1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 May 1971 - 14 November 1971
ChampionsBorder Bennettsbridge (12th title)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
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The 1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Fenians were the defending champions.

On 14 November 1971, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 3–10 to 1–07 defeat of Fenians in the final.[1] It was their 12th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

  • Windgap

Results

First round

Mooncoin v Thomastown
30 May 1971 First round Mooncoin 1-12 - 2-04 Thomastown Piltown Sportsfield
Fenians v St. Lachtain's
6 June 1971 First round Fenians 7-09 - 2-09 St. Lachtain's St. Patrick's Park
Clara v Erin's Own
6 June 1971 First round Clara 4-02 - 4-20 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
Rower-Inistioge v Lisdowney
13 June 1971 First round Rower-Inistioge 3-14 - 3-07 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
Galmoy v Young Irelands
20 June 1971 First round Galmoy 4-21 - 7-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
Coon v St. Senan's
27 June 1971 First round Coon 3-09 - 2-12 St. Senan's Nowlan Park
Coon v St. Senan's
First round replay Coon v St. Senan's Nowlan Park
  • Windgap received a bye in this round.

Winners' group

First round

Galmoy v Bennettsbridge
25 July 1971 First round Galmoy 1-09 - 2-18 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
Erin's Own v Mooncoin
1 August 1971 First round Erin's Own 2-13 - 0-08 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
Windgap v St. Senan's
1 August 1971 First round Windgap 3-14 - 5-08 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield
Fenians v Rower-Inistioge
8 August 1971 First round Fenians 5-11 - 1-08 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
Windgap v St. Senan's
8 August 1971 First round replay Windgap 1-14 - 2-11 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield
Windgap v St. Senan's
12 September 1971 First round second replay Windgap 1-11 - 2-04 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield

Second round

Fenians v Erin's Own
12 September 1971 Second round Fenians 2-13 - 4-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
Bennettsbridge v Windgap
3 October 1971 Second round Bennettsbridge 7-03 - 4-10 Windgap Thomastown Sportsfield

Losers' group

First round

Clara v Coon
1 August 1971 First round Clara 3-04 - 5-11 Coon Nowlan Park
Thomastown v Young Irelands
8 August 1971 First round Thomastown 3-06 - 3-11 Young Irelands Nowlan Park

Second round

Coon v Young Irelands
12 September 1971 Second round Coon 2-13 - 3-10 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
James Stephens v Lisdowney
26 September 1971 Second round James Stephens 5-08 - 3-02 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
Coon v Young Irelands
3 October 1971 Second round replay Coon 2-07 - 5-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park

Semi-finals

Bennettsbridge v Young Irelands
31 October 1971 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 3-12 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
Fenians v James Stephens
31 October 1971 Semi-final Fenians 3-15 - 2-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park

Final

Bennettsbridge v Fenians
14 November 1971 Final Bennettsbridge 3-10 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
K Dunne 2-1, P Moran 1-1, J Kinsella 0-4, C Hayes 0-2, P Treacy 0-2. B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, J Moriarty 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Broderick 0-1.

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.