1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates30 April – 3 September 1978
Teams15
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Cork (24th win)
Captain Charlie McCarthy
Manager Fr. Bertie Troy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kilkenny
Captain Ger Henderson
Manager Fr. Tommy Maher
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total64 (4.5 per game)
Points total340 (24.2 per game)
Top Scorer Liam O'Brien (1-23)
Player of the Year John Horgan
All-Star Team See here
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1979 →

The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1978 and ended on 3 September 1978.

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Cork entered the championship as defending champions.

On 3 September 1978, Cork won the championship following a 1–15 to 2–8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their third championship in succession.

Kilkenny's Liam "Chunky" O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 1-23. Cork's John Horgan was the choice for Hurler of the Year.

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincialLeague
Antrim Saffron and white 1946
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1977-78
Cork Red and white 1977 1977 1973-74
Dublin Navy and blue 1938 1961 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1922 1974-75
Kerry Green and gold 1891 1891
Kildare White
Kilkenny Black and amber 1975 1975 1975-76
Laois Blue and white 1915 1915
Limerick Green and white 1973 1974 1970-71
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1971 1971 1967-68
Waterford Blue and white 1959 1963 1962-63
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1968 1977 1972-73

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

30 April 1978First round Laois 2-8 - 2-7 Westmeath O'Connor Park
F Keenan 0-4, J Mahon 1-0, M Bolger 1-0, M Cuddy 0-3, M Walsh 0-2.M Ryan 2-1, D McCormack 0-3, J Kilcoyne 0-2, G Whelan 0-1.Referee: O Moylan (Offaly)

Quarter-final

4 June 1978Quarter-final Laois 2-10 - 2-13 Dublin O'Connor Park
P Keenan 1-7, M Cuddy 1-0, P Kelly 0-1, L Shaughnessy 0-1, P Dunphy 0-1.L Hennebry 1-3, D Itbeinlarh 1-0, V Holden 0-4, M Holden 0-4, S Cullen 0-1, J Towell 0-1.Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)
11 June 1978Quarter-final Offaly 3-19 – 2-10 Kildare O'Moore Park

Semi-finals

18 June 1978Semi-final Dublin 4-13 - 5-16 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park
J Towell 2-0, V Holden 1-3, M Holden 1-3, L Hennebry 0-4, T Quinn 0-1, P Carton 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.S Kinsella 3-1, N Buggy 0-8, C Keogh 1-0, M Quigley 1-0, J Quigley 0-2, M Butler 0-2, T Doran 0-1, C Doran 0-1, M Casey 0-1.Referee: J Murphy (Kilkenny)
25 June 1978Semi-final Kilkenny 2-17 – 1-4 Offaly O'Moore Park
L O'Brien 0-11, B Cody 1-3, M Malone 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, M Brennan 0-2.P Horgan 1-0, K Mooney 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, B Bermingham 0-1.Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Final

16 July 1978Final Kilkenny 2-16 – 1-16 Wexford Croke Park
M Ruth 1-3, B Fitzpatrick 1-2, L O'Brien 0-5, M Brennan 0-4, B Cody 0-1, F Cummins 0-1.N Buggy 1-7, J Murphy 0-4, M Quigley 0-2, S Kinsella 0-1, D Bernie 0-1, R Kinsella 0-1.Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

4 June 1978Quarter-final Waterford 5-13 - 0-11 Kerry Fraher Field
M Walsh 0-7, P Kelly 2-0, J Greene 1-2, M Hickey 1-1, J Galvin 1-1, P McGrath 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.P Moriarty 0-5, C Nolan 0-3, J O'Grady 0-1, J Hourihane 0-1, J McElligott 0-1.Referee: K Ryan (Tipperary)
11 June 1978Quarter-final Limerick 1-14 - 0-9 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh
L O'Donoghue 0-5, É Grimes 0-4, W Fitzmaurice 1-0, S Condon 0-2, F Nolan 0-1, S Foley 0-1.T Butler 0-3, P O'Neill 0-2, S Burke 0-1, P Fanning 0-1, N O'Dwyer 0-1.Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Semi-finals

