1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1996–97
Championship Details
Dates	22 September 1996 – 17 March 1997
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Athenry (1st win)
Captain	Brian Feeney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wolfe Tones na Sionna
Provincial Champions
Munster	Wolfe Tones na Sionna
Leinster	Camross
Ulster	Ruairí Óg
Connacht	Athenry
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Paul Flynn (3-21)
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, an inter-county knockout competition for Ireland's top championship clubs representing each county. The championship was won by Athenry of Galway, who beat Wolfe Tones of Clare by 0-14 to 1-8 in the final.^[1]

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

5 October 1996 First round	Tubbercurry	2-10 - 2-11	Gortletteragh	Gortletteragh

Quarter-final

19 October 1996 Quarter-final	Ballina	1-08 - 2-06	Tubbercurry	James Stephens Park, Ballina

Semi-final

2 November 1996 Semi-final	Tubbercurry	0-06 - 6-15	Four Roads	Markievicz Park, Sligo

Final

8 December 1996 Final	Four Roads	1-08 - 1-15	Athenry	Ballyforan
	M Cunniffe 0-4, D Lohan 1-0, J Mannion 0-3, R Mulry 0-1.		C Moran 0-6, P Higgins 1-2, B Keogh 0-3, B Hanley 0-2, A Poniard 0-1, D Moran 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

29 September 1996 Preliminary round	Wolfe Tones (Louth)	1-03 - 1-03	Wolfe Tones (Longford)	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

6 October 1996 Preliminary round replay	Wolfe Tones (Longford)	1-07 - 3-11	Wolfe Tones (Louth)	Micahel Fay Park, Longford

First round

13 October 1996 First round	Naomh Bríd	0-09 - 1-01	Glenealy	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

13 October 1996 First round	Wolfe Tones (Louth)	2-06 - 2-07	Trim	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

19 October 1996 First round	Lough Lene Gaels	0-16 - 1-11	Coill Dubh	Collinstown

Quarter-finals

27 October 1996 Quarter-final	Trim	0-04 - 1-24	Seir Kieran	St. Loman's Park, Trim

27 October 1996 Quarter-final	Camross	1-17 - 0-08	Lough Lene Gaels	St. Fintan's GAA Grounds, Mountrath
	J Dollard 0-7, D Culleton 1-2, O Dowling 0-3, R Cuddy 0-2, P Hogan 0-1, M Collier 0-1, B Moore 0-1.		B Williams 0-3, J Gavigan 0-2, P Williams 0-1, M Shaw 0-1, J Williams 0-1.	Referee: L Doyle (Wexford)

27 October 1996 Quarter-final	Naomh Bríd	1-10 - 3-17	O'Toole's	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

3 November 1996 Quarter-final	Young Irelands	2-09 - 0-10	Rathnure	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Codd 1-2, M Morrissey 1-1, J Codd 0-2, C Byrne 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, R Guiney 0-1, A Codd 0-1.		J McDermott 0-3, C Carter 0-3, B Treacy 0-2, DJ Carey 0-2.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Semi-finals

10 November 1996 Semi-final	Camross	2-06 - 0-10	Rathnure	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Collier 1-1, G Danne 1-0, J Dollard 0-3, O Dowling 0-1, PJ Cuddy 0-1.		J Holohan 0-3, J Mooney 0-2, M Byrne 0-2, P Codd 0-2, A Codd 0-1.

10 November 1996 Semi-final	Seir Kieran	3-10 - 1-16	O'Toole's	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	Johnny Dooley 1-7, M Mulrooeny 1-0, J Connors 1-0, K Dooley 0-1, N Coughlan 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.		M Morrissey 1-6, J Brennan 0-6, M Dunne 0-1, K Flynn 0-1, P Benoughue 0-1, N Hearns 0-1.

