1978 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

1978 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Country Ireland
 England
Final positions
ChampionsAntrim
Runner-upLondon
← 1977
1979 →

The 1978 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Antrim won the championship, beating London 1–16 to 3–7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

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Format

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Home final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the 'proper' All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the All-Ireland 'home' final join London to contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.

Results

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Semi-finals

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28 May 1978 Semi-final Antrim 2-17 - 2-7 Roscommon Croke Park
28 May 1978 Semi-final Down 5-15 - 3-11 Meath Croke Park

Home final

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11 June 1978 Home final Antrim 1-10 - 2-6 Down Corrigan Park
R McDonnell 1-4, J Crossey 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, C Ward 0-1, S McNaughton 0-1. B Gilmore 1-2, P Braniff 1-0, B Mullin 0-1, M O'Flynn 0-1.

Final

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25 June 1078 Final Antrim 1-16 - 3-7 London Croke Park
R McDonnell 0-4, D McNaughton 0-3, P Boyle 0-3, J Crossey 0-2, J Fagan 0-2, C Ward 1-0, S Collins 0-1, P McEllistrim 0-1. M Hughes 2-2, J McCormack 1-2, P Cronin 0-2, D Law 0-1. Referee: M Slattery (Clare)

References

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).