1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of England.svg  England
Teams9
Champions Westmeath
Runners-up London
Matches played9
1974
1976

The 1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the second staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Westmeath won the championship, beating London 3-23 to 2-7 in a replayed final at Croke Park, Dublin.

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The championship

Participating teams

ProvinceCountyStadiumMost recent success
All-Ireland 'B'1974 rankings
Connacht Roscommon Dr. Hyde Park Did not participate
Munster Kerry Austin Stack Park Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the first round
Leinster Carlow Dr. Cullen Park Beaten by Meath in the first round
Meath St. Loman's Park Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the quarter-final
Westmeath Cusack Park Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the semi-final
Wicklow Aughrim County Ground Beaten by eventual runners-up Antrim in the first round
Ulster Antrim Corrigan Park Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the final
Down McKenna Park Beaten by Westmeath in the first round
Britain London Emerald Grounds Did not participate

Format

Quarter-finals: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage while the four winning teams qualify for the semi-final stages.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners from the quarter-finals contest these games. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the 'home' final.

Home final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the 'proper' All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the All-Ireland 'home' final join London to contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Westmeath 3-9 1-6 Down
M. Fagan (1-5), C. Connaughton (1-2), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), T. Corrigan (0-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-1).Gerry Lennon (1-0), B. Mullen (0-2), W. Smyth (0-2), B. Gilmore (0-1), Gerard Lennon (0-1).
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

Carlow 0-6 1-11 Meath
P. McNally (0-2), T. Byrne (0-1), T. Kelly (0-1), T. Collier (0-1), J. Doyle (0-1).J. Doherty (1-4), M. Martin (0-2), E. Priest (0-2), P. J. Reilly (0-2), S. Kearney (0-1).
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: R. Dowling (Kilkenny)

Antrim 5-11 1-6 Wicklow
C. McDonnell (2-2), J. Fagan (1-1), E. Dornan (0-4), J. Cunningham (1-0), R. McDonnell (1-0), J. O'Neill (0-2), A. Thornbury (0-1), P. McIlhatton (0-1).M. Lawlor (1-2), T. Kennedy (0-2), M. Doyle (0-1), S. Doyle (0-1).
Corrigan Park, Belfast
Referee: T. O'Riordan (Dublin)

Roscommon 2-2 4-12 Kerry
F. Mitchell (1-0), B. Mitchell (1-0), H. Cox (0-1), C. McConn (0-1).John Martin Brick (1-5), P. J. McIntyre (2-0), P. Moriarty (0-4), C. Nolan (1-0), B. Twomey (0-1), J. Bunyan (0-1), J. O'Grady (0-1).
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: P. Robinson (Galway)

Semi-finals

Westmeath 2-22 2-17 Antrim
C. Connaughton (1-8), M. Fagan (0-8), M. Flanagan (1-0), M. Kilcoyne (0-2), G. Whelan (0-2), P. Curran (0-1), D. Smith (0-1).E. Donnelly (1-10), W. Richmond (1-1), E. Dornan (0-3), A. Thornbury (0-1), M. McKillop (0-1), J. Fagan (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: M. Kelleher (Kildare)

Kerry 2-14 3-6 Meath
P. Moriarty (0-7), P. J. McIntyre (1-3), B. Twomey (1-0), John Martin Brick (0-2), John Michael Brick (0-1), J. Bunyan (0-1).M. Martin (2-0), T. J. Reilly (1-0), S. Kearney (0-3), J. Doherty (0-1), B. Aylward (0-1), E. Priest (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: T. Furlong (Dublin)

Home final

Westmeath 2-13 1-12 Kerry
C. Connaughton (0-8), M. Flanagan (1-1), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), P. Curran (0-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-1), M. Fagan (0-1), M. Cosgrave (0-1).C. Nolan (1-1), P. Moriarty (0-4), P. J. McIntyre (0-3), John Michael Brick (0-2), T. Nolan (0-2).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: S. O'Meara (Tipperary)

Final

Westmeath 4-16 3-19 London
M. Flanagan (3-2), C. Connaughton (1-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-3), M. Fagan (0-1), S. Keary (0-1), M. Cosgrave (0-1), P. Curran (0-1).K. Gantley (1-7), M. Linnane (1-2), S. Collins (1-2), H. Cashin (0-4), L. Corless (0-2), P. O'Neill (0-2).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. Robinson (Galway)

Westmeath 3-23 2-7 London
C. Connaughton (1-6), E. Fagan (1-3), J. Keary (0-5), N. Fitzsimons (1-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-3), M. Flanagan (0-2), W. Shanley (0-1), G. Whelan (0-1), P. Curran (0-1).P. O'Neill (1-3), M. Linnane (1-0), E. Gantley (0-3), M. Hughes (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. Robinson (Galway)

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Top scorers

Season

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Colm Connaughton Westmeath 4-243757.40
2 Mick Flanagan Westmeath 5-52054.00
3 Mick Fagan Westmeath 1-151853.60

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Eddie Donnelly Antrim 1-1013 Westmeath
2 Mick Flanagan Westmeath 3-211 London
Colm Connaughton Westmeath 1-811 Antrim
4 K Gantley London 1-710 Westmeath
5 Colm Connaughton Westmeath 1-69 London
6 Charlie McDonnell Antrim 2-28 Wicklow
John Martin BRick Kerry 1-58 Roscommon
Mick Fagan Westmeath 1-58 Down
Mick Fagan Westmeath 0-88 Antrim
Colm Connaughton Westmeath 0-88 Kerry

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