1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Senior Club
Year:1997–98
Dates:21 September 1997 – 17 March 1998
Teams:28
Connacht:Sarsfields
Connachtlink:Sarsfields GAA (Galway)
Munster:Clarecastle
Leinster:Birr
Ulster:Dunloy
Matches:31
Team:Birr
Titles:2nd
Captain:Joe Errity
Manager:Pad Joe Whelahan
Team2:Sarsfields
Team2link:Sarsfields GAA (Galway)
Topscorer: Ken Ralph (4-28)
Previous:1996–97
Next:1998–99

The 1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 28th 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 Birr of Offaly, who beat Sarsfield's of Galway by 1–13 to 0–9 in the final.[1]

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-final

Final

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Championship Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ken RalphClarecastle4-284058.00
2Gregory O'KaneDunloy3-283749.25
3Aidan DonohueSarsfields2-283448.50
4Gary KirbyPatrickswell1-2932310.66
5Gary CahillBirr0-282864.66
6Dom GreallyTooreen1-192237.33
7Declan PilkingtonBirr4-082063.33
8Darren HanniffyBirr1-161963.16
9Alistair ElliottDunloy4-061844.50
Jamesie BrennanO'Toole's1-151829.00
10Pat RyanSarsfields2-111728.50
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Dom GreallyTooreen1-1013Four Roads Hurling Club
Gary KirbyPatrickswell1-1013Ballyheigue
Aidan DonohueSarsfields1-1013Dunloy
2Jamesie BrennanO'Toole's1-0912St. Mullin's
3Gregory O'KaneDunloy1-0811Lavey
Ken RalphClarecastle1-0811St. Gabriel's
Gary KirbyPatrickswell0-1111Clarecastle
4Mark HennessyNaas2-0410Longford Slashers
Pat RyanSarsfields2-0410Ballygunner
Ollie CollinsLavey2-0410Dunloy
Gregory O'KaneDunloy1-0710Ballygalget
Ken RalphClarecastle1-0710Ballygunner
Pat CoadySt. Mullin's0-1010Naomh Moninne

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whelehan majestic as Birr heroes conquer Sarsfields. 1998-03-18. Irish Independent. 2010-10-30.