1973 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

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1973 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates28 October – 25 November 1973
Teams8
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock (3rd title)
Mossie Dowling (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Killeedy
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored29 (3.63 per match)
Points scored122 (15.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Paudie Fitzmaurice (0–29)
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The 1973 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. [1] The championship ran from 28 October to 25 November 1973.

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South Liberties entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Killeedy in the quarter-finals. [2] [3]

The final was played on 25 November 1973 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Kilmallock and Killeedy, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilmallock won the match by 2–12 to 2–04 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in six years. [4] [5]

Killeedy's Paudie Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 0–29.

Teams

ChampionshipChampionsRunners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling Championship Patrickswell Ballybrown
East Limerick Senior Hurling Championship South Liberties Pallasgreen
South Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Kilmallock Bruff
West Limerick Senior Hurling Championship Tournafulla Killeedy

Results

Quarter-finals

28 October 1973Quarter-final Killeedy 2–14 – 4–03 South Liberties Bruff Grounds
W Fitzmaurice 1–5, P Fitzmaurice 0–7, J Magner 1–0, Moloney 0–1, P O'Connor 0–1.L Moynihan 2–1, D O'Sullivan 1–1, J McKenna 1–0, T Ryan 0–1.
28 October 1973Quarter-final Pallasgreen 3–04 – 1–04 Tournafulla Bruff Grounds
28 October 1973Quarter-final Patrickswell 1–10 – 1–08 Bruff Gaelic Grounds
28 October 1973Quarter-final Kilmallock 1–13 – 2–05 Ballybrown Gaelic Grounds

Semi-finals

4 November 1973Semi-final Killeedy 0–13 – 3–04 Pallasgreen FitzGerald Park
P Fitzmaurice 0–7, W Fitzmaurice 0–5, W Cronin 0–1.J Howard 2–1, M O'Donoghue 1–0, O Dillon 0–1, P McCarthy 0–1, D O'Dwyer 0–1.
11 November 1973Semi-final replay Killeedy 1–09 – 1–03 Pallasgreen FitzGerald Park
P Fitzmaurice 0–7, P O'Connor 1–0, PJ Cronin 0–1, M Fitzmaurice 0–1.L Bowles 1–0, J Howard 0–1, M Power 0–1, O Dillon 0–1.
11 November 1973Semi-final Kilmallock 3–10 – 2–06 Patrickswell Gaelic Grounds
T Smith 1–3, M Finn 1–2, P Kelly 1–1, M Carroll 0–3, B Savage 0–1.F Nolan 1–0, L Mann 1–0, S Foley 0–3, R Bennis 0–2, W Fenton 0–1.

Final

25 November 1973Final Kilmallock 2–12 – 2–04 Killeedy Gaelic Grounds
T Smith 2–4, M Dowling 0–4, P Kelly 0–3, D Connolly 0–1.W Fitzmaurice 1–2, B Mullane 1–0, D Fitzmaurice 0–1, P O'Connor 0–1.Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "South Liberties HC". Club Info. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Patrickswell and South Liberties renew old rivalries in Limerick club hurling quarter final". Limerick Live. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kilmallock GAA to host special night of celebration". Limerick Live. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "PICTURES: Kilmallock GAA host special night of celebration". Limerick Live. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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