1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates | 22 June – 6 October 1996 | ||
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Teams | 17 | ||
Sponsor | Auburn Lodge | ||
Champions | Wolfe Tones na Sionna (1st title) Brian Lohan (captain) Alan Cunningham (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Clarecastle Tom Howard (captain) John Callinan (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 17 | ||
Goals scored | 38 (2.24 per match) | ||
Points scored | 334 (19.65 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Mark McKenna (1-21) | ||
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The 1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw took place on 12 March 1996. The championship ran from 22 June to 6 October 1996.
Sixmilebridge entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Wolfe Tones na Sionna in the quarter-finals.[1][2] Ogonnelloe joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year.
The final was played on 6 October 1996 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Wolfe Tones na Sionna and Clarecastle, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wolfe Tones na Sionna won the match by 1–11 to 0–08 to claim their first ever championship title.[3][4][5]
Scariff's Mark McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
[edit]Regraded to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]22 June 1996 Preliminary round | O'Callaghan's Mills | 1-14 - 0-03 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park |
B Madden 0-6, A Walsh 1-1, PJ O'Connell 0-4, T Canny 0-3. | B Enright 0-2, R Woods 0-1. |
First round
[edit]13 July 1996 First round | Feakle | 1-06 - 1-09 | Tubber/Ruan | Cusack Park |
T Guilfoyle 1-1, V Donnellan 0-3, G Collins 0-1, H McMahon 0-1. | E Taaffe 0-5, D O'Brien 1-1, P Custy 0-1, M Daffy 0-1. |
13 July 1996 First round | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-06 - 1-18 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park |
P McInerney 0-2, S Barry 0-1, P McGuane 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, MJ Wynne 0-1. | A Walsh 0-5, B Madden 1-3, PJ O'Connell 0-2, D Cooney 0-2, K McNamara 0-2, T Canny 0-2, G Moroney 0-1, B Noonan 0-1. |
14 July 1996 First round | Kilmaley | 1-11 - 2-12 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park |
B Healy 0-5, A Markham 1-0, M Daly 0-2, P Healy 0-2, C Clancy 0-2. | Danny Chaplin 1-1, G McInerney 0-4, N Gilligan 1-0, M Conlon 0-2, David Chaplin 0-2, C Chaplin 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1, J Chaplin 0-1. |
20 July 1996 First round | Clarecastle | 3-16 - 1-04 | Tulla | Cusack Park |
V O'Loughlin 2-1, J Healy 1-3, K Ralph 0-3, A Neville 0-3, A Daly 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, G O'Loughlin 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1. | P Tuohy 1-0, B Quinn 0-2, M Littleton 0-1, R McInerney 0-1. |
20 July 1996 First round | Corofin | 2-06 - 0-10 | Cratloe | Cusack Park |
D Daly 1-2, J Clancy 1-0, O Nagle 0-2, M O'Dell 0-1, F Lahiniffe 0-1. | D Considine 0-6, N McMahon 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. |
27 July 1996 First round | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 3-10 - 1-11 | Ogonnelloe | Hamilton Park |
J O'Riordan 2-1, P Keary 0-6, D Collins 1-0, F Carrig 0-2, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. | J McKenna 0-6, F Forde 0-5, M Sheedy 1-0. |
28 July 1996 First round | Whitegate | 2-04 - 1-16 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Páirc an Dálaigh |
B Minogue 1-2, K Doyle 1-1, C Turner 0-1. | J O'Connor 1-7, F O'Sullivan 0-2, A Whelan 0-2, O Baker 0-2, J Considine 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, M Baker 0-1. |
28 July 1996 First round | Éire Óg | 0-16 - 1-16 | Scariff | Páirc an Dálaigh |
C Egan 0-8, B Keating 0-3, S McNamara 0-3, F Flynn 0-1, S Lyne 0-1. | M McKenna 0-10, T McMahon 1-1, B Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-2. |
Quarter-finals
[edit]10 August 1996 Quarter-final | Corofin | 0-02 - 0-14 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park |
J Cahill 0-1, O Nagle 0-1. | T Canny 0-5, B McNamara 0-5, K McNamara 0-2, M Deasy 0-2. |
