1974 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1974
Championship Details
Dates24 April 1974 - 8 September 1974
Teams14
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (1st win)
Captain Ger Fennelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Waterford
Captain Pat McGrath
Provincial Champions
Munster Waterford
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played13
Top Scorer Colours of Kilkenny.svg Billy Fitzpatrick (4-14)
Colours of Waterford.svg Tom Casey (2-20)
1973
1975

The 1974 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 April 1974 and ended on 8 September 1974.

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Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare in the Munster semi-final.

On 8 September 1974, Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-08 to 3-07 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Semple Stadium. [1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick and Waterford's Tom Casey were the championship's joint top scorers.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

7 July 1974Quarter-final Dublin 4-14 - 1-05 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
V Holden 2-5, D Keoghan 2-2, M Reidy 0-4, P Reaney 0-2, P Buckley 0-1.K Mooney 1-5.Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Semi-finals

14 July 1974Semi-final Kilkenny 1-11 - 0-03 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Mulcahy 1-6, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, T Teehan 0-2, N Brennan 0-1.T Bowe 0-2, E La Comer 0-1.Referee: M Bowe (Waterford)
24 July 1974Semi-final Wexford 2-10 - 2-06 Dublin Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
PJ Harrison 2-0, R Kinsella 0-6, J Murphy 0-2, N Walsh 0-2.D Keoghan 1-2, V Holden 1-1, M Reidy 0-1, P Reaney 0-1, H Gannon 0-1.

Final

8 August 1974Final Kilkenny 3-08 - 1-05 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
B Fitzpatrick 2-7, P Mulcahy 1-1.J Allen 1-0, R Kinsella 0-2, PJ Harris 0-2, M Walsh 0-1.Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

24 April 1974First round Limerick 2-07 - 4-12 Waterford FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
P Kelly 0-5, P Tobin 1-0, C Brennan 1-0, C Brouder 0-1, F Connolly 0-1.M McNamara 2-1, T Casey 0-6, B Mansfield 1-2, P O'Keeffe 1-0, P Egan 0-1, L Power 0-1, E Ryan 0-1.
24 April 1974First round Clare 3-12 - 1-08 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis
P O'Connor 1-3, E O'Connor 1-1, J Treacy 1-1, J Callanan 0-4, J Boyce 0-1, C Honan 0-1, G Loughnane 0-1.T Fitzpatrick 1-3, G Hayes 0-3, G Williams 0-1, L Heffernan 0-1.

Semi-finals

8 May 1974Semi-final Waterford 7-09 - 1-01 Kerry Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M McNamara 3-0, B Mansfield 1-4, L Power 1-1, P O'Keeffe 1-0, P McGrath 1-0, E Ryan 0-2, T Casey 0-1, S Treacy 0-1.J Fitzgerald 1-0, J Hussey 0-1.Referee: E Carroll (Tipperary)
8 May 1974Semi-final Clare 3-16 - 3-04 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
E O'Connor 1-3, J Boyce 1-1, J Treacy 0-4, P O'Connor 0-4, M Gough 1-0, C Honan 0-2, J Callanan 0-1, J Burke 0-1.J Buckley 2-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, S Farrell 0-1, T Fogarty 0-1, F Cunningham 0-1.Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Final

14 July 1974Final Waterford 2-05 - 1-03 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Moore 2-0, T Casey 0-2, P McGrath 0-1, L Power 0-1, B Mansfield 0-1.J Callinan 1-0, J Treacy 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M McNamara 0-1.Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

25 July 1974Final Antrim 3-08 - 0-03 Down Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

11 August 1974Semi-final Kilkenny 4-12 - 3-06 Galway Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
T Teehan 2-2, B Fitzpatrick 1-3, P Mulcahy 1-0, G Fennelly 0-3, S Reid 0-2, S Brophy 0-1, G Woodcock 0-1.C Curtin 3-1, G Forde 0-2, J Grealish 0-1, D Dooley 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary)
18 August 1974Semi-final Antrim 1-02 - 3-18 Waterford Casement Park, Belfast
P Boyle 1-0, P Growcott 0-1, J McClean 0-1.T Casey 1-9, P Moore 2-0, M McNamara 0-3, L Power 0-2 B Mansfield 0-2, J Galvin 0-1, E Ryan 0-1.Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Final

8 September 1974Final Kilkenny 3-08 - 3-07 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
B Fitzpatrick 1-2, B Sweeney 1-1, G Woodcock 1-0, G Fennelly 0-3, N Brennan 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1.T Casey 1-2, L Power 1-1, B Mansfield 1-1, P McGrath 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, J Galvin 0-1.Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 4-142646.50
Tom Casey Waterford 2-202655.20
2Mossie McNamara Waterford 5-041953.80
Brendan Mansfield Waterford 3-101953.80
3Pat Mulcahy Kilkenny 3-071644.00
4Vinny Holden Dublin 3-061527.50
5Paul Moore Waterford 4-001252.40
Liam Power Waterford 2-061252.40

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