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.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1973–74
Championship Details
Dates28 October 1973 – 28 April 1974
All Ireland Champions
WinnersBlackrock (2nd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upRathnure
Provincial Champions
MunsterBlackrock
LeinsterRathnure
UlsterSt. John's
ConnachtCastlegar
Championship Statistics
Top ScorerDan Quigley (4-42)

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

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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

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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

Final

Final Castlegar 7-08 - 1-07 Tremane

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.

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, B 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)

Semi-final

18 November 1973 Semi-final St. John's 9-07 - 2-02 Ballygalget Mitchel Park, Ballygalget

Final

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

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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

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  • Dan Quigley's tally of 1-15 for Rathnure is the highest-ever personal tally for an individual in a Leinster final.

References

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  1. ^ "Whelahans keeping it in the family". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ Breheny, Martin (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2018.