1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 June 1968 and ended on 27 April 1969.

1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 June 1968 – 27 April 1969
Teams15
ChampionsBorder Rower-Inistioge (1st title)
Michael Walsh (captain)
Runners-upBorder Bennettsbridge
Jim Bennett (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored74 (4.93 per match)
Points scored248 (16.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Eddie Keher (3-21)
1967 (Previous) (Next) 1969

Bennettsbridge were the defending champions.

On 27 April 1969, Rower-Inistioge won the championship after a 3–09 to 2–07 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final at Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship triumph.

Rower-Inistioge's Eddie Keher was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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9 June 1968 First round Coon 2-09 - 3-10 Galmoy Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Morrissey 2-0, M Lalor 0-4, M Coonan 0-4, J Nolan 0-1. W Harte 1-6, P Phelan 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, P Bowe 1-0, W Phelan 0-2. Referee: P Johnston
9 June 1968 First round Tullaroan 0-03 - 1-10 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Fitzgerald 0-2, P Doheny 0-1. S Buckley 0-7, T Dwan 1-0, P Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1. Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)
9 June 1968 First round Thomastown 5-07 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Kearney 2-1, V Kirby 1-4, M Walsh 1-0, T Hoyne 1-0, J Blanchfield 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. J Byrne 1-0, S Kelly 1-0, P Comerford 1-0, P Roche 0-2, J Brophy 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, J Carty 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1. Referee: P Johnston
16 June 1968 First round St. Senan's 0-11 - 4-07 Mooncoin Piltown Sportsfield, Piltown
S Cooke 0-3, T Gaule 0-3, P Sweeney 0-2, B Donovan 0-1, C Knox 0-1, T Hogan 0-1. B O'Keeffe 2-0, C Dunne 1-3, J Dunphy 1-1, J Walsh 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, N Doyle 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Glenmore)
30 June 1968 First round Erin's Own 3-09 - 4-06 Lisdowney St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
T Brennan 1-1, W Brennan 1-1, S Coogan 0-4, M Coogan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, G Bryan 0-1. D Blanchfield 3-2, T Carroll 1-0, M Carroll 0-2, M Mackey 0-1, M Fogarty 0-1. Referee: R Behan (Urlingford)
30 June 1969 First round Tullogher 0-05 - 2-11 James Stephens Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
D Flynn 0-3, B Nolan 0-1, T Doolan 0-1. S Brennan 1-3, M Taylor 1-2, M Dunne 0-4, N Morrissey 0-1, L Tyrrell 0-1.
30 June 1969 First round Éire Óg 1-03 - 8-21 Rower-Inistioge Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
J O'Leary 1-1, R Grace 0-1, T Dowling 0-1. E Keher 2-10, P Murphy 2-4, M Kavanagh 2-3, J Murphy 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-2.
21 July 1968 First round replay Erin's Own 2-12 - 4-11 Lisdowney Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Coogan 0-9, T Brennan 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, K Meally 0-2, M Boran 0-1. D Blanchfield 0-8, J Dowling 2-0, M Holohan 1-0, C Fogarty 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, J Skehan 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1.

Second round

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28 July 1968 Second round St. Lachtain's 1-07 - 0-06 James Stephens St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
D Butler 1-1, S Buckley 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, T Butler 0-1, T Dwan 0-1. S Brennan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, M Dunne 0-1, P Dowling 0-1. Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)
4 August 1968 Second round Bennettsbridge 3-11 - 2-07 Galmoy Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Moran 2-7, J Bennett 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, P Treacy 0-1. L Harte 2-0, W Phelan 0-3, L Hanrahan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, B Harte 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
4 August 1968 Second round Mooncoin 5-11 - 2-03 Lisdowney Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
C Dunne 2-5, N Doyle 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, D Holden 1-0, T Grant 0-2, M Conway 0-1. D Blanchfield 1-1, J Dowling 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2. Referee: P Johnston
30 March 1969 Second round Rower-Inistioge 3-11 - 1-05 Thomastown Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D White 1-5, M Walsh 1-0, T Murphy 1-0, E Keher 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-2. T McMahon 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1. Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)

Semi-finals

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29 September 1968 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 4-08 - 2-04 Mooncoin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Moran 2-2, M McCarthy 1-2, P Treacy 1-0, S Carroll 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1. C Dunne 1-1, D Kinsella 1-0, J Dunphy 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, M Conway 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
6 April 1969 Semi-final Rower-Inistioge 2-08 - 1-10 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D White 2-0, E Keher 0-3, M Cahill 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1. J Cullinane 1-0, S Buckley 0-5, T Dwan 0-3, M Dawson 0-1, J Teehan 0-1. Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)

Final

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27 April 1969 Final Rower-Inistioge 3-09 - 3-07 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Keher 1-5, T Murphy 2-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D White 0-1. P Moran 1-2, N Ryan 1-1, J Bennett 1-0, J Kinsella 0-3, S Cleere 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 3-21 30 4 7.50
2 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 5-11 26 3 8.66
3 Dick Blanchfield Lisdowney 4-11 23 3 7.66
4 Claus Dunne Mooncoin 4-09 21 3 7.00
5 Danny White Rower-Inistioge 3-06 15 4 3.75
Seán Buckley St. Lachtain's 0-15 15 3 5.00
6 Séamus Coogan Rower-Inistioge 0-13 13 2 6.50
7 Tom Murphy Rower-Inistioge 3-02 11 4 2.75
8 Pudsy Murphy Rower-Inistioge 2-04 10 4 2.50
Martin Kavanagh Rower-Inistioge 2-04 10 4 2.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 2-10 16 Éire Óg
2 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 2-07 13 Galmoy
3 Dick Blanchfield Lisdowney 3-02 11 Erin's Own
Claus Dunne Mooncoin 2-05 11 Lisdowney
4 Pudsy Murphy Rower-Inistioge 2-04 10 Éire Óg
5 Martin Kavanagh Rower-Inistioge 2-03 9 Éire Óg
Billy Harte Galmoy 1-06 9 Coon
Séamus Coogan Erin's Own 0-09 9 Lidowney
6 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 2-02 8 Mooncoin
Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 1-05 8 Benenttsbridge
Danny White Rower-Inistioge 1-05 8 Thomastown
Dick Blanchfield Lisdowney 0-08 8 Erin's Own

References

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