1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 June 1969 and ended on 19 April 1970.

1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	8 June 1969 – 19 April 1970
Teams	15
Champions	James Stephens (3rd title) Mickey Dunne (captain)
Runners-up	Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
← 1968 (Previous) (Next) 1970 →

Rower-Inistioge were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galmoy in the second round.

On 19 April 1970, James Stephens won the championship after an 8–05 to 2–07 defeat of Fenians in the final. It was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1937.

Format change

At the Kilkenny County Convention on 24 January 1969, it was decided to change the format of the championship by introducing a losers' group for teams defeated in the first round. The winners of the losers' group entered the championship proper at the semi-final stage.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

• Fenians

Results

First round

Bennettsbridge v Fenians

8 June 1969 First round

Bennettsbridge

3-06 - 1-07

Fenians

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Newpark Sarsfields v St. Senan's

8 June 1969 First round

Newpark Sarsfields

1-07 - 9-21

St. Senan's

Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown

Galmoy v Mooncoin

8 June 1969 First round	Galmoy	2-11 - 4-16	Mooncoin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Dillon 1-4, B Harte 1-0, J Phelan 0-3, M Phelan 0-2.		D Holden 1-3, N Doyle 1-2, C Dunne 0-5, J Dunphy 1-1, T Ryan 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, J Doherty 0-1.

James Stephens v Erin's Own

15 June 1969 First round

James Stephens

6-06 - 1-06

Erin's Own

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Coon v St. Lachtain's

15 June 1969 First round

Coon

2-10 - 0-07

St. Lachtain's

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Lisdowney v Young Irelands

29 June 1969 First round

Lisdowney

2-11 - 3-10

Young Irelands

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Thomastown v Rower-Inistioge

29 June 1969 First round	Thomastown	1-15 - 2-10	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
			E Keher 0-1.

• Tullaroan received a bye.

Winners' group

First round

Mooncoin v Thomastown

13 July 1969 Second round	Mooncoin	1-15 - 2-09	Thomastown	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Doyle 0-5, C Dunne 0-5, T Grant 1-1, J Dunphy 0-4.		G lee 1-3, O Walsh 1-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1, N Cullen 0-1.

Tullaroan v Bennettsbridge

27 July 1969 Second round

Tullaroan

1-05 - 7-14

Bennettsbridge

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Young Irelands v Coon

27 July 1969 Second round

Young Irelands

2-07 - 5-11

Coon

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

St. Senan's v James Stephens

27 July 1969 Second round

St. Senan's

2-09 - 7-18

James Stephens

Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown

Second round

Mooncoin v Coon

14 September 1969 Second round

Mooncoin

2-09 - 2-05

Coon

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

James Stephens v Bennettsbridge

14 September 1969 Second round

James Stephens

3-07 - 2-10

Bennettsbridge

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

James Stephens v Bennettsbridge

26 October 1969 Second round replay

James Stephens

3-09 - 3-09

Bennettsbridge

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

James Stephens v Bennettsbridge

9 November 1969 Second round second replay

James Stephens

4-03 - 2-02

Bennettsbridge

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Losers' group

First round

Fenians v St. Lachtain's

27 July 1969 First round

Fenians

3-09 - 3-04

St. Lachtain's

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Galmoy v Erin's Own

3 August 1969 First round

Galmoy

3-15 - 4-04

Erin's Own

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Rower-Inistioge v Lisdowney

3 August 1969 First round	Rower-Inistioge	4-14 - 4-04	Lisdowney	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Murphy 2-1, E Keher 0-7, G Mackey 1-0, M Kavanagh 1-0, T Waters 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1.		D Blanchfield 1-3, M Carroll 1-0, J Dowling 1-0, D Dunne 1-0, M Fogarty 0-1,

Second round

Fenians v Newpark Sarsfields

26 October 1969 Second round

Fenians

5-18 - 4-06

Newpark Sarsfields

St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget

Galmoy v Rower-Inistioge

26 October 1969 Second round	Galmoy	2-14 - 1-14	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Harte 1-3, J Dillon 1-3, W Phelan 0-5, J Phelan 0-3.		E Keher 1-8, T Murphy 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

James Stephens v Galmoy

30 November 1969 Semi-final

James Stephens

4-11 - 1-07

Galmoy

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Fenians v Mooncoin

30 November 1969 Semi-final

Fenians

4-08 - 4-07

Mooncoin

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Final

James Stephens v Fenians

19 April 1970 Final	James Stephens	8-05 - 2-07	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Byrne 4-0, S Leahy 2-3, M Crotty 1-0, E Tallent 1-0, M Dunne 0-1, S Brennan 0-1.		P Delaney 1-3, J Moriarty 1-0, T O'Connell 0-2, W Watson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1.	Referee: D Dowling (Glenmore)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Following their semi-final defeat, Mooncoin lodged an objection against Fenians based on an alleged illegality in the registration of a member of their team. The objection was not upheld, however, it did result in a delay to the playing of the final.