Dates 1976–1977 Runners-up Camross Leinster Camross | Winners Glen Rovers (2nd win) Munster Glen Rovers Ulster Ballycran | |
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The 1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 7th national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1976 and the championship ended on 27 March 1977. James Stephens went into the 1976–77 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Glen Rovers of Cork and Camross of Laois. Glen Rovers won the game by 2–12 to 0–8. It was their second All-Ireland title.
Format
The 1976–77 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
Provincial Championships
The Leinster, Connacht, Munster and Ulster championships were played on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland series of games.
All-Ireland Series
Quarter-final: (1 match) The Munster champions were drawn to play the London champions in a lone All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final stage.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Leinster champions played the Ulster champions while the Connacht champions played the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.