1978 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

1978 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

Country	Ireland  England
Champions	Antrim
Runners-up	London
← 1977 1979 →

The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1978 was the fifth staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Antrim won the championship, beating London 1-16 to 3-7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Format

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.

Results

Semi-finals

Antrim v Roscommon

28 May 1978 Semi-final	Antrim	2-17 - 2-7	Roscommon	Croke Park

Down v Meath

28 May 1978 Semi-final	Down	5-15 - 3-11	Meath	Croke Park

Home final

Antrim v Down

11 June 1978 Home final	Antrim	1-10 - 2-6	Down	Corrigan Park
	R McDonnell 1-4, J Crossey 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, C Ward 0-1, S McNaughton 0-1.		B Gilmore 1-2, P Braniff 1-0, B Mullin 0-1, M O'Flynn 0-1.

Final

Antrim v London

25 June 1078 Final	Antrim	1-16 - 3-7	London	Croke Park
	R McDonnell 0-4, D McNaughton 0-3, P Boyle 0-3, J Crossey 0-2, J Fagan 0-2, C Ward 1-0, S Collins 0-1, P McEllistrim 0-1.		M Hughes 2-2, J McCormack 1-2, P Cronin 0-2, D Law 0-1.	Referee: M Slattery (Clare)

References

• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).