# 2006–07 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 2006–07 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 37th club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 22 October 2006 and the championship ended on 17 March 2007. Portumna went into the 2006–07 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Ballyhale Shamrocks and Loughrea. It was their first meeting in the final. Ballyhale won the game by 3–12 to 2–8. It was their fourth All-Ireland title ever.

## Format

The 2006–07 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the twenty participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
20 county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows:
* Leinster: Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford.
* Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford.
* Connacht: Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo
* Ulster: Antrim, Derry, Down.

### Provincial Championships

The Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

### All-Ireland Series

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Leinster champions while the Connacht champions played the Ulster champions. The two winners contested the All-Ireland final.

## Participating clubs

| Team | County | Most recent success | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | County | All-Ireland | Provincial | County |
| Athleague | Roscommon | | | 2003 |
| Ballyduff | Kerry | | | 1995 |
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | Kilkenny | 1990 | 1989 | 1991 |
| Ballyhaunis | Mayo | | | |
| Birr | Offaly | 2003 | 2002 | 2005 |
| Bruree | Limerick | | | |
| Craobh Chiaráin | Dublin | | | 2003 |
| Erin's Own | Cork | | | 1992 |
| Kevin Lynch’s | Derry | | | 1998 |
| Loughrea | Galway | | | 1941 |
| Mount Leinster Rangers | Carlow | | | |
| Mount Sion | Waterford | | 2003 | 2004 |
| Portaferry | Down | | | 2003 |
| Rathdowney-Errill | Laois | | | 1941 |
| Rathnure | Wexford | | 1998 | 2003 |
| Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | Antrim | | 2000 | 1999 |
| St. Mary's | Leitrim | | | 2005 |
| Toomevara | Tipperary | | 2004 | 2004 |
| Tubbercurry | Sligo | | | 2004 |
| Wolfe Tones na Sionna | Clare | | 1997 | 1996 |

## Top scorers
### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-19 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Geoffrey McGonagle | Kevin Lynch's | 4-07 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 4 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-12 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 5 | John Maher | Loughrea | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 6 | Patrick Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-07 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Brendan Boyle | Athleague | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Mervyn Connaughton | Athleague | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 9 | Alan McCrabbe | Craobh Chiaráin | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Clement Cunniffe | St. Mary's | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Geoffrey McGonagle | Kevin Lynch's | 2-4 | 10 | Ruairí Óg |
| 2 | Geoffrey McGonagle | Kevin Lynch's | 1-6 | 9 | Portaferry |
| 3 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-2 | 8 | Loughrea |
| 3 | Alan McCrabbe | Craobh Chiaráin | 1-5 | 8 | Birr |
| 3 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-5 | 8 | Birr |
| 3 | Seán Michael Murphy | Mount Leinster Rangers | 0-8 | 8 | Craobh Chiaráin |
| 3 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-8 | 8 | Toomevara |
| 4 | Seán O'Neill | Rathnure | 2-1 | 7 | Rathdowney-Errill |
| 4 | Willie Ryan | Toomevara | 2-1 | 7 | Ballyduff |
| 4 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 1-4 | 7 | Toomevara |
| 4 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | 1-4 | 7 | Erin's Own |
| 4 | Paddy O'Brien | Toomevara | 1-4 | 7 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 4 | James Fitzpatrick | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-4 | 7 | Toomevara |
| 4 | Clement Cunniffe | St. Mary's | 0-7 | 7 | Tubbercurry |
| 4 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | 0-7 | 7 | Ballyduff |
| 4 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | 0-7 | 7 | Toomevara |
| 4 | John Maher | Loughrea | 0-7 | 7 | Ruairí Óg |