25 June 1978Semi-final Cork 3-17 – 2-8 Waterford Semple Stadium
J Barry-Murphy 1-3, T Cashman 1-2, R Cummins 1-1, S O'Leary 0-3, J Horgan 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, T Crowley 0-1.J Greene 1-1, J Galvin 1-0, M Walsh 0-3, D Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, J Dalton 0-1.Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)
2 July 1978Semi-final Clare 4-12 – 3-8 Limerick Semple Stadium
C Honan 0-9, P O'Connor 1-1, B Gilligan 1-0, M McKeogh 1-0, S O'Connor 1-0, M Moroney 0-2.W Fitzmaurice 3-0, É Grimes 0-4, S Foley 0-2, F Nolan 0-1, É Cregan 0-1.Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Final

30 July 1978Final Cork 0-13 – 0-11 Clare Semple Stadium
C McCarthy 0-5, J Horgan 0-4, R Cummins 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.C Honan 0-6, E O'Connor 0-1, G Loughnane 0-1, M Moroney 0-1, J Callinan 0-1, N Casey 0-1.Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 4-19
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3-10 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 4-20
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 4-13
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 2-08
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-15

All-Ireland quarter-finals

23 July 1978Quarter-final Galway 4-19 – 3-10 Antrim Croke Park
Joe Connolly 3-1, M Connolly 0-5, F Burke 1-0, F Gantley 0-3, PJ Molloy 0-3, S Silke 0-3, John Connolly 0-2, M Barrett 0-1, I Clarke 0-1.R McDonnell 3-1, J Fagan 0-4, S Boyle 0-2, J Crossey 0-1, D Donnelly 0-1, P Boyle 0-1.Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

All-Ireland semi-finals

6 August 1978Semi-final Galway 4-13 – 4-20 Kilkenny Croke Park
PJ Molloy 1-3, N Lane 1-1, F Burke 1-0, John Connolly 1-0, F Gantley 0-3, M Connolly 0-2, I Clarke 0-2, Joe Connolly 0-2.M Ruth 2-1, L O'Brien 1-3, B Cody 1-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, K Fennelly 0-3, M Crotty 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, J Hennessy 0-2.Attendance: 16,299
Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Final

3 September 1978Final Cork 1-15 – 2-8 Kilkenny Croke Park
C McCarthy 0-7, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-2, T Crowley 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.B Fitzpatrick 1-1, L O'Brien 0-4, K Fennelly 1-0, M Brennan 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1.Attendance: 64,155
Referee: J Rankin (Laois)

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 1-232646.50
2 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-151829.00
3 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2-101644.0
4 Colm Honan Clare 0-151527.50
5 Charlie McCarthy Cork 0-141434.66
6 Willie Fitzmaurice Limerick 4-01226.00
Joe Connolly Galway 3-31226.00
8 Seánie Kinsella Wexford 3-21125.50
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 0-1111 Offaly
2 Joe Connolly Galway 3-110 Antrim
Randall McDonnell Antrim 3-110 Galway
Seánie Kinsella Wexford 3-110 Dublin
Ned Buggy Wexford 1-710 Kilkenny
Frank Keenan Laois 1-710 Dublin
7 Willie Fitzmaurice Limerick 3-09 Clare
Colm Honan Clare 0-99 Limerick
9 Ned Buggy Wexford 0-88 Dublin
10 Mick Ryan Westmeath 2-17 Laois
Matt Ruth Kilkenny 2-17 Galway
Mossie Walsh Waterford 0-77 Kerry
Charlie McCarthy Cork 0-77 Kilkenny

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

RoundRTÉ
All-Ireland semi-final Kilkenny vs Galway
All-Ireland final Cork vs Kilkenny

Sources

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References

  1. ↑ "Cork's three-in-a-row 70s hurling teams honoured". Hogan Stand website. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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