16 November 1996 Semi-final replay	Seir Kieran	2-09 - 0-18	O'Toole's	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	M Mulrooney 1-1, B Dooley 1-0, J Kealy 0-3, J Coakley 0-2, Joe Dooley 0-1, M Coughlan 0-1, K Dooley 0-1.		J Brennan 0-9, E Morrissey 0-5, S Kearns 0-2, M Healy 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: P Ahearne (Carlow)

Final

1 December 1996 Final	Camross	1-12 - 2-05	O'Toole's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Dollard 0-7, PJ Cuddy 1-1, D Culleton 0-2, F Dowling 0-1, M Collier 0-1.		D Morris 1-0, N Howard 1-0, E Morrissey 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, P Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

12 October 1996 Quarter-final	Ballygunner	1-18 - 0-11	Na Piarsaigh	Walsh Park, Waterford
	P Flynn 1-12, M Mahony 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, T Carroll 0-1, L Whitty 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		Mark Mullins 0-7, Mickey Mullins 0-2, J. A. Moran 0-2.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

13 October 1996 Quarter-final	Ballyheigue	2-07 - 1-12	Wolfe Tones	John Joe O'Sullivan Park, Ballyheigue
	B O'Sullivan 1-3, J Healy 1-1, M Slattery 0-2, L O'Mahony 0-1.		Paul O'Rourke 1-2, P Keary 0-5, F Lohan 0-2, B Lohan 0-1, J Riordan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Semi-finals

10 November 1996 Semi-final	Boherlahan-Dualla	1-13 - 2-16	Ballygunner	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	A Flanagan 0-9, P O'Dwyer 1-0, B O'Dwyer 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, L Maher 0-1.		M Mahony 1-3, P Flynn 0-5, D Codd 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-3, T Carroll 0-2, L Whitty 0-1, F Hartley 0-1, P Power 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

10 November 1996 Semi-final	Wolfe Tones	1-11 - 0-09	Patrickswell	Páirc na Sionna, Shannon
	Paul O'Rourke 0-4, C O'Neill 1-0, P Keary 0-3, P Lee 0-3, Pat O'Rourke 0-1.		G Kirby 0-5, E Geary 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, N Carey 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Final

24 November 1996 Final	Wolfe Tones	4-09 - 4-08	Ballygunner	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	Paul O'Rourke 2-4, P Lee 1-2, F Carrig 1-1, P Keary 0-2.		P Flynn 2-4, P Power 1-1, G Ryan 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-2.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

22 September 1996 Semi-final	Keady Lámh Dhearg	1-07 - 5-09	Portaferry	Keady

22 September 1996 Semi-final	Ruairí Óg Cushendall	2-15 - 1-07	Kevin Lynch's	Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile

Final

27 October 1996 Final	Ruairí Óg Cushendall	3-09 - 2-08	Portaferry	Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

15 December 1996 Quarter-final	St. Gabriel's	1-08 - 3-15	Athenry	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	M Lyons 0-4, B Hayes 1-0, D Quinlan 0-3, K Grogan 0-1.		P Healy 2-1, B Hanley 1-3, C Moran 0-6, A Ponirad 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, B Keogh 0-1.

Semi-finals

16 February 1997 Semi-final	Wolfe Tones	2-08 - 1-10	Ruairí Óg	Parnell Park, Dublin
	P Keary 1-2, D Collins 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-2, F Lohan 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1, F Carrig 0-1, P Lee 0-1.		C McCambridge 1-4, A Delargy 0-2, C McCambridge 0-1, M McCambridge 0-1, J Carson 0-1, R McNaughton 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

16 February 1997 Semi-final	Athenry	4-17 - 3-03	Camross	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Cloonan 1-9, D Moran 2-2, B Hanley 1-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, C Moran 0-2.		J Dollard 1-2, O Dowling 1-1, D Culleton 1-0.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final

17 March 1997 Final	Athenry	0-14 - 1-08	Wolfe Tones	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Cloonan 0-9, B Higgins 0-1, P Higgins 0-1, C Moran 0-1, P Healy 0-1, A Poniard 0-1.		P Keary 0-5, D Collins 1-0, P Lee 0-1, F Carrig 0-1, F Lohan 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paul Flynn	Ballygunner	3-21	30	3	10.00
2	Jamesie Brennan	O'Toooles	0-27	27	3	9.00
3	Johnny Dooley	Seir Kieran	2-16	22	3	7.33
	Paul Seevers	Tubbercurry	1-19	22	3	7.33
	Joe Dollard	Camross	1-19	22	4	5.50
4	Paul O'Rourke	Wolfe Tones	3-12	21	5	4.20
4	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	1-18	21	2	10.50
5	Paul Keary	Wolfe Tones	1-17	20	5	4.00

References

↑ "1997: Senior Team crowned All-Ireland Club Hurling Champions". Athenry GAA. Retrieved 2010-11-06.

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[1] "1997: Senior Team crowned All-Ireland Club Hurling Champions". Athenry GAA. Retrieved 2010-11-06.

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