1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

The 1974 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the first staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's secondary inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 12 May 1974 and ended on 23 June 1974.

On 23 June 1974, Kildare won the championship following a 1–26 to 3–13 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title in hurling, following on from earlier successes in the intermediate and junior grades. The prize for the winners was a place in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Kildare's Johnny Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 0-20.

General information
Nine counties will compete in the championship:

Format
First round: (4 matches) These are four matches between the eight native participating teams. Four teams are eliminated at this stage. Two winning teams automatically qualify for the semi-final stage. Two other winning teams play off in a lone quarter-final.

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between two first round winners. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the first round join the winners of the lone quarter-final and British representatives Hertfordshire to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in a preliminary round for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Scoring

 * Widest winning margin: 13 points
 * Kildare 3-18 : 2-8 Meath (All-Ireland quarter-final)
 * Most goals in a match: 9
 * Hertfordshire 4-13 : 5-15 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
 * Most points in a match: 39
 * Kildare 1-26 : 3-13 Antrim (All-Ireland final)
 * Most goals by one team in a match: 5
 * Antrim 5-15 : 4-13 Hertfordshire (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
 * Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
 * Hertfordshire 4-13 : 5-15 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
 * Most points scored by a losing team: 13
 * Hertfordshire 4-13 : 5-15 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final replay)
 * Antrim 3-13 : 1-26 Kildare (All-Ireland final)

Overall

 * Most goals scored - Antrim (14)
 * Fewest goals scored - Wicklow, Kerry (0)
 * Most goals conceded - Antrim (9)
 * Most points scored - Kildare (58)
 * Fewest points scored - Wicklow (4)
 * Most points conceded - Antrim (52)