1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 28 October 1973 and ended on 28 April 1974.
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 28 October 1973 - 28 April 1974 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Blackrock (2nd win) |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Rathnure |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Blackrock |
Leinster | Rathnure |
Ulster | St. John's |
Connacht | Castlegar |
Championship Statistics | |
Top Scorer | Dan Quigley (4-42) |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → |
Glen Rovers of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Blackrock in the final of the Cork Championship.[1]
On 28 April 1974, Blackrock won the championship after a 3-08 to 1-09 defeat of Rathnure in the All-Ireland final replay.[2] It was second championship title overall and their first title since 1972.
Dan Quigley of Rathnure was the championship's top scorer with 4-42.
Format
The 1973–74 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
Provincial Championships
The Leinster, Connacht, Munster and Ulster championships were played on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
All-Ireland Series
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Ulster champions while the Leinster champions played the Connacht champions. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.
Results
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
18 November 1973 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-04 - 4-05 | Ballinrobe | St. Manchan's Park, Mohill |
H Faughnan 1-0, G Keegan 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-2, L Harte 0-1, M Doorigan 0-1. | M Murphy 1-1, P Malone 1-1, P McWaters 1-0, J Murphy 1-0, V Hughes 0-2, B Crowley 0-1. |
18 November 1973 Quarter-final | Craobh Rua | 3-02 - 1-12 | Tremane | Corran Park, Ballymote |
C Lawlor 2-1, J Fitzgerald 1-0, M Lally 0-1. | T Healy 1-3, J Kilroy 0-6, M Kilroy 0-2, J Coyne 0-1. |
Semi-final
Semi-final | Ballinrobe | v | Tremane |
Final
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
11 November 1973 First round | Carnew Emmets | 2-06 - 2-08 | Faughs | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
11 November 1973 First round | Ballinkillen | 6-05 - 7-13 | The Fenians | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
S Nolan 3-0, J Clerkin 2-0 ,T Collier 1-1, Terry Byrne 0-2, Tim Byrne 0-1, Cyril Hughes 0-1. | B Fitzpatrick 3-4, P Broderick 1-4, W Watson 2-0, J Moriarty 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, M Garrett 0-2, G Murphy 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
25 November 1973 Quarter-final | Faughs | 1-12 - 0-07 | Ardclough | O'Toole Park, Dublin |
P O'Neill 1-6, N Smith 0-2, C Muldoon 0-2, T Quinn 0-1, J Lyons 0-1. | N Walsh 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, T Christian 0-2, D Dalton 0-1. |
25 November 1973 Quarter-final | Camross | 2-02 - 1-08 | St. Rynagh's | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
F Keenan 1-1, O Cuddy 1-0, S Cuddy 0-1. | B Moylan 0-5, PJ Whelehan 1-0, P Mulhaire 0-1, J Horan 0-2. |
25 November 1973 Quarter-final | The Fenians | 3-07 - 3-10 | Rathnure | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
B Fitzpatrick 1-1, P Delaney 1-1, J Moriarty 1-0, W Watson 0-2, P Henderson 0-2. | D Quigley 0-6, J Murphy 1-2, M Byrne 1-0, J Quigley 1-0, T O'Connor 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
25 November 1973 Quarter-final | Boardsmill | 2-07 - 1-02 | Raharney | St. Loman's Park, Trim |
Referee: C Foley (Dublin) |
Semi-finals
20 January 1974 Semi-final | Boardsmill | 1-11 - 4-08 | St. Rynagh's | Kildalkey |
S Carney 0-7, D Fay 1-0, V Guy 0-2, N Perry 0-1, TJ Reilly 0-1. | H Dolan 1-1, M Moylan 0-4, J Claffery 1-0, PJ Whelehan 1-0, S Moylan 1-0, J Woods 0-1, P Horan 0-1, JJ Devery 0-1. |
20 January 1974 Semi-final | Faughs | 2-10 - 6-12 | Rathnure | Croke Park, Dublin |
Paddy O'Neill 1-9, N Rea 1-0, J Conway 0-1. | J Quigley 2-4, J Murphy 2-2, D Quigley 0-4, V Fenlon 1-0, M Byrne 1-0, P Flynn 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. | Referee: S Rankins (Laois) |
