1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates26 September – 9 November 1997
Teams18
SponsorAuburn Lodge
Champions Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle (10th title)
Martin Sheedy (captain)
Roger McMahon (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Galway.svg St Joseph's Doora-Barefield
Kieran O'Neill (captain)
Louis Mulqueen (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored61 (3.21 per match)
Points scored474 (24.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Sligo.svg Ken Ralph (4-21)
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The 1997 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 26 September to 9 November 1997.

Contents

Wolfe Tones na Sionna entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Sixmilebridge in the quarter-finals. [1] [2] Bodyke joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year.

The final was played on 9 November 1997 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Clarecastle and St Joseph's Doora-Barefield, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Clarecastle won the match by 2–11 to 0–11 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in three years. [3] [4]

Clarecastle's Ken Ralph was the championship's top scorer with 4–21.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Preliminary round

27 September 1997Preliminary round Clarecastle 2-12 - 3-09 Tulla Fr Murphy Memorial Park
J Pyne 0-7, V O'Loughlin 1-0, G O'Loughlin 1-0, P Healy 0-2, A Neville 0-1.J McInerney 2-5, S McInerney 1-0, D McInerney 0-2, M Quinn 0-2, J Leamy 0-1.
27 September 1997Preliminary round Kilmaley 1-08 - 3-08 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
J McMahon 1-1, B Healy 0-3, C Clancy 0-2, P Healy 0-1.B McNamara 1-2, PJ O'Connell 1-0, D Donovan 1-0, B Noonan 0-2, B Madden 0-2, K McNamara 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.
5 October 1997Preliminary round replay Clarecastle 1-12 - 2-05 Tulla Fr Murphy Memorial Park
J Pyne 1-2, A Neville 0-3, K Ralph 0-3, P Healy 0-1, K Morrissey 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, J Healy 0-1.M Quinn 1-0, M Corry 1-0, J McInerney 0-3, J Littleton 0-1, S Littleton 0-1.

First round

26 September 1997First round Wolfe Tones na Sionna 3-16 - 1-06 Feakle Páirc an Dálaigh
P Keary 1-7, Paul O'Rourke 1-2, B O'Neill 1-0, F Lohan 0-3, S Power 0-2, Pat O'Rourke 0-2.V Donnellan 1-4, J Punch 0-2.
27 September 1997First round Tubber/Ruan 2-12 - 2-08 Corofin Cusack Park
M Daffy 0-4, E Taaffe 0-4, T Donoghue 1-0, C Lee 1-0, C Early 0-2, P Custy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.F Lahiffe 0-7, O O'Loughlin 1-0, M Shannon 1-0, F Kelly 0-1.
27 September 1997First round Cratloe 0-14 - 1-11 Ogonnelloe Broadford Grounds
D Considine 0-10, S Ryan 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1, G Considine 0-1.M Sheedy 1-5, D Forde 0-3, J McKenna 0-2, N Gavin 0-1.
27 September 1997First round Scariff 0-14 - 3-13 Éire Óg Páirc an Dálaigh
B Murphy 0-5, M McKenna 0-4, B McNamara 0-2, A Rodgers 0-2, D Murphy 0-1.C Egan 1-3, T Corbett 0-4, F Flynn 1-0, S Lyne 1-0, B Keating 0-3, C Lynch 0-1, D Tobin 0-1, S McNamara 0-1.
27 September 1997First round Whitegate 0-11 - 4-16 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Páirc an Dálaigh
B Minogue 0-8, E Minogue 0-2, M Solan 0-1.A Whelan 1-5, C O'Connor 1-3, F O'Sullivan 1-1, S McMahon 0-4, D Daly 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, G Baker 0-1.
28 September 1997First round Sixmilebridge 0-18 - 1-03 Inagh-Kilnamona Fr Murphy Memorial Park
M Conlon 0-7, David Chaplin 0-3, N Gilligan 0-3, A White 0-2, N Earley 0-2, J Chaplin 0-1.P McGuane 1-0, F Barry 0-1, D Hegarty 0-1, F Fitzgerald 0-1.
4 October 1997First round Bodyke 0-08 - 3-14 O'Callaghan's Mills Páirc an Dálaigh
S Doyle 0-6, L Doyle 0-1, PJ Kelleher 0-1.K McNamara 2-0, J Cleary 1-3, B Noonan 0-3, B McNamara 0-3, M Deasy 0-2, D Donovan 0-1, B Madden 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.
5 October 1997First round replay Cratloe 1-15 - 0-13 Ogonnelloe Broadford Grounds
D Considine 1-1, G Considine 0-3, N McMahon 0-2, M O'Gorman 0-1, K Galvin 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1.M Sheedy 0-7, D Forde 0-4, J McKenna 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1.
11 October 1997First round Clarecastle 2-16 - 1-03 Newmarket-on-Fergus Cusack Park
J Pyne 0-6, A Neville 1-2, K Ralph 1-1, V O'Loughlin 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, K Morrissey 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, P Healy 0-1.E Marren 1-0, B Clancy 0-2, G Cleary 0-1.

