1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| 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 → | |
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.
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
| 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
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 |
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) |
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) |
Final
| 8 April 1973 Final | O'Donovan Rossa | 2–08 – 3–02 | Ballycran | Waterfoot |
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
- ^ 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.