10 August 1996 Quarter-final | Tubber/Ruan | 2-11 - 2-11 | Scariff | Cusack Park |
E Taaffe 1-5, C Lyons 0-4, P Custy 1-0, M Daffy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1. | M McKenna 1-7, B Murphy 1-3, J Horan 0-1. |
17 August 1996 Quarter-final | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 3-09 - 1-07 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park |
P Keary 1-6, D Collins 1-0, J O'Riordan 1-0, P Lee 0-2, Pat O'Rourke 0-1. | David Chaplin 1-0, J Chaplin 0-3, G McInerney 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1, D McInerney 0-1. |
17 August 1996 Quarter-final | Clarecastle | 2-08 - 1-09 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park |
J Healy 1-5, G O'Loughlin 1-1, F Tuohy 0-1, A Daly 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-6, F O'Sullivan 1-0, K O'Neill 0-1, A Whelan 0-1, P Collins 0-1. |
24 August 1996 Quarter-final replay | Tubber/Ruan | 2-08 - 0-09 | Scariff | Cusack Park |
D O'Brien 2-0, E Taaffe 0-4, C Lyons 0-3, D Quinn 0-1. | M McKenna 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, T McMahon 0-1, J Horan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
[edit]7 September 1996 Semi-final | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 1-14 - 0-10 | Tubber/Ruan | Cusack Park |
D Collins 1-3, P Keary 0-4, P Lee 0-3, J Riordan 0-2, F Lohan 0-1, Paul O'Rourke 0-1. | C Lyons 0-4, E Taaffe 0-3, D Quinn 0-1, M Daffy 0-1, M Clancy 0-1. |
7 September 1996 Semi-final | Clarecastle | 1-10 - 1-05 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park |
G O'Loughlin 1-1, J Healy 0-3, K Ralph 0-2, P Healy 0-1, S Sheedy 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1, V O'Loughlin 0-1. | A Walsh 1-1, B Madden 0-2, M Deasy 0-1, B McNamara 0-1. |
Final
[edit]6 October 1996 Final | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 1-11 - 0-08 | Clarecastle | Cusack Park |
D Collins 1-1, P Keary 0-3, Pat O'Rourke 0-2, Paul O'Rourke 0-2, P Meaney 0-1, F Carrig 0-1, P Lee 0-1. | G O'Loughlin 0-2, J Healy 0-2, K Ralph 0-1, A Neville 0-1, D Scanlan 0-1, R Fitzgerald 0-1. |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Mark McKenna | Scariff | 1-21 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
2 | Paul Keary | Wolfe Tones | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
3 | Éamonn Taaffe | Tubber/Ruan | 1-17 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
4 | James Healy | Clarecastle | 2-13 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
5 | Derek Collins | Wolfe Tones | 4-04 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
Jamesie O'Connor | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
7 | Brian Madden | O'Callaghan's Mills | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
8 | Andrew Walsh | O'Callaghan's Mills | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
9 | John O'Riordan | Wolfe Tones | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
10 | David O'Brien | Tubber/Ruan | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
Ger O'Loughlin | Clarecastle | 2-05 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | |
Cyril Lyons | Tubber/Ruan | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Jamesie O'Connor | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 1-07 | 10 | Whitegate |
Mark McKenna | Scariff | 1-07 | 10 | Tubber/Ruan | |
Mark McKenna | Scariff | 0-10 | 10 | Éire Óg | |
4 | Paul Keary | Wolfe Tones | 1-06 | 9 | Sixmilebridge |
5 | Éamonn Taaffe | Tubber/Ruan | 1-05 | 8 | Scariff |
James Healy | Clarecastle | 1-05 | 8 | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | |
Cathal Egan | Éire Óg | 0-08 | 8 | Scariff | |
8 | Victor O'Loughlin | Clarecastle | 2-01 | 7 | Tulla |
John O'Riordan | Wolfe Tones | 2-01 | 7 | Ogonnelloe |
References
[edit]- ^ "O'Neill leads rout as Saints stun 'Gunner". Irish Examiner. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Club history". Sixmilebridge GAA website. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Wolfe Tones dethrone champions Clarecastle". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Lohan on trail with 'Tones". Irish Independent. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2024.