All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship 1974

1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Country  Ireland
 England
Teams 9
Champions Kildare
Runner-up Antrim
Matches played 9
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The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1974 was the inaugural staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Kildare won the championship, beating Antrim 1-26 to 3-13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Contents

The championship

Participating teams

Province County Stadium Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial NHL Notes
Munster Kerry Austin Stack Park 1891 1891 Fourth team ever to win the All-Ireland but last contested the Munster final in 1908
Leinster Carlow Dr. Cullen Park Carlow never contested a Leinster final
Kildare St. Conleth's Park Kildare never contested a Leinster final
Meath St_Lomans_Park Meath never contested a Leinster final
Westmeath Cusack Park Westmeath last played in the Leinster final in 1937 but never claimed the title
Wicklow O'Byrne Park Wicklow never contested a Leinster final
Ulster Antrim Casement Park 1949 Became the first Ulster team to contest the All-Ireland final in 1943
Down McKenna Park 1941 Won the Ulster final for the first time in 1941 but last contested the provincial decider in 1943
Britain Hertfordshire Sutton Park Only founded in 1960 and regarded as the weakest of the British counties

Format

First round: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage. Two winning teams automatically qualify for the semi-final stage. Two other winning teams play off in a lone quarter-final.

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between two first round winners. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the first round join the winners of the lone quarter-final and British representatives Herfordshire to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in a preliminary round for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Fixtures

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

May 12
First Round
 Down 2-6 – 2-7 Westmeath McKenna Park, Ballycran
B. Gilmore (1-3), C. O'Flynn (1-1), J. Hughes (0-1), M. O'Flynn (0-1). E. Clarke (0-5), M. Fagan (1-0), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), P. Curran (0-2).
May 12
First Round
 Wicklow 1-4 – 2-5 Antrim O'Byrne Park, Aughrim
Referee: B. Lowth (Dublin)
T. McCarthy (1-0), M. Lalor (0-2), M. Jordan (0-1), S. O'Brien (0-1). E. Donnelly (2-1), A. Hamill (0-1), B. Patterson (0-1), A. McCallin (0-1), S. Collins (0-1).
May 12
First Round
 Meath 3-10 – 2-9 Carlow St. Loman's Park, Trim
Referee: S. Harkin (Laois)
R. Melia (1-4), V. Guy (1-0), T. J. O'Reilly (1-0), S. Kearney (0-3), Cyril Maguire (0-2), F. McCann (0-1). P. Quirke (0-7), T. Byrne (1-0), P. Keogh (1-0), T. Collier (0-1), P. McNally (0-1).
May 12
First Round
 Kerry 1-9 – 3-4 Kildare Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)
P. Moriarty (1-0), J. McGrath (0-4), T. Kenny (0-3), P. Nolan (0-2). J. O'Connell (1-2), N. Walshe (1-1), F. Deering (1-0), J. Walshe (0-1).
May 26
Quarter-Final
 Kildare 3-18 – 2-8 Meath St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
M. Deely (2-2), J. Walshe (0-6), F. Deering (0-4), M. Dunne (1-0), T. Carew (0-2), N. Walshe (0-2), B. Burke (0-1), J. Wall (0-1). P. J. O'Reilly (1-1), N. O'Riordan (1-0), V. Guy (0-2), R. Melia (0-2), C. Maguire (0-1), G. Geoghegan (0-1), S. Kearney (0-1).
June 2
Semi-Final
 Kildare 2-10 – 1-8 Westmeath St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: B. Lowth (Dublin)
N. Walshe (1-3), J. Wall (1-0), J. Walshe (0-3), M. Deely (0-2), B. Burke (0-1), T. Carew (0-1). J. Carey (1-1), C. Connaughton (0-4), P. Curran (0-3).
June 9
Semi-Final
 Antrim 4-9 – 4-9 Hertfordshire Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: C. Foley (Dublin)
W. Richmond (2-0), E. Dornan (1-3), S. Richmond (1-1), E. Donnelly (0-2), A. Hamill (0-2), R. McDonnell (0-1). M. Cuddy (2-1), P. Carr (1-1), M. Alan (1-0), E. Purcell (0-3), S. McGarry (0-2), J. Cuddy (0-1), G. Mahoney (0-1).
June 16
Semi-Final Replay
 Hertfordshire 4-13 – 5-15 Antrim Sundon Park, Luton
Referee: P. Byrne (Limerick)
J. Cuddy (1-4), H. Healy (2-2), M. Cuddy (0-5), S. McGarry (1-0), P. Carr (0-1), M. Waters (0-1). S. Richmond (3-1), E. Donnelly (1-2), A. Hamill (0-4), I. Lewsley (1-0), W. Richmond (0-3), S. Collins (0-2), M. McKillop (0-2), R. McDonnell (0-1).
June 23
Final
 Kildare 1-26 – 3-13 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: B. Lowth (Dublin)
J. Walshe (0-10), B. Burke (0-5), M. Deely (0-4), N. Walshe (1-0), T. Carew (0-3), J. O'Leary (0-2), J. O'Connell (0-1), A. Moore (0-1). W. Richmond (2-1), S. Collins (0-5), E. Donnelly (0-5), A. Hamill (1-1), S. Richmond (0-1).

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Johnny Walshe Kildare 0-20 20 4 5.00
2 Willie Richmond Kildare 4-4 16 4 4.00
3 Séamus Richmond Antrim 4-3 15 4 3.75

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Séamus Richmond Antrim 3-1 10 Hertfordshire
Johnny Walshe Kildare 0-10 10 Antrim
3 Mick Deely Kildare 2-2 8 Meath
4 Willie Richmond Antrim 2-1 7 Kildare
Martin Cuddy Antrim 2-1 7 Hertfordshire
Eddie Donnelly Antrim 2-1 7 Wicklow
Richie Melia Meath 1-4 7 Carlow
John Cuddy Hertfordshire 1-4 7 Antrim
Pat Quirke Carlow 0-7 7 Meath
10 Willie Richmond Antrim 2-0 6 Hertfordshire
Brian Gilmore Down 1-3 6 Westmeath
Ned Walshe Kildare 1-3 6 Westmeath
Eddie Dornan Antrim 1-3 6 Hertfordshire
Johnny Walshe Kildare 0-6 6 Meath

Sources

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