# 1975 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1975 was the 89th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Galway 2-22 to 2-10 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## Rule change

As a result of a decision taken at the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress the previous year, as of 1975 all provincial finals, All-Ireland semi-finals and the All-Ireland final itself were reduced to 70 minutes playing time. Prior to this all championship matches were eighty minutes in duration for the past 5 years.

## The championship
### Format

Munster Championship
First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Leinster Championship
First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
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 All-Ireland semi-final.
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.
Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Munster champions and the winners of the quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the semi-final and the Leinster champions contest this game.

## All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
### All-Ireland quarter-finals
### All-Ireland final

| Kilkenny | Galway |

## Championship statistics
### Miscellaneous

* All championship games were reduced from eighty to seventy minutes.
* The All-Ireland semi-final saw Galway defeat Cork for the very first time in the history of the championship. It was also Cork's first-ever defeat in an All-Ireland semi-final.
* The All-Ireland final between Galway and Kilkenny was the first time that these two sides met at this stage of the championship.
* It was revealed after the All-Ireland final that Kilkenny's Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien had two teeth extracted on the day before the final and had to call a doctor to his home at 1 a.m. on the Sunday morning to stop a gum haemorrhage.

## Top scorers
### Season

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 4-23 | 35 | 3 | 11.66 |
| 2 | Barney Moylan | Offaly | 4-22 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 3 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 1-21 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 4-9 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 5 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 4-8 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 4-5 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 2-9 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 8 | P. J. Qualter | Galway | 3-5 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 9 | Pat White | Kildare | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 1-9 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Gerry Coone | Galway | 1-9 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Barney Moylan | Offaly | 4-4 | 16 | Kildare |
| 2 | Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 3-4 | 13 | Laois |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-7 | 13 | Galway |
| 2 | Pat White | Kildare | 1-10 | 13 | Offaly |
| 5 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-8 | 11 | Dublin |
| 5 | Seánie Kinsella | Wexford | 1-8 | 11 | Offaly |
| 5 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-8 | 11 | Wexford |
| 8 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1-7 | 10 | Kilkenny |
| 9 | Michael 'Babs' Keating | Tipperary | 2-3 | 9 | Limerick |
| 9 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 9 | Barney Moylan | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Kildare |
| 9 | Barney Moylan | Offaly | 0-9 | 9 | Wexford |
| 9 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 0-9 | 9 | Tipperary |

## Player facts
### Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1975 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
| Dinny Allen | Cork | June 8 | Waterford | Munster quarter-final |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | June 8 | Waterford | Munster quarter-final |