1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May - 3 September 1972 | 
| Teams | 15 | 
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (18th win) | 
| Captain | Noel Skehan | 
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork | 
| Captain | Frank Norberg | 
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork | 
| Leinster | Kilkenny | 
| Ulster | Not Played | 
| Connacht | Not Played | 
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 16 | 
| Goals total | 111 (6.93 per game) | 
| Points total | 368 (23 per game) | 
| Player of the Year | Eddie Keher | 
| All-Star Team | See here | 
← 1971   1973 →   | |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1972 was the 85th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3-24 to 5-11 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.