Final
3 March 1974 Final | Rathnure | 1-18 - 2-09 | St. Rynagh's | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
D Quigley 1-15, M Quigley 0-1, J Quigley 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. | S Moylan 0-7, B Moylan 2-0, H Dolan 0-1, P Mulhaire 0-1. |
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
28 October 1973 Quarter-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 6-10 - 3-07 | Portlaw | Newmarket-on-Fergus |
T Ryan 4-7, M Gilmartin 1-0, P McNamara 1-0, S Liddy 0-1, G McNamara 0-1, B Behan 0-1. | M Hickey 0-4, A Ryan 1-0, T Cheasty 1-0, B Kiely 1-0, T Russell 0-1, D Long 0-1, M Regan 0-1. |
16 December 1973 Quarter-final | Kilmallock | 0-09 - 2-03 | Roscrea | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
6 January 1974 Quarter-final replay | Roscrea | 5-07 - 2-04 | Kilmallock | St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea |
F Loughnane 3-2, J Cunningham 0-5, B Stapleton 1-0, J Fitzgerald 1-0. | T Smith 1-2, M Dowling 1-1, P Kelly 0-1. |
Semi-finals
11 November 1973 Semi-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 4-07 - 2-07 | Ballyduff | Newmarket-on-Fergus |
T Ryan 2-4, M Gilmartin 1-1, B Meehan 1-0, G Lohan 0-1, DJ Meehan 0-1. | J O'Grady 2-1, J Bunyan 0-3, M Sullivan 0-1, MJ Quinlan 0-1, B Hennessy 0-1. | Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary) |
20 January 1974 Semi-final | Roscrea | 4-08 - 5-06 | Blackrock | St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea |
J Cunningham 2-5, J Spooner 1-0, J Tynan 1-0, F Loughnane 0-3. | É O'Donoghue 2-0, R Cummins 2-0, J O'Halloran 1-0, P Moylan 0-3, D Collins 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. |
Final
17 February 1974 Final | Blackrock | 1–13 - 0–14 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Bruff |
D Collins 0-5, P Moylan 0-4, R Cummins 1-0, R Cummins 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1. | T Ryan 0-9, C Woods 0-3, M Kilmartin 0-2. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-final
18 November 1973 Semi-final | St. John's | 9-07 - 2-02 | Ballygalget | Mitchel Park, Ballygalget |
Final
Final | St. John's | w/o - scr. | Kevin Lynch's |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
3 March 1974 Semi-final | Blackrock | 5–12 – 1–05 | St. John’s | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
É O'Donoghue 3-2, J O'Halloran 2-3, P Moylan 0-5, B Cummins 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1. | H McCrory 1-2, A McCallin 0-2, S Burns 0-1. | Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny) |
10 March 1974 Semi-final | Rathnure | 1–15 – 1–06 | Castlegar | Enniscorthy |
D Quigley 0-5, Séamus Murphy 1-1, J Murphy 0-3, P Flynn 0-2, J Mooney 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, Seán Murphy 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1. | N Cummins 1-2, J Connolly 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, M Connolly 0-1. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Finals
17 March 1974 Final | Blackrock | 2–14 – 3–11 | Rathnure | Croke Park, Dublin |
P Moylan 0–8, É O'Donoghue 1–1, D Collins 1–1, D Prendergast 0–2, R Cummins 0–2. | D Quigley 3–6, P Flynn 0–2, J Murphy 0–2, J Quigley 0–1. | Referee: P Johnson (Kilkenny) |
28 April 1974 Final replay | Blackrock | 3–08 – 1–09 | Rathnure | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
E O'Donoghue 1–2, D Collins 1–1, R Cummins 1–0, D Prendergast 0–3, P Moylan 0–2. | J Quigley 1–3, D Quigley 0–6. | Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Dan Quigley | Rathnure | 4-42 | 54 | 6 | 9.00 |
2 | Timmy Ryan | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 6-20 | 38 | 3 | 12.66 |
3 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Blackrock | 7-06 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
Miscellaneous
- Dan Quigley's tally of 1-15 for Rathnure is the highest-ever personal tally for an individual in a Leinster final.
References
- "Whelahans keeping it in the family". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- Breheny, Martin (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2018.