1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1975–76
Championship Details
Dates2 November 1975 – 14 March 1976
All Ireland Champions
WinnersJames Stephens (1st win)
CaptainFan Larkin
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upBlackrock
CaptainÉamonn O'Donoghue
Provincial Champions
MunsterBlackrock
LeinsterJames Stephens
UlsterBallygalget
ConnachtArdrahan
Championship Statistics
Top ScorerLiam O'Brien (3–25)

The 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the sixth 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 2 November 1975 to 14 March 1976.

St Finbarr's of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Seandún in the quarter-final of the 1975 Cork SHC.[2][3][4] Moneyall of Tipperary made their championship debut.[5]

The All-Ireland final was played on 14 March 1976 at Croke Park in Dublin, between James Stephens of Kilkenny and Blackrock of Cork, in what was their first ever championship meeting. James Stephens won the match by 2–10 to 2–04 to claim a first title.[6][7]

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Connacht first round

16 November 1975 First round Allen Gaels 2–03 – 2–03 Craobh Rua McGettigan Memorial Park
C Lalor 1–1, T Barrett 1–0, J Devine 0–2. V McKeon 2–1, T Mulvey 0–2.
16 November 1975 First round Athleague 3–05 – 2–06 Tooreen Athleague Sportsfield
30 November 1975 First round replay Craobh Rua 8–06 – 0–10 Allen Gaels Markievicz Park
T Mulbey 0–5, E McGowan 0–3, S Guckian 0–2.

Connacht semi-final

14 December 1975 Semi-final Craobh Rua 2–04 – 2–06 Athleague Markievicz Park
C Lawlor 1–2, J McDonnell 1–0, L Devine 0–2. H Crowley 1–1, T Geraghty 1–0, C Naughton 0–2, C McConn 0–2, A Flaherty 0–1.

Connacht final

7 March 1976 Final Athleague 1–04 – 2–14 Ardrahan Athleague Sportsfield

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

22 November 1975 First round Ardclough 1–11 – 2–09 St. Vincent's St Conleth's Park
J Walsh 0–6, N Walsh 1–2, T Christian 0–1, B Burke 0–1, S Butler 0–1.
23 November 1975 First round Buffers Alley 4–15 – 0–06 Naomh Eoin Páirc Uí Shíocháin
W Doran 4–2, M Butler 0–6, L Harney 0–3, J McLean 0–2, M Casey 0–2. P Quirke 0–3, J Doyle 0–1, S Kehoe 0–1, M Nolan 0–1.
23 November 1975 First round Boardsmill 6–16 – 0–03 Naomh Colmcille Páirc Tailteann
V Guy 3–1, S Garrigan 1–5, L Gibbons 1–0, B Kelly 1–0, S Carney 0–3, M Reilly 0–2, M Mooney 0–2, TJ Reilly 0–2. M Rice 0–2, J Clarke 0–1.

Leinster quarter-finals

14 December 1975 Quarter-final Clonaslee 3–08 – 2–14 St Rynagh's O'Moore Park
F Bates 2–2, R O'Keeffe 1–0, P Bates 0–4, D O'Loughlin 0–1, S Murphy 0–1. PJ Whelehan 0–7, P Horan 0–4, JJ Devery 1–0, B Lyons 1–0, G Woods 0–2, D Devery 0–1.
14 December 1975 Quarter-final Boardsmill 1–13 – 2–01 Lough Lene Gaels St Loman's Park
S Garrigan 1–6, S Carney 0–4, D Fay 0–3. J Walsh 1–1, B Connell 1–0.
14 December 1975 Quarter-final Buffers Alley 1–15 – 3–11 James Stephens Wexford Park
M Butler 1–8, T Doran 0–2, P Butler 0–2, M Casey 0–1, L Harney 0–1, J Doran 0–1. M Leahy 2–0, L O'Brien 0–5, J McCormack 0–4, G Tyrrell 1–0, M Crotty 0–1, B Cody 0–1.
14 December 1975 Quarter-final St Vincent's 4–07 – 1–08 Glenealy O'Toole Park
R Copeland 2–0, L Deegan 1–2, M O'Hanlon 1–0, T Hanahoe 0–2, J Keaveney 0–1, B Dwyer 0–1, T Quinn 0–1. T Glynn 1–3, M Neill 0–2, T Barniville 0–1, D Gorman 0–1, P Barry 0–1.

Leinster semi-finals

11 January 1976 Semi-final St Vincent's 1–02 – 1–09 James Stephens Croke Park
B Lee 1–0, N Rooney 0–1, T Hanahoe 0–1. M Crotty 0–4, M Leahy 1–0, J McCormack 0–2, L O'Brien 0–2, D McCormack 0–1.
11 January 1976 Semi-final Boardsmill 0–09 – 6–10 St Rynagh's St Loman's Park
S Carney 0–6, V Guy 0–1, S Garrigan 0–1, M Garrigan 0–1. P Mulhare 2–3, B Lyons 2–1, D Devereux 2–0, PJ Whelehan 0–3, P Horan 0–2, M Moylan 0–1.

