1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams32
ChampionsUniversity College Dublin (1st title)
Paddy Kerr (captain)
Runners-upClan na Gael
1972–73 (Previous) (Next) 1974–75

Nemo Rangers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by St. Finbarr's in the 1973 Cork County Championship.

On 28 April 1974, University College Dublin won the championship following a 0-14 to 1-04 defeat of Clan na Gael in the All-Ireland final replay at Croke Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results

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First round

16 December 1973 First round Loughmore-Castleiney 3-08 - 2-04 Treaty Sarsfields Páirc Shíleáin
J Walshe 1-4, J Bourke 1-3, G Stapleton 1-0, J Treacy 0-1 J Ryan 1-3, S Fitzgerald 1-0, T Goodwin 0-1
16 December 1973 First round University College Cork 0-14 - 0-05 Austin Stacks The Mardyke
B Lynch 0-8, D Kavanagh 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1, T Looney 0-1. M Sheehy 0-3, T Kennington 0-1, B Curtin 0-1.

Semi-finals

23 December 1973 Semi-final Doonbeg 0-09 - 1-09 University College Cork Páirc Uí Sheanacháin
S Griffin 0-6, M Haugh 0-1, F McGrath 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1. B Lynch 0-6, D Kavanagh 1-0, F Groarke 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1.

Final

20 January 1974 Final University College Cork 2-08 - 1-05 Loughmore-Castleiney Bruff Sportsfield
B Lynch 0-6, D Kavanagh 1-0, F Grourke 1-0, N Brosnan 0-2 J Healy 1-0, T Maher (L) 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, G Stapleton 0-1

Semi-finals

10 March 1974 Semi-final Clan na Gael 3-07 - 1-10 University College Cork [Davitt Park , Lurgan]

Finals

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (20 November 2002). "Inclusion of UCD undermines club championship". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2020.