# 1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

The 1975 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the second staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Westmeath won the championship, beating London 3–23 to 2–7 in a replayed final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## The championship
### Participating teams

| Province | County | Stadium | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Province | County | Stadium | All-Ireland 'B' | 1974 rankings |
| Connacht | Roscommon | Dr. Hyde Park | | Did not participate |
| Munster | Kerry | Austin Stack Park | | Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the first round |
| Leinster | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park | | Beaten by Meath in the first round |
| | Meath | St. Loman's Park | | Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the quarter-final |
| | Westmeath | Cusack Park | | Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the semi-final |
| | Wicklow | Aughrim County Ground | | Beaten by eventual runners-up Antrim in the first round |
| Ulster | Antrim | Corrigan Park | | Beaten by eventual champions Kildare in the final |
| | Down | McKenna Park | | Beaten by Westmeath in the first round |
| Britain | London | Emerald Grounds | | Did not participate |

### Format

Quarter-finals: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage while the four winning teams qualify for the semi-final stages.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners from the quarter-finals contest these games. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the 'home' final.
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.

## Championship statistics
### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 19 points
** Westmeath 3-23 : 2-7 London (All-Ireland final replay)
* Most goals in a match: 7
** Westmeath 4-16 : 3-19 London (All-Ireland final)
* Most points in a match: 39
** Westmeath 2-22 : 2-17 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Westmeath 4-16 : 3-19 London (All-Ireland final)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
** Meath 3-6 : 2-14 Kerry (All-Ireland semi-final)
* Most points scored by a losing team: 17
** Antrim 2-17 : 2-22 Westmeath (All-Ireland semi-final)

### Overall

* Most goals scored - Westmeath (14)
* Fewest goals scored - Carlow (0)
* Most goals conceded - Westmeath (9)
* Most points scored - Westmeath (83)
* Fewest points scored - Roscommon (2)
* Most points conceded - Westmeath (61)

## Top scorers
### Season

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Colm Connaughton | Westmeath | 4-24 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 2 | Mick Flanagan | Westmeath | 5-5 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Mick Fagan | Westmeath | 1-15 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Eddie Donnelly | Antrim | 1-10 | 13 | Westmeath |
| 2 | Mick Flanagan | Westmeath | 3-2 | 11 | London |
| 2 | Colm Connaughton | Westmeath | 1-8 | 11 | Antrim |
| 4 | K Gantley | London | 1-7 | 10 | Westmeath |
| 5 | Colm Connaughton | Westmeath | 1-6 | 9 | London |
| 6 | Charlie McDonnell | Antrim | 2-2 | 8 | Wicklow |
| 6 | John Martin BRick | Kerry | 1-5 | 8 | Roscommon |
| 6 | Mick Fagan | Westmeath | 1-5 | 8 | Down |
| 6 | Mick Fagan | Westmeath | 0-8 | 8 | Antrim |
| 6 | Colm Connaughton | Westmeath | 0-8 | 8 | Kerry |