1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 June 1969 – 19 April 1970
Teams15
ChampionsBorder James Stephens (3rd title)
Mickey Dunne (captain)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
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The 1969 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 June 1969 and ended on 19 April 1970.

Rower-Inistioge were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galmoy in the second round.

On 19 April 1970, James Stephens won the championship after an 8–05 to 2–07 defeat of Fenians in the final.[1] It was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1937.

Format change

At the Kilkenny County Convention on 24 January 1969, it was decided to change the format of the championship by introducing a losers' group for teams defeated in the first round. The winners of the losers' group entered the championship proper at the semi-final stage.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

  • Fenians

Results

First round

Bennettsbridge v Fenians
8 June 1969 First round Bennettsbridge 3-06 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Newpark Sarsfields v St. Senan's
8 June 1969 First round Newpark Sarsfields 1-07 - 9-21 St. Senan's Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
Galmoy v Mooncoin
8 June 1969 First round Galmoy 2-11 - 4-16 Mooncoin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Dillon 1-4, B Harte 1-0, J Phelan 0-3, M Phelan 0-2. D Holden 1-3, N Doyle 1-2, C Dunne 0-5, J Dunphy 1-1, T Ryan 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, J Doherty 0-1.
James Stephens v Erin's Own
15 June 1969 First round James Stephens 6-06 - 1-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Coon v St. Lachtain's
15 June 1969 First round Coon 2-10 - 0-07 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Lisdowney v Young Irelands
29 June 1969 First round Lisdowney 2-11 - 3-10 Young Irelands Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Thomastown v Rower-Inistioge
29 June 1969 First round Thomastown 1-15 - 2-10 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Keher 0-1.

Winners' group

First round

Mooncoin v Thomastown
13 July 1969 Second round Mooncoin 1-15 - 2-09 Thomastown Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Doyle 0-5, C Dunne 0-5, T Grant 1-1, J Dunphy 0-4. G lee 1-3, O Walsh 1-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1, N Cullen 0-1.
Tullaroan v Bennettsbridge
27 July 1969 Second round Tullaroan 1-05 - 7-14 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Young Irelands v Coon
27 July 1969 Second round Young Irelands 2-07 - 5-11 Coon Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
St. Senan's v James Stephens
27 July 1969 Second round St. Senan's 2-09 - 7-18 James Stephens Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown

Second round

Mooncoin v Coon
14 September 1969 Second round Mooncoin 2-09 - 2-05 Coon Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
James Stephens v Bennettsbridge
14 September 1969 Second round James Stephens 3-07 - 2-10 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
James Stephens v Bennettsbridge
26 October 1969 Second round replay James Stephens 3-09 - 3-09 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
James Stephens v Bennettsbridge
9 November 1969 Second round second replay James Stephens 4-03 - 2-02 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Losers' group

First round

Fenians v St. Lachtain's
27 July 1969 First round Fenians 3-09 - 3-04 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Galmoy v Erin's Own
3 August 1969 First round Galmoy 3-15 - 4-04 Erin's Own Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Rower-Inistioge v Lisdowney
3 August 1969 First round Rower-Inistioge 4-14 - 4-04 Lisdowney Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
T Murphy 2-1, E Keher 0-7, G Mackey 1-0, M Kavanagh 1-0, T Waters 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1. D Blanchfield 1-3, M Carroll 1-0, J Dowling 1-0, D Dunne 1-0, M Fogarty 0-1,

Second round

Fenians v Newpark Sarsfields
26 October 1969 Second round Fenians 5-18 - 4-06 Newpark Sarsfields St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
Galmoy v Rower-Inistioge
26 October 1969 Second round Galmoy 2-14 - 1-14 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Harte 1-3, J Dillon 1-3, W Phelan 0-5, J Phelan 0-3. E Keher 1-8, T Murphy 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

James Stephens v Galmoy
30 November 1969 Semi-final James Stephens 4-11 - 1-07 Galmoy Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Fenians v Mooncoin
30 November 1969 Semi-final Fenians 4-08 - 4-07 Mooncoin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Final

James Stephens v Fenians
19 April 1970 Final James Stephens 8-05 - 2-07 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Byrne 4-0, S Leahy 2-3, M Crotty 1-0, E Tallent 1-0, M Dunne 0-1, S Brennan 0-1. P Delaney 1-3, J Moriarty 1-0, T O'Connell 0-2, W Watson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1. Referee: D Dowling (Glenmore)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Following their semi-final defeat, Mooncoin lodged an objection against Fenians based on an alleged illegality in the registration of a member of their team. The objection was not upheld, however, it did result in a delay to the playing of the final.

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.