1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	22 April – 16 September 1973
Teams	9
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (1st win)
Captain	Paddy Grace
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	London
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	9
Total Goals	61 (6.77 per game)
Total Points	153 (17.00 per game)
Top Scorer	Shem Muldowney (6-11)
← 1972 1997 →

The 1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 22 April to 16 September 1973.

Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they declined to field a team.^[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Walsh Park in Waterford on 16 September 1973 between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilkenny won the match by 5-15 to 2-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.^[2][3][4]

Kilkenny's Shem Muldowney was the championship's top scorer with 6-11.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-final

Meath v Carlow

22 April 1973 Quarter-final	Meath	8-09 - 2-09	Carlow	Parnell Park
	R Melia 4-0, TJ Reilly 2-2, M Mullan 1-2, V Grey 1-1, S Kearney 0-2, F McCann 0-1.		J Mitchell 1-4, T Kelly 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, P Kehoe 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, O Hynes 0-1, T Foley 0-1.

Leinster smei-finals

Meath v Dublin

6 May 1973 Semi-final	Meath	2-13 - 1-13	Dublin	St. Loman's Park
	S Kearney 0-6, F McCann 1-2, TJ Reilly 1-0, M Mullen 0-2, M Garrigan 0-1, P Curley 0-1, R Melia 0-1.		E Kealy 1-3, P Maycock 0-4, J Finnegan 0-2, E Hudson 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, J Kenny 0-1.

Laois v Kilkenny

20 May 1973 Semi-final	Laois	5-06 - 9-04	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park
	N Wall 2-0, M O'Brien 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-2, R Maloney 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, L O'Shaughnessy 0-1.		J Walsh 4-0, F Cleere 3-0, J O'Connor 1-3, S Muldowney 1-0, R Dunne 0-1.

Leinster final

Kilkenny v Meath

29 July 1973 Final	Kilkenny	11-15 - 1-03	Meath	Croke Park
	S Muldowney 3-5, P Holden 3-4, F Cleere 2-0, P Walsh 1-2, L Ryan 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, S McGarry 0-2, J Dunne 0-1.		S Carney 1-0, T Reilly 0-1, F McCann 0-1, B McGuey 0-1.

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

Antrim v Down

19 August 1973 Final	Antrim	3-11 - 1-06	Down	Pearse Park
	E Donnelly 1-3, M Loughrey 1-1, B McGarry 1-0, D McAuley 0-3, M McKillop 0-3, S Collins 0-1.		B Gilmour 1-2, M O'Flynn 0-2, L Clarke 0-1, P Braniff 0-1.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Kerry v London

26 August 1973 Semi-final	Kerry	2-06 - 3-06	London	Austin Stack Park
	T Kenny 0-4, F Thornton 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Grady 0-1, T Nolan 0-1.		D McCarthy 2-0, D Hallissey 1-2, C Danagher 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Kilkenny v Antrim

26 August 1973 Semi-final	Kilkenny	5-18 - 1-10	Antrim	Nowlan Park
	F Cleere 2-2, S O'Connor 0-7, S Muldowney 1-2, S McGarry 1-2, J Walsh 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, R Bourke 0-2, P Holden 0-1.		E Donnelly 1-6, M McKillop 0-2, S Collins 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.

All-Ireland final

Kilkenny v London

16 September 1973 Final	Kilkenny	5-15 - 2-09	London	Walsh Park
	J Walsh 2-1, S Muldowney 1-4, F Cleere 1-1, J O'Connor 0-4, J Doyle 1-0, P Holden 0-2, D Burke 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.		C Danagher 2-0, D Hallissey 0-6, P Fahy 0-2, F Birrane 0-1.	Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shem Muldowney	Kilkenny	6-11	29	4	7.25
2	Frank Cleere	Kilkenny	8-03	27	4	6.75
3	Jim Walsh	Kilkenny	8-01	25	4	6.25
4	Jack O'Connor	Kilkenny	1-14	17	3	5.66
5	Pat Holden	Kilkenny	3-07	16	3	5.33
6	Eddie Donnelly	Antrim	2-09	15	2	7.50
7	Richard Melia	Meath	4-01	13	2	6.50
8	T. J. Reilly	Meath	3-03	12	3	4.00
9	Dinny Hallissey	London	1-08	11	2	5.50
	Séamus Kearney	Meath	1-08	11	3	3.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shem Muldowney	Kilkenny	3-05	14	Meath
2	Pat Holden	Kilkenny	3-04	13	Meath
3	Richard Melia	Meath	4-00	12	Carlow
	Jim Walsh	Kilkenny	4-00	12	Laois
5	Frank Cleere	Kilkenny	3-00	9	Laois
6	Eddie Donnelly	Antrim	1-06	9	Kilkenny
7	T. J. Reilly	Meath	2-02	8	Carlow
	Frank Cleere	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Antrim
9	Jim Walsh	Kilkenny	2-01	7	London
	Shem Muldowney	Kilkenny	1-04	7	London
	John Mitchell	Carlow	1-04	7	Meath
	Jack O'Connor	Kilkenny	0-07	7	Antrim

References

1. "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
2. "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
3. "Kilkenny claim first intermediate hurling title in 35 years". Breaking News. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
4. "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2022.