| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May – 6 September 1970 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (21st win) |
| Captain | Paddy Barry |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Wexford |
| Captain | Michael Collins |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Goals total | 71 (5.07 per game) |
| Points total | 312 (22.28 per game) |
| Top Scorer | |
| Player of the Year | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1969 1971 → | |
The1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, theGaelic Athletic Association's premierinter-countyhurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1970 and ended on 6 September 1970.
Kilkenny were thedefending champions but were defeated byWexford in the Leinster final.Kildare, who won theAll-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1969, were promoted to the senior championship after a long absence.New York sought entry to the All-Ireland series but their request was denied.Galway left the Munster Championship after ten years of participation and reverted to the old system whereby they enter the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage.
TheAll-Ireland final was played atCroke Park inDublin on 6 September 1970 betweenCork andWexford, in what was their fourth meeting in the All-Ireland final overall and a first meeting in14 years. Cork won the match by 6–21 to 5–10 to claim their 21st All-Ireland title overall and a first title infour years.[1][2][3]
Cork'sCharlie McCarthy was the championship'stop scorer with 1–23. Cork'sPat McDonnell was the choice forTexaco Hurler of the Year.[4][5]
As a result of a decision taken at theGaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1970 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were extended to 80 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were sixty minutes in duration.[6] Lasted until 1974.
A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, including thirteen teams from the1969 championship and one new entrant.
TheLeinster championship was extended to seven teams asKildare entered the provincial series of games. They had won theAll-Ireland title at intermediate level in 1969 and decided to make the step up to the senior grade.
Galway left theMunster championship where they had been playing since the1959 championship and returned to the old system whereby they entered the All-Ireland semi-finals.[7]
| Team | Colours | Grounds | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | Cusack Park | 1914 | 1932 | 1945–46 |
| Cork | Red and white | Cork Athletic Grounds | 1966 | 1969 | 1969–70 |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | Parnell Park | 1938 | 1961 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | Pearse Stadium | 1923 | 1950–51 | |
| Kildare | White | St. Conleth's Park | |||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | Nowlan Park | 1969 | 1969 | 1965–66 |
| Laois | Blue and white | O'Moore Park | 1949 | 1949 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | Gaelic Grounds | 1940 | 1955 | 1946–47 |
| London | Blue and green | Emerald GAA Grounds | 1901 | ||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | St. Brendan's Park | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | Semple Stadium | 1965 | 1968 | 1967–68 |
| Waterford | White and blue | Walsh Park | 1959 | 1963 | 1962–63 |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | Cusack Park | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | Wexford Park | 1968 | 1968 | 1957–58 |
First round
| Laois | 1–9 – 1–8 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| P. Dillon (0–4), G. Conroy (1–0), P. Dowling (0–1), P. Dooley (0–1), T. Keenan (0–1), J. Lyons (0–1), F. Keenan (0–1). | B. Burke (0–2), J. O'Brien (0–2), T. Christian (0–1), J. O'Connell (0–1), M. Duane (0–1). |
Quarter-finals
| Dublin | 0–16 – 3–5 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| G. O'Driscoll (0–5), E. Davey (0–4), T. Grealish (0–2), L. Lalor (0–2), F. Murphy (0–2), H. Dawson (0–1). | T. Ring (2–3), C. Gavin (1–0), P. McCabe (0–1), S. White (0–1). |
| Offaly | 2–15 – 2–9 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| B. Moylan (0–7), T. Molloy (1–3), P. Mulhaire (1–1), J. J. Healy (0–1), J. Flaherty (0–1), M. Cleare (0–1), P. J. Whelehan (0–1). | S. Keenan (1–2), J. Loyans (1–2), N. Delany (0–2), J. Dooly (0–1), P. Dowling (0–1), D. Sheeran (0–1). |
Semi-finals
| Wexford | 4–17 – 2–4 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| N. Buggy (1–7), T. Doran (2–1), D. Fortune (1–0), P. Quigley (0–2), D. Quigley (0–2), J. Quigley (0–2), J. Berry (0–1), P. Wilson (0–1), M. Browne (0–1). | E. Flynn (1–3), J. Towell (1–0), R. Copeland (0–1). |
| Kilkenny | 2–15 – 1–12 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (0–9), M. Crotty (2–0), J. Kinsella (0–2), P. Delaney (0–2), S. Muldowney (0–1), J. Millea (0–1). | T. Dooley (1–0), P. Molloy (0–3), J. Flaherty (0–3), B. Moylan (0–1), W. O'Gorman (0–1), S. Begin (0–1), P. J. Whelehan (0–1), J. J. Healion (0–1), D. Hanniffy (0–1). |
Final
| Wexford | 4–16 – 3–14 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| N. Buggy (0–8), T. Doran (2–0), J. Quigley (1–2), J. Berry (1–0), P. Wilson (0–2), M. Quigley (0–2), P. Quigley (0–1), D. Bernie (0–1). | P. Delaney (1–4), E. Keher (1–3), M. Crotty (1–0), F. Cummins (0–3), P. Kavanagh (0–2), J. Millea (0–1), M. Coogan (0–1). |
