| Dates | 26 June – 24 October 1976 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 11 | ||
| Champions |  James Stephens (5th title)Liam O'Brien (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Rower-Inistioge | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 29 | ||
| Goals scored | 125 (4.31 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 618 (21.31 per match) | ||
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The1976 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of theKilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by theKilkenny County Board in1887.[1] The championship ran from 26 June to 24 October 1976.
James Stephens entered the championship as thedefending champions.[2]
Thefinal was played on 24 October 1976 atNowlan Park inKilkenny, between James Stephens andRower-Inistioge, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. James Stephens won the match by 2–14 to 0–13 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a second consecutive title.[3]
Semi-finalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| James Stephens | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 58 | 45 | 10 |
 Fenians | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 65 | 37 | 6 |
 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 72 | 14 | 6 |
 Galmoy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 92 | -16 | 4 |
| Erin's Own | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 112 | -43 | 4 |
 St Lachtain's | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 90 | -32 | 0 |
| 26 June 1976Round 1 | Fenians | 2-11 - 3-09 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | Nowlan Park |
| B Fitzpatrick 1-5, B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, G Henderson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1. | T Moran 2-1, D Coonan 1-1, B Morrissey 0-3, John Moran 0-1, M Coonan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, Jim Moran 0-1. |
| 27 June 1976Round 1 | James Stephens | 2-11 - 2-06 | Galmoy | St Patrick's Park |
| L O'Brien 0-5, G Tyrrell 1-1, J Dwyer 1-0, J Hennessy 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, M Neary 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | W Phelan 1-3, W Harte 1-2, J Doherty 0-1. |
| 27 June 1976Round 1 | Erin's Own | 1-16 - 2-08 | St Lachtain's | St Patrick's Park |
| Referee: T Gregg (O'Loughlin Gaels) |
| 10 July 1976Round 2 | James Stephens | 2-10 - 1-07 | Fenians | Nowlan Park |
| M Taylor 1-1, M Leahy 1-0, L O'Brien 0-3, B Cody 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, J McCormack 0-1. | B Watson 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, P Delaney 0-1. |
| 11 July 1976Round 2 | Erin's Own | 1-11 - 2-10 | Galmoy | Nowlan Park |
| S Coogan 1-5, M Brennan 0-2, T Brennan 0-1, M Coogan 0-1. | J Phelan 2-0, W Phelan 0-6, W Harte 0-2, L Harte 0-1, S Delaney 0-1. |
| 11 July 1976Round 2 | St Lachtain's | 2-06 - 4-09 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | Nowlan Park |
| G McCarthy 1-4, M McCarthy 1-1, P Butler 0-1. | T Moran 3-0, B Morrissey 0-4, T Maher 1-0, M Coonan 0-2, J Moran 0-1, M Nolan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1. |
| 25 July 1976Round 3 | Erin's Own | 0-08 - 1-29 | James Stephens | St Patrick's Park |
| 25 July 1976Round 3 | Galmoy | 1-05 - 2-10 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | Nowlan Park |
| 1 August 1976Round 3 | Fenians | 2-10 - 1-10 | St Lachtain's | Nowlan Park |
| 13 August 1976Round 4 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | 3-06 - 4-05 | Erin's Own | Nowlan Park |
| 22 August 1976Round 4 | Fenians | 4-12 - 1-04 | Galmoy | St Patrick's Park |
| J Ryan 2-1, P Delaney 1-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, J Henderson 1-1, J Moriarty 0-2, P Henderson 0-1. | B Harte 1-1, W Phelan 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1. |
| 22 August 1976Round 4 | James Stephens | 2-14 - 0-12 | St Lachtain's | St Patrick's Park |
| 28 August 1976Round 5 | James Stephens | 1-15 - 1-13 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | Nowlan Park |
| 29 August 1976Round 5 | Fenians | 5-20 - 2-05 | Erin's Own | Nowlan Park |
| 29 August 1976Round 5 | Galmoy | 7-12 - 2-15 | St Lachtain's | Nowlan Park |
| Playoff | Fenians | 2-17 - 4-01 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers |
Semi-finalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Rower-Inistioge | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 47 | 42 | 8 |
 Ballyhale Shamrocks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 48 | 42 | 5 |
| Mooncoin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 78 | -8 | 4 |
 Bennettsbridge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 3 |
| Windgap | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 117 | -71 | 0 |
| 26 June 1976Round 1 | Mooncoin | 5-08 - 0-15 | Windgap | Piltown Grounds |
| Referee: E Black |
| 27 June 1976Round 1 | Bennettsbridge | 1-07 - 0-10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Thomastown Grounds |
| T Dowling 1-0, J Kinsella 0-2, W Kennedy 0-2, J Dowling 0-1, P Kiely 0-1. | G Fennelly 0-6, M Fennelly 0-2, S Reid 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1. |
| 10 July 1976Round 2 | Bennettsbridge | 0-07 - 2-12 | Rower-Inistioge | Thomastown Grounds |
| 11 July 1976Round 2 | Windgap | 1-05 - 5-18 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Piltown Grounds |
| 24 July 1976Round 3 | Rower-Inistioge | 3-21 - 1-15 | Windgap | Thomastown Grounds |
| 25 July 1976Round 3 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-16 - 4-04 | Mooncoin | Mullinavat Grounds |
| 22 August 1976Round 4 | Bennettsbridge | 1-08 - 2-10 | Mooncoin | Thomastown Grounds |
| 22 August 1976Round 4 | Rower-Inistioge | 1-11 - 1-07 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Thomastown Grounds |
| 29 August 1976Round 5 | Bennettsbridge | 7-10 - 1-05 | Windgap | Thomastown Grounds |
| 29 August 1976Round 5 | Mooncoin | 3-06 - 3-18 | Rower-Inistioge | Mullinavat Grounds |
| 3 October 1976Semi-final | James Stephens | 2-14 - 3-08 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Nowlan Park |
| J O'Brien 2-0, L O'Brien 0-6, M Crotty 0-3, J Hennessy 0-3, B Cody 0-1, M Taylor 0-1. | G Fennelly 2-2, S Reid 1-3, K Fennelly 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, D Connolly 0-1. |
| 3 October 1976Semi-final | Rower-Inistioge | 4-12 - 1-07 | Fenians | Nowlan Park |
| E Keher 2-4, T Waters 1-1, M Lyng 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-3, J Lyng 0-2, G Murphy 0-1. | B Fitzpatrick 1-5, G Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1. |
| 24 October 1976Final | James Stephens | 2-14 - 0-13 | Rower-Inistioge | Nowlan Park |
| L O'Brien 0-5, M Crotty 0-5, J O'Brien 1-0, M Leahy 1-0, D McCormack 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1. | E Keher 0-6, J Lyng 0-2, T Waters 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-2, S Lyster 0-1. |