1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 May 1971 - 14 November 1971
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Bennettsbridge (12th title)
Runners-up Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
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The 1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

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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. [1] 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

Results

First round

30 May 1971First round Mooncoin 1-12 - 2-04 Thomastown Piltown Sportsfield
6 June 1971First round Fenians 7-09 - 2-09 St. Lachtain's St. Patrick's Park
6 June 1971First round Clara 4-02 - 4-20 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
13 June 1971First round Rower-Inistioge 3-14 - 3-07 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
20 June 1971First round Galmoy 4-21 - 7-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
27 June 1971First round Coon 3-09 - 2-12 St. Senan's Nowlan Park
First round replay Coon v St. Senan's Nowlan Park

Winners' group

First round

25 July 1971First round Galmoy 1-09 - 2-18 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
1 August 1971First round Erin's Own 2-13 - 0-08 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
1 August 1971First round Windgap 3-14 - 5-08 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield
8 August 1971First round Fenians 5-11 - 1-08 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
8 August 1971First round replay Windgap 1-14 - 2-11 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield
12 September 1971First round second replay Windgap 1-11 - 2-04 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield

Second round

12 September 1971Second round Fenians 2-13 - 4-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
3 October 1971Second round Bennettsbridge 7-03 - 4-10 Windgap Thomastown Sportsfield

Losers' group

First round

1 August 1971First round St. Lachtain's 2-06 - 2-10 James Stephens Nowlan Park
1 August 1971First round Clara 3-04 - 5-11 Coon Nowlan Park
8 August 1971First round Thomastown 3-06 - 3-11 Young Irelands Nowlan Park

Second round

12 September 1971Second round Coon 2-13 - 3-10 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
26 September 1971Second round James Stephens 5-08 - 3-02 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
3 October 1971Second round replay Coon 2-07 - 5-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park

Semi-finals

31 October 1971Semi-final Bennettsbridge 3-12 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
31 October 1971Semi-final Fenians 3-15 - 2-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park

Final

14 November 1971Final Bennettsbridge 3-10 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
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.

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References

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