1977 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1977 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	28 August - 23 October 1977
Teams	8
Champions	Kilruane MacDonaghs (1st title) Dinny Cahill (captain)
Runners-up	Borris-Ileigh Pat Maher (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	20 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	148 (18.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Séamus Hennessy (2-14)
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The 1977 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Moneygall were the defending champions.

On 23 October 1977, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 1–05 to 0–05 defeat of Borris-Ileigh in a final replay at Semple Stadium. It was their first ever championship title.

Results

Quarter-finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Carrick Swans

28 August 1977 Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	4-14 - 1-05	Carrick Swans	Semple Stadium
	S O'Meara 1-3, S Hennessy 0-6, J Reddan 1-0, D Whelan 1-0, E O'Shea 1-0, J Williams 0-3, M Keogh 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1.		N Russell 1-0, J Kehoe 0-3, T Fitzpatrick 0-2.

Borris-Ileigh v Carrick Davins

28 August 1977 Quarter-final	Borris-Ileigh	1-10 - 0-10	Carrick Davins	Semple Stadium
	M Stapleton 1-1, N Maher 0-3, T O'Dwyer 0-3, P Ryan 0-3, N O'Dwyer 0-1.		PJ Ryan 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, T Foran 0-2, T Russell 0-1, K Cronin 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.

Seán Treacys v Holycross-Ballycahill

28 August 1977 Quarter-final	Seán Treacys	1-13 - 0-09	Holycross-Ballycahill	Leahy Park
	J Carey 1-5, P Quigley 0-6, S Quigley 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.		S Mackey 0-7, R Stakelum 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.

Moyne-Templetuohy v Kickhams

28 August 1977 Quarter-final	Moyne-Templetuohy	2-12 - 1-06	Kickhams	Leahy Park
	W Fogarty 0-7, W O'Grady 1-1, E Kelly 1-0, P Sweeney 0-2, L Everard 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.		P Hayes 0-4, R Kennedy 1-0, J Keane 0-2.

Semi-finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Seán Treacys

18 September 1977 Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-09 - 1-12	Seán Treacys	Semple Stadium
	J Williams 1-3, S Hennessy 1-2, P Williams 1-1, E O'Shea 0-2, J Reddan 0-1.		J Carey 0-4, P Quigley 0-4, F Berkery 1-0, D Carey 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, JJ Ryan 0-1.

Borris-Ileigh v Moyne-Templetuohy

18 September 1977 Semi-final	Borris-Ileigh	1-11 - 1-08	Moyne-Templetuohy	Semple Stadium
	M Stapleton 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-4, N Maher 0-2, L Carroll 0-2, T O'Dwyer 0-1, B Kenny 0-1.		W Fogarty 0-5, T Quinlan 1-0, E Kelly 0-1, M O'Grady 0-1, W O'Grady 0-1.

Final

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Borris-Ileigh

2 October 1977 Final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-11 - 2-08	Borris-Ileigh	Semple Stadium
	S Hennessy 0-5, J Williams 1-1, L O'Shea 0-2, Ger Williams 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1, J Reddan 0-1.		P Kavanagh 1-2, M Stapleton 1-0, T O'Dwyer 0-3, B Kenny 0-1, L Carroll 0-1, N Maher 0-1,

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Borris-Ileigh

23 October 1977 Final replay	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-05 - 0-05	Borris-Ileigh	Semple Stadium
	S Hennessy 1-1, L O'Shea 0-2, Ger Williams 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1.		P Kavanagh 0-3, N Maher 0-1, B Kenny 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-14	20	4	5.00
2	Jim Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-07	13	4	3.25
3	John Carey	Seán Treacys	1-09	12	2	6.00
	Pat Kavanagh	Borris-Ileigh	1-09	12	3	4.00
	Willie Fogarty	Moyne-Templetuohy	0-12	12	2	6.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Carey	Seán Treacys	1-05	8	Holycross-Ballycahill
2	Séamus Mackey	Holycross-Ballycahill	0-07	7	Seán Treacys
	Willie Fogarty	Moyne-Templetuohy	0-07	7	Kickhams
4	Seán O'Meara	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-03	6	Carrick Swans
	Jim Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-03	6	Seán Treacys
	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-06	6	Carrick Swans
	Pat Quigley	Seán Treacys	0-06	6	Holycross-Ballycahill
8	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-02	5	Seán Treacys
	Pat Kavanagh	Borris-Ileigh	1-02	5	Kilruane MacDonaghs
	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-05	5	Borris-Ileigh
	Willie Fogarty	Moyne-Templetuohy	0-05	5	Borris-Ileigh