1974–75_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Hurling_Championship
The 1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament.[1] The championship ran from 1 December 1974 to 16 March 1975.
Quick Facts Championship Details, Dates ...
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 December 1974 – 16 March 1975 |
| Teams | 25 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | St. Finbarr's (1st win) |
| Captain | Jim Power |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Fenians Johnstown |
| Captain | Martin Fitzpatrick |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | St. Finbarr's |
| Leinster | Fenians Johnstown |
| Ulster | Ballycran |
| Connacht | Ardrahan |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Jimmy Barry-Murphy (8-13) |
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Blackrock of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by St. Finbarr's in the 1974 Cork SHC final.[2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 16 March 1975 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St. Finbarr's of Cork and Fenians of Kilkenny, in what was their first ever championship meeting. St. Finbarr's won the match by 3-08 to 1-06 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[3][4]
Jimmy Barry-Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 8-13.
Connacht quarter-finals
Tremane v Craobh Rua
| 24 November 1974 Quarter-final | Tremane | w/o - scr. | Craobh Rua | Athleague Sportsfield |
Connacht semi-final
Tooreen v Tremane
| 1 December 1975 Semi-final | Tooreen | 3-05 - 0-11 | Tremane | Fr. O'Hara Park |
| 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) |
Connacht final
Tooreen v Ardrahan
| 2 February 1975 Final | Tooreen | 1-06 - 9-12 | Ardrahan | Ballyhaunis Grounds |
| 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. |
Leinster first round
Carnew Emmets v Suncroft
| 1 December 1974 First round | Carnew Emmets | 3-13 - 2-05 | Suncroft | Aughrim County Ground |
Castlepollard v Boardsmill
| 1 December 1974 First round | Castlepollard | 0-07 - 2-09 | Boardsmill | Cusack Park |
The Fenians v Rathnure
| 1 December 1974 First round | The Fenians | 3-07 - 1-07 | Rathnure | Nowlan Park |
| 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. |
Leinster quarter-finals
St. Rynagh's v Camross
| 1 December 1974 Quarter-final | St. Rynagh's | 2-03 - 0-09 | Camross | St. Brendan's Park |
| 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. |
Boardsmill v Naomh Moninne
| 8 December 1974 Quarter-final | Boardsmill | 3-13 - 0-04 | Naomh Moninne | St. Loman's Park |
Carnew Emmets v Faughs
| 15 December 1974 Quarter-final | Carnew Emmets | 3-07 - 4-05 | Faughs | Aughrim County Ground |
| 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. |
The Fenians v Naomh Eoin
| 15 December 1974 Quarter-final | The Fenians | 5-14 - 0-04 | Naomh Eoin | Nowlan Park |
| 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. |
Camross v St. Rynagh's
| 15 December 1974 Quarter-final replay | Camross | 1-06 - 2-08 | St. Rynagh's | Kelly Daly Park |
| 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, |
Leinster semi-finals
St. Rynagh's v Boardsmill
| 12 January 1975 Semi-final | St. Rynagh's | 1-10 - 0-09 | Boardsmill | St. Brendan's Park |
| 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) |
The Fenians v Faughs
| 12 January 1975 Semi-final | The Fenians | 2-09 - 0-07 | Faughs | Nowlan Park |
| 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) |
Leinster final
The Fenians v St. Rynagh's
| 26 January 1975 Final | The Fenians | 2-06 - 1-06 | St. Rynagh's | Croke Park |
| 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) |
Munster quarter-finals
Kilmallock v Abbeydorney
| 1 December 1974 Quarter-final | Kilmallock | 6-16 - 0-04 | Abbeydorney | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| 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) |
Mount Sion v St. Finbarr's
| 1 December 1974 Quarter-final | Mount Sion | 3-03 - 5-12 | St. Finbarr's | Walsh Park |
| 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) |
Munster semi-finals
Newmarket-on-Fergus v Thurles Sarsfields
| 17 November 1974 Semi-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2-10 - 0-09 | Thurles Sarsfields | Fr. Murphy Memorial Park |
| 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) |
St. Finbarr's v Kilmallock
| 15 December 1974 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 4-12 - 0-09 | Kilmallock | The Mardyke |
| 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) |
Munster final
St. Finbarr's v Newmarket-on-Fergus
| 19 January 1975 Final | St. Finbarr's | 0-07 - 0-03 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Gaelic Grounds |
| 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) |
Ulster semi-final
Dungiven v Ballycran
| 1 December 1974 Semi-final | Dungiven | 1-08 - 4-06 | Ballycran | Lavey Grounds |
Ulster final
Sarsfields v Ballycran
| 8 December 1974 Final | Sarsfields | 3-02 - 3-05 | Ballycran | Corrigan Park |
| 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) |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
Fenians v Ardrahan
| 23 February 1975 Semi-final | Fenians | 2-13 - 1-08 | Ardrahan | Duggan Park |
| 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) |
Ballycran v St. Finbarr's
| 23 February 1975 Semi-final | Ballycran | 3-10 - 8-08 | St. Finbarr's | McKenna Park |
| 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) |
All-Ireland final
St. Finbarr's v The Fenians
| 16 March 1975 Final | St. Finbarr's | 3-08 - 1-06 | The Fenians | Croke Park |
| 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) |
Top scorers
- Overall
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 8-13 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 2 | Johnny Moriarty | The Fenians | 2-18 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Billy Fitzpatrick | The Fenians | 2-16 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
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