1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the fifth 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 1 December 1974 to 16 March 1975.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1974–75
Championship Details
Dates1 December 1974 – 16 March 1975
Teams25
All Ireland Champions
WinnersSt. Finbarr's (1st win)
CaptainJim Power
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upFenians Johnstown
CaptainMartin Fitzpatrick
Provincial Champions
MunsterSt. Finbarr's
LeinsterFenians Johnstown
UlsterBallycran
ConnachtArdrahan
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Jimmy Barry-Murphy (8-13)

Blackrock of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by St. Finbarr's in the 1974 Cork SHC final.[2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 16 March 1975 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St. Finbarr's of Cork and 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 quarter-finals

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Quarter-final Tooreen w/o - scr. St. Finbarr's
24 November 1974 Quarter-final Tremane w/o - scr. Craobh Rua Athleague Sportsfield

Connacht semi-final

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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

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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 first round

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1 December 1974 First round Carnew Emmets 3-13 - 2-05 Suncroft Aughrim County Ground
1 December 1974 First round Castlepollard 0-07 - 2-09 Boardsmill 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

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1 December 1974 Quarter-final St. Rynagh's 2-03 - 0-09 Camross 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 Boardsmill 3-13 - 0-04 Naomh Moninne St. Loman's Park
15 December 1974 Quarter-final Carnew Emmets 3-07 - 4-05 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 Camross 1-06 - 2-08 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

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12 January 1975 Semi-final St. Rynagh's 1-10 - 0-09 Boardsmill 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 The Fenians 2-09 - 0-07 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

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26 January 1975 Final The Fenians 2-06 - 1-06 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 quarter-finals

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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 Mount Sion 3-03 - 5-12 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

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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

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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 semi-final

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1 December 1974 Semi-final Dungiven 1-08 - 4-06 Ballycran Lavey Grounds

Ulster final

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8 December 1974 Final Sarsfields 3-02 - 3-05 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 semi-finals

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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 Ballycran 3-10 - 8-08 St. Finbarr's 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

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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

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Top scorers

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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

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  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Barrs and Rockies resume hostilities for classic contest". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ 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.