All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1971

The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was by Austin Stacks from Dublin, who defeated Thurles from Tipperary in the final, played at Croke Park.[1][2]

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1971
Winners
ChampionsAustin Stacks (Dublin) (1st title)
CaptainMary Ryan
Runners-up
Runners-upThurles (Tip)

Arrangements

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The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Portglenone and Ballinasloe winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

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Pauline Brennan and Anne Sheehy got two goals each and Rita Halpin a fifth in Austin Stacks 12-point victory in the final. Stacks led 3-2 to 1-1 at half-time.[3][4][5]

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

The winners were a better trained side, showing a finer understanding and better teamwork, though the Tipperary girls had some fine strikers, but they were anxious to lift the ball even when a ground strike would have been m ore effective. The Tipperary girls had their best period just after the interval and it looked as if they were getting on top when they goaled to cut the margin to four points, but Austin Stacks recovered and, lasting better, they dominated the closing stages to win comfortably.

Provincial stages

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Ballinasloe (Galway)btBreaffy (Mayo)

Austin Stacks (Dublin)4-2 – 4-1St Paul’s (Kilkenny)
Naas[6]

Thurles (Tipperary)2-5 – 0-1South Presentation (Cork)
Thurles[7]

Portglenone (Antrim)btClanna Gael (Armagh)
Lurgan

Final stages

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Austin Stacks (Dublin)5-2 – 1-0Portglenone (Antrim)

Thurles (Tipperary)1-3 – 1-1Ballinasloe (Galway)

Austin Stacks (Dublin)5-4 – 2-1Thurles (Tipperary)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austin Stacks (Du):
GK 1 Sheila Murray
FB 2 Mary Ryan (captain)
RWB 3 Bríd Keenan
CB 4 Vera Sullivan
LWB 5 Fiona Murray
MF 6 Sheila McEvoy
MF 7 Lucy McEvoy
MF 8 Orla Ní Síocháin
RWF 9 Pauline Brennan
CF 10 Anne Sheehy
LWF 11 Rita Halpin
FF 12 Dympna Caldwell
Thurles (Tip)
GK 1 Sally Long
FB 2 Mary Graham
RWB 3 Margaret Murphy
CB 4 Bernie O'Dowd (captain)
LWB 5 Alice Perry
MF 6 Beatrice Lawrence
MF 7 Ann Ralph
MF 8 Kit Boland
RWF 9 Marion Moynihan
CF 10 Kay Bermingham
LWF 11 Margo Loughnane
FF 12 Marion Troy

References

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  1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ^ All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Irish Press, March 19, 1972 competition of 1971
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, March 19, 1972 competition of 1971
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, March 19, 1972 competition of 1971
  6. ^ Irish Press 1931-1995, Monday, January 17; Page 13
  7. ^ Irish Examiner 1841-current, Monday, November 29, 1971; Page: 14
  8. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1971
  9. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1971
  10. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1971
  11. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1971
  12. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1971
  13. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1971
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Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by