive Munster Championship titles.