1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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Dates | 5 June - 4 September 1977 |
Teams | 13 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Cork (23rd win) |
Captain | Martin O'Doherty |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Wexford |
Captain | Tony Doran |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 13 |
Top Scorer | Charlie McCarthy (2-17) Ned Buggy (2-17) |
Player of the Year | Denis Coughlan[1] |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1976 1978 → |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1977 was the 91st staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 1–17 to 3–8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2][3]
The championship
[edit]Format
[edit]Munster Championship
First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Leinster Championship
First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first-round games join the other two Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.
Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Munster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Leinster champions contest this game.
Provincial championships
[edit]Kildare | 4-11 – 4-9 | Westmeath |
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G. Frayne (2-1), M. Deeley (1-2), J. Walsh (0-5), B. Burke (1-1), J. O'Brien (0-1), L. Shinners (0-1). | M. Cosgrave (1-7), J. Lynch (1-1), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), M. Newman (1-0), P. Curran (0-1). |
Dublin | 3-10 – 2-8 | Offaly |
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T. Grealish (2-0), M. Reidy (1-2), L. Hennebry (0-3), P. Carton (0-2), L. Deegan (0-1), C. Hennebry (0-1), V. Holden (0-1). | M. Cleere (0-7), K. Mooney (1-0), E. Coughlan (1-0), J. Kelly (0-1). |
Wexford | 2-25 – 0-9 | Kildare |
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N. Buggy (0-8), T. Doran (1-4), M. Quigley (1-3), P. Hanrick (0-4), J. Quigley (0-3), M. Butler (0-2), M. Casey (0-1). | J. Walsh (0-7), B. Burke (0-2). |
Kilkenny | 5-12 – 2-8 | Dublin |
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L. O'Brien (1-7), M. Ruth (3-0), E. Keher (1-0), B. Cody (0-2), P. Grace (0-2), M. Crotty (0-1). | S. Kinsella (1-0), M. Reidy (1-0), L. Walsh (0-2), T. Grealish (0-2), L. Deegan (0-2), J. Towell (0-1), C. Hennebry (0-1). |
Wexford | 3-17 – 3-14 | Kilkenny[5] |
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N. Buggy (1-5), T. Doran (2-1), C. Kehoe (0-4), M. Quigley (0-3), J. Murphy (0-1), J. Quigley (0-1), M. Butler (0-1), M. Jacob (0-1). | E. Keher (1-4), B. Cody (1-2), B. Fitzpatrick (1-2), M. Crotty (0-4), K. Purcell (0-1), M. Ruth (0-1). |
Clare | 1-10 – 0-13 | Tipperary |
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N. Casey (1-0), M. Moroney (0-3), C. Honan (0-2), P. O'Connor (0-1), J. McNamara (0-1), E. O'Connor (0-1), J. Callinan (0-1), S. Stack (0-1). | P. Quigley (0-6), P. Fitzelle (0-1), T. O'Connor (0-1), J. Kehoe (0-1), N. O'Dwyer (0-1), M. Doyle (0-1), T. Butler (0-1), T. O'Dwyer (0-1). |
Clare | 0-13 – 1-7 | Tipperary |
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M. Moroney (0-3), P. O'Connor (0-3), C. Honan (0-2), J. Callinan (0-2), E. O'Connor (0-1), N. Casey (0-1), J. McNamara (0-1). | S. Ryan (1-3), P. Quigley (0-2), P. Queally (0-1), J. Kehoe (0-1). |
Cork | 4-13 – 3-11 | Waterford |
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C. McCarthy (1-5), S. O'Leary (2-0), R. Cummins (1-1), M. Malone (0-2), P. Moylan (0-2), T. Crwoley (0-1), J. Barry-Murphy (0-1), T. Cashman (0-1). | M. Hickey (2-0), P. Kelly (1-2), D. Fitzpatrick (0-3), J. Galvin (0-2), M. Walsh (0-2), J. Dalton (0-1), M. Whelan (0-1). |
Clare | 0-14 – 1-9 | Limerick |
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C. Honan (0-5), M. Moroney (0-3), J. Callinan (0-2), J. McNamara (0-2), P. O'Connor (0-2). | E. Cregan (1-6), P. Hartigan (0-1), M. Carroll (0-1), W. Fitzmaurice (0-1). |
Cork | 4-15 – 4-10[7] | Clare |
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J. Barry-Murphy (2-0), C. McCarthy (0-5), T. Cashman (0-5), R. Cummins (1-0), T. Crowley (1-0), M. Malone (0-2), S. O'Leary (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1), P. McDonnell (0-1). | C. Honan (1-5), N. Casey (2-0), E. O'Connor (1-0), J. McNamara (0-2), J. Callinan (0-2), M. Moroney (0-1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
[edit]All-Ireland quarter-finals
[edit]Galway | 2-12 – 0-8 | Laois |
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V. Mullins (1-1), P. J. Qualter (1-1), P. J. Molloy (0-4), P. Fahy (0-3), J. Connolly (0-1), F. Burke (0-1), M. Connolly (0-1). | M. Walsh (0-4), J. Mahon (0-2), M. Cuddy (0-1), M. Aherne (0-1). |
All-Ireland semi-finals
[edit]Cork | 3-14 – 1-15 | Galway |
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C. McCarthy (1-2), S. O'Leary (1-2), J. Barry-Murphy (1-0), T. Crowley (0-3), G. McCarthy (0-2), D. McCurtain (0-2), T. Cashman (0-1), R. Cummins (0-1), J. Horgan (0-1). | P. J. Molloy (0-7), J. Connolly (1-3), I. Clarke (0-2), M. Curtin (0-1), M. Connolly (0-1), V. Mullins (0-1). |
All-Ireland final
[edit]Cork | 1-17 – 3-8 | Wexford |
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G. McCarthy (0-6), S. O'Leary (1-2), C. McCarthy (0-5), J. Barry-Murphy (0-2), R. Cummins (0-1), T. Cashman (0-1). | N. Buggy (1-4), M. Butler (1-2), T. Doran (1-0), J. Quigley (0-1), C. Keogh (0-1). |
