1969 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1969 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	20 April – 12 October 1969
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kildare (1st win)
Captain	Bobby Burke
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	James Russell
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kildare
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Mayo
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Séamus Gillen (3-22)
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The 1969 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the ninth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 20 April to 12 October 1969.

London were the defending champions, however, they availed of their right to promotion to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and did not field a team.^[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played at Thurles Sportsfield on 12 October 1969 between Kildare and Cork, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Kildare won the match by 2-08 to 3-04 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.^[3][4][5]

Cork's Séamus Gillen was the championship's top scorer with 3-22.

All-Britain Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Britain final

London v Warwickshire

6 July 1969 Final	London	2-06 - 1-07	Warwickshire	New Eltham
	O'Keeffe 1-1, Tiernan 1-0, Organ 0-2, Power 0-1, Cullinane 0-1, O'Sullivan 0-1, Ryan 0-1.		Hogan 1-2, Crowe 0-2, Horgan 0-1.

Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship

Connacht final

Sligo v Mayo

1 August 1969 Final

Sligo

2-04 - 3-04

Mayo

Dr. Hyde Park

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

Offaly v Kilkenny

20 April 1969 First round	Offaly	3-04 - 5-09	Kilkenny	St. Brendan's Park
	W Gorman 2-1, T Maher 1-0, M Dunne 0-2, M Heavin 0-1.		L O'Brien 0-7, S Culliton 2-0, J Whelan 1-1, P Aylward 1-0, J Millea 1-0, J Maher 0-1.

Meath v Kildare

20 April 1969 First round	Meath	2-03 - 8-10	Kildare	St. Loman's Park
	S Garrigan 1-1, T Ennis 1-1, M Mooney 0-1.		J Cummins 4-0, T Carew 2-1, N Behan 1-4, M Dwane 1-1, B Burke 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, T Christian 0-1.

Carlow v Laois

20 April 1969 First round	Carlow	9-08 - 5-05	Laois	Geraldine Park
	L Walsh 2-4, M Morrissey 2-1, P McNally 2-0, J Walsh 1-2, J Mitchell 1-0, J Mullen 1-0, M O'Brien 0-1.		P Bates 4-1, M O'Connor 1-0, J Claffey 0-2, T Breen 0-1, L Slevin 0-1.

Wicklow v Dublin

20 April 1969 First round	Wicklow	4-08 - 4-02	Dublin	Gorey Grounds
	S Doyle 1-5, W Hilliard 1-1, M Jordan 1-1, P Morrissey 1-0, S Brennan 0-1.		M Wallace 2-2, P Murray 2-0.

Leinster second round

Carlow v Wexford

18 May 1969 Second round	Carlow	4-05 - 6-10	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park
	L Walsh 2-2, W Walsh 1-0, J Byrne 1-0, P McNally 0-1, T Coburn 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.		T Rice 3-2, T O'Loughlin 1-1, D O'Leary 1-0, J Hanrahan 1-0, T Byrne 0-2, P Poole 0-2, R Jacob 0-1, M Jacob 0-1, J Quirke 0-1.

• Kildare, Kilkenny and Wicklow received byes in this round.

Leinster semi-finals

Kildare v Kilkenny

1 June 1969 Semi-final	Kildare	5-11 - 5-08	Kilkenny	Dr. Cullen Park
	M Dwane 2-2, S Cummins 2-1, T Carew 0-4, N Behan 1-0, E Walsh 0-3, B Burke 0-1.		P Aylward 2-0, L O'Brien 1-2, M Garrett 1-2, J Millea 1-1, S Cullen 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, P Donovan 0-1.

Wicklow v Wexford

8 June 1969 Semi-final	Wicklow	3-07 - 2-08	Wexford	Aughrim County Ground
	S Doyle 1-4, W Hilliard 1-2, T Coleman 1-0, M Jordan 0-1.		T Royce 1-4, D O'Leary 1-1, M Jacob 0-1, T Loughlin 0-1, P Roche 0-1.

Leinster final

Kildare v Wicklow

6 July 1969 Final	Kildare	3-16 - 4-06	Wicklow	Croke Park
	Tommy Carew 1-10, J Cummins 1-0, N Behan 1-0, T Christian 0-2, N Dwane 0-2, Tony Carew 0-1, P Connolly 0-1.		T Kelly 1-1, W Hilliard 1-0, T Morrissey 1-0, L Collins 1-0, J Brennan 0-2, S Doyle 0-2, T Coleman 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Clare v Tipperary

27 April 1969 Quarter-final	Clare	2-04 - 3-05	Tipperary	Cusack Park
	P Danagher 1-1, M Clune 1-0, L Moloney 0-3.		J Lane 2-2, S Cooke 1-0, E Walsh 0-1, N Seymour 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.

