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1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

Field	Value
title	1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
dates	12 May 1974 - 23 June 1974
num_teams	9
winners	Kildare
count	1
runner-up	Antrim
matches	9
next_season	[1975](1975-all-ireland-senior-b-hurling-championship)

| runner-up = Antrim The 1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the first staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's secondary inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 12 May 1974 and ended on 23 June 1974.

On 23 June 1974, Kildare won the championship following a 1–26 to 3–13 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title in hurling, following on from earlier successes in the intermediate and junior grades. The prize for the winners was a place in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Kildare's Johnny Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 0-20.

Teams

General information

Nine counties will compete in the championship:

County	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Appearance
[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg	border	20x20px]] Antrim	1949	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg	border	20x20px]] Down	[1942](1942-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-ulster-senior-hurling-championship)	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Carlow.svg	border	20x20px]] Carlow	—	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg	border	20x20px]] Hertfordshire	—	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg	20x20px]] Kerry	[1891](1891-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	[1891](1891-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship)	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Kildare.svg	border	20x20px]] Kildare	—	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Meath.svg	border	20x20px]] Meath	—	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Westmeath.svg	border	20x20px]]Westmeath	—	—	1st
[[File:Colours_of_Wicklow.svg	border	20x20px]] Wicklow	—	—	1st

Leinster	Munster	Ulster	Britain

Format

First round: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage. Two winning teams automatically qualify for the semi-final stage. Two other winning teams play off in a lone quarter-final.

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between two first round winners. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the first round join the winners of the lone quarter-final and British representatives Hertfordshire to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in a preliminary round for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

First round

First Round

Quarter-finals

Quarter-Final

Semi-finals

Semi-Final

Semi-Final Replay

Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 13 points
- Kildare 3-18 : 2-8 Meath (All-Ireland quarter-final)
Most goals in a match: 9
- Hertfordshire 4-13 : 5-15 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
Most points in a match: 39
- Kildare 1-26 : 3-13 Antrim (All-Ireland final)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Antrim 5-15 : 4-13 Hertfordshire (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Hertfordshire 4-13 : 5-15 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
Most points scored by a losing team: 13
- Hertfordshire 4-13 : 5-15 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
- Antrim 3-13 : 1-26 Kildare (All-Ireland final)

Overall

Most goals scored - Antrim (14)
Fewest goals scored - Wicklow, Kerry (0)
Most goals conceded - Antrim (9)
Most points scored - Kildare (58)
Fewest points scored - Wicklow (4)
Most points conceded - Antrim (52)

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Johnny Walsh	Kildare	0-20	20	4	5.00
2	Eddie Donnelly	Antrim	3-10	19	4	4.75
3	Willie Richmond	Kildare	4-4	16	4	4.00
4	Séamus Richmond	Antrim	4-3	15	4	3.75
Ned Walsh	Kildare	3-6	15	4	3.75
6	Mick Deely	Kildare	2-8	14	4	3.50
7	Martin Cuddy	Hertfordshire	2-6	12	2	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Séamus Richmond	Antrim	3-1	10	Hertfordshire
Johnny Walsh	Kildare	0-10	10	Antrim
3	Mick Deely	Kildare	2-2	8	Meath
4	Willie Richmond	Antrim	2-1	7	Kildare
Martin Cuddy	Hertfordshire	2-1	7	Antrim
Eddie Donnelly	Antrim	2-1	7	Wicklow
Richie Melia	Meath	1-4	7	Carlow
John Cuddy	Hertfordshire	1-4	7	Antrim
Pat Quirke	Carlow	0-7	7	Meath
10	Willie Richmond	Antrim	2-0	6	Hertfordshire
Brian Gilmore	Down	1-3	6	Westmeath
Ned Walsh	Kildare	1-3	6	Westmeath
Eddie Dornan	Antrim	1-3	6	Hertfordshire
Johnny Walshe	Kildare	0-6	6	Meath

Sources

Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

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