1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship







































































1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 25 May - 7 September 1969
Teams 13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team
Kilkenny (17th win)
Captain Eddie Keher
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Cork
Captain Denis Murphy
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 12
Top Scorer
Paddy Molloy (8-18)
Player of the Year Ted Carroll
All-Star Team See here

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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1969 was the 83rd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 2-15 to 2-9 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.




Contents






  • 1 The championship


    • 1.1 Participating counties


    • 1.2 Format


      • 1.2.1 Leinster Championship


      • 1.2.2 Munster Championship


      • 1.2.3 All-Ireland Championship






  • 2 Fixtures


    • 2.1 Munster Senior Hurling Championship


    • 2.2 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship


    • 2.3 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship




  • 3 Championship statistics


    • 3.1 Scoring


    • 3.2 Miscellaneous




  • 4 Top scorers


    • 4.1 Season


    • 4.2 Single game


    • 4.3 Debutantes


    • 4.4 Retirees




  • 5 References


  • 6 See also





The championship



Participating counties


























































































Province
County
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial

Leinster

Dublin
1938
1961


Kilkenny
1967
1967


Laois
1915
1949


Offaly




Westmeath




Wexford
1968
1968

Munster

Clare
1914
1932


Cork
1966
1966


Galway
1923
1922


Limerick
1940
1955


Tipperary
1965
1968


Waterford
1959
1963

Britain

London
1901



Format



Leinster Championship


First round: (1 match) This is a single match between two of the weaker teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the quarter-final.


Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the winner of the first round and another team drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.


Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the quarter-final join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster 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 semi-final.



Munster Championship


Quarter-final: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.


Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams 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


Semi-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between London and the Leinster champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winner advances to the All-Ireland final.


Final: (1 match) The semi-final winner and the Munser champions contest the final.



Fixtures



Munster Senior Hurling Championship


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June 1
Quarter-Final












Waterford 1-12 – 3-18 Tipperary
T. Walsh (0-9), M. Hickey (2-1), P. Enright (0-1), D. Mahon (0-1). J. Doyle (1-8), M. Keating (1-5), J. Flanagan (1-1), M. Roche (0-2), S. McLoughlin (0-1), F. Loughnane (0-1).


Walsh Park Waterford

Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)







June 15
Quarter-Final












Cork 3-8 – 1-4 Clare
C. McCarthy (3-1), E. O'Brien (0-3), P. Hegarty (0-2), C. Cullinane (0-1), W. Walsh (0-1). T. Ryan (0-4), L. Danaher (1-0).


Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

Attendance: 21,200

Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick)







June 22
Semi-Final












Tipperary 0-14 – 2-5 Limerick
J. Doyle (0-5), M. Keating (0-4), F. Loughnane (0-3), D. Nealon (0-1), J. Flanagan (0-1). T. Bluett (2-0), E. Cregan (0-3), M. Dowling (0-1), A. Dunworth (0-1).


Cork Athletic Grounds Cork

Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)







June 29
Semi-Final












Cork 3-15 – 1-10 Galway
C. McCarthy (1-5), C. Cullinane (1-2), W. Walsh (1-2), P. Hegarty (0-3), G. McCarthy (0-2), D. Coughlan (0-1). J. Connolly (0-4), B. O'Connor (1-0), P. Mitchell (0-2), D. Coen (0-2), M. O'Connor (0-1), P. Fahy (0-1).


Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: G. Fitzgerald (Limerick)







July 27
Final












Cork 4-6 – 0-9 Tipperary
W. Walsh (3-0), C. McCarthy (1-1), P. Hegarty (0-2), D. Coughlan (0-2), T. Ryan (0-1). J. Doyle (0-5), J. Flanagan (0-1), S. McLoughlin (0-1), N. O'Dwyer (0-1), P. J. Ryan (0-1).


Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 43,569

Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick)






Leinster Senior Hurling Championship




May 25
First Round












Laois 5-12 – 0-1 Westmeath
P. Bates (2-4), J. Cuddy (1-1), G. Conroy (1-1), T. Keenan (1-1), J. Lyons (0-2), J. Dooley (0-1), P. Dowling (0-1), E. Jones (0-1). P. Bradley (0-1).


O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)







June 15
Quarter-Final












Laois 2-5 – 8-10 Offaly
C. O'Brien (2-0), P. Bates (0-3), P. Dowling (0-2). P. Molloy (5-4), T. Dooley (2-0), W. Gorman (1-1), J. Healion (0-3), G. Burke (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1).


O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)







June 22
Semi-Final












Kilkenny 2-20 – 2-6 Dublin
E. Keher (1-10), P. Moran (1-0), M. Lawlor (0-3), P. Lawlor (0-3), J. Kinsella (0-2), J. Millea (0-1), P. Delaney (0-1). J. Dolan (1-1), N. Kinsella (1-0), E. Flynn (0-3), A. Loughnane (0-1), D. Foley (0-1).


Wexford Park, Wexford

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: B. Stack (Laois)







June 29
Semi-Final












Offaly 5-10 – 3-11 Wexford
P. Molloy (3-4), J. Flaherty (1-3), W. Gorman (1-1), G. Burke (0-1), P. J. Whelehan (0-1). T. Doran (2-3), M. Botler (1-1), P. Lynch (0-3), C. Jacob (0-2), W. Murphy (0-1), P. Sinnott (0-1).


Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. Rankin (Laois)







July 20
Final












Kilkenny 3-9 – 0-16 Offaly
P. Delaney (3-0), E. Keher (0-5), M. Brennan (0-2), J. Millea (0-1), J. Lynch (0-1). P. Molloy (0-8), J. Flaherty (0-3), D. Hanniffy (0-2), P. Mulhaire (0-1), J. Kirwan (0-1), J. Healion (0-1).


Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. Gray (Dublin)






All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship




August 17
Semi-Final












Kilkenny 3-22 – 1-10 London
Fr. T. Murphy (3-1), E. Keher (0-12), P. Kavanagh (0-3), P. Delaney (0-2), F. Cummins (0-1), S. Buckley (0-1), J. Millea (0-1), S. Cleere (0-1). J. Bennett (0-5), T. Connolly (1-0), B. Barry (0-3), N. Power (0-1), P. Fahy (0-1).


Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: A. Higgins (Galway)







September 7
Final












Kilkenny 2-15 – 2-9 Cork
E. Keher (0-8), M. Brennan (1-1), J. Millea (1-0), M. Coogan (0-3), P. Kavanagh (0-1), P. Moran (0-1), M. Lawler (0-1). C. McCarthy (1-6), P. Hegarty (1-1), E. O'Brien (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1).


Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 66,844

Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick)




















Kilkenny
















Cork




Championship statistics



Scoring



  • Hat-trick heroes:

    • First hat-trick of the championship: Charlie McCarthy for Cork against Clare (Munster quarter-final)

    • Second hat-trick of the championship: Paddy Molloy for Offaly against Laois (Leinster quarter-final)

    • Third hat-trick of the championship: Paddy Molloy for Offaly against Wexford (Leinster semi-final)

    • Fourth hat-trick of the championship: Willie Walsh for Cork against Tipperary (Munster final)

    • Fifth hat-trick of the championship:Fr. Tom Walsh for Kilkenny against Cork (All-Ireland semi-final)



  • Widest winning margin: 26 points

    • Laois 5-12 : 0-1 Westmeath (Leinster first round)


  • Most goals in a match: 10

    • Offaly 8-10 : 2-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final)


  • Most points in a match: 32

    • Kilkenny 3-22 : 1-10 London (All-Ireland semi-final)


  • Most goals by one team in a match: 8

    • Offaly 8-10 : 2-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final)


  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3

    • Wexford 3-11 : 5-10 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)


  • Most points scored by a losing team: 12

    • Waterford 1-12 : 3-18 Tipperary(Munster quarter-final)




Miscellaneous




  • Offaly reach the Leinster final for the first time since 1928.


