1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling
| type = Under-21
| year = 1969
| image =
| dates =
| teams =
| connacht =
| munster = Cork
| leinster = Wexford
| ulster = Down
| matches =
| team = Cork
| titles = 3rd
| captain = Mick McCarthy
| manager =
| team2 = Wexford
| captain2 =
| manager2 =
| totalgoals =
| totalpoints =
| topscorer =
| previous = 1968
| next = 1970
}}
The 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 6th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 14 September 1969, Cork won the championship following a 5-13 to 4-7 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their 3rd All-Ireland title in the grade and their second in succession.
Results
=Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship=
Semi-finals
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| date = 3 August 1969
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 5-12 – 1-4
| report =
| team2 = Westmeath
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| attendance =
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Final
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| date = 10 August 1969
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 3-16 – 4-3
| report =
| team2 = Kilkenny
| goals1 =
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| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Dr. Cullen Park
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=Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship=
First round
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| date = 23 April 1969
| round = First round
| time =
| team1 = Waterford
| score = 2-02 – 5-07
| report =
| team2 = Cork
| goals1 = S Keating 1-0, R Ormonde 1-0, M Hickey 0-1, D O'Meara 0-1.
| goals2 = W Walsh 2-2, S Murphy 1-0, M Malone 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B Meade 0-2, F Keane 0-2, P Moylan 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan
}}
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| date = 24 April 1969
| round = First round
| time =
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 3-07 – 1-06
| report =
| team2 = Limerick
| goals1 = P Byrne 1-0, J Walsh 1-0, B O'Neill 1-0, N O'Dwyer 0-2, T O'Connor 0-2, T Delaney 0-1, L Hackett 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.
| goals2 = J Ryan 1-0, S Foley 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, P Hayes 0-1, P Hartigan 0-1, R Ryan 0-1.
| referee = D Crowe (Clare)
| attendance =
| stadium = MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
}}
Semi-finals
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| date = 2 July 1969
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 2-06 – 2-05
| report =
| team2 = Clare
| goals1 = M Coen 1-1, P Byrne 1-0, J Tynan 0-2, T Tierney 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, J Walshe 0-1.
| goals2 = J McNamara 0-4, D Fitzgerald 1-0, J McMahon 1-0, M Moroney 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
}}
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| date = 29 July 1969
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 8-14 – 1-01
| report =
| team2 = Galway
| goals1 = B Meade 2-9, W Walsh 3-0, R Cummins 2-1, N Dunne 1-0, F Keane 0-2, S Murphy 0-2.
| goals2 = F Kilkenny 1-0.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
}}
Final
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| date = 10 August 1969
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 3-11 – 1-05
| report =
| team2 = Tipperary
| goals1 = B Meade 1-5, R Cummins 1-3, M Malone 1-1, P Moylan 0-2.
| goals2 = M Coen 1-3, N O'Dwyer 0-2.
| referee = S O'Connor (Limerick)
| attendance =
| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
}}
=Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship=
Final
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| date = 20 July 1969
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Down
| score = 5-17 – 2-11
| report =
| team2 = Antrim
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| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = McKenna Park
}}
=All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship=
Semi-final
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| date = 24 August 1969
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Down
| score = 2-1 – 12-10
| report =
| team2 = Wexford
| goals2 = J Byrne 4-2, M Butler 2-3, M Casey 2-0, T Rice 1-1, S Edwards 1-1, E McDonnell 1-0, B Howlin 1-0, C Doran 0-1, M Browne 0-1, N Buggy 0-1.
| goals1 = M Coleman 1-0, S Ritchie 1-0, J Dumigan 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = St. Patrick's Park
}}
Final
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| date = 14 September 1969
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 5-13 – 4-7
| report =
| team2 = Wexford
| goals1 = R Cummins 2-4, B Meade 0-5, W Walsh 1-1, S Murphy 1-1, B Cummins 1-0, F Keane 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.
| goals2 = M Butler 2-0, T Royce 1-3, M Dalton 1-0, N Buggy 0-3, M Quigley 0-1.
| referee = B Johnson (Kilkenny)
| attendance =
| stadium = Walsh Park
}}
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