1973 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1973 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1973

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (9th win)
Captain	Kevin Robinson
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	John Dervan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
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Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 2 September 1973 between Kilkenny and Galway, in what was their second All-Ireland final meeting overall and a first meeting in 43 years. Kilkenny won the match by 4-04 to 3-07 to claim their ninth All-Ireland title overall and a second title insuccession.^[2]

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Galway v Tipperary

5 August 1973 Semi-final	Galway	3-14 - 3-10	Tipperary	Cusack Park
	G Burke 2-0, M Hanniffy 0-6, F Power 1-2, B Kelly 0-3, E Dooley 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, G Hogan 0-1.		J Grogan 1-6, B Kenny 1-0, T Shoer 1-0, S Hayes 0-1, P Kirby 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.	Referee: S Rankins

Kilkenny v Antrim

19 August 1973 Semi-final	Kilkenny	5-15 - 2-03	Antrim	Croke Park
	J Lyng 0-10, P Lennon 2-1, S O'Brien 1-1, M Lyng 1-1, P Treacy 1-0, G Robinson 0-1, B Waldron 0-1.		P Boyle 1-0, P Dallat 1-0, V Dennehy 0-3.	Referee: D Ferguson (Meath)

All-Ireland final

Kilkenny v Galway

2 September 1973 Final	Kilkenny	4-5 - 3-7	Galway	Croke Park
	S O'Brien 4-2, J Lyng 0-2, B Waldron 0-1.		F Power 2-0, G Burke 1-1, M Hanniffy 0-3, B Kelly 0-2, J Dervan 0-1.	Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)