1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 1 December 1974 – 16 March 1975 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | St. Finbarr's (1st win) |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Fenians Johnstown |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | St. Finbarr's |
Leinster | Fenians Johnstown |
Ulster | Ballycran |
Connacht | Ardrahan |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → |
The 1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 5th national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1974 and the championship ended on 16 March 1975. Blackrock went into the 1974–75 championship as defending champions, having won their second All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by St. Finbarr's of Cork and Fenians of Kilkenny. St. Finbarr's won the game by 3–8 to 1–6. It was their first ever All-Ireland title.
Format
The 1974–75 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 Connacht champions while the Leinster champions played the Ulster champions. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.
Results
Quarter-finals
Quarter-final | Tooreen | w/o - scr. | St. Finbarr's |
24 November 1974 Quarter-final | Tremane | w/o - scr. | Craobh Rua | Athleague |
Semi-final
1 December 1975 Semi-final | Tooreen | 3-05 - 0-11 | Tremane | Charlestown |
T Henry 1-2, W Stenson 1-0, E Mulrennan 1-0, J Henry 0-3. | R Sallon 0-3, S Kilroy 0-3, J Kilroy 0-2, T Healy 0-2, J Coyne 0-1. | Referee: M Donlon (Sligo) |
Final
2 February 1975 Final | Tooreen | 1-06 - 9-12 | Ardrahan | Ballyhaunis |
J Henry 1-5, E Mulrennan 0-1. | M Whelan 4-1, J O'Mahony 1-6, G Curtin 1-1, V Mullins 1-1, B Forde 1-0, M Kearns 1-0, M Cunningham 0-2, JJ O'Dea 0-1. |
First round
1 December 1974 First round | Carnew Emmets | 3-13 - 2-05 | Suncroft | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
1 December 1974 First round | Castlepollard | 0-07 - 2-09 | Boardsmill | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
1 December 1974 First round | The Fenians | 3-07 - 1-07 | Rathnure | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
J Moriarty 1-2, P Delaney 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, M Garrett 0-2, B Watson 0-1, P Broderick 0-1. | D Quigley 0-5, M Quigley 1-0, J Murphy 0-1, J Quigley 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
1 December 1974 Quarter-final | St. Rynagh's | 2-03 - 0-09 | Camross | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
S Moylan 1-0, P Horan 1-0, PJ Whelehan 0-2, J Horan 0-1. | F Keenan 0-3, M Carroll 0-2, M Cuddy 0-2, P Dowling 0-1, M Cuddy 0-1. |
8 December 1974 Quarter-final | Boardsmill | 3-13 - 0-04 | Naomh Moninne | St. Loman's Park, Trim |
15 December 1974 Quarter-final | Carnew Emmets | 3-07 - 4-05 | Faughs | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
M Lalor 2-5, T Collins 1-1, M Doyle 0-1. | J Cunningham 2-3, J Bennett 1-1, N Rea 1-0, J Derwin 0-1. |
15 December 1974 Quarter-final | The Fenians | 5-14 - 0-04 | Naomh Eoin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
J Moriarty 1-7, E Graham 2-1, B Watson 2-1, P Delaney 0-3, P Broderick 0-2. | M Nolan 0-1, J O'Hara 0-1, E Quirke 0-1, L Fox 0-1. |
15 December 1974 Quarter-final replay | Camross | 1-06 - 2-08 | St. Rynagh's | Kelly Daly Park, Rathdowney |
F Keenan 0-5, Martin Cuddy 1-0, G Cuddy 0-1. | B Moylan 1-1, B Lyons 1-1, G Burke 0-2, J Horan 0-1, S Moylan 0-1, G Woods 0-1, PJ Whelehan 0-1, |
Semi-finals
12 January 1975 Semi-final | St. Rynagh's | 1-10 - 0-09 | Boardsmill | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
M Moylan 1-4, PJ Whelehan 0-2, B Lyons 0-1, H Dolan 0-1, G Woods 0-1, P Horan 0-1. | S Carney 0-3, S Garrigan 0-3, M Mooney 0-1, D Fay 0-1, L Gibbons 0-1. | Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
12 January 1975 Semi-final | The Fenians | 2-09 - 0-07 | Faughs | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
