1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates22 June – 6 October 1996
Teams17
SponsorAuburn Lodge
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones na Sionna (1st title)
Brian Lohan (captain)
Alan Cunningham (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle
Tom Howard (captain)
John Callinan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored38 (2.24 per match)
Points scored334 (19.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Limerick.svg Mark McKenna (1-21)
1995 (Previous)(Next) 1997

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.

Contents

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.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Preliminary round

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.

First round

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.

Quarter-finals

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.

Semi-finals

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.

Final

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.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mark McKenna Scariff 1-212438.00
2Paul Keary Wolfe Tones 1-192245.50
3 Éamonn Taaffe Tubber/Ruan 1-172045.00
4James Healy Clarecastle 2-131944.75
5Derek Collins Wolfe Tones 4-041644.00
Jamesie O'Connor St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 1-131628.00
7Brian Madden O'Callaghan's Mills 1-111443.50
8Andrew Walsh O'Callaghan's Mills 2-071343.25
9John O'Riordan Wolfe Tones 3-031243.00
10David O'Brien Tubber/Ruan 3-021133.66
Ger O'Loughlin Clarecastle 2-051142.75
Cyril Lyons Tubber/Ruan 0-111133.66
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jamesie O'Connor St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 1-0710 Whitegate
Mark McKenna Scariff 1-0710 Tubber/Ruan
Mark McKenna Scariff 0-1010 Éire Óg
4Paul Keary Wolfe Tones 1-069 Sixmilebridge
5 Éamonn Taaffe Tubber/Ruan 1-058 Scariff
James Healy Clarecastle 1-058 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Cathal Egan Éire Óg 0-088 Scariff
8Victor O'Loughlin Clarecastle 2-017 Tulla
John O'Riordan Wolfe Tones 2-017 Ogonnelloe

References

  1. "O'Neill leads rout as Saints stun 'Gunner". Irish Examiner. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. "Club history". Sixmilebridge GAA website. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. "Wolfe Tones dethrone champions Clarecastle". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. "Lohan on trail with 'Tones". Irish Independent. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2024.