Cork
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Wexford
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Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- At the Munster final between Cork and Clare, three armed men entered the unguarded room, held up the Munster Council treasurer, Tadhg Crowley, and his assistants, and got away with £24,520.[7]
- A dispute in manning levels resulted in two RTÉ cameramen refusing to film the Leinster final between Wexford and Kilkenny.
Player facts
[edit]Debutantes
[edit]The following players made their début in the 1977 championship:
Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
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Tom Cashman[11] | Cork | June 19 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |
Dermot Mac Curtain[12] | Cork | June 19 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |
Retirees
[edit]The following players played their last game in the 1977 championship:
Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game | Début |
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Eddie Keher[13] | Kilkenny | July 24 | Wexford | Leinster final | 1959 |
Top scorers
[edit]Season
[edit]Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
Ned Buggy | Wexford | 2-17 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 | |
3 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 4-5 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
Tony Doran | Wexford | 4-5 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
Colm Honan | Clare | 1-14 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | |
6 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Kilkenny | 3-3 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
8 | P. J. Molloy | Galway | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
9 | Noel Casey | Clare | 3-1 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
10 | Matt Ruth | Kilkenny | 3-1 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 1-7 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
Mick Moroney | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | |
Michael Cosgrove | Westmeath | 1-7 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
Single game
[edit]Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Michael Cosgrove | Westmeath | 1-7 | 10 | Kildare |
Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 1-7 | 10 | Dublin | |
3 | Matt Ruth | Kilkenny | 3-0 | 9 | Dublin |
Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 1-6 | 9 | Clare | |
5 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Kilkenny |
Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1-5 | 8 | Waterford | |
Colm Honan | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Cork | |
Ned Buggy | Wexford | 0-8 | 8 | Kildare | |
9 | G. Frayne | Kildare | 2-1 | 7 | Westmeath |
Tony Doran | Wexford | 2-1 | 7 | Kilkenny | |
Tony Doran | Wexford | 1-4 | 7 | Kildare | |
Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-4 | 7 | Wexford | |
Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1-4 | 7 | Cork | |
Mick Cleere | Offaly | 0-7 | 7 | Dublin | |
Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 0-7 | 7 | Wexford | |
P. J. Molloy | Galway | 0-7 | 7 | Cork |
Broadcasting
[edit]The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.
Round | RTÉ |
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All-Ireland semi-final | Cork vs Galway |
All-Ireland final | Cork vs Wexford |
References
[edit]- ^ The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (PDF). Dublin: DBA Publications Ltd. 2021. p. 137. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ 1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final (Video). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024 – via Gaa.ie.
- ^ "Flashback: 1977 All Ireland SHC Final - Cork v Wexford". Gaa.ie. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "The Wexford team before the Kilkenny v Wexford All Ireland Senior Leinster Hurling Final, 24th July 1977". Irish Photo Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Mick Crotty - one of Kilkenny's finest hurlers". Kilkenny Observer. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ a b Callinan, John (18 April 2021). "John Callinan on the 1977 Munster final: The GAA officials held at gunpoint were not the only ones feeling cheated". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ a b O'Malley, Cormac (5 September 2013). "Reeling in the years: 9 of the biggest moments in the Cork v Clare rivalry". The 42. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final Match Programme 1977" (PDF). TipperaryStudies.ie. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Cork Munster Hurling Champions Again". RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ a b c The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (PDF). Dublin: DBA Publications Ltd. 2021. p. 10. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (5 December 2022). "Tom Cashman: What made former Cork and Blackrock star a worthy winner of Battle of The Bridge". echo live. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Horgan, Noel (12 May 2020). "Brian Corcoran is the best Cork hurler I've seen". The Southern Star. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Eddie Keher". University of Limerick. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2024.