The 1973 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 22 April to 16 September 1973.
Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they declined to field a team.
The All-Ireland final was played at Walsh Park in Waterford on 16 September 1973 between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilkenny won the match by 5-15 to 2-09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.
Kilkenny's Shem Muldowney was the championship's top scorer with 6-11.
Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster quarter-final
Leinster smei-finals
Leinster final
Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship Ulster final
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Shem MuldowneyKilkenny6-112947.252Frank CleereKilkenny8-032746.753Jim WalshKilkenny8-012546.254Jack O'ConnorKilkenny1-141735.665Pat HoldenKilkenny3-071635.336Eddie DonnellyAntrim2-091527.507Richard MeliaMeath4-011326.508T. J. ReillyMeath3-031234.009Dinny HallisseyLondon1-081125.50Séamus KearneyMeath1-081133.66
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Shem MuldowneyKilkenny3-0514Meath2Pat HoldenKilkenny3-0413Meath3Richard MeliaMeath4-0012CarlowJim WalshKilkenny4-0012Laois5Frank CleereKilkenny3-009Laois6Eddie DonnellyAntrim1-069Kilkenny7T. J. ReillyMeath2-028CarlowFrank CleereKilkenny2-028Antrim9Jim WalshKilkenny2-017LondonShem MuldowneyKilkenny1-047LondonJohn MitchellCarlow1-047MeathJack O'ConnorKilkenny0-077Antrim
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