1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1974–75
Championship Details
Dates 1974–1975
All Ireland Champions
Winners St. Finbarr's (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Fenians Johnstown
Provincial Champions
Munster St. Finbarr's
Leinster Fenians Johnstown
Ulster Ballycran
Connacht Ardrahan

The 1974–75 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 5th national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1974 and the championship ended on 16 March 1975. Blackrock went into the 1974–75 championship as defending champions, having won their second All-Ireland title the previous year.

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by St. Finbarr's of Cork and Fenians of Kilkenny. St. Finbarr's won the game by 3–8 to 1–6. It was their first ever All-Ireland title.

Format

The 1974–75 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:

Provincial Championships

The Leinster, Connacht, Munster and Ulster championships were played on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Series

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Connacht champions while the Leinster champions played the Ulster champions. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.

Fixtures

Provincial Senior Club Hurling Championship

1974-12-08
Ulster
Ballycran 3–5 – 3–2 Sarsfield’s



1975-02-02
Connacht
Ardrahan 9–12 – 1–6 Tooreen

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

1975-02-23
Semi-final
Fenians 2–13 – 1–8 Ardrahan
St. Croan’s Park, Ballinasloe

1975-02-23
Semi-final
St. Finbarr's 8–8 – 3–10 Ballycran
Ballycran

1975-03-16
Final
St. Finbarr's 3–8 – 1–6 Fenians
P. Henderson (0–1), M. Garrett (0–1), J. Moriarty (0–1), P. Delaney (1–0), J. Ryan (0–1), B. Fitzpatrick (0–2).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)
ST. FINBARR'S:
GK 1 J. Power (c)
RCB 2 T. Maher
FB 3 S. Canty
LCB 4 C. Barrett
RWB 5 B. O'Brien
CB 6 D. O'Grady
LWB 7 T. Butler
MD 8 G. McCarthy
MD 9 C. Roche
RWF 10 E. Fitzpatrick
CF 11 J. Barry-Murphy
LWF 12 S. Gillen
RCF 13 C. McCarthy
FF 14 S. Looney
LCF 15 J. O'Shea
Substitutes:
FF C. Cullinane
FENIANS:
GK 1 P.J. Ryan
RCB 2 S. Delaney
FB 3 N. Orr
LCB 4 M. Fitzpatrick
RWB 5 G. Murphy
CB 6 P. Henderson
LWB 7 G. Henderson
MD 8 F. Hawkes
MD 9 M. Garrett
RWF 10 J. Moriarty
CF 11 P. Delaney
LWF 12 J. Ryan
RCF 13 B. Fitzpatrick
FF 14 W. Watson
LCF 15 P. Fitzpatrick
Substitutes:
MD P. Murphy

MATCH RULES