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1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates22 April – 16 September 1973
Teams9
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (1st win)
CaptainPaddy Grace
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played9
Total Goals61 (6.77 per game)
Total Points153 (17.00 per game)
Top Scorer Shem Muldowney (6-11)
1972
1997

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.

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.

Leinster quarter-final

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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.

Leinster smei-finals

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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.

Leinster final

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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.

Ulster final

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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.

All-Ireland semi-finals

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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.

All-Ireland final

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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)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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
In a single game
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

References

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  1. ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Kilkenny claim first intermediate hurling title in 35 years". Breaking News. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2022.