1973–74 Harty Cup

1973–74 Dr Harty Cup

Dates

24 October 1973 – 31 March 1974

Teams

Champions

St Finbarr's College (6th title)
Tadhg Murphy (captain)
Michael O'Brien (manager)

Runners-up

Limerick CBS
Finbarr Brougham (captain)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

70 (7 per match)

Points scored

130 (13 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Tadhg Murphy (6-20)

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The 1973–74 Harty Cup was the 54th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1]

St Finbarr's College were the defending champions.^[2]^[3]

The Harty Cup final was played on 31 March 1974 at Dr Mannix Sportsfield in Charleville, between St Finbarr's College and Limerick CBS, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in seven years. St Finbarr's College won the match by 10–11 to 2–02 to claim their sixth Harty Cup title overall and a record-equalling fourth title in succession.^[4]

Tadhg Murphy was the top scorer with 6-20.

Results

First round

24 October 1973 First round	St Finbarr's College	5-13 - 0-03	North Monastery	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Murphy 2-4, G McEvoy 2-1, P Regan 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, F Tobin 0-1, F Collins 0-1.		P Horgan 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1.

28 October 1973 First round	St Flannan's College	0-05 - 1-06	St Colman's College	FitzGerald Park
	D Hassett 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, B Smyth 0-1, F Hogan 0-1.		J Hayes 1-0, PJ Stokes 0-3, P Corbett 0-2, P Barry 0-1.

14 November 1973 First round	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	12-07 - 1-02	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Kavanagh 4-1, T Beckett 4-0, P O'Sullivan 3-0, T Cullinane 1-5, T Howard 0-1.		R O'Sullivan 1-2.

Quarter-finals

27 October 1973 Quarter-final	Limerick CBS	5-09 - 2-06	De La Salle College Waterford	Leahy Park
	K Canty 2-4, K Herbert 1-4, T Treacy 1-0, B Skelly 1-0, L O'Connor 0-1.		S Cooney 1-1, J Carpendale 1-0, DK Ryan 0-2, C Walsh 0-2, D Kirwan 0-1.

8 November 1973 Quarter-final	Thurles CBS	3-10 - 3-09	Ennis CBS	St Ailbe's Park
	T McGrath 1-7, M Cooney 2-1, N Mockler 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.		G O'Loughlin 1-2, D O'Connor 1-1, J Pine 1-0, D O'Loughlin 0-3, P O'Loughlin 0-2, P Hehir 0-1.

18 November 1973 Quarter-final	St Finbarr's College	7-08 - 4-03	St Colman's College	Clonmult Memorial Park
	T Murphy 2-6, J Higgins 1-2, M O'Sullivan 1-0, P Hayes 1-0, F Collins 1-0, goal from a melee.		PJ Stokes 1-1, P Corbett 1-1, S O'Mahony 1-0, G Hayes 1-0, P Barry 0-1.

13 February 1974 Quarter-final	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	1-03 - 4-06	Templemore CBS	Leahy Park
	T Cullinane 1-0, P Sullivan 0-2, D Curtin 0-1.		S Bourke 4-3, P Bourke 0-3.

Semi-finals

6 March 1974 Semi-final	Limerick CBS	1-06 - 2-01	Thurles CBS	St Ailbe's Park
	K Canty 1-2, P Hanrahan 0-3, D Brougham 0-1.		K Dwyer 1-0, M Cooney 1-0, D Connolly 0-1.

13 March 1974 Semi-final	St Finbarr's College	5-19 - 2-01	Templemore CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	F Tobin 2-1, T Murphy 0-7, J Higgins 1-3, K O'Driscoll 0-4, G McEvoy 1-0, P Regan 0-2, T Hourihane 0-1, F Collins 0-1.		S Bourke 2-1.

Final

31 March 1974 Final	St Finbarr's College	10-11 - 2-02	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	G McEvoy 4-2, T Murphy 2-3, JJ Murphy 3-0, F Tobin 1-1, J Crowley 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-2, J Higgins 0-1.		K Canty 2-1, K Herbert 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tadhg Murphy	St Finbarr's College	6-20	38	4	9.50
2	Ger McEvoy	St Finbarr's College	7-04	25	4	6.25
3	Séamus Bourke	Templemore CBS	6-04	22	2	11.00
3	Kieran Canty	Limerick CBS	5-07	22	3	7.33
5	Derry Kavanagh	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	4-01	13	1	13.00

References

^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "It's half a century since a team from Cashel graced the Harty Cup final". Tipperary Live. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Harty Cup hurling and a changing Ireland". Irish Examiner. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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