1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1970 and ended on 6 September 1970.

1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May - 6 September 1970
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (21st win)
CaptainPaddy Barry
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainMichael Collins
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total71 (5.07 per game)
Points total312 (22.28 per game)
Top Scorer Charlie McCarthy (1-23)
Player of the Year Pat McDonnell
All-Star TeamSee here
← 1969
1971 →

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Wexford in the Leinster final. Kildare, who won the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1969, were promoted to the senior championship after a long absence. New York sought entry to the All-Ireland series but their request was denied. Galway left the Munster Championship after ten years of participation and reverted to the old system whereby they enter the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage.

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 6 September 1970 between Cork and Wexford, in what was their fourth meeting in the All-Ireland final overall and a first meeting in 14 years. Cork won the match by 6-21 to 5-10 to claim their 21st All-Ireland title overall and a first title in four years.[1][2][3]

Cork's Charlie McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 1-23. Cork's Pat McDonnell was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.[4][5]

Rule change

As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1970 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were extended to 80 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were sixty minutes in duration.[6]

Teams

A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, including thirteen teams from the 1969 championship and one new entrant.

The Leinster championship was extended to seven teams as Kildare entered the provincial series of games. They had won the All-Ireland title at intermediate level in 1969 and decided to make the step up to the senior grade.

Galway left the Munster championship where they had been playing since the 1959 championship and returned to the old system whereby they entered the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Team summaries
Team Colours Grounds Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Saffron and blue Cusack Park 1914 1932 1945-46
Cork Red and white Cork Athletic Grounds 1966 1969 1969-70
Dublin Blue and navy Parnell Park 1938 1961 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white Pearse Stadium 1923 1950-51
Kildare White St. Conleth's Park
Kilkenny Black and amber Nowlan Park 1969 1969 1965-66
Laois Blue and white O'Moore Park 1949 1949
Limerick Green and white Gaelic Grounds 1940 1955 1946-47
London Blue and green Emerald GAA Grounds 1901
Offaly Green, white and gold St. Brendan's Park
Tipperary Blue and gold Semple Stadium 1965 1968 1967-68
Waterford White and blue Walsh Park 1959 1963 1962-63
Westmeath Maroon and white Cusack Park
Wexford Purple and gold Wexford Park 1968 1968 1957-58

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Laois1-9 – 1-8Kildare
P. Dillon (0-4), G. Conroy (1-0), P. Dowling (0-1), P. Dooley (0-1), T. Keenan (0-1), J. Lyons (0-1), F. Keenan (0-1). B. Burke (0-2), J. O'Brien (0-2), T. Christian (0-1), J. O'Connell (0-1), M. Duane (0-1).
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

Quarter-finals

Dublin0-16 – 3-5Westmeath
G. O'Driscoll (0-5), E. Davey (0-4), T. Grealish (0-2), L. Lalor (0-2), F. Murphy (0-2), H. Dawson (0-1). T. Ring (2-3), C. Gavin (1-0), P. McCabe (0-1), S. White (0-1).
Referee: P. Buggy (Kilkenny)
Offaly2-15 – 2-9Laois
B. Moylan (0-7), T. Molloy (1-3), P. Mulhaire (1-1), J. J. Healy (0-1), J. Flaherty (0-1), M. Cleare (0-1), P. J. Whelehan (0-1). S. Keenan (1-2), J. Loyans (1-2), N. Delany (0-2), J. Dooly (0-1), P. Dowling (0-1), D. Sheeran (0-1).
Referee: R. Sheppard (Carlow)

Semi-finals

Wexford4-17 – 2-4Dublin
N. Buggy (1-7), T. Doran (2-1), D. Fortune (1-0), P. Quigley (0-2), D. Quigley (0-2), J. Quigley (0-2), J. Berry (0-1), P. Wilson (0-1), M. Browne (0-1). E. Flynn (1-3), J. Towell (1-0), R. Copeland (0-1).
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
Kilkenny2-15 – 1-12Offaly
E. Keher (0-9), M. Crotty (2-0), J. Kinsella (0-2), P. Delaney (0-2), S. Muldowney (0-1), J. Millea (0-1). T. Dooley (1-0), P. Molloy (0-3), J. Flaherty (0-3), B. Moylan (0-1), W. O'Gorman (0-1), S. Begin (0-1), P. J. Whelehan (0-1), J. J. Healion (0-1), D. Hanniffy (0-1).
Referee: J. Grey (Dublin)

Final

Wexford4-16 – 3-14Kilkenny
N. Buggy (0-8), T. Doran (2-0), J. Quigley (1-2), J. Berry (1-0), P. Wilson (0-2), M. Quigley (0-2), P. Quigley (0-1), D. Bernie (0-1). P. Delaney (1-4), E. Keher (1-3), M. Crotty (1-0), F. Cummins (0-3), P. Kavanagh (0-2), J. Millea (0-1), M. Coogan (0-1).
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Dublin 0-16
Westmeath 3-5
Wexford 4-17
Dublin 2-4
Wexford 4-16
Kilkenny 3-14
Kilkenny 2-15
Ofaly 1-12
Offaly 2-15
Laois 1-9 Laois 2-9
Kildare 1-8

