1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 5th national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1974 and the championship ended on 16 March 1975. Blackrock went into the 1974–75 championship as defending champions, having won their second All-Ireland title the previous year.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1974–75
Championship Details
Dates1 December 1974 – 16 March 1975
All Ireland Champions
WinnersSt. Finbarr's (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upFenians Johnstown
Provincial Champions
MunsterSt. Finbarr's
LeinsterFenians Johnstown
UlsterBallycran
ConnachtArdrahan

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by St. Finbarr's of Cork and Fenians of Kilkenny. St. Finbarr's won the game by 3–8 to 1–6. It was their first ever All-Ireland title.

Format

The 1974–75 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 Connacht champions while the Leinster champions played the Ulster champions. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-final

1 December 1975 Semi-final Tooreen 3-05 - 0-11 Tremane Charlestown
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)

Final

2 February 1975 Final Tooreen 1-06 - 9-12 Ardrahan Ballyhaunis
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

First round

1 December 1974 First round Carnew Emmets 3-13 - 2-05 Suncroft Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
1 December 1974 First round Castlepollard 0-07 - 2-09 Boardsmill Cusack Park, Mullingar
1 December 1974 First round The Fenians 3-07 - 1-07 Rathnure Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
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.

Quarter-finals

1 December 1974 Quarter-final St. Rynagh's 2-03 - 0-09 Camross St. Brendan's Park, Birr
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, Trim
15 December 1974 Quarter-final Carnew Emmets 3-07 - 4-05 Faughs Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
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, Kilkenny
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, Rathdowney
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,

Semi-finals

12 January 1975 Semi-final St. Rynagh's 1-10 - 0-09 Boardsmill St. Brendan's Park, Birr
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, Kilkenny
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)

Final

26 January 1975 Final The Fenians 2-06 - 1-06 St. Rynagh's Croke Park, Dublin
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

Quarter-finals

1 December 1974 Quarter-final Kilmallock 6-16 - 0-04 Abbeydorney Páirc Mac Gearailt, Kilmallock
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, Waterford
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)

Semi-finals

17 November 1974 Semi-final Newmarket-on-Fergus 2-10 - 0-09 Thurles Sarsfields Newmarket-on-Fergus
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, Cork
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)

Final

19 January 1975 Final St. Finbarr's 0-07 - 0-03 Newmarket-on-Fergus Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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

Semi-final

1 December 1974 Semi-final Dungiven 1-08 - 4-06 Ballycran Galladuff

Final

8 December 1974 Final Sarsfields 3-02 - 3-05 Ballycran Corrigan Park, Belfast
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

Semi-finals

23 February 1975 Semi-final Fenians 2-13 - 1-08 Ardrahan Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
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, Ballycran
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)

Final

16 March 1975 Final St. Finbarr's 3-08 - 1-06 The Fenians Croke Park, Dublin
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

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
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