Quarter-finals

12 October 1997Quarter-final Sixmilebridge 1-17 - 0-14 Wolfe Tones na Sionna Cusack Park
N Gilligan 1-3, M Conlon 0-4, J Reddan 0-4, David Chaplin 0-4, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1.P Keary 0-3, B O'Neill 0-3, D Collins 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, D O'Riordan 0-2, F Carrig 0-1, M Lennon 0-1.
18 October 1997Quarter-final O'Callaghan's Mills 2-13 - 1-15 Éire Óg Cusack Park
B Madden 0-8, B McNamara 1-4, P McKeogh 1-0, B Noonan 0-1.F Flynn 1-1, S McNamara 0-3, C Egan 0-3, T Corbett 0-3, B Keating 0-2, D Tobin 0-2, C Lynch 0-1.
19 October 1997Quarter-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-11 - 4-04 Cratloe O'Garney Park
F O'Sullivan 2-2, J O'Connor 0-4, O Baker 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, N Brodie 0-1.K Galvin 3-0, S Ryan 0-4, N McMahon 1-0.
19 October 1997Quarter-final Clarecastle 2-20 - 2-12 Tubber/Ruan Cusack Park
K Ralph 1-7, A Neville 1-3, R Fitzgerald 0-5, V O'Loughlin 0-2, K Morrissey 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1.E Taaffe 0-7, C Lyons 1-2, E Scanlan 1-0, O Clancy 0-1, C Lee 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1.

Semi-finals

26 October 1997Semi-final Clarecastle 3-17 - 3-09 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park
K Ralph 1-5, A Neville 1-1, P Healy 0-4, V O'Loughlin 1-0, R Fitzgerald 0-3, D Scanlan 0-2, F Tuohy 0-2.B Madden 1-4, B Noonan 1-1, P McKeogh 1-0, B McNamara 0-1, J Cleary 0-1, K McNamara 0-1, M Deasy 0-1.
26 October 1997Semi-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-12 - 1-13 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park
S McMahon 0-6, A Whelan 1-1, O Baker 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, C Mullan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.M Conlon 0-5, J Chaplin 1-1, N Gilligan 0-2, David Chaplin 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McInerney 0-1, Danny Chaplin 0-1, J Reddan 0-1.

Final

9 November 1997Final Clarecastle 2-11 - 0-11 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Cusack Park
K Ralph 1-5, R Fitzgerald 1-1, F Tuohy 0-2, P Healy 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, A Neville 0-1.S McMahon 0-5, J O'Connor 0-4, L Hassett 0-1, N Brody 0-1.Referee: S McMahon

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ken Ralph Clarecastle 4-213356.60
2 Alan Neville Clarecastle 3-112063.66
3John Pyne Clarecastle 1-151863.00
4Brian Madden O'Callaghan's Millsy 4-213356.60
5 Seánie McMahon St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 0-161644.00
Martin Conlon Sixmilebridge 0-161635.33

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