Football tournament season
1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling ChampionshipTournament details |
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Country | Ireland
England |
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Teams | 9 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Westmeath |
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Runner-up | London |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 9 |
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The 1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the second staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Westmeath won the championship, beating London 3–23 to 2–7 in a replayed final at Croke Park, Dublin.
The championship
Participating teams
Quarter-finals: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage while the four winning teams qualify for the semi-final stages.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners from the quarter-finals contest these games. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the 'home' final.
Home 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 'proper' All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the All-Ireland 'home' final join London to contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.
All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Westmeath | 3-9 – 1-6 | Down |
M. Fagan (1-5), C. Connaughton (1-2), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), T. Corrigan (0-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-1). | | Gerry Lennon (1-0), B. Mullen (0-2), W. Smyth (0-2), B. Gilmore (0-1), Gerard Lennon (0-1). |
Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)
Carlow | 0-6 – 1-11 | Meath |
P. McNally (0-2), T. Byrne (0-1), T. Kelly (0-1), T. Collier (0-1), J. Doyle (0-1). | | J. Doherty (1-4), M. Martin (0-2), E. Priest (0-2), P. J. Reilly (0-2), S. Kearney (0-1). |
Referee: R. Dowling (Kilkenny)
Antrim | 5-11 – 1-6 | Wicklow |
C. McDonnell (2-2), J. Fagan (1-1), E. Dornan (0-4), J. Cunningham (1-0), R. McDonnell (1-0), J. O'Neill (0-2), A. Thornbury (0-1), P. McIlhatton (0-1). | | M. Lawlor (1-2), T. Kennedy (0-2), M. Doyle (0-1), S. Doyle (0-1). |
Referee: T. O'Riordan (Dublin)
Roscommon | 2-2 – 4-12 | Kerry |
F. Mitchell (1-0), B. Mitchell (1-0), H. Cox (0-1), C. McConn (0-1). | | John Martin Brick (1-5), P. J. McIntyre (2-0), P. Moriarty (0-4), C. Nolan (1-0), B. Twomey (0-1), J. Bunyan (0-1), J. O'Grady (0-1). |
Referee: P. Robinson (Galway)
Semi-finals
Westmeath | 2-22 – 2-17 | Antrim |
C. Connaughton (1-8), M. Fagan (0-8), M. Flanagan (1-0), M. Kilcoyne (0-2), G. Whelan (0-2), P. Curran (0-1), D. Smith (0-1). | | E. Donnelly (1-10), W. Richmond (1-1), E. Dornan (0-3), A. Thornbury (0-1), M. McKillop (0-1), J. Fagan (0-1). |
Referee: M. Kelleher (Kildare)
Kerry | 2-14 – 3-6 | Meath |
P. Moriarty (0-7), P. J. McIntyre (1-3), B. Twomey (1-0), John Martin Brick (0-2), John Michael Brick (0-1), J. Bunyan (0-1). | | M. Martin (2-0), T. J. Reilly (1-0), S. Kearney (0-3), J. Doherty (0-1), B. Aylward (0-1), E. Priest (0-1). |
Referee: T. Furlong (Dublin)
Home final
Westmeath | 2-13 – 1-12 | Kerry |
C. Connaughton (0-8), M. Flanagan (1-1), N. Fitzsimons (1-0), P. Curran (0-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-1), M. Fagan (0-1), M. Cosgrave (0-1). | | C. Nolan (1-1), P. Moriarty (0-4), P. J. McIntyre (0-3), John Michael Brick (0-2), T. Nolan (0-2). |
Referee: S. O'Meara (Tipperary)
Final
Westmeath | 4-16 – 3-19 | London |
M. Flanagan (3-2), C. Connaughton (1-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-3), M. Fagan (0-1), S. Keary (0-1), M. Cosgrave (0-1), P. Curran (0-1). | | K. Gantley (1-7), M. Linnane (1-2), S. Collins (1-2), H. Cashin (0-4), L. Corless (0-2), P. O'Neill (0-2). |
Referee: P. Robinson (Galway)
Westmeath | 3-23 – 2-7 | London |
C. Connaughton (1-6), E. Fagan (1-3), J. Keary (0-5), N. Fitzsimons (1-1), M. Kilcoyne (0-3), M. Flanagan (0-2), W. Shanley (0-1), G. Whelan (0-1), P. Curran (0-1). | | P. O'Neill (1-3), M. Linnane (1-0), E. Gantley (0-3), M. Hughes (0-1). |
Referee: P. Robinson (Galway)
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 19 points
- Most goals in a match: 7
- Most points in a match: 39
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Most points scored by a losing team: 17
Overall
Top scorers
Season
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
1 | Colm Connaughton | Westmeath | 4-24 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
2 | Mick Flanagan | Westmeath | 5-5 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
3 | Mick Fagan | Westmeath | 1-15 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
Single game
References
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).