The 1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 26 November 1972 and ended on 9 December 1973.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 November 1972 – 9 December 1973 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Glen Rovers (1st win) |
| Captain | Denis Coughlan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | St. Rynagh's |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Glen Rovers |
| Leinster | St. Rynagh's |
| Ulster | O'Donovan Rossa |
| Connacht | Castlegar |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
Blackrock of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by St. Finbarr's in the opening round of the Cork Championship.[1]
On 9 December 1973, Glen Rovers won the championship after a 2-18 to 2-08 defeat of St. Rynagh's in the All-Ireland final.[2] It was their first ever championship title.
Qualification edit
| Provincial finals | All-Ireland semi-finals | All-Ireland final | ||||||||||||
 Glen Rovers
| 2-9 | |||||||||||||
 Roscrea
| 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| Glen Rovers
| 6-9 | |||||||||||||
 Castlegar
| 1-7 | |||||||||||||
| Castlegar
| 7-12 | |||||||||||||
 Tremane
| 2-7 | |||||||||||||
| Glen Rovers
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| St. Rynagh's
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| St. Rynagh's
| 5-5 | |||||||||||||
 Rathnure
| 2-13 | |||||||||||||
| St. Rynagh's
| 5-9 | |||||||||||||
| O'Donovan Rossa
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| O'Donovan Rossa
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| Ballycran
| 3-2 | |||||||||||||
Results edit
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship edit
Craobh Rua V Carrick 21/01 Tremane V Toureen 21/01
Quarter-finals
| 21 January 1973 Quarter-final | Tooreen | 3-06 - 3-06 | Tremane | Hollymount |
| Referee: M Burke (Sligo) |
| 18 February 1973 Quarter-final | Craobh Rua | 5-02 - 1-03 | Carrick-on-Shannon | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
Semi-final
| 4 March 1973 Semi-final | Tremane | 5-10 - 2-06 | Craobh Rua | Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague |
| Referee: M Flaherty (Galway) |
Final
| 18 March 1973 Final | Tremane | 2-07 - 7-12 | Castlegar | Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague |
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship edit
First round
| 26 November 1973 First round | Arklow Rock Parnells | 5-11 - 5-03 | Palatine | Parnell Park, Arklow |
| A Byrne 1-4, J McDonald 2-0, M O'Brien 0-5, O'Reilly 1-1, K Mellon 1-1. | T Nolan 3-0, JJ Canavan 2-0, W Cullen 0-2, C Keegan 0-1. |
| 11 March 1973 First round | St Brigid's | 1-04 - 3-11 | St. Rynagh's | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| N Maher 1-0, C Gavin 0-1, O Egan 0-1, O Gallagher 0-1, V Bradley 0-1. | G Burke 2-1, B Moylan 0-4, M Moylan 1-0, P Mulhaire 0-3, S Moylan 0-2, PJ Whelehan 0-1. |
| 11 March 1973 First round | Éire Óg | 1-07 - 2-07 | Borris-in-Ossory | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| J Winders 0-5, R Donnelly 1-0, J Murphy 0-1, J Sharpe 0-1. | P Dollard 2-1, PJ Jones 0-4, S Fahy 0-1, J Hanrahan 0-1, |
Quarter-finals
| 10 December 1972 Quarter-final | Arklow Rock Parnells | 4-03 - 4-08 | Rathnure | Parnell Park, Arklow |
| A Byrne 1-1, K Mellon 1-0, K Power 1-0, P Keogh 1-0, T Byrne 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. | P Hendrick 2-1, M Byrne 1-1, J Quigley 1-1, J Murphy 0-2, D Quigley 0-1, S Barron 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. | Referee: D Robinson (Kildare) |
| 8 April 1973 Quarter-final | Borris-in-Ossory | 3-07 - 4-12 | The Fenians | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| M Dollard 0-4, P Dollard 1-0, L Dollard 1-0, S Fahy 1-0, B Dollard 0-2, J Phelan 0-1. | P Broderick 2-5, J Moriarty 1-2, W Watson 1-1, M Garrett 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, G Murphy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 22 April 1973 Semi-final | Rathnure | 3-13 - 2-12 | Faughs | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| P Hendrick 1-2, D Quigley 0-5, P Flynn 1-1, M Quigley 1-1, T O'Connor 0-2, J Mooney 0-2. | A Dunworth 1-11, J Aherne 1-0, A Devitt 0-1. |
