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The 1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 22 April to 16 September 1973.
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 22 April – 16 September 1973 |
Teams | 9 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Kilkenny (1st win) |
Captain | Paddy Grace |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | London |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 9 |
Total Goals | 61 (6.77 per game) |
Total Points | 153 (17.00 per game) |
Top Scorer | Shem Muldowney (6-11) |
← 1972 1997 → |
Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they declined to field a team.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played at Walsh Park in Waterford on 16 September 1973 between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilkenny won the match by 5-15 to 2-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[2][3][4]
Kilkenny's Shem Muldowney was the championship's top scorer with 6-11.
22 April 1973 Quarter-final | Meath | 8-09 - 2-09 | Carlow | Parnell Park |
R Melia 4-0, TJ Reilly 2-2, M Mullan 1-2, V Grey 1-1, S Kearney 0-2, F McCann 0-1. | J Mitchell 1-4, T Kelly 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, P Kehoe 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, O Hynes 0-1, T Foley 0-1. |
6 May 1973 Semi-final | Meath | 2-13 - 1-13 | Dublin | St. Loman's Park |
S Kearney 0-6, F McCann 1-2, TJ Reilly 1-0, M Mullen 0-2, M Garrigan 0-1, P Curley 0-1, R Melia 0-1. | E Kealy 1-3, P Maycock 0-4, J Finnegan 0-2, E Hudson 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, J Kenny 0-1. |
20 May 1973 Semi-final | Laois | 5-06 - 9-04 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park |
N Wall 2-0, M O'Brien 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-2, R Maloney 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, L O'Shaughnessy 0-1. | J Walsh 4-0, F Cleere 3-0, J O'Connor 1-3, S Muldowney 1-0, R Dunne 0-1. |
29 July 1973 Final | Kilkenny | 11-15 - 1-03 | Meath | Croke Park |
S Muldowney 3-5, P Holden 3-4, F Cleere 2-0, P Walsh 1-2, L Ryan 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, S McGarry 0-2, J Dunne 0-1. | S Carney 1-0, T Reilly 0-1, F McCann 0-1, B McGuey 0-1. |
19 August 1973 Final | Antrim | 3-11 - 1-06 | Down | Pearse Park |
E Donnelly 1-3, M Loughrey 1-1, B McGarry 1-0, D McAuley 0-3, M McKillop 0-3, S Collins 0-1. | B Gilmour 1-2, M O'Flynn 0-2, L Clarke 0-1, P Braniff 0-1. |
26 August 1973 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-06 - 3-06 | London | Austin Stack Park |
T Kenny 0-4, F Thornton 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Grady 0-1, T Nolan 0-1. | D McCarthy 2-0, D Hallissey 1-2, C Danagher 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. |
26 August 1973 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 5-18 - 1-10 | Antrim | Nowlan Park |
F Cleere 2-2, S O'Connor 0-7, S Muldowney 1-2, S McGarry 1-2, J Walsh 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, R Bourke 0-2, P Holden 0-1. | E Donnelly 1-6, M McKillop 0-2, S Collins 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1. |
16 September 1973 Final | Kilkenny | 5-15 - 2-09 | London | Walsh Park |
J Walsh 2-1, S Muldowney 1-4, F Cleere 1-1, J O'Connor 0-4, J Doyle 1-0, P Holden 0-2, D Burke 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. | C Danagher 2-0, D Hallissey 0-6, P Fahy 0-2, F Birrane 0-1. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Shem Muldowney | Kilkenny | 6-11 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
2 | Frank Cleere | Kilkenny | 8-03 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
3 | Jim Walsh | Kilkenny | 8-01 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
4 | Jack O'Connor | Kilkenny | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
5 | Pat Holden | Kilkenny | 3-07 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
6 | Eddie Donnelly | Antrim | 2-09 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
7 | Richard Melia | Meath | 4-01 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
8 | T. J. Reilly | Meath | 3-03 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
9 | Dinny Hallissey | London | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Séamus Kearney | Meath | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shem Muldowney | Kilkenny | 3-05 | 14 | Meath |
2 | Pat Holden | Kilkenny | 3-04 | 13 | Meath |
3 | Richard Melia | Meath | 4-00 | 12 | Carlow |
Jim Walsh | Kilkenny | 4-00 | 12 | Laois | |
5 | Frank Cleere | Kilkenny | 3-00 | 9 | Laois |
6 | Eddie Donnelly | Antrim | 1-06 | 9 | Kilkenny |
7 | T. J. Reilly | Meath | 2-02 | 8 | Carlow |
Frank Cleere | Kilkenny | 2-02 | 8 | Antrim | |
9 | Jim Walsh | Kilkenny | 2-01 | 7 | London |
Shem Muldowney | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | London | |
John Mitchell | Carlow | 1-04 | 7 | Meath | |
Jack O'Connor | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Antrim |
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