1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates26 June – 24 October 1976
Teams11
ChampionsBorder James Stephens (5th title)
Liam O'Brien (captain)
Runners-upBorder Rower-Inistioge
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored125 (4.31 per match)
Points scored618 (21.31 per match)
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The 1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 26 June to 24 October 1976.

James Stephens entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 24 October 1976 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between James Stephens and Rower-Inistioge, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. James Stephens won the match by 2–14 to 0–13 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a second consecutive title.[3]

North group

North group table

  Semi-finalists

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border James Stephens 5 5 0 0 103 58 45 10
Border Fenians 5 3 0 2 102 65 37 6
Border Muckalee/Ballyfoyle 5 3 0 2 86 72 14 6
Border Galmoy 5 2 0 3 76 92 -16 4
Border Erin's Own 5 2 0 3 69 112 -43 4
Border St Lachtain's 5 0 0 5 58 90 -32 0

North group results

26 June 1976 Round 1 Fenians 2-11 - 3-09 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-5, B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, G Henderson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1. T Moran 2-1, D Coonan 1-1, B Morrissey 0-3, John Moran 0-1, M Coonan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, Jim Moran 0-1.
27 June 1976 Round 1 James Stephens 2-11 - 2-06 Galmoy St Patrick's Park
L O'Brien 0-5, G Tyrrell 1-1, J Dwyer 1-0, J Hennessy 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, M Neary 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. W Phelan 1-3, W Harte 1-2, J Doherty 0-1.
27 June 1976 Round 1 Erin's Own 1-16 - 2-08 St Lachtain's St Patrick's Park
Referee: T Gregg (O'Loughlin Gaels)
10 July 1976 Round 2 James Stephens 2-10 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
M Taylor 1-1, M Leahy 1-0, L O'Brien 0-3, B Cody 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, J McCormack 0-1. B Watson 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.
11 July 1976 Round 2 Erin's Own 1-11 - 2-10 Galmoy Nowlan Park
S Coogan 1-5, M Brennan 0-2, T Brennan 0-1, M Coogan 0-1. J Phelan 2-0, W Phelan 0-6, W Harte 0-2, L Harte 0-1, S Delaney 0-1.
11 July 1976 Round 2 St Lachtain's 2-06 - 4-09 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
G McCarthy 1-4, M McCarthy 1-1, P Butler 0-1. T Moran 3-0, B Morrissey 0-4, T Maher 1-0, M Coonan 0-2, J Moran 0-1, M Nolan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1.
25 July 1976 Round 3 Erin's Own 0-08 - 1-29 James Stephens St Patrick's Park
25 July 1976 Round 3 Galmoy 1-05 - 2-10 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
1 August 1976 Round 3 Fenians 2-10 - 1-10 St Lachtain's Nowlan Park
13 August 1976 Round 4 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers 3-06 - 4-05 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
22 August 1976 Round 4 Fenians 4-12 - 1-04 Galmoy St Patrick's Park
J Ryan 2-1, P Delaney 1-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, J Henderson 1-1, J Moriarty 0-2, P Henderson 0-1. B Harte 1-1, W Phelan 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1.
22 August 1976 Round 4 James Stephens 2-14 - 0-12 St Lachtain's St Patrick's Park
28 August 1976 Round 5 James Stephens 1-15 - 1-13 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
29 August 1976 Round 5 Fenians 5-20 - 2-05 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
29 August 1976 Round 5 Galmoy 7-12 - 2-15 St Lachtain's Nowlan Park

North group playoff

Playoff Fenians 2-17 - 4-01 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers

South group

South group table

  Semi-finalists

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Rower-Inistioge 4 4 0 0 89 47 42 8
Border Ballyhale Shamrocks 4 2 1 1 78 48 42 5
Border Mooncoin 4 2 0 2 70 78 -8 4
Border Bennettsbridge 4 1 1 2 59 52 7 3
Border Windgap 4 0 0 4 46 117 -71 0

South group results

26 June 1976 Round 1 Mooncoin 5-08 - 0-15 Windgap Piltown Grounds
Referee: E Black
27 June 1976 Round 1 Bennettsbridge 1-07 - 0-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks Thomastown Grounds
T Dowling 1-0, J Kinsella 0-2, W Kennedy 0-2, J Dowling 0-1, P Kiely 0-1. G Fennelly 0-6, M Fennelly 0-2, S Reid 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1.
10 July 1976 Round 2 Bennettsbridge 0-07 - 2-12 Rower-Inistioge Thomastown Grounds
11 July 1976 Round 2 Windgap 1-05 - 5-18 Ballyhale Shamrocks Piltown Grounds
24 July 1976 Round 3 Rower-Inistioge 3-21 - 1-15 Windgap Thomastown Grounds
25 July 1976 Round 3 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-16 - 4-04 Mooncoin Mullinavat Grounds
22 August 1976 Round 4 Bennettsbridge 1-08 - 2-10 Mooncoin Thomastown Grounds
22 August 1976 Round 4 Rower-Inistioge 1-11 - 1-07 Ballyhale Shamrocks Thomastown Grounds
29 August 1976 Round 5 Bennettsbridge 7-10 - 1-05 Windgap Thomastown Grounds
29 August 1976 Round 5 Mooncoin 3-06 - 3-18 Rower-Inistioge Mullinavat Grounds

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

3 October 1976 Semi-final James Stephens 2-14 - 3-08 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park
J O'Brien 2-0, L O'Brien 0-6, M Crotty 0-3, J Hennessy 0-3, B Cody 0-1, M Taylor 0-1. G Fennelly 2-2, S Reid 1-3, K Fennelly 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, D Connolly 0-1.
3 October 1976 Semi-final Rower-Inistioge 4-12 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
E Keher 2-4, T Waters 1-1, M Lyng 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-3, J Lyng 0-2, G Murphy 0-1. B Fitzpatrick 1-5, G Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.

Final

24 October 1976 Final James Stephens 2-14 - 0-13 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
L O'Brien 0-5, M Crotty 0-5, J O'Brien 1-0, M Leahy 1-0, D McCormack 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1. E Keher 0-6, J Lyng 0-2, T Waters 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-2, S Lyster 0-1.

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Pictures: Great turnout to celebrate Galmoy GAA Team of 1975". Kilkenny Live. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. ^ "The Village honours the heroes of '76". Kilkenny Live. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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