All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1976-77
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Championship Details | ||
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Dates | 1976–1977 | |
All-Ireland Champions | ||
Winners | Glen Rovers Glen Rovers GAA Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-Colours:... (2nd title) |
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All-Ireland Runners-up | ||
Runners-up | Camross | |
Provincial Champions | ||
Munster Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland... |
Glen Rovers Glen Rovers GAA Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-Colours:... |
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Leinster Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling... |
Camross | |
Ulster Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format... |
Ballycran Ballycran GAA St. Joseph's Ballycrann is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Ballycran, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with hurling. The club competes in Down GAA competitions.-External links:**... |
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Connacht Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship The Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was an annual hurling tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Connacht contested from 1970 until it became defunct after the conclusion of the 2007/08 season due to the predominance of the Galway champions coupled with a lack of meaningful... |
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The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1976–77 was the 7th national club hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1976 and the championship ended on 27 March, 1977. James Stephens went into the 1976–77 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, Dublin. The match was contested by Glen Rovers
Glen Rovers GAA
Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-Colours:...
of Cork and Camross of Laois. Glen Rovers won the game by 2–12 to 0–8. It was their second All-Ireland title.
Format
The 1976–77 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:Provincial Championships
The Leinster
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual Hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ballyhale Shamrocks from Kilkenny. The first Leinster senior club hurling...
, Connacht
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was an annual hurling tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Connacht contested from 1970 until it became defunct after the conclusion of the 2007/08 season due to the predominance of the Galway champions coupled with a lack of meaningful...
, Munster
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland...
and Ulster
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format...
championships were played on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland series of games.
All-Ireland Series
Quarter-final: (1 match) The Munster champions were drawn to play the London champions
London Senior Hurling Championship
For the Gaelic football equivalent see:London Senior Football ChampionshipThe London Senior Club Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top hurling clubs in London, England.-Roll of honour:...
in a lone All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final stage.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Leinster champions played the Ulster champions while the Connacht champions played the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.
Provincial Senior Club Hurling Championship
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All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Club Hurling ChampionshipThe All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners. The current champions are Clarinbridge...
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