1974 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 19 May - 13 October 1974 | ||
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| Teams | 33 | ||
| Champions |  Thurles Sarsfields (28th title)Jimmy Doyle (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Silvermines Jim O'Brien (captain) | ||
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The 1974 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 19 May to 13 October 1974.
Roscrea entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 13 October 1974 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles Sarsfields and Silvermines, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 3–06 to 1–10 to claim their 28th championship title overall and a first title in nine years.[2][3]
Results[edit]
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 4 August 1974 Quarter-final | Newport | 1-11 - 2-08 | Toomevara | MacDonagh Park |
| C Moroney 1-2, D Coffey 0-4, M Jones 0-4, M O'Brien 0-1. | D Cuddy 1-0, T Maxwell 1-0, D Kennedy 0-3, L Hackett 0-2, M Young 0-1, L McGrath 0-1, M Delaney 0-1. |
| 4 August 1974 Quarter-final | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-12 - 2-08 | Moneygall | MacDonagh Park |
| J Doyle 1-6, F Murphy 1-0, J Connors 0-2, E Clancy 0-2, P Byrne 0-1, J Doyle (jnr) 0-1. | P Sheedy 1-2, S Ryan 0-5, P Fanning 1-1. |
| 4 August 1974 Quarter-final | Borris-Ileigh | 2-17 - 2-06 | Moyne-Templetuohy | Semple Stadium |
| N O'Dwyer 1-7, B Kenny 1-2, M Coen 0-3, L Carroll 0-2, J Kenny 0-2, M Stapleton 0-1. | W Fogarty 1-4, W O'Grady (W) 1-0, J Fogarty 0-1, T Quinlan 0-1. |
| 4 August 1974 Quarter-final | Silvermines | 1-15 - 2-07 | Moycarkey-Borris | Semple Stadium |
| J Kennedy 0-5, M Daffy 1-1, J Forde 0-4, M Hanley 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, P Quinlan 0-1. | J Flanagan 0-5, Martin Ryan 1-0, D Ryan 1-0, D Quigley 0-1, Michael Ryan 0-1. |
| 18 August 1974 Quarter-final replay | Newport | 1-10 - 2-09 | Toomevara | MacDonagh Park |
| M Jones 0-9, N Ryan 1-0, C Moroney 0-1. | D Kennedy 1-4, T Maxwell 1-1, M Young 0-2, L Hackett 0-1, L McGrath 0-1. |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 15 September 1974 Semi-final | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-15 - 2-09 | Toomevara | MacDonagh Park |
| J Bourke 3-0, P Byrne 0-4, J Doyle 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-3, E Clancy 0-2, P McCormack 0-2, J Doyle (jnr) 0-1. | D Kennedy 0-5, L McGrath 1-1, T Whelehan 1-0, L Hackett 0-1, T Maxwell 0-1, M Young 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Bansha) |
| 15 September 1974 Semi-final | Silvermines | 4-07 - 4-04 | Borris-Ileigh | MacDonagh Park |
| P Quinlan 1-3, J Forde 1-2, M Daffy 1-1, J Sherlock 1-0, J Ryan 0-1. | T O'Dwyer 2-0, N O'Dwyer 1-2, B Kenny 1-1, M Stapleton 0-1. | Referee: S O'Meara (Lorrha) |
Final[edit]
| 13 October 1974 Final | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-06 - 1-10 | Silvermines | Semple Stadium |
| J Bourke 2-1, J Doyle 0-4, J Dwyer 1-0, J Cooke 0-1. | P Quinlan 1-3, J Kennedy 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, J Forde 0-1, M Fitzgibbon 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Bansha) |
Statistics[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Thurles Sarsfields win their first title since 1965.
- Silvermines qualify for the final for the first,and to date only, time.
References[edit]
- ^ "Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Roll of honour". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "History". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.