| 22 April 1973 Semi-final | The Fenians | 3-01 - 2-13 | St. Rynagh's | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| Referee: M Bowe (Wexford) |
Final
| 5 May 1973 Final | St. Rynagh's | 5-05 - 2-13 | Rathnure | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| B Moylan 1-4, S Moylan 1-0, G Burke 1-0, R Horan 1-0, B Lyons 1-0, P Horan 0-1. | D Quigley 2-3, P Hendrick 0-3, P Flynn 0-1. | Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship edit
Quarter-finals
| 14 January 1973 Quarter-final | South Liberties | 2-07 - 3-10 | Glen Rovers | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| J McKenna 2-1, É Grimes 0-3, M Shanahan 0-3. | J Young 2-1, J O'Neill 1-1, J McCarthy 0-2, P Doherty 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Buckley 0-1, P Harte 0-1. |
| 28 January 1973 Quarter-final | Roscrea | 5-11 - 1-09 | Mount Sion | St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea |
| F Loughnane 1-10, J Tynan 1-1, M Minogue 1-0, P Roland 1-0, J Hannon 1-0. | S Greene 1-3, J Greene 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, M Geary 0-1, W Power 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Semi-finals
| 10 March 1973 Semi-final | Ballyduff | 0-01 - 5-06 | Glen Rovers | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| P Costello 0-1. | F Cunningham 4-0, T Buckley 1-2, P Harte 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, P Harte 0-1. | Referee: J Quaid (Limerick) |
| 11 March 1973 Semi-final | Roscrea | 3-13 - 4-04 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| W Stapleton 2-2, J Cunningham 1-3, J Tynan 0-2, L Spooner 0-2, M Minogue 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, J Hannon 0-1, F Loughnane 0-1. | M O'Leary 2-0, M Gilmartin 1-1, G Lohan 1-0, J McNamara 0-2, P McNamara 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
Final
| 22 April 1973 Final | Glen Rovers | 2-09 - 1-10 | Roscrea | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| L McAuliffe 2-2, D Coughlan 0-2, P Harte 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, P Doherty 0-1. | F Loughnane 0-6, J Cunningham 1-1, J Tynan 0-2, J Crampton 0-1. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship edit
Final
| 8 April 1973 Final | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-08 - 3-02 | Ballycran | Waterfoot |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship edit
Semi-finals
| 6 May 1973 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 6-09 - 1-07 | Castlegar | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| T Buckley 1-4, L McAuliffe 2-0, JJ O'Neill 1-1, P Harte 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, P Doherty 0-2, J Young 0-2. | N Cummins 1-2, M Connolly 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, D Furey 0-1, G Glynn 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 20 May 1973 Semi-final | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-08 - 5-09 | St. Rynagh's | Waterfoot |
| S Collins 1-0, D McConnell 1-0, A Hamill 0-3, P Kane 0-2, L Hamill 0-2, S Clarke 0-1. | B Moylan 1-5, G Burke 2-0, R Horan 1-0, S Lyons 1-0, P Horan 0-3, P Mulhaire 0-1. | Referee: E Devlin (Tyrone) |
Final
| 9 December 1973 Final | Glen Rovers | 2–18 – 2–08 | St. Rynagh's | Croke Park |
| T Buckley 1–9, R Crowley 0–4, P Harte 1–0, M Ryan 0–3, J Young 0–1, JJ O'Neill 0–1. | B Moylan 0–6, B Johnston 1–1, P Mulhaire 1–0, P Horan 0–2. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
References edit
- ^ Keys, Colm (17 March 1999). "Rathnure stalwarts who hurl aside ravages of time". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Whelahans keeping it in the family". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.