1976 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
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| Dates | 15 August – 3 October 1976 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Champions | Border South Liberties (5th title) Walter Shanahan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Border Killeedy Con Herbert (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 21 (3 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 127 (18.14 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Border Willie Fitzmaurice (3–18) | ||
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The 1976 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 15 August to 3 October 1976.
Kilmallock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by South Liberties in the quarter-finals.[2][3][4]
The final was played on 3 October 1976 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between South Liberties and Killleedy, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. South Liberties won the match by 2–09 to 2–06 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in four years.[5]
Killeedy's Willie Fitzmaurice was the championship's top scorer with 3–18.
Teams
[edit | edit source]| Championship | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Limerick City Senior Hurling Championship | Patrickswell | Claughaun |
| East Limerick Senior Hurling Championship | South Liberties | n/a |
| South Limerick Senior Hurling Championship | Bruree | Kilmallock |
| West Limerick Senior Hurling Championship | Killeedy | Newcastle West |
Results
[edit | edit source]Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]| 15 August 1976 Quarter-final | Patrickswell | 0–13 – 0–06 | Newcastle West | Páirc na nGael |
| 22 August 1976 Quarter-final | Claughaun | 1–11 – 1–11 | Killeedy | Bruff Grounds |
| E Tuohy 0–7, D Sheehan 1–0, B Barry 0–2, T Marsh 0–2. | W Fitzmaurice 0–5, G Forde 1–1, M Scanlan 0–2, T Mulcahy 0–2, D Flynn 0–1. |
| 29 August 1976 Quarter-final | South Liberties | 4–11 – 2–14 | Kilmallock | Gaelic Grounds |
| D O'Sullivan 2–2, E Grimes 1–4, L Grimes 1–0, J McKenna 0–3, T Ryan 0–2. | P Kelly 0–11, B Savage 1–0, T Moloney 1–0, D O'Riordan 0–2, D Connolly 0–1. |
| 29 August 1976 Quarter-final replay | Killeedy | 5–07 – 2–06 | Claughaun | Bruff Grounds |
| G Forde 3–1, W Fitzmaurice 2–3, P Fitzmaurice 0–1, T Mulcahy 0–1, W Cronin 0–1. | B Barry 1–1, E Cregan 1–0, E Tuohy 0–1, M Graham 0–1, T Marsh 0–1, D Lehane 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1. |
- Bruree received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 12 September 1976 Semi-final | Killeedy | 1–11 – 1–07 | Patrickswell | FitzGerald Park |
| W Fitzmaurice 0–7, M Fitzmaurice 1–0, P Fitzmaurice 0–1, T Mulcahy 0–1, W Cronin 0–1, D Flynn 0–1. | R Bennis 0–5, J Lynch 1–1, L Enright 0–1. |
| 19 September 1976 Semi-final | South Liberties | 0–08 – 0–07 | Bruree | Gaelic Grounds |
| E Grimes 0–3, T Ryan 0–3, L Grimes 0–1, J Moynihan 0–1. | P O'Brien 0–4, J Fitzgerald 0–1, P Ryan 0–1, G Moloney 0–1. |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 3 October 1976 Final | South Liberties | 2–09 – 2–06 | Killeedy | Gaelic Grounds |
| D O'Sullivan 1–0, J Moynihan 1–0, E Grimes 0–3, M Butler 0–2, J McKenna 0–2, E Dooley 0–1, T Ryan 0–1. | W Fitzmaurice 1–3, G Forde 1–0, T Mulcahy 0–1, M Scanlan 0–1, W Fitzmaurice 0–1. |
Championship statistics
[edit | edit source]Top scorers
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Fitzmaurice | Killeedy | 3–18 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 2 | Gerry Forde | Killeedy | 5–02 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | 1–10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
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