1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1975–76
Championship Details
Dates 1975–1976
All Ireland Champions
Winners James Stephens (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Blackrock
Provincial Champions
Munster Blackrock
Leinster James Stephens
Ulster Ballygalget
Connacht Ardrahan

The 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 6th national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1975 and the championship ended on 14 March 1976. St. Finbarr's went into the 1975–76 championship as defending champions, having won their first 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 James Stephens of Kilkenny and Blackrock of Cork. James Stephens won the game by 2–10 to 2–4. It was their first ever All-Ireland title.

Format

The 1975–76 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 series of games.

All-Ireland Series

Quarter-final: (1 match) The Connacht champions were drawn to play the London champions in a lone All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final stage.

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

Fixtures

Provincial Senior Club Hurling Championship

1975-12-07
Munster
Blackrock 8–12 – 3–8 Mount Sion

1975-12-14
Ulster
Ballygalget 4–6 – 1–9 Ballycastle McQuillans
Glenariffe

1976-03-07
Connacht
Ardrahan 2–14 – 1–4 Athleague

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

1976-02-01
Quarter-final
Ardrahan 0–7 – 0–5 Brian Borus’s
St. Croan’s Park, Ballinasloe

1976-02-22
Semi-final
Blackrock 2–15 – 1–12 Ardrahan
St. Croan’s Park, Ballinasloe

1976-02-22
Semi-final
James Stephens 4–15 – 1–7 Ballygalget
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

1976-03-14
Final
James Stephens 2–10 – 2–4 Blackrock
J. O'Brien (0–1), M. Taylor (0–1), L. O'Brien (1–4), J. McCormack (0–3). M. Crotty (0–1), M. Leahy (1–0). P. Moylan (1–3), D. Collins (0–1), E. O'Donoghue (capt 1–0).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)
JAMES STEPHEN'S:
GK 1 M. Moore
RCB 2 P. Neary
FB 3 P. Larkin
LCB 4 N. Morrissey
RWB 5 T. McCormack
CB 6 B. Cody
LWB 7 J. O'Brien
MD 8 D. McCormack
MD 9 M. Taylor
RWF 10 J. Hennessy
CF 11 L. O'Brien
LWF 12 J. McCormack
RCF 13 M. Crotty
FF 14 M. Leahy
LCF 15 G. Tyrrell
Substitutes:
LWB M. Neary
BLACKROCK:
GK 1 T. Murphy
RCB 2 F. Norberg
FB 3 C. O'Brien
LCB 4 D. McCurtain
RWB 5 A. Creagh
CB 6 J. Horgan
LWB 7 J. Murphy
MD 8 F. Cummins
MD 9 J. Rothwell
RWF 10 P. Moylan
CF 11 D. Collins
LWF 12 P. Kavanagh
RCF 13 E. O'Sullivan
FF 14 R. Cummins
LCF 15 É. O'Donoghue
Substitutes:
CF T. Lyons
RWF D. Prendergast

MATCH RULES