1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 June 1969 – 19 April 1970
Teams15
Champions Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (3rd title)
Mickey Dunne (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
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The 1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 June 1969 and ended on 19 April 1970.

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Rower-Inistioge were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galmoy in the second round.

On 19 April 1970, James Stephens won the championship after an 8–05 to 2–07 defeat of Fenians in the final. [1] It was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1937.

Format change

At the Kilkenny County Convention on 24 January 1969, it was decided to change the format of the championship by introducing a losers' group for teams defeated in the first round. The winners of the losers' group entered the championship proper at the semi-final stage.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

First round

8 June 1969First round Bennettsbridge 3-06 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
8 June 1969First round Galmoy 2-11 - 4-16 Mooncoin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Dillon 1-4, B Harte 1-0, J Phelan 0-3, M Phelan 0-2.D Holden 1-3, N Doyle 1-2, C Dunne 0-5, J Dunphy 1-1, T Ryan 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, J Doherty 0-1.
15 June 1969First round James Stephens 6-06 - 1-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15 June 1969First round Coon 2-10 - 0-07 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
29 June 1969First round Lisdowney 2-11 - 3-10 Young Irelands Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
29 June 1969First round Thomastown 1-15 - 2-10 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Keher 0-1.

Winners' group

First round

13 July 1969Second round Mooncoin 1-15 - 2-09 Thomastown Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Doyle 0-5, C Dunne 0-5, T Grant 1-1, J Dunphy 0-4.G lee 1-3, O Walsh 1-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1, N Cullen 0-1.
27 July 1969Second round Tullaroan 1-05 - 7-14 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
27 July 1969Second round Young Irelands 2-07 - 5-11 Coon Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Second round

14 September 1969Second round Mooncoin 2-09 - 2-05 Coon Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
14 September 1969Second round James Stephens 3-07 - 2-10 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
26 October 1969Second round replay James Stephens 3-09 - 3-09 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
9 November 1969Second round second replay James Stephens 4-03 - 2-02 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Losers' group

First round

27 July 1969First round Fenians 3-09 - 3-04 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
3 August 1969First round Galmoy 3-15 - 4-04 Erin's Own Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
3 August 1969First round Rower-Inistioge 4-14 - 4-04 Lisdowney Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
T Murphy 2-1, E Keher 0-7, G Mackey 1-0, M Kavanagh 1-0, T Waters 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1.D Blanchfield 1-3, M Carroll 1-0, J Dowling 1-0, D Dunne 1-0, M Fogarty 0-1,

Second round

26 October 1969Second round Galmoy 2-14 - 1-14 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Harte 1-3, J Dillon 1-3, W Phelan 0-5, J Phelan 0-3.E Keher 1-8, T Murphy 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

30 November 1969Semi-final James Stephens 4-11 - 1-07 Galmoy Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
30 November 1969Semi-final Fenians 4-08 - 4-07 Mooncoin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Final

19 April 1970Final James Stephens 8-05 - 2-07 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Byrne 4-0, S Leahy 2-3, M Crotty 1-0, E Tallent 1-0, M Dunne 0-1, S Brennan 0-1.P Delaney 1-3, J Moriarty 1-0, T O'Connell 0-2, W Watson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1.Referee: D Dowling (Glenmore)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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