All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1973

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1973

Winners
Champions	Oranmore (Galway) (1st title)
Captain	Nono McHugh
Runners-up
Runners-up	St Paul’s (Kk)

The 1973 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Oranmore (Gal), who defeated St Paul’s (Kk) in the final, played at Nowlan Park.[1][2]

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with St Patrick’s Creggan, based in Randalstown, County Antrim and Thurles winning the championships of the other two provinces. Oranmore had no opposition in the Connacht championship.

The Final

Portglenone were the first to score in the final, a well taken goal by Frances Graham, Pauline Brennan soon had Stacks level and then put them ahead by a point. Anne Sheehy stretched the Stacks lead with a goal that was negated by a goal by Edna Webb, but Anne Sheehy availed of a defensive error to goal again and leave Stacks ahead by 3–1 to 2–0 at the interval. Stack’s fourth goal by Mary Sherlock soon after the resumption, made the issue reasonably safe for Stacks. Portglenone, thanks to some magnificent play by Mairéad McAtamney at midfield, had their chances in this half but failed to make any impression in the sound Stacks defence and the only other score went to Stacks, a point from a thirty.[3][4][5]

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

In a well contested final that produced some very entertaining passages, there was not a great deal between the sides, but Austin Stacks were far the better combined side. Their teamwork was always outstanding and their far greater match play experience was always obvious both in attack and defence. Mairéad McAtamney was once again the inspiration of Portglenone but the forwards could not turn to account the many chances the great midfielder provided.

Final stages

Feb 24 1974
Semi-Final

Oranmore (Gal)	2-8 – 2-4	Creggan

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September 8
Semi-Final

St Paul’s (Kk)	1-6 – 0-2	Thurles

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March 10, 1974
Final

Oranmore (Gal)	2-4 – 2-1	St Paul’s (Kk)

Nowlan Park

Oranmore

St Paul’s

Oranmore (Gal): GK 1 Margaret Burke FB 2 Bridgie Henley RWB 3 Mandy Cosgrave CB 4 Ann Dillon LWB 5 Rosemary Divilly MF 6 Margaret Murphy MF 7 Nono McHugh (0–1) MF 8 Grace Divilly RWF 9 Teresa Carroll (1–0) CF 10 Josie Kelly (captain) (1–1) LWF 11 Pat Feeney (1–0) FF 12 Marian Forde

St Paul’s (Kk): GK 1 Teresa O'Neill FB 2 Nuala Bolger RWB 3 Mary O'Neill CB 4 Carmel O'Shea LWB 5 Mary Kavanagh MF 6 Liz Neary MF 7 Ann Downey MF 8 Helena O'Neill RWF 9 Ursula Grace CF 10 Carmel Doyle LWF 11 Angela Downey FF 12 Mary Conwau

References

1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
2. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
3. Report of final in Irish Press, March 11, 1974, competition of 1973
4. Report of final in Irish Independent, March 11, 1974, competition of 1973
5. Report of final in Irish Times, March 11, 1974, competition of 1973
6. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, February 24, 1974
7. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, February 24, 1974
8. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, February 24, 1974
9. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, February 17, 1974
10. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, February 17, 1974
11. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, February 17, 1974

External links

• Camogie Association

Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1972

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1964 – present

Succeeded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1974