1973–74 Harty Cup

The 1973–74 Harty Cup was the 54th staging of the Harty Cup since the establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.

1973–74 Dr Harty Cup

Dates	24 October 1973 – 31 March 1974
Teams	11
Champions	St Finbarr's College (6th title) Tadhg Murphy (captain) Michael O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	Limerick CBS Finbarr Brougham (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	70 (7 per match)
Points scored	130 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tadhg Murphy (6-20)
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St Finbarr's College successfully defended its title in the Harty Cup final. 10–11 to 2–02, on 31 March 1974 at Dr Mannix Sportsfield in Charleville, against Limerick CBS. It was their second successive meeting in the final overall after a hiatus from their first final meeting since 1967; and St Finbarr's College sixth successive Harty Cup title overall and a record-equalising fourth title in succession.

Tadhg Murphy successfully defended his top scorer achievement of 6-20, from that of 1972.

Results

First round

St Finbarr's College v North Monastery

24 October 1973 First round	St Finbarr's College	5-13 - 0-03	North Monastery	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Murphy 2-4, G McEvoy 2-1, P Regan 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, F Tobin 0-1, F Collins 0-1.		P Horgan 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1.

St Flannan's College v St Colman's College

28 October 1973 First round	St Flannan's College	0-05 - 1-06	St Colman's College	FitzGerald Park
	D Hassett 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, B Smyth 0-1, F Hogan 0-1.		J Hayes 1-0, PJ Stokes 0-3, P Corbett 0-2, P Barry 0-1.

Coláiste Iognáid Rís v Coláiste Chríost Rí

14 November 1973 First round	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	12-07 - 1-02	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Kavanagh 4-1, T Beckett 4-0, P O'Sullivan 3-0, T Cullinane 1-5, T Howard 0-1.		R O'Sullivan 1-2.

Quarter-finals

Limerick CBS v De La Salle College Waterford

27 October 1973 Quarter-final	Limerick CBS	5-09 - 2-06	De La Salle College Waterford	Leahy Park
	K Canty 2-4, K Herbert 1-4, T Treacy 1-0, B Skelly 1-0, L O'Connor 0-1.		S Cooney 1-1, J Carpendale 1-0, DK Ryan 0-2, C Walsh 0-2, D Kirwan 0-1.

Thurles CBS v Ennis CBS

8 November 1973 Quarter-final	Thurles CBS	3-10 - 3-09	Ennis CBS	St Ailbe's Park
	T McGrath 1-7, M Cooney 2-1, N Mockler 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.		G O'Loughlin 1-2, D O'Connor 1-1, J Pine 1-0, D O'Loughlin 0-3, P O'Loughlin 0-2, P Hehir 0-1.

St Finbarr's College v St Colman's College

18 November 1973 Quarter-final	St Finbarr's College	7-08 - 4-03	St Colman's College	Clonmult Memorial Park
	T Murphy 2-6, J Higgins 1-2, M O'Sullivan 1-0, P Hayes 1-0, F Collins 1-0, goal from a melee.		PJ Stokes 1-1, P Corbett 1-1, S O'Mahony 1-0, G Hayes 1-0, P Barry 0-1.

Coláiste Iognáid Rís v Templemore CBS

13 February 1974 Quarter-final	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	1-03 - 4-06	Templemore CBS	Leahy Park
	T Cullinane 1-0, P Sullivan 0-2, D Curtin 0-1.		S Bourke 4-3, P Bourke 0-3.

Semi-finals

Limerick CBS v Thurles CBS

6 March 1974 Semi-final	Limerick CBS	1-06 - 2-01	Thurles CBS	St Ailbe's Park
	K Canty 1-2, P Hanrahan 0-3, D Brougham 0-1.		K Dwyer 1-0, M Cooney 1-0, D Connolly 0-1.

St Finbarr's College v Templemore CBS

13 March 1974 Semi-final	St Finbarr's College	5-19 - 2-01	Templemore CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	F Tobin 2-1, T Murphy 0-7, J Higgins 1-3, K O'Driscoll 0-4, G McEvoy 1-0, P Regan 0-2, T Hourihane 0-1, F Collins 0-1.		S Bourke 2-1.

Final

St Finbarr's College v Limerick CBS

31 March 1974 Final	St Finbarr's College	10-11 - 2-02	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	G McEvoy 4-2, T Murphy 2-3, JJ Murphy 3-0, F Tobin 1-1, J Crowley 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-2, J Higgins 0-1.		K Canty 2-1, K Herbert 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tadhg Murphy	St Finbarr's College	6-20	38	4	9.50
2	Ger McEvoy	St Finbarr's College	7-04	25	4	6.25
3	Séamus Bourke	Templemore CBS	6-04	22	2	11.00
	Kieran Canty	Limerick CBS	5-07	22	3	7.33
5	Derry Kavanagh	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	4-01	13	1	13.00