1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
# 1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, an inter-county knockout competition for Ireland's top championship clubs representing each county. The championship was won by Birr of Offaly, who beat Sarsfield's of Galway by 1–13 to 0–9 in the final.

## Results

### Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-final

Final

### Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

### All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

## Championship Statistics

### Scoring

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ken Ralph | Clarecastle | 4-28 | 40 | 5 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Gregory O'Kane | Dunloy | 3-28 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 3 | Aidan Donohue | Sarsfields | 2-28 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 4 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 1-29 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 5 | Gary Cahill | Birr | 0-28 | 28 | 6 | 4.66 |
| 6 | Dom Greally | Tooreen | 1-19 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 7 | Declan Pilkington | Birr | 4-08 | 20 | 6 | 3.33 |
| 8 | Darren Hanniffy | Birr | 1-16 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
| 9 | Alistair Elliott | Dunloy | 4-06 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 9 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toole's | 1-15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfields | 2-11 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dom Greally | Tooreen | 1-10 | 13 | Four Roads Hurling Club |
| 1 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 1-10 | 13 | Ballyheigue |
| 1 | Aidan Donohue | Sarsfields | 1-10 | 13 | Dunloy |
| 2 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toole's | 1-09 | 12 | St. Mullin's |
| 3 | Gregory O'Kane | Dunloy | 1-08 | 11 | Lavey |
| 3 | Ken Ralph | Clarecastle | 1-08 | 11 | St. Gabriel's |
| 3 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 0-11 | 11 | Clarecastle |
| 4 | Mark Hennessy | Naas | 2-04 | 10 | Longford Slashers |
| 4 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfields | 2-04 | 10 | Ballygunner |
| 4 | Ollie Collins | Lavey | 2-04 | 10 | Dunloy |
| 4 | Gregory O'Kane | Dunloy | 1-07 | 10 | Ballygalget |
| 4 | Ken Ralph | Clarecastle | 1-07 | 10 | Ballygunner |
| 4 | Pat Coady | St. Mullin's | 0-10 | 10 | Naomh Moninne |