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick3-9 – 2-12Clare
P. K. Keane (1-1), R. Bennis (0-4), D. Flynn (1-0), T. Bluett (1-0), B. Hartigan (0-1), Phil Bennis (0-1), Peter Bennis (0-1), A. Dunworth (0-1). P. Cronin (1-8), P. McNamara (1-0), D. Fitzgerald (0-2), J. Rochford (0-1), J. McNamara (0-1).
Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)
Limerick1-10 – 0-4Clare
R. Bennis (0-4), P. J. Keane (1-0), É. Cregan (0-2), P. Bennis (0-2), A. Dunworth (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1). M. Moroney (0-1), J. Rochford (0-1), D. Fitzgerald, J. Cronin.
Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)

Semi-finals

Tipperary2-9 – 0-5Waterford
M. Roche (0-5), R. Ryan (1-1), N. O'Dwyer (1-0), J. McKenna (0-1), J. Flanagan (0-1), T. O'Connor (0-1). P. Enright (0-4), S. Greene (0-5).
Referee: S. O'Connor (Limerick)
Cork4-13 – 3-6Limerick
E. O'Brien (2-0), C. McCarthy (0-5), P. Hegarty (1-2), R. Cummins (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-3), S. Barry (0-2), C. Cullinane (0-1). M. Graham (2-2), T. Bluett (1-0), R. Bennis (0-3), P. J. Keane (0-1).
Referee: J. Maloney (Tipperary)

Final

Cork3-10 – 3-8Tipperary
W. Walsh (2-0), C. Cullinane (1-0), C. McCarthy (0-3), G. McCarthy (0-2), D. Clifford (0-1), C. Roche (0-1), J. Murphy (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1), R. Cummins (0-1). F. Loughnane (1-4), J. Flanagan (1-0), N. O'Dwyer (1-0), D. Ryan (0-2), M. Roche (0-1), P.J. Ryan (0-1).
Referee: J. Fitzgerald (Limerick)
Quarter-final Semi-finals Munster final
Tipperary 2-9
Waterford 0-5
Tipperary 3-8
Cork 3-10
Cork 4-13
Clare
(R) 		2-12 (0-4) Limerick 3-6
Limerick
(R) 		3-9 (1-10)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Semi-finals
Cork4-20 – 2-9London
T. Ryan (1-5), R. Cummins (1-3), C. McCarthy (0-6), W. Walsh (1-2), E. O'Brien (1-0), S. Barry (0-2), D. Coughlan (0-1), J. Murphy (0-1). P. O'Neill (0-4), T. Connolly (0-1), N. Power (1-0), J. Bennett (1-0), M. Canning (0-3), L. Corless (0-1).
Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)
Wexford3-17 – 5-9Galway
M. Butler (0-9), D. Quigley (1-2), D. Bernie (0-4), J. Quigley (1-1), T. Doran (1-0), M. Quigley (0-1). T. Ryan (3-5), B. O'Connor (1-1), K. Kennedy (1-0), P. Niland (0-1), F. Coffey (0-1), M. O'Connor (0-1).
Referee: S, O'Connor (Limerick)

All-Ireland Final
Cork6-21 – 5-10Wexford
C. McCarthy (1-9), E. O'Brien (3-1), T. Ryan (0-6), W. Walsh (1-2), C. Cullinane (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-2), R. Cummins (0-1). P. Quigley (2-0), T. Doran (2-0), D. Quigley (1-0), D. Bernie (0-3), M. Butler (0-3), T. Byrne (0-2), M. Browne (0-1), M. Jacob (0-1).
Attendance: 65,062
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Main article: 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring
  • Widest winning margin: 19 points
  • Most goals in a match: 11
  • Most points in a match: 31
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 14

Miscellaneous
  • The Leinster final between Kilkenny and Wexford was the first championship game to be played over the course of 80 minutes.

Top scorers

Season
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Charlie McCarthy Cork 1-23 26 4 6.50
2 Tony Doran Wexford 7-1 22 4 5.50
3 Eddie O'Brien Cork 6-1 19 4 4.75
4 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-15 18 4 4.50
5 Willie Walsh Cork 4-4 16 4 4.00
Eddie Keher Galway 1-12 15 2 7.50
Tomás Ryan Cork 1-12 15 3 5.00
8 Tom Ryan Galway 3-5 14 1 14.00
9 Mick Butler Wexford 0-12 12 2 6.00
10 Ray Cummins Cork 2-5 11 4 2.75
Richie Bennis Limerick 0-11 11 3 3.66

Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Tom Ryan Galway 3-5 14 Wexford
2 Charlie McCarthy Cork 1-9 12 Wexford
3 Pat Cronin Clare 1-8 11 Limerick
4 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-7 10 Dublin
Eddie O'Brien Cork 3-1 10 Wexford
6 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-9 9 Dublin
Tommy Ring Westmeath 2-3 9 Dublin
Mick Butler Wexford 0-9 9 Galway
9 Ned Buggy Wexford 0-8 8 Kilkenny
Tomás Ryan Cork 1-5 8 London

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Tom RyanGalwayWexford5-9 : 3-1716 August 1970
Eddie O'BrienCorkWexford6-21 : 5-106 September 1970

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1970 championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game
Paul Byrne Tipperary June 21 Waterford Munster semi-final
Roger Ryan Tipperary June 21 Waterford Munster semi-final
John Horgan Cork June 28 Limerick Munster semi-final
Pat McDonnell Cork June 28 Limerick Munster semi-final
Dinny Ryan Tipperary July 19 Cork Munster final
Martin Coleman Cork August 16 London All-Ireland semi-final

Tom Byrne

Wexford August 15 Galway All-Ireland semi-final

Awards

Texaco Hurler of the Year

The Texaco Hurler of the Year was awarded to Pat McDonnell of Cork.

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