Leinster final

25 January 1976 Final James Stephens 1–14 – 2–04 St Rynagh's Dr Cullen Park
L O'Brien 0–8, J McCormack 0–4, M Leahy 1–0, T McCormack 0–1, M Crotty 0–1. JJ Devery 1–0, G Woods 1–0, PJ Whelehan 0–2, P Horan 0–1, P Mulhare 0–1. Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

9 November 1975 Quarter-final Kilmallock 1–11 – 3–07 Blackrock FitzGerald Park
P Kelly 0–7, D O'Riordan 1–1, J O'Riordan 0–1, M Finn 0–1, T Malone 0–1. B Cummins 2–1, É O'Donoghue 1–0, P Kavanagh 0–2, J Horgan 0–1, F Cummins 0–1, P Moylan 0–1, D Prendergast 0–1.
9 November 1975 Quarter-final Moneygall 2–11 – 0–06 Éire Óg, Ennis MacDonagh Park
D Kennedy 0–5, B McLeish 1–0, S Ryan 1–0, P Ryan 0–3, P Sheedy 0–2, S Doughan 0–1. J McAllister 0–3, B Gilligan 0–1, V Daly 0–1, M Dilger 0–1.

Munster semi-finals

26 October 1970 Semi-final Mount Sion 8–13 – 1–04 St Brendan's Ardfert Walsh Park
J Greene 3–6, S Greene 2–0, W Power 1–1, G O'Grady 1–1, J Goulding 1–0, J Brick 0–3, P McGrath 0–1, L Slevin 0–1. JJ McGrath 1–1, W Maguire 0–1, M Fitzgerald 0–1, J McCarthy 0–1.
23 November 1975 Semi-final Blackrock 3–14 – 3–06 Moneygall Church Road
P Moylan 0–6, R Cummins 1–2, P Kavanagh 1–1, B Cummins 1–0, É O'Sullivan 0–3, D Collins 0–1, J Horgan 0–1. P Ryan 2–4, P Sheedy 1–1, E Ryan 0–1. Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Munster final

7 December 1975 Final Blackrock 8–12 – 3–08 Mount Sion St Ailbe's Park
R Cummins 3–2, É O'Donoghue 3–1, É O'Sullivan 1–4, P Kavanagh 1–1, P Moylan 0–3, J Horgan 0–1. G O'Grady 0–4, S Greene 1–0, M Geary 1–0, P McGrath 1–0, P Geary 0–2, B Power 0–1, B Knox 0–1. Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster semi-final

22 November 1975 Final Kevin Lynch's 1–02 – 9–06 Ballycastle McQuillans Lavey Grounds
P Mellon 1-0, J McGurk 0-2. E Donnelly 3-1, D Donnellty 2-0, L Elliott 2-0, B Donnelly 1-0, R Elliott 1-0, P Boyle 0-3, M Dallat 0-2.

Ulster final

14 December 1975 Final Ballygalget 4–06 – 1–09 Ballycastle McQuillans McAllister & McVeigh Memorial Park
G McGrattan 2-1, P Braniff 1-1, B Couler 0-3, J Coulter 1-0, W Coulter 0-1. E Donnelly 1-4, P Boyle 0-1, P Dallat 0-1, D Donnelly 0-1, R Elliott 0-1, M Dallat 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

1 February 1976 Quarter-final Ardrahan 0–07 – 0–05 Brian Borus Ballinasloe Grounds
B Forde 0–2, J Mahony 0–2, JJ O'Dea 0–1, P Neiland 0–1, V Mullins 0–1. J Walshe 0–2, T Connolly 0–1, M Hughes 0–1, F Foy 0–1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

22 February 1976 Semi-final Blackrock 2–15 – 1–12 Ardrahan Balliansloe
P Moylan 0–9, R Cummins 1–1, P Kavanagh 1–0, E O'Donoghue 0–2, E O'Sullivan 0–1, T Lyons 0–1, D Collins 0–1. V Mullins 1–2, M Bond 0–5, B Forde 0–4, G Bond 0–1. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)
22 February 1976 Semi-final James Stephens 4–15 – 1–07 Ballygalget Nowlan Park
L O'Brien 2–6, S Brennan 2–2, J Hennessy 0–2, K McCormack 0–2, M Taylor 0–1, B Cody 0–1, D McCormack 0–1. P Braniff 1–0, J Coulter 0–2, S Baillie 0–2, G McGrattan 0–1, W McAvera 0–1, B Coulter 0–1.

All-Ireland final

14 March 1976 Final James Stephens 2–10 – 2–04 Blackrock Croke Park
L O'Brien 1–4, M Leahy 1–0, J McCormack 0–3, J O'Brien 0–1, M Taylor 0–1, M Crotty 0–1. P Moylan 1–3, E O'Donoghue 1–0, D Collins 0–1. Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Liam O'Brien James Stephens 3–25 34 5 6.80
2 Pat Moylan Blackrock 1–22 25 5 5.00
3 Ray Cummins Blackrock 5-05 20 5 4.00
4 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 5-03 18 5 3.60
Seán Garrigan Boardsmill 2–11 18 2 9.00
5 Mick Butler Buffers Alley 1–14 17 2 8.50

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