1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
Dates | 9 June 1968 – 27 April 1969 | ||
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Teams | 15 | ||
Champions | Rower-Inistioge (1st title) Michael Walsh (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Bennettsbridge Jim Bennett (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 74 (4.93 per match) | ||
Points scored | 248 (16.53 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Eddie Keher (3-21) | ||
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The 1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 June 1968 and ended on 27 April 1969.
Bennettsbridge were the defending champions.
On 27 April 1969, Rower-Inistioge won the championship after a 3–09 to 2–07 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final at Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship triumph.
Rower-Inistioge's Eddie Keher was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
- Coon
Results
First round
Coon v Galmoy
9 June 1968 First round | Coon | 2-09 - 3-10 | Galmoy | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
N Morrissey 2-0, M Lalor 0-4, M Coonan 0-4, J Nolan 0-1. | W Harte 1-6, P Phelan 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, P Bowe 1-0, W Phelan 0-2. | Referee: P Johnston |
Tullaroan v St. Lachtain's
9 June 1968 First round | Tullaroan | 0-03 - 1-10 | St. Lachtain's | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
B Fitzgerald 0-2, P Doheny 0-1. | S Buckley 0-7, T Dwan 1-0, P Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1. | Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue) |
Thomastown v Young Irelands
9 June 1968 First round | Thomastown | 5-07 - 3-06 | Young Irelands | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
S Kearney 2-1, V Kirby 1-4, M Walsh 1-0, T Hoyne 1-0, J Blanchfield 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. | J Byrne 1-0, S Kelly 1-0, P Comerford 1-0, P Roche 0-2, J Brophy 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, J Carty 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1. | Referee: P Johnston |
St. Senan's v Mooncoin
16 June 1968 First round | St. Senan's | 0-11 - 4-07 | Mooncoin | Piltown Sportsfield, Piltown |
S Cooke 0-3, T Gaule 0-3, P Sweeney 0-2, B Donovan 0-1, C Knox 0-1, T Hogan 0-1. | B O'Keeffe 2-0, C Dunne 1-3, J Dunphy 1-1, J Walsh 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, N Doyle 0-1. | Referee: J Murphy (Glenmore) |
Erin's Own v Lisdowney
30 June 1968 First round | Erin's Own | 3-09 - 4-06 | Lisdowney | St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget |
T Brennan 1-1, W Brennan 1-1, S Coogan 0-4, M Coogan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, G Bryan 0-1. | D Blanchfield 3-2, T Carroll 1-0, M Carroll 0-2, M Mackey 0-1, M Fogarty 0-1. | Referee: R Behan (Urlingford) |
Tullogher v James Stephens
30 June 1969 First round | Tullogher | 0-05 - 2-11 | James Stephens | Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown |
D Flynn 0-3, B Nolan 0-1, T Doolan 0-1. | S Brennan 1-3, M Taylor 1-2, M Dunne 0-4, N Morrissey 0-1, L Tyrrell 0-1. |
Éire Óg v Rower-Inistioge
30 June 1969 First round | Éire Óg | 1-03 - 8-21 | Rower-Inistioge | Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown |
J O'Leary 1-1, R Grace 0-1, T Dowling 0-1. | E Keher 2-10, P Murphy 2-4, M Kavanagh 2-3, J Murphy 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-2. |
Erin's Own v Lisdowney
21 July 1968 First round replay | Erin's Own | 2-12 - 4-11 | Lisdowney | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
S Coogan 0-9, T Brennan 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, K Meally 0-2, M Boran 0-1. | D Blanchfield 0-8, J Dowling 2-0, M Holohan 1-0, C Fogarty 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, J Skehan 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1. |
Second round
St. Lachtain's v James Stephens
28 July 1968 Second round | St. Lachtain's | 1-07 - 0-06 | James Stephens | St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget |
D Butler 1-1, S Buckley 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, T Butler 0-1, T Dwan 0-1. | S Brennan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, M Dunne 0-1, P Dowling 0-1. | Referee: T Ryall (Graigue) |
Bennettsbridge v Galmoy
4 August 1968 Second round | Bennettsbridge | 3-11 - 2-07 | Galmoy | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
P Moran 2-7, J Bennett 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, P Treacy 0-1. | L Harte 2-0, W Phelan 0-3, L Hanrahan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, B Harte 0-1. | Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher) |
Mooncoin v Lisdowney
4 August 1968 Second round | Mooncoin | 5-11 - 2-03 | Lisdowney | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
C Dunne 2-5, N Doyle 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, D Holden 1-0, T Grant 0-2, M Conway 0-1. | D Blanchfield 1-1, J Dowling 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2. | Referee: P Johnston |
Rower-Inistioge v Thomastown
30 March 1969 Second round | Rower-Inistioge | 3-11 - 1-05 | Thomastown | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
D White 1-5, M Walsh 1-0, T Murphy 1-0, E Keher 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-2. | T McMahon 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1. | Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue) |
Semi-finals
Bennettsbridge v Mooncoin
29 September 1968 Semi-final | Bennettsbridge | 4-08 - 2-04 | Mooncoin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
P Moran 2-2, M McCarthy 1-2, P Treacy 1-0, S Carroll 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1. | C Dunne 1-1, D Kinsella 1-0, J Dunphy 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, M Conway 0-1. | Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher) |
Rower-Inistioge v St. Lachtain's
6 April 1969 Semi-final | Rower-Inistioge | 2-08 - 1-10 | St. Lachtain's | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
D White 2-0, E Keher 0-3, M Cahill 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1. | J Cullinane 1-0, S Buckley 0-5, T Dwan 0-3, M Dawson 0-1, J Teehan 0-1. | Referee: T Ryall (Graigue) |
Final
Rower-Inistioge v Bennettsbridge
27 April 1969 Final | Rower-Inistioge | 3-09 - 3-07 | Bennettsbridge | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
E Keher 1-5, T Murphy 2-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D White 0-1. | P Moran 1-2, N Ryan 1-1, J Bennett 1-0, J Kinsella 0-3, S Cleere 0-1. | Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 3-21 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
2 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 5-11 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
3 | Dick Blanchfield | Lisdowney | 4-11 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
4 | Claus Dunne | Mooncoin | 4-09 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
5 | Danny White | Rower-Inistioge | 3-06 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
Seán Buckley | St. Lachtain's | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
6 | Séamus Coogan | Rower-Inistioge | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
7 | Tom Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
8 | Pudsy Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 2-04 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
Martin Kavanagh | Rower-Inistioge | 2-04 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 2-10 | 16 | Éire Óg |
2 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 2-07 | 13 | Galmoy |
3 | Dick Blanchfield | Lisdowney | 3-02 | 11 | Erin's Own |
Claus Dunne | Mooncoin | 2-05 | 11 | Lisdowney | |
4 | Pudsy Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 2-04 | 10 | Éire Óg |
5 | Martin Kavanagh | Rower-Inistioge | 2-03 | 9 | Éire Óg |
Billy Harte | Galmoy | 1-06 | 9 | Coon | |
Séamus Coogan | Erin's Own | 0-09 | 9 | Lidowney | |
6 | Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 2-02 | 8 | Mooncoin |
Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 1-05 | 8 | Benenttsbridge | |
Danny White | Rower-Inistioge | 1-05 | 8 | Thomastown | |
Dick Blanchfield | Lisdowney | 0-08 | 8 | Erin's Own |
References
- ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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