1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	3 May - 6 September 1970
Teams	14
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Cork (21st win)
Captain	Paddy Barry
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Wexford
Captain	Michael Collins
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Goals total	71 (5.07 per game)
Points total	312 (22.28 per game)
Top Scorer	Charlie McCarthy (1-23)
Player of the Year	Pat McDonnell
All-Star Team	See here
← 1969 1971 →

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1970 was the 84th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 6-21 to 5-10 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Rule change

As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1970 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were exteneded to 80 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were sixty minutes in duration.

Teams

A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, including thirteen teams from the 1969 championship and one new entrant.

The Leinster championship was extended to seven teams as Kildare entered the provincial series of games. They had won the All-Ireland title at intermediate level in 1969 and decided to make the step up to the senior grade.

Galway left the Munster championship where they had been playing since the 1959 championship and returned to the old system whereby they entered the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Grounds	Most recent success
			All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Clare	Saffron and blue	Cusack Park	1914	1932	1945-46
Cork	Red and white	Cork Athletic Grounds	1966	1969	1969-70
Dublin	Blue and navy	Parnell Park	1938	1961	1938-39
Galway	Maroon and white	Pearse Stadium	1923		1950-51
Kildare	White	St. Conleth's Park
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Nowlan Park	1969	1969	1965-66
Laois	Blue and white	O'Moore Park	1949	1949
Limerick	Green and white	Gaelic Grounds	1940	1955	1946-47
London	Blue and green	Emerald GAA Grounds	1901
Offaly	Green, white and gold	St. Brendan's Park
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Semple Stadium	1965	1968	1967-68
Waterford	White and blue	Walsh Park	1959	1963	1962-63
Westmeath	Maroon and white	Cusack Park
Wexford	Purple and gold	Wexford Park	1968	1968	1957-58

Format

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two 'weaker' teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone first round game joined three other Leinster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two provincial winners were paired on opposite sides with Galway and London making up the four semi-final teams. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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	Preliminary round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Leinster final
						Dublin		0-16
						Westmeath		3-5
											Wexford		4-17
											Dublin		2-4
																Wexford		4-16
																Kilkenny		3-14
											Kilkenny		2-15
											Ofaly		1-12
						Offaly		2-15
	Laois		1-9			Laois		2-9
	Kildare		1-8

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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	Quarter-final					Semi-finals					Munster final
						Tipperary		2-9
						Waterford		0-5
											Tipperary		3-8
											Cork		3-10
						Cork		4-13
	Clare (R)		2-12 (0-4)			Limerick		3-6
	Limerick (R)		3-9 (1-10)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Championship statistics

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 19 points
  • Wexford 4-17 : 2-4 Dublin (Leinster semi-final)
• Most goals in a match: 11
  • Cork 6-21 : 5-10 Wexford (All-Ireland final)
• Most points in a match: 31
  • Cork 6-21 : 5-10 Wexford (All-Ireland final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Cork 6-21 : 5-10 Wexford (All-Ireland final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
  • Wexford 5-10 : 6-21 Cork (All-Ireland final)
  • Galway 5-9 : 3-17 Wexford (All-Ireland semi-final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 14
  • Kilkenny 3-14 : 4-16 Wexford (Leinster final)

Miscellaneous

• The Leinster final between Kilkenny and Wexford was the first championship game to be played over the course of 80 minutes.

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	1-23	26	4	6.50
2	Tony Doran	Wexford	7-1	22	4	5.50
3	Eddie O'Brien	Cork	6-1	19	4	4.75
4	Ned Buggy	Wexford	1-15	18	4	4.50
5	Willie Walsh	Cork	4-4	16	4	4.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tom Ryan	Galway	3-5	14	Wexford
2	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	1-9	12	Wexford
3	Pat Cronin	Clare	1-8	11	Limerick
4	Ned Buggy	Wexford	1-7	10	Dublin
	Eddie O'Brien	Cork	3-1	10	Wexford
6	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	0-9	9	Dublin
	Tommy Ring	Westmeath	2-3	9	Dublin
	Mick Butler	Wexford	0-9	9	Galway
9	Ned Buggy	Wexford	0-8	8	Kilkenny
	Tomás Ryan	Cork	1-5	8	London

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Ryan, TomTom Ryan	Galway	Wexford	5-9 : 3-17	01970-08-16-000016 August 1970
O'Brien, EddieEddie O'Brien	Cork	Wexford	6-21 : 5-10	01970-09-06-00006 September 1970

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1970 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Paul Byrne	Tipperary	June 21	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Roger Ryan	Tipperary	June 21	Waterford	Munster semi-final
John Horgan	Cork	June 28	Limerick	Munster semi-final
Pat McDonnell	Cork	June 28	Limerick	Munster semi-final
Dinny Ryan	Tipperary	July 19	Cork	Munster final
Martin Coleman	Cork	August 16	London	All-Ireland semi-final

Awards

Annual awards

Texaco Hurler of the Year

The Texaco Hurler of the Year was awarded to Pat McDonnell of Cork.

See also

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals Qualification via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup Championships 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Finals 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Statistics Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams Miscellaneous All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy