1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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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.[1] The championship ran from 28 October 1973 to 28 April 1974.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October 1973 – 28 April 1974 |
| Teams | 24 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Blackrock (2nd win) |
| Captain | John Horgan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Rathnure |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Blackrock |
| Leinster | Rathnure |
| Ulster | St John's |
| Connacht | Castlegar |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 23 |
| Total Goals | 126 (5.47 per game) |
| Total Points | 377 (16.39 per game) |
| 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 beaten by Blackrock in the 1973 Cork SHC final.[2][3]
The All-Ireland final, a replay, was played at Fraher Field in Dungarvan on 28 April 1974, between Blackrock of Cork and Rathnure of Wexford, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams in two years.[4] Blackrock won the match by 3–08 to 1–09 and became the first team to win the title twice.[5][6]
Rathnure's Dan Quigley was the championship's top scorer with 4–42.
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
Connacht first round
| 18 November 1973 First round | St Finbarr's | 2–04 – 4–05 | Ballinrobe | St Manchan's Park |
| 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 First round | Craobh Rua | 3–02 – 1–12 | Tremane | Corran Park |
| 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. |
Connacht semi-final
| 25 November 1973 Semi-final | Tremane | w/o – scr. | Ballinrobe | Athleague Sportsfield |
Connacht final
| 3 March 1974 Final | Castlegar | 7–08 – 1–07 | Tremane | St Dominic's Park |
| John Connolly 2-4, P Egan 2-0, M Mulryan 1-1, M Connolly 0-3, P Glynn 1-0, N Commins 1-0. | M Kilroy 1-2, S Kilroy 0-2, J Coyne 0-1, T Healy 0-1, J Kilroy 0-1. |
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Leinster first round
| 11 November 1973 First round | Carnew Emmets | 2–06 – 2–08 | Faughs | Aughrim County Ground |
| S Brennan 2-5, T Sullivan 0-1. | F Dermody 1-1, J Ahern 1-1, C Muldoon 0-2, P O'Neill 0-2, S Gogherty 0-1, J Conway 0-1. |
| 11 November 1973 First round | Ballinkillen | 6–05 – 7–13 | The Fenians | Dr Cullen Park |
| 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. |
Leinster quarter-finals
| 25 November 1973 Quarter-final | Faughs | 1–12 – 0–07 | Ardclough | O'Toole Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| JJ Reilly 1-2, S Carney 1-1, D Fay 0-4. | M Flanagan 1-0, R Smyth 0-1, N Weir 0-1. | Referee: C Foley (Dublin) |
Leinster semi-finals
| 20 January 1974 Semi-final | Boardsmill | 1–11 – 4–08 | St Rynagh's | Fr Plunkett Park |
| 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 |
| 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) |
Leinster final
| 3 March 1974 Final | Rathnure | 1–18 – 2–09 | St Rynagh's | Nowlan Park |
| 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
Munser quarter-finals
| 28 October 1973 Quarter-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 6–10 – 3–07 | Portlaw | Fr Murphy Memorial Park |
| 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 |
| T Smith 0-4, P Kelly 0-2, M Finn 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, M Carroll 0-1. | J Cunningham 1-1, J Tynan 1-0, F Loughane 0-2. |
| 6 January 1974 Quarter-final replay | Roscrea | 5–07 – 2–04 | Kilmallock | St Cronan's Park |
| 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. |
Munser semi-finals
| 11 November 1973 Semi-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 4–07 – 2–07 | Ballyduff | Fr Murphy Memorial Park |
| 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 |
| 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. |
Munser final
| 17 February 1974 Final | Blackrock | 1–13 – 0–14 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Bruff Grounds |
| 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) |
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Ulster semi-final
| 18 November 1973 Semi-final | St John's | 9–07 – 2–02 | Ballygalget | Mitchel Park |
| M Gallagher 3-0, J Gough 2-1, A McCallin 1-4, K McFerran 2-0, D Armstrong 1-1, H McCrory 0-1. | G McGrattan 1-0, W Coulter 1-0, E mcGrattan 0-1, C McKenna 0-1. |
Ulster final
| Final | St John's | w/o – scr. | Kevin Lynch's |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 3 March 1974 Semi-final | Blackrock | 5–12 – 1–05 | St John’s | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 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) |
All-Ireland final
| 17 March 1974 Final | Blackrock | 2–14 – 3–11 | Rathnure | Croke Park |
| 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) |
All-Ireland final replay
| 28 April 1974 Final replay | Blackrock | 3–08 – 1–09 | Rathnure | Fraher Field |
| 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
| 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 |
| 4 | Paddy O'Neill | Faughs | 2–17 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 5 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 0–22 | 22 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 6 | John Quigley | Rathnure | 4–09 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 7 | Joe Cunningham | Roscrea | 3–11 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 8 | Joe Murphy | Rathnure | 3–09 | 18 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Fenians | 4–05 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 10 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 3–07 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Miscellaneous
- Dan Quigley's tally of 1–15 for Rathnure is the highest-ever personal tally for an individual in a Leinster final.