1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates26 June – 24 October 1976
Teams11
Champions Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (5th title)
Liam O'Brien (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Mayo.svg Rower-Inistioge
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored125 (4.31 per match)
Points scored618 (21.31 per match)
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The 1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. [1] The championship ran from 26 June to 24 October 1976.

Contents

James Stephens entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final was played on 24 October 1976 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between James Stephens and Rower-Inistioge, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. James Stephens won the match by 2–14 to 0–13 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a second consecutive title. [3]

North group

North group table

  Semi-finalists

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens 5500103584510
Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians 530210265376
Colours of Cork.svg Muckalee/Ballyfoyle 53028672146
Colours of Cavan.svg Galmoy 52037692-164
Colours of Cavan.svg Erin's Own 520369112-434
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Lachtain's 50055890-320

North group results

26 June 1976Round 1 Fenians 2-11 - 3-09 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-5, B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, G Henderson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1.T Moran 2-1, D Coonan 1-1, B Morrissey 0-3, John Moran 0-1, M Coonan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, Jim Moran 0-1.
27 June 1976Round 1 James Stephens 2-11 - 2-06 Galmoy St Patrick's Park
L O'Brien 0-5, G Tyrrell 1-1, J Dwyer 1-0, J Hennessy 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, M Neary 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.W Phelan 1-3, W Harte 1-2, J Doherty 0-1.
27 June 1976Round 1 Erin's Own 1-16 - 2-08 St Lachtain's St Patrick's Park
Referee: T Gregg (O'Loughlin Gaels)
10 July 1976Round 2 James Stephens 2-10 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
M Taylor 1-1, M Leahy 1-0, L O'Brien 0-3, B Cody 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, J McCormack 0-1.B Watson 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.
11 July 1976Round 2 Erin's Own 1-11 - 2-10 Galmoy Nowlan Park
S Coogan 1-5, M Brennan 0-2, T Brennan 0-1, M Coogan 0-1.J Phelan 2-0, W Phelan 0-6, W Harte 0-2, L Harte 0-1, S Delaney 0-1.
11 July 1976Round 2 St Lachtain's 2-06 - 4-09 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
G McCarthy 1-4, M McCarthy 1-1, P Butler 0-1.T Moran 3-0, B Morrissey 0-4, T Maher 1-0, M Coonan 0-2, J Moran 0-1, M Nolan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1.
1 August 1976Round 3 Fenians 2-10 - 1-10 St Lachtain's Nowlan Park
22 August 1976Round 4 Fenians 4-12 - 1-04 Galmoy St Patrick's Park
J Ryan 2-1, P Delaney 1-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, J Henderson 1-1, J Moriarty 0-2, P Henderson 0-1.B Harte 1-1, W Phelan 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1.
29 August 1976Round 5 Fenians 5-20 - 2-05 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
29 August 1976Round 5 Galmoy 7-12 - 2-15 St Lachtain's Nowlan Park

North group playoff

South group

South group table

  Semi-finalists

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Mayo.svg Rower-Inistioge 44008947428
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 42117848425
Colours of Limerick.svg Mooncoin 42027078-84
Colours of Kerry.svg Bennettsbridge 4112595273
Colours of Cork.svg Windgap 400446117-710

South group results

26 June 1976Round 1 Mooncoin 5-08 - 0-15 Windgap Piltown Grounds
Referee: E Black
27 June 1976Round 1 Bennettsbridge 1-07 - 0-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks Thomastown Grounds
T Dowling 1-0, J Kinsella 0-2, W Kennedy 0-2, J Dowling 0-1, P Kiely 0-1.G Fennelly 0-6, M Fennelly 0-2, S Reid 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1.
22 August 1976Round 4 Bennettsbridge 1-08 - 2-10 Mooncoin Thomastown Grounds
29 August 1976Round 5 Bennettsbridge 7-10 - 1-05 Windgap Thomastown Grounds

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

3 October 1976Semi-final James Stephens 2-14 - 3-08 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park
J O'Brien 2-0, L O'Brien 0-6, M Crotty 0-3, J Hennessy 0-3, B Cody 0-1, M Taylor 0-1.G Fennelly 2-2, S Reid 1-3, K Fennelly 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, D Connolly 0-1.
3 October 1976Semi-final Rower-Inistioge 4-12 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
E Keher 2-4, T Waters 1-1, M Lyng 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-3, J Lyng 0-2, G Murphy 0-1.B Fitzpatrick 1-5, G Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.

Final

24 October 1976Final James Stephens 2-14 - 0-13 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
L O'Brien 0-5, M Crotty 0-5, J O'Brien 1-0, M Leahy 1-0, D McCormack 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1.E Keher 0-6, J Lyng 0-2, T Waters 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-2, S Lyster 0-1.

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pictures: Great turnout to celebrate Galmoy GAA Team of 1975". Kilkenny Live. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Village honours the heroes of '76". Kilkenny Live. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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