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1975 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1975
dates	1 June – 7 September 1975
teams	13
munster	Cork
leinster	Kilkenny
matches	14
poty	Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien
team	Kilkenny
titles	20th
captain	Billy Fitzpatrick
team2	Galway
captain2	John Connolly
topscorer	Eddie Keher (4–23)
previous	1974
next	1976

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1975 was the 89th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Galway 2–22 to 2–10 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Rule change

As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1975 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were reduced to 70 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were eighty minutes in duration for the past 5 years.

The championship

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams 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 winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Leinster teams 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 advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Munster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Leinster champions contest this game.

Provincial championships

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First Round

Semi-Final

First Round Replay

Semi-Final

Final

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First Round

Semi-Final

Semi-Final Replay

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Quarter-Final

All-Ireland semi-finals

Semi-Final

All-Ireland final

Main article: 1975 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Final

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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

All championship games were reduced from eighty to seventy minutes.
The All-Ireland semi-final saw Galway defeat Cork for the very first time in the history of the championship. It was also Cork's first-ever defeat in an All-Ireland semi-final.
The All-Ireland final between Galway and Kilkenny was the first time that these two sides met at this stage of the championship.
It was revealed after the All-Ireland final that Kilkenny's Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien had two teeth extracted on the day before the final and had to call a doctor to his home at 1 a.m. on the Sunday morning to stop a gum haemorrhage.

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	4–23	35	3	11.66
2	Barney Moylan	Offaly	4–22	34	3	11.33
3	Richie Bennis	Limerick	1–21	24	3	8.00
4	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	4–9	21	4	5.25
5	Seánie O'Leary	Cork	4–8	20	4	5.00
6	Mick Bermingham	Dublin	4–5	17	2	8.50
7	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	Cork	2–9	15	4	3.75
8	P. J. Qualter	Galway	3–5	14	3	4.66
9	Pat White	Kildare	1–10	13	2	6.50
10	Liam O'Brien	Kilkenny	1–9	12	3	4.00
Gerry Coone	Galway	1–9	12	3	4.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Barney Moylan	Offaly	4–4	16	Kildare
2	Mick Bermingham	Dublin	3–4	13	Laois
Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2–7	13	Galway
Pat White	Kildare	1–10	13	Offaly
5	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1–8	11	Dublin
Seánie Kinsella	Wexford	1–8	11	Offaly
Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1–8	11	Wexford
8	Ned Buggy	Wexford	1–7	10	Kilkenny
9	Michael 'Babs' Keating	Tipperary	2–3	9	Limerick
Richie Bennis	Limerick	1–6	9	Tipperary
Barney Moylan	Offaly	0–9	9	Kildare
Barney Moylan	Offaly	0–9	9	Wexford
Richie Bennis	Limerick	0–9	9	Tipperary

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1975 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Dinny Allen	Cork	June 8	Waterford	Munster quarter-final
Jimmy Barry-Murphy	Cork	June 8	Waterford	Munster quarter-final

References

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

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