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster final | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 3–5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 4–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 2–4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 4–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 3–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 2–15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ofaly | 1–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 2–15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1–9 | Laois | 2–9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1–8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Limerick | 3–9 – 2–12 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| P. K. Keane (1–1), R. Bennis (0–4), D. Flynn (1–0), T. Bluett (1–0), B. Hartigan (0–1), Phil Bennis (0–1), Peter Bennis (0–1), A. Dunworth (0–1). | P. Cronin (1–8), P. McNamara (1–0), D. Fitzgerald (0–2), J. Rochford (0–1), J. McNamara (0–1). |
| Limerick | 1–10 – 0–4 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| R. Bennis (0–4), P. J. Keane (1–0), É. Cregan (0–2), P. Bennis (0–2), A. Dunworth (0–1), T. Ryan (0–1). | M. Moroney (0–1), J. Rochford (0–1), D. Fitzgerald, J. Cronin. |
Semi-finals
| Tipperary | 2–9 – 0–5 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| M. Roche (0–5), R. Ryan (1–1), N. O'Dwyer (1–0), J. McKenna (0–1), J. Flanagan (0–1), T. O'Connor (0–1). | P. Enright (0–4), S. Greene (0–5). |
| Cork | 4–13 – 3–6 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| E. O'Brien (2–0), C. McCarthy (0–5), P. Hegarty (1–2), R. Cummins (1–0), G. McCarthy (0–3), S. Barry (0–2), C. Cullinane (0–1). | M. Graham (2–2), T. Bluett (1–0), R. Bennis (0–3), P. J. Keane (0–1). |
Final
| Cork | 3–10 – 3–8 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| W. Walsh (2–0), C. Cullinane (1–0), C. McCarthy (0–3), G. McCarthy (0–2), D. Clifford (0–1), C. Roche (0–1), J. Murphy (0–1), T. Ryan (0–1), R. Cummins (0–1). | F. Loughnane (1–4), J. Flanagan (1–0), N. O'Dwyer (1–0), D. Ryan (0–2), M. Roche (0–1), P.J. Ryan (0–1). |
| Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Munster final | ||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 2–9 | |||||||||||||
| Waterford | 0–5 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 3–8 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 3–10 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 4–13 | |||||||||||||
| Clare (R) | 2–12 (0–4) | Limerick | 3–6 | |||||||||||
| Limerick (R) | 3–9(1–10) | |||||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4–20 | |||||||||
| 2–09 | |||||||||
| 6–21 | |||||||||
| 5–10 | |||||||||
| 3–17 | |||||||||
| 5–09 | |||||||||
| 4–20 – 2–09 | ||
|---|---|---|
| T. Ryan (1–5), R. Cummins (1–3), C. McCarthy (0–6), W. Walsh (1–2), E. O'Brien (1–0), S. Barry (0–2), D. Coughlan (0–1), J. Murphy (0–1). | P. O'Neill (0–4), T. Connolly (0–1), N. Power (1–0), J. Bennett (1–0), M. Canning (0–3), L. Corless (0–1). |
| 3–17 – 5–09 | ||
|---|---|---|
| M. Butler (0–9), D. Quigley (1–2), D. Bernie (0–4), J. Quigley (1–1), T. Doran (1–0), M. Quigley (0–1). | T. Ryan (3–5), B. O'Connor (1–1), K. Kennedy (1–0), P. Niland (0–1), F. Coffey (0–1), M. O'Connor (0–1). |
| 6–21 – 5–10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| C. McCarthy (1–9), E. O'Brien (3–1), T. Ryan (0–6), W. Walsh (1–2), C. Cullinane (1–0), G. McCarthy (0–2), R. Cummins (0–1). | P. Quigley (2–0), T. Doran (2–0), D. Quigley (1–0), D. Bernie (0–3), M. Butler (0–3), T. Byrne (0–2), M. Browne (0–1), M. Jacob (0–1). |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1–23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 7–1 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Eddie O'Brien | Cork | 6–1 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 4 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1–15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 5 | Willie Walsh | Cork | 4–4 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Eddie Keher | Galway | 1–12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| Tomás Ryan | Cork | 1–12 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
| 8 | Tom Ryan | Galway | 3–5 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 |
| 9 | Mick Butler | Wexford | 0–12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Ray Cummins | Cork | 2–5 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| Richie Bennis | Limerick | 0–11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Ryan | Galway | 3–5 | 14 | Wexford |
| 2 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1–9 | 12 | Wexford |
| 3 | Pat Cronin | Clare | 1–8 | 11 | Limerick |
| 4 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1–7 | 10 | Dublin |
| Eddie O'Brien | Cork | 3–1 | 10 | Wexford | |
| 6 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0–9 | 9 | Dublin |
| Tommy Ring | Westmeath | 2–3 | 9 | Dublin | |
| Mick Butler | Wexford | 0–9 | 9 | Galway | |
| 9 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 0–8 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| Tomás Ryan | Cork | 1–5 | 8 | London |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ryan | Galway | Wexford | 5–9 : 3–17 | 16 August 1970 |
| Eddie O'Brien | Cork | Wexford | 6–21 : 5–10 | 6 September 1970 |
The following players made their début in the 1970 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Byrne | Tipperary | June 21 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |
| Roger Ryan | Tipperary | June 21 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |
| John Horgan | Cork | June 28 | Limerick | Munster semi-final |
| Pat McDonnell | Cork | June 28 | Limerick | Munster semi-final |
| Dinny Ryan | Tipperary | July 19 | Cork | Munster final |
| Martin Coleman | Cork | August 16 | London | All-Ireland semi-final |
Tom Byrne
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TheTexaco Hurler of the Year was awarded toPat McDonnell ofCork.[5]