Dates | 22 June – 6 October 1996 | ||
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Teams | 17 | ||
Sponsor | Auburn Lodge | ||
Champions | ![]() Brian Lohan (captain) Alan Cunningham (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Tom Howard (captain) John Callinan (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 17 | ||
Goals scored | 38 (2.24 per match) | ||
Points scored | 334 (19.65 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw took place on 12 March 1996. The championship ran from 22 June to 6 October 1996.
Sixmilebridge entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Wolfe Tones na Sionna in the quarter-finals. [1] [2] Ogonnelloe joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year.
The final was played on 6 October 1996 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Wolfe Tones na Sionna and Clarecastle, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wolfe Tones na Sionna won the match by 1–11 to 0–08 to claim their first ever championship title. [3] [4] [5]
Scariff's Mark McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.
Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
Regraded to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
22 June 1996Preliminary round | O'Callaghan's Mills | 1-14 - 0-03 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park |
B Madden 0-6, A Walsh 1-1, PJ O'Connell 0-4, T Canny 0-3. | B Enright 0-2, R Woods 0-1. |
13 July 1996First round | Feakle | 1-06 - 1-09 | Tubber/Ruan | Cusack Park |
T Guilfoyle 1-1, V Donnellan 0-3, G Collins 0-1, H McMahon 0-1. | E Taaffe 0-5, D O'Brien 1-1, P Custy 0-1, M Daffy 0-1. |
13 July 1996First round | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-06 - 1-18 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park |
P McInerney 0-2, S Barry 0-1, P McGuane 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, MJ Wynne 0-1. | A Walsh 0-5, B Madden 1-3, PJ O'Connell 0-2, D Cooney 0-2, K McNamara 0-2, T Canny 0-2, G Moroney 0-1, B Noonan 0-1. |
14 July 1996First round | Kilmaley | 1-11 - 2-12 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park |
B Healy 0-5, A Markham 1-0, M Daly 0-2, P Healy 0-2, C Clancy 0-2. | Danny Chaplin 1-1, G McInerney 0-4, N Gilligan 1-0, M Conlon 0-2, David Chaplin 0-2, C Chaplin 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1, J Chaplin 0-1. |
20 July 1996First round | Clarecastle | 3-16 - 1-04 | Tulla | Cusack Park |
V O'Loughlin 2-1, J Healy 1-3, K Ralph 0-3, A Neville 0-3, A Daly 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, G O'Loughlin 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1. | P Tuohy 1-0, B Quinn 0-2, M Littleton 0-1, R McInerney 0-1. |
20 July 1996First round | Corofin | 2-06 - 0-10 | Cratloe | Cusack Park |
D Daly 1-2, J Clancy 1-0, O Nagle 0-2, M O'Dell 0-1, F Lahiniffe 0-1. | D Considine 0-6, N McMahon 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. |
27 July 1996First round | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 3-10 - 1-11 | Ogonnelloe | Hamilton Park |
J O'Riordan 2-1, P Keary 0-6, D Collins 1-0, F Carrig 0-2, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. | J McKenna 0-6, F Forde 0-5, M Sheedy 1-0. |
28 July 1996First round | Whitegate | 2-04 - 1-16 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Páirc an Dálaigh |
B Minogue 1-2, K Doyle 1-1, C Turner 0-1. | J O'Connor 1-7, F O'Sullivan 0-2, A Whelan 0-2, O Baker 0-2, J Considine 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, M Baker 0-1. |
28 July 1996First round | Éire Óg | 0-16 - 1-16 | Scariff | Páirc an Dálaigh |
C Egan 0-8, B Keating 0-3, S McNamara 0-3, F Flynn 0-1, S Lyne 0-1. | M McKenna 0-10, T McMahon 1-1, B Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-2. |
10 August 1996Quarter-final | Corofin | 0-02 - 0-14 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park |
