1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1975–76
Championship Details
Dates	2 November 1975 – 14 March 1976
All Ireland Champions
Winners	James Stephens (1st win)
Captain	Fan Larkin
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Blackrock
Captain	Éamonn O'Donoghue
Provincial Champions
Munster	Blackrock
Leinster	James Stephens
Ulster	Ballygalget
Connacht	Ardrahan
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Liam O'Brien (3-25)
	← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 November 1975 and ended on 14 March 1976.

St. Finbarr's of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Seandún in the quarter-final of the Cork County Championship.

On 14 March 1976, James Stephens won the championship after 2-10 to 2-04 defeat of Blackrock in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[1] This was their first ever championship title.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

16 November 1975 Quarter-final	Allen Gaels	2–03 – 2–03	Craobh Rua	McGettigan Memorial Park, Drumshanbo
	C Lalor 1-1, T Barrett 1-0, J Devine 0-2.		V McKeon 2-1, T Mulvey 0-2.

16 November 1975 Quarter-final

Athleague

3–05 – 2–06

Tooreen

Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague

30 November 1975 Quarter-final replay	Craobh Rua	8–06 – 0–10	Allen Gaels	Markievicz Park, Sligo
			T Mulbey 0-5, E McGowan 0-3, S Guckian 0-2.

Semi-final

14 December 1975 Semi-final	Craobh Rua	2–04 – 2–06	Athleague	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	C Lawlor 1-2, J McDonnell 1-0, L Devine 0-2.		H Crowley 1-1, T Geraghty 1-0, C Naughton 0-2, C McConn 0-2, A Flaherty 0-1.

Final

7 March 1976 Final

Athleague

1–04 – 2–14

Ardrahan

Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

22 November 1975 First round	Ardclough	1–11 – 2–09	St. Vincent's	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Walsh 0-6, N Walsh 1-2, T Christian 0-1, B Burke 0-1, S Butler 0-1.

23 November 1975 First round	Buffers Alley	4-15 - 0-06	Naomh Eoin	Gorey
	W Doran 4-2, M Butler 0-6, L Harney 0-3, J McLean 0-2, M Casey 0-2.		P Quirke 0-3, J Doyle 0-1, S Kehoe 0-1, M Nolan 0-1.

23 November 1975 First round	Boardsmill	6–16 – 0–03	Naomh Colmcille	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	V Guy 3-1, S Garrigan 1-5, L Gibbons 1-0, B Kelly 1-0, S Carney 0-3, M Reilly 0-2, M Mooney 0-2, TJ Reilly 0-2.		M Rice 0-2, J Clarke 0-1.

Quarter-finals

14 December 1975 Quarter-final	Clonaslee	3–08 – 2–14	St. Rynagh's	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	F Bates 2-2, R O'Keeffe 1-0, P Bates 0-4, D O'Loughlin 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		PJ Whelehan 0-7, P Horan 0-4, JJ Devery 1-0, B Lyons 1-0, G Woods 0-2, D Devery 0-1.

14 December 1975 Quarter-final	Boardsmill	1–13 – 2–01	Lough Lene Gaels	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	S Garrigan 1-6, S Carney 0-4, D Fay 0-3.		J Walsh 1-1, B Connell 1-0.

14 December 1975 Quarter-final	Buffers Alley	1–15 – 3–11	James Stephens	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Butler 1-8, T Doran 0-2, P Butler 0-2, M Casey 0-1, L Harney 0-1, J Doran 0-1.		M Leahy 2-0, L O'Brien 0-5, J McCormack 0-4, G Tyrrell 1-0, M Crotty 0-1, B Cody 0-1.

14 December 1975 Quarter-final	St. Vincent's	4–07 – 1–08	Glenealy	O'Toole Park, Dublin
	R Copeland 2-0, L Deegan 1-2, M O'Hanlon 1-0, T Hanahoe 0-2, J Keaveney 0-1, B Dwyer 0-1, T Quinn 0-1.		T Glynn 1-3, M Neill 0-2, T Barniville 0-1, D Gorman 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

Semi-finals

11 January 1976 Semi-final	St. Vincent's	1–02 – 1–09	James Stephens	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Lee 1-0, N Rooney 0-1, T Hanahoe 0-1.		M Crotty 0-4, M Leahy 1-0, J McCormack 0-2, L O'Brien 0-2, D McCormack 0-1.