Limerick v Waterford

27 April 1969 Quarter-final	Limerick	3-06 - 4-03	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	M Grace 2-0, S Burke 1-0, P Hartigan 0-3, P Nash 0-2, T Ryan 0-1.		P Veale 2-0, S Reid 1-1, B Tobin 1-0, J Foley 0-1, O Wilkinson 0-1.

Waterford v Limerick

18 May 1969 Quarter-final replay	Waterford	3-05 - 2-09	Limerick	Fraher Field
	M McGrath 2-4, B Scanlon 1-1,		P Nash 0-5, M Grace 1-1, D Dwyer 1-1, P Hartigan 0-1, S Burke 0-1.

Kerry v Cork

25 May 1969 Quarter-final	Kerry	0-08 - 3-07	Cork	Austin Stack Park
	T Nolan 0-2, T McEnery 0-1, E Leen 0-1, J Culloty 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, S Sheehy 0-1, T Kenny 0-1.		D Daly 2-0, F Kelleher 1-1, D Coleman 0-2, M Malone 0-1, P Ring 0-1, T Meaney 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

Tipperary v Cork

15 June 1969 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-06 - 4-06	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield
	J Egan 1-0, N Seymour 0-3, B Teehan 0-1, M Ferncombe 0-1, S Cooke 0-1.		T Meaney 3-1, S Gillen 1-2, D Coleman 0-2, D Daly 0-1.	Referee: J Quaid (Limerick)

Galway v Limerick

15 June 1969 Semi-final	Galway	4-09 - 5-06	Limerick	MacDonagh Park
	T Lane 1-5, G Hassett 2-1, B Geraghty 1-2, D Coen 0-1.		V Sullivan 2-0, O Dillon 1-0, D Dwyer 1-0, T Ryan 1-0, P Nash 0-3, S Burke 0-1, P Hartigan 0-1, P Aherne 0-1.

Galway v Limerick

18 July 1969 Semi-final replay	Galway	2-16 - 2-05	Limerick	MacDonagh Park
	T Lane 0-7, J Kenny 1-1, G Hassett 1-1, S Cannon 0-3, A Kenny 0-2, B Geraghty 0-1, P Darcy 0-1.		P Nash 1-4, PJ Hickey 1-0, T Ryan 0-1.

Munster final

Cork v Galway

3 August 1969 Final	Cork	4-14 - 0-06	Galway	Dr. Mannix Sportsfield
	S Gillen 2-10, T Meaney 2-0, F Kelleher 0-2, M Malone 0-1, Jack Russell 0-1.		T Lane 0-2, M Dunne 0-2, S Kelly 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Quaid (Limerick)

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

Antrim v Down

15 June 1969 Final

Antrim

5-06 - 3-09

Down

Casement Park

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

Antrim v Mayo

10 August 1969 Quarter-final	Antrim	4-15 - 2-09	Mayo	Casement Park
	P McShane 2-1, PJ McCamphill 1-1, S Shannon 1-1, B McGarry 0-4, S Richmond 0-2, S Burns 0-2, A Black 0-2, W Richmond 0-2.		P Bruen 1-1, T Bond 0-4, B Dervan 1-0, T Holland 0-2, M Collins 0-1, G Gibbons 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

Cork v Antrim

31 August 1969 Semi-final	Cork	4-16 - 4-05	Antrim	Cork Athletic Grounds
	S Gillen 0-9, T Meaney 2-2, D Daly 1-1, D Coleman 1-1, P Hegarty 0-1, F Kelleher 0-1, J Russell 0-1.		S Richmond 2-3, E Donnelly 2-0, B McGarry 0-1, W Richmond 0-1.	Referee: S Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Kildare v London

31 August 1969 Semi-final	Kildare	3-12 - 2-04	London	St. Conleth's Park
	B Burke 0-5, J Cummins 1-0, J Wall 1-0, M Mullins 1-0, T Carew 0-3, P Connolly 0-2, J Connell 0-2.		P Shiels 1-0, J Hayes 1-0, M Loughlane 0-2, J O'Leary 0-1, J Kiernan 0-1.	Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

All-Ireland final

Kildare v Cork

12 October 1969 Final	Kildare	2-08 - 3-04	Cork	Croke Park
	R Burke 0-4, T Christian 1-0, J Wall 1-0, T Carew 0-2, P Dunny 0-1, M Dwane 0-1.		D Daly 2-1, N Gallagher 1-1, S Gillen 0-1, D Coleman 0-1.	Referee: D Nealon (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total
1	Séamus Gillen	Cork	3-22	31
2	Tommy Carew	Kildare	3-20	29
3	Ted Meaney	Cork	7-04	25
4	John Cummins	Kildare	6-00	18
	Dinny John Daly	Cork	5-03	18
	Tom Rice	Wexford	4-06	18
	Liam Walsh	Carlow	4-06	18
8	Tom Lane	Galway	1-14	17
9	Mick Dwane	Kildare	3-06	15
	Pat Nash	Limerick	1-12	15

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