1974 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1974 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	19 May - 13 October 1974
Teams	33
Champions	Thurles Sarsfields (28th title) Jimmy Doyle (captain)
Runners-up	Silvermines Jim O'Brien (captain)
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The 1974 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 19 May to 13 October 1974.

Roscrea entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[1]

The final was played on 13 October 1974 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles Sarsfields and Silvermines, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 3-06 to 1-10 to claim their 28th championship title overall and a first title in nine years. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

Quarter-finals

Newport v Toomevara

4 August 1974Quarter-final	Newport	1-11 - 2-08	Toomevara	MacDonagh Park
	C Moroney 1-2, D Coffey 0-4, M Jones 0-4, M O'Brien 0-1.		D Cuddy 1-0, T Maxwell 1-0, D Kennedy 0-3, L Hackett 0-2, M Young 0-1, L McGrath 0-1, M Delaney 0-1.

Thurles Sarsfields v Moneygall

4 August 1974Quarter-final	Thurles Sarsfields	2-12 - 2-08	Moneygall	MacDonagh Park
	J Doyle 1-6, F Murphy 1-0, J Connors 0-2, E Clancy 0-2, P Byrne 0-1, J Doyle (jnr) 0-1.		P Sheedy 1-2, S Ryan 0-5, P Fanning 1-1.

Borris-Ileigh v Moyne-Templetuohy

4 August 1974Quarter-final	Borris-Ileigh	2-17 - 2-06	Moyne-Templetuohy	Semple Stadium
	N O'Dwyer 1-7, B Kenny 1-2, M Coen 0-3, L Carroll 0-2, J Kenny 0-2, M Stapleton 0-1.		W Fogarty 1-4, W O'Grady (W) 1-0, J Fogarty 0-1, T Quinlan 0-1.

Silvermines v Moycarkey-Borris

4 August 1974Quarter-final	Silvermines	1-15 - 2-07	Moycarkey-Borris	Semple Stadium
	J Kennedy 0-5, M Daffy 1-1, J Forde 0-4, M Hanley 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, P Quinlan 0-1.		J Flanagan 0-5, Martin Ryan 1-0, D Ryan 1-0, D Quigley 0-1, Michael Ryan 0-1.

Newport v Toomevara

18 August 1974Quarter-final replay	Newport	1-10 - 2-09	Toomevara	MacDonagh Park
	M Jones 0-9, N Ryan 1-0, C Moroney 0-1.		D Kennedy 1-4, T Maxwell 1-1, M Young 0-2, L Hackett 0-1, L McGrath 0-1.

Semi-finals

Thurles Sarsfields v Toomevara

15 September 1974Semi-final	Thurles Sarsfields	3-15 - 2-09	Toomevara	MacDonagh Park
	J Bourke 3-0, P Byrne 0-4, J Doyle 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-3, E Clancy 0-2, P McCormack 0-2, J Doyle (jnr) 0-1.		D Kennedy 0-5, L McGrath 1-1, T Whelehan 1-0, L Hackett 0-1, T Maxwell 0-1, M Young 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Bansha)

Silvermines v Borris-Ileigh

15 September 1974Semi-final	Silvermines	4-07 - 4-04	Borris-Ileigh	MacDonagh Park
	P Quinlan 1-3, J Forde 1-2, M Daffy 1-1, J Sherlock 1-0, J Ryan 0-1.		T O'Dwyer 2-0, N O'Dwyer 1-2, B Kenny 1-1, M Stapleton 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Lorrha)

Final

Thurles Sarsfields v Silvermines

13 October 1974Final	Thurles Sarsfields	3-06 - 1-10	Silvermines	Semple Stadium
	J Bourke 2-1, J Doyle 0-4, J Dwyer 1-0, J Cooke 0-1.		P Quinlan 1-3, J Kennedy 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, J Forde 0-1, M Fitzgibbon 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Bansha)

References

1. "Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
2. "Roll of honour". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "History". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.