The 1972 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
Newmarket-on-Fergus entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 29 October 1972 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Newmarket-on-Fergus and St Senan's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newmarket-on-Fergus won the match by 7âÂÂ08 to 3âÂÂ05 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a second championship title in succession.