1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

none April 2022 1973 13 May – 2 September 1973 Limerick Kilkenny Éamonn Grimes Limerick 7th Éamonn Grimes Kilkenny Pat Delaney Richie Bennis (2–25) 1972 1974 The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1973 was the 87th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Kilkenny 1–21 to 1–14 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. Format Overview The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1973 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there were no seeds. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If both sides were still level at the end of that game another replay had to take place. The Championship Munster Championship Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game. Leinster Championship First Round: (1 match) This was a single match between two of the 'weaker' teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first-round game joined three other Leinster teams to make up the two quarter-final pairings. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined Kilkenny and Wexford, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game. All-Ireland Championship Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between London and Galway, two teams who faced no competition in their respective provinces. Semi-final: (1 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairing. Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final contested this game with the Leinster champions receiving a bye into the final. Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 6 May 1973 First round Westmeath 6–10 – 5–03 Wicklow C Connaughton 2-3, P Curran 2-1, J Keary 1-4, M Mulligan 1-1, M Fagan 0-1. T Scott 2-0, M Doyle 1-3, S Doyle 1-0, D Gorman 1-0. M Spain (Offaly) O'Moore Park 13 May 1973 First round Offaly 4–12 – 3–6 Kildare J Kirwan 2–0, J Conroy 2–0, B Moylan 0–4, M Cleere 0–4, S Moylan 0–2, J Dolan 0–1, P McLoughney 0–1. J Walsh 2–2, T Carew 1–2, B Burke 0–1, T Christian 0–1. J Rankins (Laois) O'Moore Park 28 May 1973 Quarter-final Dublin 0–17 – 1–6 Westmeath P Quigley 0–10, JJ Holden 0–2, B Sweeney 0–1, D Brannigan 0–1, M Bermingham 0–1, V Holden 0–1, D Rheinisch 0–1. K Kenry 1–0, G Whelan 0–2, L Maher 0–2, C Connaughton 0–1, K Gavan 0–1. J Kearns (Offaly) Páirc Tailteann 28 May 1973 Quarter-final Offaly 3–10 – 3–10 Laois B Moylan 0–7, P Horan 1–1, S Moylan 1–0, J Kirwan 1–0, M Cleere 0–2. G Linehan 2–6, T Keenan 1–1, F Keenan 0–2, M Walshe 0–1. J Murphy (Kilkenny) St. Brendan's Park 10 June 1973 Quarter-final replay Laois 3–10 – 5–6 Offaly E Dollard 1–3, G Conroy 1–1, G Lanham 0–4, G Cuddy 1–0, P Dillon 0–1, P Dowling 0–1. B Moylan 2–4, P Mulcare 2–1, W Gorman 1–0, P Horan 0–1. J Murphy (Kilkenny) O'Moore Park 10 June 1973 Semi-final Kilkenny 2–19 – 2–11 Dublin E Keher 0–10, M Brennan 1–2, K Purcell 1–0, P Broderick 0–2, S Cooke 0–2, P Delaney 0–2, B Cody 0–1. P Quigley 0–6, M Bermingham 1–1, D Rheinisch 1–1, R Walsh 0–1, H Dalton 0–1, M Holden 0–1. J Rankins (Laois) Wexford Park 24 June 1973 Semi-final Wexford 2–14 – 2–9 Offaly T Doran 2–1, T Byrne 0–6, M Maher 0–2, N Buggy 0–2, D Bernie 0–1, C Keogh 0–1, M Quigley 0–1. B Moylan 1–3, J Flaherty 1–3, J Kirwan 0–1, E Moyles 0–1, P Corcoran 0–1. J Murphy (Kilkenny) Nowlan Park 8 July 1973 Final Kilkenny 4–22 – 3–15 Wexford E Keher 0–11, P Delaney 2–2, M Brennan 1–4, K Purcell 1–2, P Broderick 0–2, L O'Brien 0–1. T Byrne 2–6, M Quigley 0–4, J Berry 1–0, P Wilson 0–1, N Buggy 0–1, C Jacob 0–1, T Doran 0–1, C Keogh 0–1. Croke Park Munster Senior Hurling Championship 20 May 1973 Quarter-final Tipperary 1–16 – 2–8 Waterford F Loughnane 0–8, D Ryan 1–0, J Flanagan 0–3, L Gaynor 0–2, N O'Dwyer 0–1, J Ryan 0–1, S Hogan 0–1. S Greene 1–1, J Kirwan 1–1, P Enright 0–4, M Kirwan 0–1, M Hickey 0–1. S O'Connor (Limerick) Semple Stadium 24 June 1973 Semi-final Limerick 3–11 – 3–9 Clare É Cregan 2–1, B Hartigan 1–1, R Bennis 0–3, É Grimes 0–2, M Dowling 0–2, F Nolan 0–1, L O'Donoghue 0–1. T Ryan 0–5, G Lohan 1–0, M O'Connor 1–0, J Callanan 1–0, P Russell 0–2, N Ryan 0–1, M McKeogh 0–1. S Moloney (Tipperary) Semple Stadium 1 July 1973 Semi-final Tipperary 5–4 – 1–10 Cork R Ryan 2–0, S Hogan 1–1, F Loughnane 1–1, J Flanagan 1–0, PJ Ryan 0–1, P Byrne 0–1. G McCarthy 0–8, M Malone 1–1, P Moylan 0–1. M Slattery (Clare) Gaelic Grounds 29 July 1973 Final Tipperary 2–18 – 6–7 Limerick F Loughnane 2–10, M Keating 0–4, S Hogan 0–2, J Flanagan 0–1, N O'Dwyer 0–1. R Bennis 1–5, F Nolan 2–1, É Cregan 2–0, M Dowling 1–0, L O'Donoghue 0–1. M Slattery (Clare) Semple Stadium All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 29 July 1973 Quarter-final London 4–7 – 3–5 Galway L Burke 2–0, F Canning 1–1, P O'Neill 1–1, B Barry 0–4, Martin Linnane 0–1. G Holland 1–0, J Faul 1–0, E Burke 1–1, G Cone 0–2, P Fahy 0–2. M Spain (Offaly) Dunlo GAA Ground 5 August 1973 Semi-final Limerick 1–15 – 0–7 London R Bennis 1–7, L O'Donoghue 0–4, É Cregan 0–2, B Hartigan 0–1, F Nolan 0–1. F Canning 0–2, P O'Neill 0–2, L Corless 0–1, T Connolly 0–1, P McDermott 0–1. M Spain (Offaly) Cusack Park 2 September 1973 Final Limerick 1–21 – 1–14 Kilkenny R Bennis (0–10), M Dowling (1–1), É Grimes (0–4), F Nolan (0–2), N Rea (0–2), B Hartigan (0–1), J McKenna (0–1). C Dunne (0–7), P Delaney (1–1), M Crotty (0–3), L O'Brien (0–2), M Brennan(0–1). M Slattery (Clare) Croke Park 58,009 1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Richie BennisLimerick2–253147.752Francis LoughnaneTipperary3–192839.333Barney MoylanOffaly3–182746.754Eddie KeherKilkenny0–2121210.505Tom ByrneWexford2–121829.006George LanhamLaois2–101628.00Pat QuigleyDublin0–161628.008Éamonn CreganLimerick4–31543.759Pat DelaneyKilkenny3–51434.6610Mick BrennanKilkenny2–71334.33 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Francis LoughnaneTipperary2–1016Limerick2Tom ByrneWexford2–612KilkennyGeorge LanhamLaois2–612Offaly4Eddie KeherKilkenny0–1111Wexford5Barney MoylanOffaly2–410LaoisRichie BennisLimerick1–710LondonRichie BennisLimerick0–1010KilkennyEddie KeherKilkenny0–1010DublinPat QuigleyDublin0–1010Westmeath10Johnny WalshKildare2–28OffalyPat DelaneyKilkenny2–28OffalyRichie BennisLimerick1–58TipperaryFrancis LoughnaneTipperary0–88WaterfordGerald McCarthyCork0–88Tipperary Championship statistics Miscellaneous Limerick win the Munster title for the first time since 1955. Kilkenny win the Leinster title for the third consecutive year. It is their seventh provincial three-in-a-row. London's win over Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final is their first championship victory since defeating Cork in the 1901 All-Ireland final. In the All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and London, a unique situation arose when brothers Ned and Gerry Rea marked one another. Ned was full-forward on the Limerick team while Gerry was at full-back for London. Limerick win the All-Ireland title for the first time since 1940. It was their first time playing Kilkenny in the championship since then. Player facts Debutantes The following players made their début in the 1973 championship: Player Team Date Opposition GameJimmy CramptonTipperaryMay 20WaterfordMunster quarter-finalMick CulliganClareJune 24LimerickMunster semi-finalSeán HehirClareJune 24LimerickMunster semi-finalSéamus HorganLimerickJune 24ClareMunster semi-finalGer LoughnaneClareJune 24LimerickMunster semi-finalMichael O'ConnorClareJune 24LimerickMunster semi-finalNoel RyanClareJune 24LimerickMunster semi-finalTim RyanClareJune 24LimerickMunster semi-finalJoe McKennaLimerickJune 24ClareMunster semi-finalJohn BuckleyCorkJuly 1TipperaryMunster semi-finalNoel DunneCorkJuly 1TipperaryMunster semi-finalPat MoylanCorkJuly 1TipperaryMunster semi-finalTom RyanLimerickJuly 29TipperaryMunster finalBrian CodyKilkennySeptember 2LimerickAll-Ireland final Retirees The following players played their last game in the 1973 championship: Player Team Last Game Date Opposition DébutJimmy DoyleTipperaryMunster quarter-finalMay 20Waterford1957Mick CulliganClareMunster semi-finalJune 24Limerick1973Mick KilmartinClareMunster semi-finalJune 24Limerick1971Michael O'ConnorClareMunster semi-finalJune 24Limerick1973Tim RyanClareMunster semi-finalJune 24Limerick1973Jimmy CramptonTipperaryJuly 29Munster finalWaterford1973Len GaynorTipperaryJuly 29Munster finalWaterford1973Christy JacobWexfordLeinster finalAugust 5Kilkenny1966Éamonn MorrisseyKilkennyLeinster finalAugust 5Wexford1972Martin CooganKilkennyAll-Ireland finalSeptember 2Limerick1961John KinsellaKilkennyAll-Ireland finalSeptember 2Limerick1967 Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002). 1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship