The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1976 was the third staging of
Ireland's secondary
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
knock-out competition.
Kerry won the championship, beating
London 0–15 to 1–10 in the final at
Croke Park
Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...
,
Dublin.
The championship
Participating teams
Format
''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This is a lone game between the two first teams drawn. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.
''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter final join the three other teams to make up the semi-final pairings. 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.
Fixtures
All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland. The teams now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tie ...
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Championship statistics
Scoring
*Widest winning margin: 18 points
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Kerry 5-11 : 1-5
Roscommon (All-Ireland semi-final)
*Most goals in a match: 6
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Kerry 3-12 : 3-11
Laois (All-Ireland quarter-final)
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Kerry 5-11 : 1-5
Roscommon (All-Ireland semi-final)
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Antrim 6-10 : 0-12
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
(All-Ireland semi-final)
*Most points in a match: 25
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Kerry 2-17 : 3-8
Antrim (All-Ireland 'home' final)
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Kerry 0-15 : 1-10
London (All-Ireland final)
*Most goals by one team in a match: 6
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Antrim 6-10 : 0-12
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
(All-Ireland semi-final)
*Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
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Laois 3-11 : 3-12
Kerry (All-Ireland quarter-final)
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Antrim 3-8 : 2-17
Kerry (All-Ireland 'home' final)
*Most points scored by a losing team: 12
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Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
0-12 : 6-10
Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
Top scorers
Season
References
* Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
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