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Football tournament season
1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Dates12 May 1974 - 23 June 1974
Final positions
ChampionsKildare (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored45 (5 per match)
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The 1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the first staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's secondary inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 12 May 1974 and ended on 23 June 1974.

On 23 June 1974, Kildare won the championship following a 1–26 to 3–13 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title in hurling, following on from earlier successes in the intermediate and junior grades. The prize for the winners was a place in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Kildare's Johnny Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 0-20.

Teams

General information

Nine counties will compete in the championship:

County Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Appearance
Antrim 1949 — 1st
Down 1942 — 1st
Carlow — — 1st
Hertfordshire — — 1st
Kerry 1891 1891 1st
Kildare — — 1st
Meath — — 1st
Westmeath — — 1st
Wicklow — — 1st
Leinster Munster Ulster Britain

Format

First round: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage. Two winning teams automatically qualify for the semi-final stage. Two other winning teams play off in a lone quarter-final.

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between two first round winners. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the first round join the winners of the lone quarter-final and British representatives Hertfordshire to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in a preliminary round for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

First round

Down2-6 – 2-7Westmeath
B. Gilmore (1-3), C. O'Flynn (1-1), J. Hughes (0-1), M. O'Flynn (0-1). E. Clarke (0-5), M. Fagan (1-0), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), P. Curran (0-2).
McKenna Park, Ballycran
Wicklow1-4 – 2-5Antrim
T. McCarthy (1-0), M. Lalor (0-2), M. Jordan (0-1), S. O'Brien (0-1). E. Donnelly (2-1), A. Hamill (0-1), B. Patterson (0-1), A. McCallin (0-1), S. Collins (0-1).
Aughrim County Ground, AughrimReferee: B. Lowth (Dublin)
Meath3-10 – 2-9Carlow
R. Melia (1-4), V. Guy (1-0), T. J. O'Reilly (1-0), S. Kearney (0-3), Cyril Maguire (0-2), F. McCann (0-1). P. Quirke (0-7), T. Byrne (1-0), P. Keogh (1-0), T. Collier (0-1), P. McNally (0-1).
St. Loman's Park, TrimReferee: S. Harkin (Laois)
Kerry1-9 – 3-4Kildare
P. Moriarty (1-0), J. McGrath (0-4), T. Kenny (0-3), P. Nolan (0-2). J. O'Connell (1-2), N. Walshe (1-1), F. Deering (1-0), J. Walshe (0-1).
Austin Stack Park, TraleeReferee: M. Slattery (Clare)

Quarter-finals

Kildare3-18 – 2-8Meath
M. Deely (2-2), J. Walshe (0-6), F. Deering (0-4), M. Dunne (1-0), T. Carew (0-2), N. Walshe (0-2), B. Burke (0-1), J. Wall (0-1). P. J. O'Reilly (1-1), N. O'Riordan (1-0), V. Guy (0-2), R. Melia (0-2), C. Maguire (0-1), G. Geoghegan (0-1), S. Kearney (0-1).
St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

Semi-finals

Kildare2-10 – 1-8Westmeath
N. Walshe (1-3), J. Wall (1-0), J. Walshe (0-3), M. Deely (0-2), B. Burke (0-1), T. Carew (0-1). J. Carey (1-1), C. Connaughton (0-4), P. Curran (0-3).
St. Conleth's Park, NewbridgeReferee: B. Lowth (Dublin)
Antrim4-9 – 4-9Hertfordshire
W. Richmond (2-0), E. Dornan (1-3), S. Richmond (1-1), E. Donnelly (0-2), A. Hamill (0-2), R. McDonnell (0-1). M. Cuddy (2-1), P. Carr (1-1), M. Alan (1-0), E. Purcell (0-3), S. McGarry (0-2), J. Cuddy (0-1), G. Mahoney (0-1).
Casement Park, BelfastReferee: C. Foley (Dublin)
Hertfordshire4-13 – 5-15Antrim
J. Cuddy (1-4), H. Healy (2-2), M. Cuddy (0-5), S. McGarry (1-0), P. Carr (0-1), M. Waters (0-1). S. Richmond (3-1), E. Donnelly (1-2), A. Hamill (0-4), I. Lewsley (1-0), W. Richmond (0-3), S. Collins (0-2), M. McKillop (0-2), R. McDonnell (0-1).
Sundon Park, LutonReferee: P. Byrne (Limerick)

Final

Kildare1-26 – 3-13Antrim
J. Walshe (0-10), B. Burke (0-5), M. Deely (0-4), N. Walshe (1-0), T. Carew (0-3), J. O'Leary (0-2), J. O'Connell (0-1), A. Moore (0-1). W. Richmond (2-1), S. Collins (0-5), E. Donnelly (0-5), A. Hamill (1-1), S. Richmond (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinReferee: B. Lowth (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 13 points
  • Most goals in a match: 9
  • Most points in a match: 39
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 13

Overall

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Johnny Walsh Kildare 0-20 20 4 5.00
2 Eddie Donnelly Antrim 3-10 19 4 4.75
3 Willie Richmond Kildare 4-4 16 4 4.00
4 Séamus Richmond Antrim 4-3 15 4 3.75
Ned Walsh Kildare 3-6 15 4 3.75
6 Mick Deely Kildare 2-8 14 4 3.50
7 Martin Cuddy Hertfordshire 2-6 12 2 6.00

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Séamus Richmond Antrim 3-1 10 Hertfordshire
Johnny Walsh Kildare 0-10 10 Antrim
3 Mick Deely Kildare 2-2 8 Meath
4 Willie Richmond Antrim 2-1 7 Kildare
Martin Cuddy Hertfordshire 2-1 7 Antrim
Eddie Donnelly Antrim 2-1 7 Wicklow
Richie Melia Meath 1-4 7 Carlow
John Cuddy Hertfordshire 1-4 7 Antrim
Pat Quirke Carlow 0-7 7 Meath
10 Willie Richmond Antrim 2-0 6 Hertfordshire
Brian Gilmore Down 1-3 6 Westmeath
Ned Walsh Kildare 1-3 6 Westmeath
Eddie Dornan Antrim 1-3 6 Hertfordshire
Johnny Walshe Kildare 0-6 6 Meath

See also

Sources

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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