J Cahill 0-1, O Nagle 0-1. | T Canny 0-5, B McNamara 0-5, K McNamara 0-2, M Deasy 0-2. |
10 August 1996Quarter-final | Tubber/Ruan | 2-11 - 2-11 | Scariff | Cusack Park |
E Taaffe 1-5, C Lyons 0-4, P Custy 1-0, M Daffy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. | M McKenna 1-7, B Murphy 1-3, J Horan 0-1. |
17 August 1996Quarter-final | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 3-09 - 1-07 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park |
P Keary 1-6, D Collins 1-0, J O'Riordan 1-0, P Lee 0-2, Pat O'Rourke 0-1. | David Chaplin 1-0, J Chaplin 0-3, G McInerney 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1, D McInerney 0-1. |
17 August 1996Quarter-final | Clarecastle | 2-08 - 1-09 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park |
J Healy 1-5, G O'Loughlin 1-1, F Tuohy 0-1, A Daly 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-6, F O'Sullivan 1-0, K O'Neill 0-1, A Whelan 0-1, P Collins 0-1. |
24 August 1996Quarter-final replay | Tubber/Ruan | 2-08 - 0-09 | Scariff | Cusack Park |
D O'Brien 2-0, E Taaffe 0-4, C Lyons 0-3, D Quinn 0-1. | M McKenna 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, T McMahon 0-1, J Horan 0-1. |
7 September 1996Semi-final | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 1-14 - 0-10 | Tubber/Ruan | Cusack Park |
D Collins 1-3, P Keary 0-4, P Lee 0-3, J Riordan 0-2, F Lohan 0-1, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. | C Lyons 0-4, E Taaffe 0-3, D Quinn 0-1, M Daffy 0-1, M Clancy 0-1. |
7 September 1996Semi-final | Clarecastle | 1-10 - 1-05 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park |
G O'Loughlin 1-1, J Healy 0-3, K Ralph 0-2, P Healy 0-1, S Sheedy 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, V O'Loughlin 0-1. | A Walsh 1-1, B Madden 0-2, M Deasy 0-1, B McNamara 0-1. |
6 October 1996Final | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 1-11 - 0-08 | Clarecastle | Cusack Park |
D Collins 1-1, P Keary 0-3, Pat O'Rourke 0-2, Paul O'Rourke 0-2, P Meaney 0-1, F Carrig 0-1, P Lee 0-1. | G O'Loughlin 0-2, J Healy 0-2, K Ralph 0-1, A Neville 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1. |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mark McKenna | Scariff | 1-21 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
2 | Paul Keary | Wolfe Tones | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
3 | Éamonn Taaffe | Tubber/Ruan | 1-17 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
4 | James Healy | Clarecastle | 2-13 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
5 | Derek Collins | Wolfe Tones | 4-04 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
Jamesie O'Connor | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
7 | Brian Madden | O'Callaghan's Mills | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
8 | Andrew Walsh | O'Callaghan's Mills | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
9 | John O'Riordan | Wolfe Tones | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
10 | David O'Brien | Tubber/Ruan | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
Ger O'Loughlin | Clarecastle | 2-05 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | |
Cyril Lyons | Tubber/Ruan | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Jamesie O'Connor | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 1-07 | 10 | Whitegate |
Mark McKenna | Scariff | 1-07 | 10 | Tubber/Ruan | |
Mark McKenna | Scariff | 0-10 | 10 | Éire Óg | |
4 | Paul Keary | Wolfe Tones | 1-06 | 9 | Sixmilebridge |
5 | Éamonn Taaffe | Tubber/Ruan | 1-05 | 8 | Scariff |
James Healy | Clarecastle | 1-05 | 8 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | |
Cathal Egan | Éire Óg | 0-08 | 8 | Scariff | |
8 | Victor O'Loughlin | Clarecastle | 2-01 | 7 | Tulla |
John O'Riordan | Wolfe Tones | 2-01 | 7 | Ogonnelloe |