All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1971

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1971
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship winners
Winners Austin Stacks (Dublin) (1st title)
Captain
Manager
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Thurles (Tip)
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was by Austin Stacks from Dublin, who defeated Thurles from Tipperary in the final, played at Croke Park.[1][2]

Arrangements[]

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Portglenone and winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final[]

and got two goals each and a fifth in Austin Stacks 12-point victory in the final. Stacks led 3-2 to 1-1 at half-time.[3][4][5]

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

The winners were a better trained side, showing a finer understanding and better teamwork, though the Tipperary girls had some fine strikers, but they were anxious to lift the ball even when a ground strike would have been m ore effective. The Tipperary girls had their best period just after the interval and it looked as if they were getting on top when they goaled to cut the margin to four points, but Austin Stacks recovered and, lasting better, they dominated the closing stages to win comfortably.

Provincial stages[]

Ballinasloe (Galway)btBreaffy (Mayo)

Austin Stacks (Dublin)4-2 – 4-1St Paul’s (Kilkenny)
Naas[6]

Thurles (Tipperary)2-5 – 0-1South Presentation (Cork)
Thurles[7]

Portglenone (Antrim)btClanna Gael (Armagh)
Lurgan

Final stages[]

Austin Stacks (Dublin)5-2 – 1-0Portglenone (Antrim)

Thurles (Tipperary)1-3 – 1-1 (Galway)

Austin Stacks (Dublin)5-4 – 2-1Thurles (Tipperary)
Thurles
Austin Stacks (Du):
GK 1
FB 2 (captain)
RWB 3
CB 4
LWB 5
MF 6
MF 7
MF 8
RWF 9
CF 10
LWF 11
FF 12
Thurles (Tip)
GK 1
FB 2
RWB 3
CB 4 (captain)
LWB 5
MF 6
MF 7
MF 8
RWF 9
CF 10
LWF 11
FF 12

References[]

  1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ^ All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Irish Press, March 19, 1972 competition of 1971
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, March 19, 1972 competition of 1971
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, March 19, 1972 competition of 1971
  6. ^ Irish Press 1931-1995, Monday, January 17; Page 13
  7. ^ Irish Examiner 1841-current, Monday, November 29, 1971; Page: 14
  8. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1971
  9. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1971
  10. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1971
  11. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1971
  12. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1971
  13. ^ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1971

External links[]

Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by
Retrieved from ""