  • Kilkenny's 2-15 to 2-9 victory over Cork in the All-Ireland final was their biggest triumph over their archrivals since the 1905 All-Ireland final. The score on that occasion was 7-7 to 2-9.



Top scorers



Season





































































































Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1

Paddy Molloy

Offaly
8-18
42
3
14.00
2

Eddie Keher

Kilkenny
1-35
38
4
9.50
3

Charlie McCarthy

Cork
6-13
31
4
7.75
4

Jimmy Doyle

Tipperary
1-18
21
3
7.00
5

Willie Walsh

Cork
4-03
15
4
3.75
6

Paddy Bates

Laois
2-07
13
2
6.50
7

Pat Delaney

Kilkenny
3-03
12
4
3.00

Michael Keating

Tipperary
1-09
12
3
4.00
8

Pat Hegarty

Cork
1-08
11
4
2.75
9

Tom Murphy

Kilkenny
3-01
10
2
5.00


Single game












































































































Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Opposition
1

Paddy Molloy

Offaly
5-05
19

Laois
2

Paddy Molloy

Offaly
3-04
13

Wexford

Eddie Keher

Kilkenny
1-10
13

Dublin
4

Eddie Keher

Kilkenny
0-12
12

London
5

Jimmy Doyle

Tipperary
1-08
11

Waterford
6

Charlie McCarthy

Tipperary
3-01
10

Clare

Tom Murphy

Kilkenny
3-01
10

London

Paddy Bates

Laois
2-04
10

Westmeath
9

Willie Walsh

Cork
3-00
9

Tipperary

Pat Delaney

Kilkenny
3-00
9

Offaly

Tony Doran

Wexford
2-03
9

Offaly

Charlie McCarthy

Cork
1-06
9

Kilkenny

Tom Walsh

Waterford
0-09
9

Tipperary


Debutantes


The following players made their début in the 1969 championship:





































































































Player
Team
Date
Opposition
Game

Paschal Russell

Clare
June 15

Cork
Munster quarter-final

Dónal Clifford

Cork
June 15

Clare
Munster quarter-final

Charlie Cullinane

Cork
June 15

Clare
Munster quarter-final

Pat Hegarty

Cork
June 15

Clare
Munster quarter-final

Tony Maher

Cork
June 15

Clare
Munster quarter-final

Roger Tuohy

Cork
June 15

Clare
Munster quarter-final

Willie Walsh

Cork
June 15

Clare
Munster quarter-final

Pat Delaney

Kilkenny
June 22

Dublin
Leinster semi-final

Mick Lawler

Kilkenny
June 22

Dublin
Leinster semi-final

Joe Millea

Kilkenny
June 22

Dublin
Leinster semi-final

Ray Cummins

Cork
July 27

Tipperary
Munster final

Séamus Looney

Cork
September 7

Kilkenny
All-Ireland final

Joe Murphy

Cork
September 7

Kilkenny
All-Ireland final


Retirees


The following players played their last game in the 1969 championship:



































































































Player
Team
Last Game
Date
Opposition
Début

Naoise Jordan

Clare
Leinster final
June 15

Cork

1958

Éamonn Russell

Clare
Leinster final
June 15

Cork

1962

Tom Ryan

Clare
Leinster final
June 15

Cork

1958

Éamonn Fox

Offaly
Leinster final
July 20

Kilkenny

1963

Mick Burns

Tipperary
Munster final
July 27

Cork

1958

Seán McLoughlin

Tipperary
Munster final
July 27

Cork

1958

Donie Nealon

Tipperary
Munster final
July 27

Cork

1958

Noel O'Gorman

Tipperary
Munster final
July 27

Cork

1965

Denis Murphy

Cork
All-Ireland final
September 7

Kilkenny

1960

Joe Murphy

Cork
All-Ireland final
September 7

Kilkenny
1969

Tom Murphy

Kilkenny
All-Ireland final
September 7

Cork

1963


References



  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

  • Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).



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