1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 December 1974 – 16 March 1975 |
| Teams | 25 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Ballycran |
| Connacht | Ardrahan |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Jimmy Barry-Murphy (8-13) |
← 1973–74 → | |
The 1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the
inter-county club hurling tournament.[1]
The championship ran from 1 December 1974 to 16 March 1975.
St. Finbarr's in the 1974 Cork SHC final.[2]
The
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 Senior Club Hurling Championship
Connacht quarter-finals
| Quarter-final | Tooreen | w/o - scr. | St. Finbarr's |
| 24 November 1974 Quarter-final | Athleague Sportsfield |
Connacht semi-final
| 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
| 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 Senior Club Hurling Championship
Leinster first round
| 1 December 1974 First round | Suncroft | Aughrim County Ground |
| 1 December 1974 First round | Cusack Park |
| 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
| 1 December 1974 Quarter-final | 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. |
| 8 December 1974 Quarter-final | St. Loman's Park |
| 15 December 1974 Quarter-final | 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. |
| 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. |
| 15 December 1974 Quarter-final replay | 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
| 12 January 1975 Semi-final | 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) |
| 12 January 1975 Semi-final | 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
| 26 January 1975 Final | 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 Senior Club Hurling Championship
Munster quarter-finals
| 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) |
| 1 December 1974 Quarter-final | 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
| 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) |
| 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
| 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 Senior Club Hurling Championship
Ulster semi-final
| 1 December 1974 Semi-final | Ballycran | Lavey Grounds |
Ulster final
| 8 December 1974 Final | 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
| 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) |
| 23 February 1975 Semi-final | 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
| 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) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| 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 |
References
- ^ Breheny, Martin (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Barrs and Rockies resume hostilities for classic contest". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (24 September 2022). "Barrs marching on the double just the tonic for iconic former captain Bertie O'Brien". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 April 2023.