1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1975–76

Championship Details
Dates	1975–1976
All Ireland Champions
Winners	James Stephens (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Blackrock
Provincial Champions
Munster	Blackrock
Leinster	James Stephens
Ulster	Ballygalget
Connacht	Ardrahan
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 6th national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1975 and the championship ended on 14 March 1976. St. Finbarr's went into the 1975–76 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by James Stephens of Kilkenny and Blackrock of Cork. James Stephens won the game by 2–10 to 2–4. It was their first ever All-Ireland title.

Format

The 1975–76 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:

Provincial Championships

The Leinster, Connacht, Munster and Ulster championships were played on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland series of games.

All-Ireland Series

Quarter-final: (1 match) The Connacht champions were drawn to play the London champions in a lone All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final stage.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Leinster champions played the Ulster champions while the Munster champions played the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.

Fixtures

Provincial Senior Club Hurling Championship

Blackrock v Mount Sion

1975-12-07 Munster

Blackrock	8–12 – 3–8	Mount Sion

Emly

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Ballygalget v Ballycastle McQuillans

1975-12-14 Ulster

Ballygalget	4–6 – 1–9	Ballycastle McQuillans

Glenariffe

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James Stephens v St. Rynagh's

1976-01-25 Leinster

James Stephens	1–14 – 2–4	St. Rynagh's

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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Ardrahan v Athleague

1976-03-07 Connacht

Ardrahan	2–14 – 1–4	Athleague

Athleague

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All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Ardrahan v Brian Borus’s

1976-02-01 Quarter-final

Ardrahan	0–7 – 0–5	Brian Borus’s

St. Croan’s Park, Ballinasloe

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Blackrock v Ardrahan

1976-02-22 Semi-final

Blackrock	2–15 – 1–12	Ardrahan

St. Croan’s Park, Ballinasloe

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James Stephens v Ballygalget

1976-02-22 Semi-final

James Stephens	4–15 – 1–7	Ballygalget

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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James Stephens v Blackrock

1976-03-14 Final

James Stephens	2–10 – 2–4	Blackrock
J. O'Brien (0–1), M. Taylor (0–1), L. O'Brien (1–4), J. McCormack (0–3). M. Crotty (0–1), M. Leahy (1–0).		P. Moylan (1–3), D. Collins (0–1), E. O'Donoghue (capt 1–0).

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)

JAMES STEPHEN'S: GK 1 M. Moore RCB 2 P. Neary FB 3 P. Larkin LCB 4 N. Morrissey RWB 5 T. McCormack CB 6 B. Cody LWB 7 J. O'Brien MD 8 D. McCormack MD 9 M. Taylor RWF 10 J. Hennessy CF 11 L. O'Brien LWF 12 J. McCormack RCF 13 M. Crotty FF 14 M. Leahy LCF 15 G. Tyrrell Substitutes: LWB M. Neary

BLACKROCK: GK 1 T. Murphy RCB 2 F. Norberg FB 3 C. O'Brien LCB 4 D. McCurtain RWB 5 A. Creagh CB 6 J. Horgan LWB 7 J. Murphy MD 8 F. Cummins MD 9 J. Rothwell RWF 10 P. Moylan CF 11 D. Collins LWF 12 P. Kavanagh RCF 13 E. O'Sullivan FF 14 R. Cummins LCF 15 É. O'Donoghue Substitutes: CF T. Lyons RWF D. Prendergast

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes
• Replay if scores level