All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1974

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1974
Championship Details
Dates	9 June - 1 September 1974
Teams	13
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (19th win)
Captain	Nicky Orr
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Captain	Seán Foley
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	12
Player of the Year	Ger Henderson
All-Star Team	See here
← 1973 1975 →

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1974 was the 88th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 3-19 to 1-13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

1 The championship
- 1.1 Format
2 Fixtures
3 Championship statistics
- 3.1 Miscellaneous
4 Top scorers
- 4.1 Season
- 4.2 Single game
5 References
6 See also

The championship

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams 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 winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams 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 advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Preliminary round: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-final.

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

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Leinster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Munster champions contest this game.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

June 9 First Round	Offaly	2-11 – 1-6	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: J. Rankin (Laois)
	M. Moylan (0-4), H. Dalton (1-0), J. Kinsella (1-0), M. Cleere (0-3), P. Mulhaire (0-2), P. Horan (0-2).		M. Bermingham (1-1), P. Quigley (0-4), D. Walsh (0-1).	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: J. Rankin (Laois)

June 16 Semi-Final	Wexford	1-18 – 1-5	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
	S. Kinsella (1-6), T. Byrne (0-3), P. Wilson (0-2), R. Kinsella (0-2), M. Quigley (0-2), John Quigley (0-1), D. Lawlor (0-1), C. Keogh (0-1).		P. Bates (1-4), G. Lanham (0-1).	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

June 30 Semi-Final	Kilkenny	4-14 – 2-6	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin Referee: M. Bowe (Wexford)
	E. Keher (2-5), K. Purcell (1-1), P. Delaney (1-1), L. O'Brien (0-4), M. Brennan (0-2), P. Henderson (0-1).		J. Flaherty (1-4), P. J. Whelehan (1-0), K. Mooney (0-1), D. Hanniffy (0-1).	Croke Park, Dublin Referee: M. Bowe (Wexford)

July 21 Final	Kilkenny	6-13 – 2-24	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 20,742 Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)
	E. Keher (2-6), M. Crotty (2-1), K. Purcell (1-1), P. Delaney (1-1), N. Brennan (0-1), M. Brennan (0-1), P. Henderson (0-1), L. O'Brien (0-1).		T. Byrne (1-8), J. Quigley (0-5), R. Kinsella (1-1), T. Doran (0-4), M. Casey (0-2), P. Wilson (0-2), S. Kinsella (0-1), T. O'Connor (0-1).

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

May 19 First Round	Waterford	4-9 – 3-8	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford Referee: S. O'Grady (Limerick)
	M. Geary (2-0), P. O'Grady (0-6), M. Ormonde (1-1), A. Reide (1-0), J. Kirwan (0-1), J. Galvin (0-1).		C. McCarthy (1-4), G. McCarthy (1-1), P. Hegarty (0-1), M. Malone (0-1), C. Roche (0-1).	Walsh Park, Waterford Referee: S. O'Grady (Limerick)

June 30 Semi-Final	Limerick	3-12 – 3-11	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	R. Bennis (1-6), L. O'Donoghue (1-1), E. Grimes (1-0), J. McKenna (0-2), M. Ruth (0-1), F. Nolan (0-1), N. Rea (0-1).		J. Kirwan (3-1), M. Whelan (0-2), A. Reide (0-2), P. O'Grady (0-2), M. Ormonde (0-1), M. Geary (0-1), M. Walsh (0-1), M. Hickey (0-1).	Semple Stadium, Thurles

July 7 Semi-Final	Clare	1-8 – 1-7	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick)
	C. Honan (0-6), G. Lohan (1-0), M. Mooney (0-1), N. Casey (0-1).		F. Loughnane (1-4), J. Flanagan (0-1), P. Byrne (0-1), N. O'Dwyer (0-1).	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick)

July 28 Final	Limerick	6-14 – 3-9	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles Attendance: 36,446 Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)
	R. Bennis (2-8), N. Rea (2-0), L. O'Donoghue (0-4), F. Nolan (1-0), B. Hartigan (0-1), J. McKenna (0-1).		C. Honan (0-8), E. O'Connor (1-0), G. Lohan (1-0), T. Ryan (1-0), S. Stack (1-0, own goal), C. Woods (0-1).