J Moriarty 0-5, P Delaney 1-1, B Watson 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, G Henderson 0-1. | J Cunningham 0-3, K Maher 0-1, N Rea 0-1, C Muldoon 0-1, J Bennett 0-1. | Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Final
26 January 1975 Final | The Fenians | 2-06 - 1-06 | St. Rynagh's | Croke Park, Dublin |
M Garrett 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-4, P Fitzpatrick 1-0, J Moriarty 0-1. | B Moylan 0-4, M Moylan 1-0, PJ Whelehan 0-1, P Horan 0-1. | Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
Quarter-finals
1 December 1974 Quarter-final | Kilmallock | 6-16 - 0-04 | Abbeydorney | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Kilmallock |
B Savage 3-1, T Smith 1-8, D O'Riordan 2-2, M Finn 0-2, T Moloney 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, M Dowling 0-1. | T Behan 0-2, T Lyons 0-1, B Keane 0-1. | Referee: J Woods (Clare) |
1 December 1974 Quarter-final | Mount Sion | 3-03 - 5-12 | St. Finbarr's | Walsh Park, Waterford |
M Óg Morrissey 1-0, S Greene 1-0 ,P Kelly 1-0, P O'Grady 0-2, M Geary 0-1. | J Barry-Murphy 2-4, B Scully 2-0, J O'Shea 1-2, S Gillen 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1. | Referee: D Dowling (Kilkenny) |
Semi-finals
17 November 1974 Semi-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2-10 - 0-09 | Thurles Sarsfields | Newmarket-on-Fergus |
S Liddy 1-2, J McNamara 0-5, T Ryan 1-1, C Woods 0-1, P McNamara 0-1. | J Doyle Snr 0-4, E Clancy 0-1, P McCormack 0-1, P Byrne 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, J Doyle 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (Cork) |
15 December 1974 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 4-12 - 0-09 | Kilmallock | The Mardyke, Cork |
J Barry-Murphy 2-2, B Scully 2-0, J O'Shea 0-3, S Gillen 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1. | T Smith 0-4, P Kelly 0-3, T Moloney 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1. | Referee: H Moloney (Tipperary) |
Final
19 January 1975 Final | St. Finbarr's | 0-07 - 0-03 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
C McCarthy 0-4, S Gillen 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1. | C Woods 0-2, M Pewter 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Semi-final
Final
8 December 1974 Final | Sarsfields | 3-02 - 3-05 | Ballycran | Corrigan Park, Belfast |
A Thorneberry 1-0, S Doherty 1-0, E McGarrigle 1-0, S Ward 0-2. | M O'Flynn 2-1, B Gilmore 1-0, S Mullan 0-1, J Martin 0-1, B Mullan 0-1, T Browne 0-1. | Referee: F Carlisle (Armagh) |
Semi-finals
23 February 1975 Semi-final | Fenians | 2-13 - 1-08 | Ardrahan | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe |
B Fitzpatrick 1-8, JJ Tobin 1-1, J Moriarty 0-2, B Watson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1. | M Bond 0-4, M Whelan 1-0, V Mullins 0-3, N Geoghegan 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
23 February 1975 Semi-final | Ballycran | 3-10 - 8-08 | St. Finbarr's | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
T Browne 2-0, B Gilmore 0-5, J Martin 1-0, B Mullan 0-3, B Gordon 0-2. | J Barry-Murphy 3-2, C McCarthy 2-1, S Looney 2-0, G O'Shea 1-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-2, S Gillen 0-1. | Referee: D Robinson (Kildare) |
Final
16 March 1975 Final | St. Finbarr's | 3-08 - 1-06 | The Fenians | Croke Park, Dublin |
J Barry-Murphy 1-4, C Cullinane 1-0, J O'Shea 1-0, C Roche 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1. | P Delaney 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Moriarty 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, M Garrett 0-1, P Henderson 0-1. | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 8-13 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
2 | Johnny Moriarty | The Fenians | 2-18 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |