2004 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2004 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates2 May 2004 – 4 December 2004
Teams14
ChampionsBorder Mount Sion (34th title)
Anthony Kirwan (captain)
Jim Greene (manager)
Runners-upBorder Ballygunner
Niall O'Donnell (captain)
Mick Mahony (manager)
RelegatedBorder Ballyduff Upper
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Top scorer(s)Border Dave Bennett (4-52)
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The 2004 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 January 2004. The championship began on 2 May 2004 and ended on 4 December 2004.

Mount Sion were the defending champions.[1]

On 10 October 2004, Mount Sion won the championship after a 4–14 to 4–07 defeat of Ballygunner in the final at Walsh Park.[2] It was their 34th championship title overall and their third title in succession.

Lismore's Dave Bennett was the championship's top scorer with 4-52.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

2 May 2004 First round Fourmilewater 1-11 - 2-09 Roanmore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
S Walsh 0-5, S Lawlor 1-0, D Spellman 0-3, B Wall 0-2, A Lawlor 0-1. D Byrne 1-4, L O'Neill 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, C Fanning 0-1.
23 May 2004 First round Waterford Institute of Technology 0-08 - 3-07 Ballyduff Lower
B Dowling 0-6, R Wall 0-1, A Owens 0-1. J Kennedy 2-1, R Barron 1-1, C Kenny 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, G Harris 0-1, A Dunne 0-1. Referee: T O'Byrne (Erin's Own)
23 May 2004 First round De La Salle 2-12 - 2-11 Abbeyside Walsh Park, Waterford
J Quirke 0-6, L Hayes 1-1, A Ryan 1-0, B Phelan 0-2, J Mullane 0-2, D McGrath 0-1. M Gorman 1-5, J Foley 1-0, L Hurney 0-3, D Fives 0-2, J Hurney 0-1. Referee: B Power (Mount Sion)
23 May 2004 First round Tallow 1-12 - 2-13 Ballygunner Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Kearney 0-8, S Slattery 1-0, W Murphy 0-2, J Murray 0-1, B Henley 0-1. P Flynn 1-6, B Mullane 1-1, G O'Connor 0-3, T Power 0-1, C Kehoe 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin)
23 May 2004 First round Stradbally 3-11 - 5-12 Lismore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Walsh 0-5, S Lawlor 1-1, S Cunningham 1-1, G Walsh 1-1, J Herane 0-2, G Power 0-1. D Bennett 2-6, M O'Sullivan 1-1, M Prendergast 1-0, P Prendergast 1-0, D Shanahan 0-3, D O'Gorman 0-1, D Howard 0-1. Referee: D O'Leary (Erin's Own)
23 May 2004 First round Ballyduff Upper 3-09 - 4-11 Ardmore Cappoquin
B Hannon 1-4, T Molumphy 2-0, J Twomey 0-3, S Molumphy 0-1, L McNamara 0-1. S Prendergast 1-7, N O'Brien 2-0, J Hennessy 1-0, D Prendergast 0-1, J Conway 0-1, W Hennessy 0-1, P Beausang 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin)
23 May 2004 First round Mount Sion 2-15 - 0-15 Comeragh Gaels Fraher Field, Dungarvan
E Kelly 1-9, B Greene 1-1, A Kirwan 0-2, M White 0-1, K Stafford 0-1, K McGrath 0-1. J Wall 0-7, JP Fitzpatrick 0-3, D Coffey 0-2, J Morrissey 0-1, S Dempsey 0-1, P Radley 0-1.

Second round

Preliminary round

9 July 2004 Preliminary round Ardmore 0-19 - 1-14 Lismore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
S Prendergast 0-12, M O'Connor 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-3, J Hennessy 0-1. D Shanahan 0-6, B Bennett 1-1, D Bennett 0-4, J Shanahan 0-1, J Heneghan 0-1, P Prendergast 0-1. Referee: T O'Byrne (Erin's Own)

Winners' group

10 July 2004 Winners' group Ballyduff Lower 1-14 - 1-13 De La Salle Walsh Park, Waterford
B Power 0-5, J Kennedy 0-4, P Matthews 1-0, C Kenny 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, N Power 0-1, S Larkin 0-1. J Mullane 1-4, J Quirke 0-4, D McGrath 0-2, P Nevin 0-2, L Hayes 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin)
10 July 2004 Winners' group Mount Sion 2-14 - 0-07 Roanmore Walsh Park, Waterford
E McGrath 1-3, M White 0-6, S Ryan 1-1, E Kelly 0-3, D Kelly 0-1. D Byrne 0-5, D Murphy 0-1, S Flynn 0-1. Referee: P Moore (Abbeyside)
14 August 2004 Winners' group Ballygunner 2-10 - 1-10 Ardmore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Flynn 2-5, P Foley 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, A Moloney 0-1, W Hutchinson 0-1. S Prendergast 0-7, B Harty 1-0, R Hennessy 0-1, W Hennessy 0-1, A O'Donnell 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin)

Losers' group

10 July 2004 Losers' group Tallow 3-09 - 1-09 Fourmilewater Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Keraney 1-4, A Kearney 1-1, B Henley 1-1, S Slattery 0-1, J Murray 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1. S Walsh 1-6, D Spellman 0-1, L Lawlor 0-1, B Wall 0-1. Referee: D O'Leary (Erin's Own)
10 July 2004 Losers' group Stradbally 2-13 - 1-10 Abbeyside Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Walsh 0-8, D Doyle 1-1, P Doyle 1-0, P Kiely 0-2, J Coffey 0-1, S Cunningham 0-1. M Enright 1-2, M Gorman 0-5, S Briggs 0-2, M Fives 0-1. Referee: P Walsh (Fourmilewater)
11 July 2004 Losers' group Waterford Institute of Technology 1-15 - 1-07 Comeragh Gaels Fraher Field, Dungarvan
W Ryan 0-8, A Owens 1-2, MJ Furlong 0-3, B Smiddy 0-1, M Jacob 0-1. J Wall 0-6, M Flynn 1-0, JP Fitzpatrick 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin)
14 August 2004 Losers' group Ballyduff Upper 1-11 - 3-17 Lismore Cappoquin
B Hannon 1-5, J Kearney 0-3, J Twomey 0-2, S Molumphy 0-1. J Heneghan 2-4, D Bennett 1-7, J Shanahan 0-2, P Prendergast 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, D Howard 0-1, D O'Gorman 0-1. Referee: P Moore (Abbeyside)

Relegation play-offs

20 November 2004 Round 1 Abbeyside 1-11 - 1-08 Ballyduff Upper Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Gorman 0-5, P Hurney 1-1, M Enright 0-2, M Fives 0-2, J Hurney 0-1. B Hannon 1-4, J Kearney 0-2, S Cunningham 0-1, P Kearney 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Roanmore)
28 November 2004 Round 2 Fourmilewater 2-14 - 1-17 Ballyduff Upper Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Walsh 1-8, D Spellman 1-0, S Walsh 0-2, G Walsh 0-1, B Wall 0-1, L Lawlor 0-1, S Lawlor 0-1. B Hannon 0-11, J Twomey 1-1, S Molumphy 0-2, P Kearney 0-2, S Cunningham 0-1. Referee: J Hunt (Clonea)
4 December 2004 Round 2 replay Fourmilewater 0-12 - 1-08 Ballyduff Upper Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Walsh 0-6, D Spellman 0-2, S Lawlor 0-2, S Walsh 0-1, B Wall 0-1. J Twomey 1-1, B Hannon 0-3, S Hannon 0-2, J Kearney 0-1, P Kearney 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin)

Losers' group

13 August 2004 Round 1 Tallow 3-14 - 1-13 Waterford Institute of Technology Fraher Field, Dungarvan
C Geary 2-3, P O'Brien 0-5, S McCarthy 1-1, B Henley 0-2, W Henley 0-1, J Murray 0-1, A Kearney 0-1. W Ryan 1-9, D Hayes 0-2, B Smiddy 0-1, C Burns 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Roanmore)
14 August 2004 Round 1 Roanmore 1-10 - 0-09 Stradbally Walsh Park, Waterford
L O'Neill 1-4, S Flynn 0-3, D Burns 0-1, C Burke 0-1, M Creed 0-1. M Walsh 0-6, N Curran 0-2, J Hearne 0-1.
22 August 2004 Round 1 Lismore 1-08 - 0-10 De La Salle Fraher Field, Dungarvan
D Bennett 0-5, D Shanahan 1-0, D Howard 0-2, J Heneghan 0-1. J Quirke 0-7, J Mullane 0-2, B Power 0-1.
22 August 2004 Round 2 Tallow 0-12 - 0-09 Ardmore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Paul Kearney 0-9, C Geary 0-2, J Murray 0-1. S Prendergast 0-5, W Hennessy 0-2, N Hennessy 0-1, N O'Brien 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Roanmore)
5 September 2004 Round 2 Lismore 0-16 - 0-11 Roanmore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
D Bennett 0-12, J Heneghan 0-1, D Howard 0-1, B Bennett 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1. D Byrne 0-9, C O'Neill 0-1, C Fanning 0-1. Referee: S Flynn (Fenor)

Quarter-final

11 September 2004 Quarter-final Lismore 2-12 - 1-08 Tallow Fraher Field, Dungarvan
D Shanahan 2-2, D Bennett 0-8, P Prendergast 0-1, A Ormonde 0-1. P Kearney 0-5, B Henley 1-0, J Murray 0-2, F McCarthy 0-1. Referee: P Moore (Abbeyside)

Semi-finals

25 September 2004 Semi-final Ballygunner 2-15 - 2-13 Lismore Fraher Field, Dungarvan
P Flynn 1-8, G O'Connor 1-1, T Power 0-2, A Moloney 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, P Foley 0-1. D Bennett 1-10, J Heneghan 1-1, D Shanahan 0-2. Referee: M Wadding (Roanmore)
25 September 2004 Semi-final Mount Sion 2-16 - 1-08 Ballyduff Lower Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M White 0-8, K McGrath 1-1, B Browne 1-0, E Kelly 0-3, B Greene 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, R McGrath 0-1. P Fitzgerald 0-4, R Barron 1-0, J Kennedy 0-2, G Harris 0-1, S Larkin 0-1. Referee: P Moore (Abbeyside)

Final

10 October 2004 Final Mount Sion 4-14 - 4-07 Ballygunner Walsh Park, Waterford
K McGrath 1-3 (1-0f); E Kelly 1-2; S Ryan 1-1; T Browne 1-0; B Greene, M White (1f), F O'Shea 0-2 each; E McGrath, M Frisby 0-1 each. P Foley 1-2; A Moloney, C Kehoe 1-1 each; T Power 1-0 (f); S O'Sullivan 0-2; G O'Connor 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Cappoquin/Afane)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Dave Bennett Lismore 4-52 64 7 9.14
2 Brendan Hannon Ballyduff Upper 3-27 36 5 7.20
3 Séamus Prendergast Ardmore 1-31 34 5 6.80
4 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 4-19 31 3 10.33
5 Paul Kearney Tallow 1-26 29 4 7.25
6 Dan Shanahan Lismore 3-14 23 7 3.28
Eoin Kelly Mount Sion 2-17 23 4 5.75
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Dave Bennett Lismore 1-10 13 Ballygunner
2 Dave Bennett Lismore 2-06 12 Stradbally
Eoin Kelly Mount Sion 1-09 12 Comeragh Gaels
Willie Ryan Waterford IT 1-09 12 Tallow
Séamus Prendergast Ardmore 0-12 12 Lismore
Dave Bennett Lismore 0-12 12 Roanmore
3 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 2-05 11 Ardmore
Pat Walsh Fourmilewater 1-08 11 BAllyduff Upper
Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-08 11 Lismore
Brendan Hannon BAllyduff Upper 0-11 11 Fourmilewater

References

  1. ^ "McGrath goal sets a record". Hogan Stand. 9 November 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Marvellous Mount's three on the bounce a Sion of their recent times". Irish Independent. 10 October 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2019.