The 1973–74 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 28 October 1973 and ended on 28 April 1974.
Glen Rovers of Cork were the defending champions , however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Blackrock in the final of the Cork Championship .[1]
On 28 April 1974, Blackrock won the championship after a 3–08 to 1–09 defeat of Rathnure in the All-Ireland final replay .[2] It was second championship title overall and their first title since 1972 .
Dan Quigley of Rathnure was the championship's top scorer with 4-42.
Format [ ]
The 1973–74 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 Ulster champions while the Leinster champions played the Connacht champions. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.
Results [ ]
St. Finbarr's v Ballinrobe
18 November 1973 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-04 - 4-05 Ballinrobe St. Manchan's Park , Mohill
H Faughnan 1-0, G Keegan 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-2, L Harte 0-1, M Doorigan 0-1.
M Murphy 1-1, P Malone 1-1, P McWaters 1-0, J Murphy 1-0, V Hughes 0-2, B Crowley 0-1.
Semi-final
Final
First round
Ballinkillen v The Fenians
11 November 1973 First round Ballinkillen 6-05 - 7-13 The Fenians Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
S Nolan 3-0, J Clerkin 2-0 ,T Collier 1-1, Terry Byrne 0-2, Tim Byrne 0-1, Cyril Hughes 0-1.
B Fitzpatrick 3-4, P Broderick 1-4, W Watson 2-0, J Moriarty 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, M Garrett 0-2, G Murphy 0-1.
Quarter-finals
Faughs v Ardclough
25 November 1973 Quarter-final Faughs 1-12 - 0-07 Ardclough O'Toole Park , Dublin
P O'Neill 1-6, N Smith 0-2, C Muldoon 0-2, T Quinn 0-1, J Lyons 0-1.
N Walsh 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, T Christian 0-2, D Dalton 0-1.
The Fenians v Rathnure
25 November 1973 Quarter-final The Fenians 3-07 - 3-10 Rathnure Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
B Fitzpatrick 1-1, P Delaney 1-1, J Moriarty 1-0, W Watson 0-2, P Henderson 0-2.
D Quigley 0-6, J Murphy 1-2, M Byrne 1-0, J Quigley 1-0, T O'Connor 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.
Referee: M Spain (Offaly)
Semi-finals
v St. Rynagh's
20 January 1974 Semi-final 1-11 - 4-08 St. Rynagh's Kildalkey
S Carney 0-7, D Fay 1-0, V Guy 0-2, N Perry 0-1, TJ Reilly 0-1.
H Dolan 1-1, M Moylan 0-4, J Claffery 1-0, PJ Whelehan 1-0, S Moylan 1-0, J Woods 0-1, P Horan 0-1, JJ Devery 0-1.
Faughs v Rathnure
20 January 1974 Semi-final Faughs 2-10 - 6-12 Rathnure Croke Park , Dublin
Paddy O'Neill 1-9, N Rea 1-0, J Conway 0-1.
J Quigley 2-4, J Murphy 2-2, D Quigley 0-4, V Fenlon 1-0, M Byrne 1-0, P Flynn 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.
Referee: S Rankins (Laois)
Final
Quarter-finals
Newmarket-on-Fergus v Portlaw
28 October 1973 Quarter-final Newmarket-on-Fergus 6-10 - 3-07 Portlaw Newmarket-on-Fergus
T Ryan 4-7, M Gilmartin 1-0, P McNamara 1-0, S Liddy 0-1, G McNamara 0-1, B Behan 0-1.
M Hickey 0-4, A Ryan 1-0, T Cheasty 1-0, B Kiely 1-0, T Russell 0-1, D Long 0-1, M Regan 0-1.
Semi-finals
Roscrea v Blackrock
20 January 1974 Semi-final Roscrea 4-08 - 5-06 Blackrock St. Cronan's Park , Roscrea
J Cunningham 2-5, J Spooner 1-0, J Tynan 1-0, F Loughnane 0-3.
É O'Donoghue 2-0, R Cummins 2-0, J O'Halloran 1-0, P Moylan 0-3, D Collins 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.
Final
Blackrock v Newmarket-on-Fergus
17 February 1974 Final Blackrock 1–13 - 0–14 Newmarket-on-Fergus Bruff
D Collins 0-5, P Moylan 0-4, R Cummins 1-0, R Cummins 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1.
T Ryan 0-9, C Woods 0-3, M Kilmartin 0-2.
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
Semi-final
Final
Semi-finals
Blackrock v St. John’s
3 March 1974 Semi-final Blackrock 5–12 – 1–05 St. John’s Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
É O'Donoghue 3-2, J O'Halloran 2-3, P Moylan 0-5, B Cummins 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1.
H McCrory 1-2, A McCallin 0-2, S Burns 0-1.
Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)
Rathnure v Castlegar
10 March 1974 Semi-final Rathnure 1–15 – 1–06 Castlegar Enniscorthy
D Quigley 0-5, Séamus Murphy 1-1, J Murphy 0-3, P Flynn 0-2, J Mooney 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, Seán Murphy 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.
N Cummins 1-2, J Connolly 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, M Connolly 0-1.
Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)
Finals
Blackrock v Rathnure
17 March 1974 Final Blackrock 2–14 – 3–11 Rathnure Croke Park , Dublin
P Moylan 0–8, É O'Donoghue 1–1, D Collins 1–1, D Prendergast 0–2, R Cummins 0–2.
D Quigley 3–6, P Flynn 0–2, J Murphy 0–2, J Quigley 0–1.
Referee: P Johnson (Kilkenny)
Blackrock v Rathnure
28 April 1974 Final replay Blackrock 3–08 – 1–09 Rathnure Fraher Field , Dungarvan
E O'Donoghue 1–2, D Collins 1–1, R Cummins 1–0, D Prendergast 0–3, P Moylan 0–2.
J Quigley 1–3, D Quigley 0–6.
Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Miscellaneous [ ]
Dan Quigley 's tally of 1-15 for Rathnure is the highest-ever personal tally for an individual in a Leinster final.
References [ ]