1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampionship details Dates 2 May - 5 September 1976 Teams 13 All-Ireland champions Winning team Cork (22nd win) Captain Ray Cummins Manager Bertie Troy All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Wexford Captain Tony Doran Manager Tom Neville Provincial champions Munster Cork Leinster Wexford Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played Championship statistics No. matches played 13 Top Scorer Mick Butler (3-20)Player of the Year Tony Doran All-Star Team See here
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1976 and ended on 5 September 1976.
Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Wexfoprd in the Leinster final.[ 1]
On 5 September 1976, Cork won the championship following a 2–21 to 4–11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park .[ 2] This was their 22nd All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1970 .[ 3]
Wexford's Mick Butler was the championship's top scorer with 3-20. Wexford's Tony Doran was the choice for Hurler of the Year .
Provincial championships Kildare 3-10 – 1-10 Dublin M. Moore (2-0), B. Burke (0-4), J. Walsh (0-4), M. Deely (1-0), P. Dunny 0-1, Tommy Carew (0-1). J. Towell (1-1), C. Henneberry (0-3), L. Walsh (0-2), L. Henneberry (0-1), D. Kavanagh (0-1), P. Reaney (0-1), E. Flynn (0-1).
Westmeath 1-14 – 1-11 Offaly M. Cosgrave (0-10), P. Bradley (1-1), S. Allen (0-2), M. Fagan (0-1). P. Delaney (0-5), D. Hanniffy (1-0), P. J. Whelehan (0-2), C. Loughnane (0-1), M. Cleere (0-1), P. Carroll (0-1), B. Moylan (0-1).
Kildare 2-15 – 2-19 Wexford J. Walsh (0-12), N. Walshe (1-2), T. White (1-0), M. Moore (0-1), M. Deeley (0-1). D. Rowesome 1-2), T. Doran (0-5), J. Quigley (0-5), N. Buggy (1-1), M. Butler (0-3), J. Murphy (0-2), C. Keogh (0-1).
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)
Westmeath 1-12 – 5-22 Kilkenny J. Fitzsimons (1-0), M. Cosgrave (0-3), M. Kilcoyne (0-2), P. Bradley (0-2), P. Curran (0-2), P. Carley (0-1), S. Allen (0-1), G. Whelan (0-1). P. Delaney (2-4), M. Ruth (1-6), E. Keher (1-4), B. Fitzpatrick (1-3), M. Brennan (0-2), L. O'Brien (0-2), M. Crotty (0-1).
Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)
Wexford 2-20 – 1-6 Kilkenny M. Butler (0-8), J. Quigley (1-3), T. Doran (1-2), N. Buggy (0-4), M. Quigley (0-2), J. Murphy (0-1). E. Keher (1-1), L. O'Brien (0-4), M. Ruth (0-1).
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)
Clare 3-15 – 3-12 Waterford C. Honan (0-9), N. Casey (2-0), T. Crowe (1-0), J. Callinan (0-2), J. McNamara (0-2), E. O'Connor (0-1), S. Stack (0-1). M. Whelan (1-4), M. Hickey (1-0), J. Greene (1-0), A. Reid (0-2), L. Canning (0-2), P. McGrath (0-2), S. Greene (0-1), J. Galvin (0-1).
Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)
Cork 4-10 – 2-15 Tipperary J. Fenton (1-2), C. McCarthy (1-2), R. Cummins (1-1), S. O'Leary (1-1), J. Barry-Murphy (0-1), D. Coughlan (0-1), P. Moylan (0-1), M. Malone (0-1). J. Grogan (1-8), T. Butler (1-3), T. Quigley (0-1), S. Power (0-1), S. Hogan (0-1), F. Loughnane (0-1).
Referee: S. O'Grady (Limerick)
Limerick 4-12 – 1-13 Clare J. Neenan (1-6), E. Cregan (2-1), J. McKenna (1-1), S. Foley (0-2), G. Moloney (0-2). C. Honan (1-4), M. Moroney (0-5), R. O'Connor (0-3).
Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)
Cork 3-15 – 4-5 Limerick C. McCarthy (1-3), P. Moylan (1-2), N. Malone (0-5), J. Barry-Murphy (1-0), S. O'Leary (0-3), J. Allen (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1). E. Cregan (4-1), J. Neenan (0-1), J. McKenna (0-1), L. O'Donoghue (0-1), P. Kelly (0-1).
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland quarter-finals July 18, 1976 Quarter-Final
Galway 3-12 – 3-9 Kerry P. J. Molloy (1-6), J. Connolly (1-1), L. Bohan (1-0), J. Connolly (0-2), P. J. Qualter (0-1), S. Murphy (0-1), F. Spellman (0-1). P. Moriarty (2-1), J. O'Sullivan (0-4), P. Bunyon (1-0), F. Donovan (0-1), T. Nolan (0-1), J. Fitzgerald (0-1), G. Scallard (0-1).
All-Ireland semi-finals August 15, 1976 Semi-Final
Wexford 5-14 – 2-23 Galway M. Butler (2-2), T. Doran (2-0), N. Buggy (1-2), J. Quigley (0-5), C. Keogh (0-3), J. Murphy (0-1), M. Quigley (0-1). P. J. Qualter (2-1), S. Silke (0-4), Joe Connolly (0-4), P. Fahy (0-3), G. Coone (0-3), John Connolly (0-2), P. J. Molloy (0-2), F. Burke (0-2), M. Connolly (0-1), J. McDonagh (0-1).
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)
August 22, 1976 Semi-Final Replay
Wexford 3-14 – 2-14 Galway J. Quigley (1-3), T. Doran (1-2), N. Buggy (1-1), M. Butler (0-3), M. Quigley (0-3), C. Keogh (0-1), B. Rowesome (0-1). P. J. Molloy (1-1), P. J. Qualter (1-0), John Connolly (0-3), Joe Connolly (0-2), S. Silke (0-2), I. Clarke (0-2), G. Coone (0-2), P. Fahy (0-1).
Attendance: 16,482
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)
All-Ireland final Cork 2-21 – 4-11 Wexford P. Moylan (0-10), C. McCarthy (1-3), R. Cummins (1-2), J. Barry-Murphy (0-4), M. Malone (0-1), S. O’Leary (0-1). M. Quigley (2-1), M. Butler (1-4), N. Buggy (0-5), T. Doran (1-0), J. Quigley (0-1).
Championship statistics
Top scorers Overall In a single game
Broadcasting The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ .
Player facts
Retirements The following players made their retirement in the 1976 championship:
References ^ McEvoy, Enda (24 May 2020). "1975: The summer the West was stirred from its slumber". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 September 2012 . ^ O'Riordan, Ian (2 September 2006). "Rebel goalkeepers behind the push for glory". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 May 2020 . ^ Lewis, Simon (11 September 2011). "O'Brien hails Corbett's hat-trick heroics". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 March 2013 . Pre-1923
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