1971 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1971 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus (16th title)
Gus Lohan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle
Pat Moloney (captain)
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The 1971 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. [1]

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Clarecastle entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final, a replay, was played on 19 September 1971 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Newmarket-on-Fergus and Clarecastle, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Newmarket-on-Fergus won the match by 2–07 to 1–07 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a first championship title in two years. [3] [4]

Results

Final

Final replay

19 September 1971Final replay Newmarket-on-Fergus 2-07 - 1-07 Clarecastle Cusack Park

References

  1. ↑ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "1970 & 1997 Hurling Champions". Clarecastle GAA website. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Club history". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Newmarket on Fergus HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.