1967 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1967 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:25 June 1967 – 12 November 1967
Teams:14
Champions: Bennettsbridge
Count:11
Runners-Up: Thomastown
Matches:14
Goals:77
Points:257
Top Scorer: Paddy Moran (2-19)
Previous Year:1966
Previous Tournament:1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1968
Next Tournament:1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1967 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 June 1967 and ended on 12 November 1967.

Bennettsbridge entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 12 November 1967, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 3–10 to 1–04 defeat of Thomastown in the final.[1] It was their 11th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Bennettsbridge's Paddy Moran was the championship's top scorer with 2–19.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paddy MoranBennettsbridge2-192546.25
2Séamus CooganErin's Own3-152438.00
Brendan O'SullivanThomastown3-152454.80
3Claus DunneMooncoin3-0615115.80
Paddy KellyThomastown5-001553.80
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Claus DunneMooncoin3-0615Bennettsbridge
2Brendan O'SullivanThomastown2-0713St. Senan's
3Séamus CooganErin's Own2-0612Rower-Inistioge
4Paddy KellyThomastown3-009St. Lachtain's
Paddy MoranBennettsbridge1-069Thomastown
5Brendan O'SullivanThomastown1-058St. Senan's
Paddy MoranBennettsbridge0-088Mooncoin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club titles - Kilkenny. Hogan Stand. 6 October 2018.