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1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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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)

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.

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.