11 January 1976 Semi-final	Boardsmill	0–09 – 6–10	St. Rynagh's	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	S Carney 0-6, V Guy 0-1, S Garrigan 0-1, M Garrigan 0-1.		P Mulhare 2-3, B Lyons 2-1, D Devereux 2-0, PJ Whelehan 0-3, P Horan 0-2, M Moylan 0-1.

Final

25 January 1976 Final	James Stephens	1–14 – 2–04	St. Rynagh's	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	L O'Brien 0-8, J McCormack 0-4, M Leahy 1-0, T McCormack 0-1, M Crotty 0-1.		JJ Devery 1-0, G Woods 1-0, PJ Whelehan 0-2, P Horan 0-1, P Mulhare 0-1.	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

9 November 1975 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–11 - 3–07	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	P Kelly 0-7, D O'Riordan 1-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, M Finn 0-1, T Malone 0-1.		B Cummins 2-1, É O'Donoghue 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, J Horgan 0-1, F Cummins 0-1, P Moylan 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1.

9 November 1975 Quarter-final	Moneygall	2–11 - 0–06	Éire Óg, Ennis	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	D Kennedy 0-5, B McLeish 1-0, S Ryan 1-0, P Ryan 0-3, P Sheedy 0-2, S Doughan 0-1.		J McAllister 0-3, B Gilligan 0-1, V Daly 0-1, M Dilger 0-1.

Semi-finals

26 October 1970 Semi-final	Mount Sion	8–13 - 1–04	St Brendan's Ardfert	Walsh Park, Waterford
	J Greene 3-6, S Greene 2-0, W Power 1-1, G O'Grady 1-1, J Goulding 1-0, J Brick 0-3, P McGrath 0-1, L Slevin 0-1.		JJ McGrath 1-1, W Maguire 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

23 November 1975 Semi-final	Blackrock	3–14 - 3–06	Moneygall	Church Road, Blackrock
	P Moylan 0-6, R Cummins 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-1, B Cummins 1-0, É O'Sullivan 0-3, D Collins 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.		P Ryan 2-4, P Sheedy 1-1, E Ryan 0-1.	Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Final

7 December 1975 Final	Blackrock	8–12 - 3–08	Mount Sion	Emly Sportsfield, Emly
	R Cummins 3-2, É O'Donoghue 3-1, É O'Sullivan 1-4, P Kavanagh 1-1, P Moylan 0-3, J Horgan 0-1.		G O'Grady 0-4, S Greene 1-0, M Geary 1-0, P McGrath 1-0, P Geary 0-2, B Power 0-1, B Knox 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Final

14 December 1975 Final

Ballygalget

4–06 – 1–09

Ballycastle McQuillans

Glenariff

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

1 February 1976 Quarter-final	Ardrahan	0–07 – 0–05	Brian Borus’s	Ballinasloe
	B Forde 0-2, J Mahony 0-2, JJ O'Dea 0-1, P Neiland 0-1, V Mullins 0-1.		J Walshe 0-2, T Connolly 0-1, M Hughes 0-1, F Foy 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 February 1976 Semi-final	Blackrock	2–15 – 1–12	Ardrahan	Ballinasloe
	P Moylan 0-9, R Cummins 1-1, P Kavanagh 1-0, E O'Donoghue 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, T Lyons 0-1, D Collins 0-1.		V Mullins 1-2, M Bond 0-5, B Forde 0-4, G Bond 0-1.	Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

22 February 1976 Semi-final	James Stephens	4–15 – 1–07	Ballygalget	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L O'Brien 2-6, S Brennan 2-2, J Hennessy 0-2, K McCormack 0-2, M Taylor 0-1, B Cody 0-1, D McCormack 0-1.		P Braniff 1-0, J Coulter 0-2, S Baillie 0-2, G McGrattan 0-1, W McAvera 0-1, B Coulter 0-1.

Final

14 March 1976 Final	James Stephens	2–10 – 2–04	Blackrock	Croke Park, Dublin
	L O'Brien 1–4, M Leahy 1–0, J McCormack 0–3, J O'Brien 0–1, M Taylor 0–1, M Crotty 0–1.		P Moylan 1–3, E O'Donoghue 1–0, D Collins 0–1.	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam O'Brien	James Stephens	3-25	34	5	6.80
2	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	1-22	25	5	5.00
3	Ray Cummins	Blackrock	5-05	20	5	4.00
4	Éamonn O'Donoghue	Blackrock	5-03	18	5	3.60
4	Seán Garrigan	Boardsmill	2-11	18	2	9.00
5	Mick Butler	Buffers Alley	1-14	17	2	8.50

References

^ "James Stephens are champs". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[1] "James Stephens are champs". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

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1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

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