1976 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

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1976 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
Winners Louth (1st win)
CaptainPeadar Fahy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Mayo
Provincial Champions
MunsterNot Played
LeinsterNot Played
UlsterNot Played
Connacht Leitrim
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1977 →

The 1976 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. Derry began the competition as defending champions, having defeated Louth in the 1975 final. [1] Louth defeated Mayo in the 1976 final to claim the county's first All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship title.

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Format

Connacht was the only province to stage a junior hurling championship in 1976, which was won by Leitrim. [2] This was a standalone competition which had no bearing on the All-Ireland series. Instead, the winners of the respective 'A' and 'B' sections of the 1976 National Hurling League Division 3 would go forward to contest the All-Ireland final. [3]

Louth secured a place in the final by beating Derry in the Division 3B play-off. [4] Mayo topped Division 3A to automatically qualify for the decider. [5]

All-Ireland final

Louth led by eleven points at half-time (4-06 to 1-04) and stretched their lead to fourteen early in the second period. Despite a Mayo resurgence, they held on to win by a five-point margin. [3]

Match details

18 July 1976 [3] [6] [7] [8] Colours of Louth.svg Louth 6-08 - 4-09 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone
Lowry (3-2), Murphy (1-1), McEneaney, Rice (1-0 each), Mulkearns (0-3), Toal, Byrne (0-1 each)Higgins (2-0), J. Henry, T. Henry (1-2 each), O'Keeffe (0-3), V. Henry, Murphy (0-1 each)Referee: Gerry Kirwan (Offaly)
GK1Pat Hartnett (Naomh Moninne)
RCB2Jim McGuinness (Naomh Moninne)
FB3Joe Delaney (Naomh Moninne)
LCB4Seán Walsh (Naomh Colmcille)
RHB5Damien Callan (Naomh Moninne)
CHB6Peadar Fahy (Naomh Colmcille) (c)
LHB7Liam McKillion (Naomh Moninne)
MF8Aidan Byrne (Naomh Moninne)
MF9 Leslie Toal (Naomh Moninne)
RHF10Seán McEneaney (Naomh Moninne)
CHF11Tom Rice (Naomh Colmcille)
LHF12Patsy Murphy (Naomh Moninne)
RCF13Tony Melia (Naomh Colmcille)
FF14Tadhg Lowry (Wolfe Tones)
LCF15Seán Mulkearns (Wolfe Tones)
Substitutes:
16Mick McGarry (Naomh Moninne) for Byrne
17Dan Hegarty (Naomh Moninne) for McKillion
GK1M. Nolan
RCB2M. Robinson
FB3M. Keane
LCB4E. Freeman
RHB5M. Walsh
CHB6D. Delaney
LHB7M. O'Molloy
MF8T. Henry
MF9M. Murphy
RHF10J. Henry
CHF11S. O'Keeffe
LHF12V. Henry
RCF13M. Connolly
FF14M. Higgins
LCF15M. Kenny
Substitutes:
16P. Clarke for Walsh
17J. Clarke for Delaney

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References

  1. ↑ "GAA - Striking up the perfect tune". Derry News . 16 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Leitrim Hammer Sligo in Hurling Final". Leitrim Observer . 25 September 1976.
  3. 1 2 3 "History made by County Louth hurlers". Drogheda Independent . 23 July 1976.
  4. ↑ "Louth hurlers best in play-off". Irish Independent . 21 June 1976.
  5. ↑ "Mayo Sport Round-Up". Western People . 17 July 1976.
  6. ↑ "Louth In Early Control". Irish Press . 19 July 1976.
  7. ↑ "Mayo hurlers rally in vain". Connaught Telegraph . 21 July 1976.
  8. ↑ "Louth Snatch Hurling Title". Irish Independent . 19 July 1976.
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