1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season October 2020 October 2020 1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 30 May 1971 - 14 November 1971 20px|Border Bennettsbridge 12 20px|Border Fenians 25 1970 1970 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 1972 1972 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The 1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. Fenians were the defending champions. On 14 November 1971, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 3–10 to 1–07 defeat of Fenians in the final.http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles Club titles - Kilkenny Hogan Stand 6 October 2018 It was their 12th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Windgap Results First round 30 May 1971 First round Mooncoin 1-12 - 2-04 Thomastown Piltown Sportsfield 6 June 1971 First round Fenians 7-09 - 2-09 St. Lachtain's St. Patrick's Park 6 June 1971 First round Clara 4-02 - 4-20 Erin's Own Nowlan Park 13 June 1971 First round Rower-Inistioge 3-14 - 3-07 Lisdowney Nowlan Park 20 June 1971 First round Galmoy 4-21 - 7-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park 27 June 1971 First round Bennettsbridge 3-11 - 2-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park 27 June 1971 First round Coon 3-09 - 2-12 St. Senan's Nowlan Park First round replay Coon St. Senan's Nowlan Park Windgap received a bye in this round. Winners' group First round 25 July 1971 First round Galmoy 1-09 - 2-18 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park 1 August 1971 First round Erin's Own 2-13 - 0-08 Mooncoin Nowlan Park 1 August 1971 First round Windgap 3-14 - 5-08 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield 8 August 1971 First round Fenians 5-11 - 1-08 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park 8 August 1971 First round replay Windgap 1-14 - 2-11 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield 12 September 1971 First round second replay Windgap 1-11 - 2-04 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield Second round 12 September 1971 Second round Fenians 2-13 - 4-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park 3 October 1971 Second round Bennettsbridge 7-03 - 4-10 Windgap Thomastown Sportsfield Losers' group First round 1 August 1971 First round St. Lachtain's 2-06 - 2-10 James Stephens Nowlan Park 1 August 1971 First round Clara 3-04 - 5-11 Coon Nowlan Park 8 August 1971 First round Thomastown 3-06 - 3-11 Young Irelands Nowlan Park Lisdowney received a bye in this round. Second round 12 September 1971 Second round Coon 2-13 - 3-10 Young Irelands Nowlan Park 26 September 1971 Second round James Stephens 5-08 - 3-02 Lisdowney Nowlan Park 3 October 1971 Second round replay Coon 2-07 - 5-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park Semi-finals 31 October 1971 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 3-12 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park J Murphy (Tullogher) 31 October 1971 Semi-final Fenians 3-15 - 2-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park Final 14 November 1971 Final Bennettsbridge 3-10 - 1-07 Fenians K Dunne 2-1, P Moran 1-1, J Kinsella 0-4, C Hayes 0-2, P Treacy 0-2. B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, J Moriarty 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Broderick 0-1. Nowlan Park References Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Category:Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship