1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1974 was the 88th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 3-19 to 1-13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams 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 winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams 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 advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Preliminary round: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-final.

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

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Leinster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Munster champions contest this game.

Fixtures

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• In the Munster final Clare's Seán Stack scores a remarkable own goal for Limerick.
• The All-Ireland 'B' champions were allowed to participate in the All-Ireland series for the first time. Kildare are the first team to benefit from this new format.
• In the All-Ireland quarter-final between Galway and London, brothers Michael and John Connolly line out for opposing teams.
• In the All-Ireland semi-final Kilkenny scored 2-32, it was one of the first times any team put more than thirty points over the bar.
• The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick was attended by the Soviet Union ambassador to Ireland.

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	5-35	50	4	12.50
2	Richie Bennis	Limerick	3-19	28	3	9.33
3	Pat Delaney	Kilkenny	5-03	18	4	4.50
4	John Connolly	Galway	2-11	17	3	5.66
5	Kieran Purcell	Kilkenny	2-09	15	4	3.75
	P. J. Molloy	Galway	0-15	15	3	5.00
6	Tom Byrne	Wexford	1-11	14	2	7.00
	Colm Honan	Clare	0-14	14	2	7.00
7	Mick Brennan	Kilkenny	1-09	12	4	3.00
8	John Kirwan	Waterford	3-02	11	2	5.50
	Liam O'Donoghue	Limerick	2-05	11	3	3.66

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Richie Bennis	Limerick	2-08	14	Clare
	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-11	14	Limerick
3	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	0-13	13	Galway
4	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2-06	12	Wexford
5	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2-05	11	Offaly
	Tom Byrne	Wexford	1-08	11	Kilkenny
7	John Kirwan	Waterford	3-01	10	Limerick
	John Connolly	Galway	2-04	10	London
9	Seánie Kinsella	Wexford	1-06	9	Laois
	Richie Bennis	Limerick	1-06	9	Waterford

References

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).