1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
# 1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1977 was the 91st staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 1–17 to 3–8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## 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 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 final

| Cork | Wexford |
| - | - |

## Championship statistics

### Miscellaneous

* At the Munster final between Cork and Clare, three armed men entered the unguarded room, held up the Munster Council treasurer, Tadhg Crowley, and his assistants, and got away with £24,520.
* A dispute in manning levels resulted in two RTÉ cameramen refusing to film the Leinster final between Wexford and Kilkenny.

## Player facts

### Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1977 championship:

| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Cashman | Cork | June 19 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |
| Dermot Mac Curtain | Cork | June 19 | Waterford | Munster semi-final |

### Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 1977 championship:

| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game | Début |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | July 24 | Wexford | Leinster final | 1959 |

## Top scorers

### Season

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 1 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 2-17 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 3 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 4-5 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 4-5 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Colm Honan | Clare | 1-14 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 6 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Kilkenny | 3-3 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 6 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 8 | P. J. Molloy | Galway | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Noel Casey | Clare | 3-1 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 10 | Matt Ruth | Kilkenny | 3-1 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 1-7 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Mick Moroney | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 10 | Michael Cosgrove | Westmeath | 1-7 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Cosgrove | Westmeath | 1-7 | 10 | Kildare |
| 1 | Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 1-7 | 10 | Dublin |
| 3 | Matt Ruth | Kilkenny | 3-0 | 9 | Dublin |
| 3 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 1-6 | 9 | Clare |
| 5 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1-5 | 8 | Waterford |
| 5 | Colm Honan | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Cork |
| 5 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 0-8 | 8 | Kildare |
| 9 | G. Frayne | Kildare | 2-1 | 7 | Westmeath |
| 9 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 2-1 | 7 | Kilkenny |
| 9 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 1-4 | 7 | Kildare |
| 9 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-4 | 7 | Wexford |
| 9 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1-4 | 7 | Cork |
| 9 | Mick Cleere | Offaly | 0-7 | 7 | Dublin |
| 9 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 0-7 | 7 | Wexford |
| 9 | P. J. Molloy | Galway | 0-7 | 7 | Cork |

## Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

| Round | RTÉ |
| - | - |
| All-Ireland semi-final | Cork vs Galway |
| All-Ireland final | Cork vs Wexford |
