title: 1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
text: # 1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  
  The 1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 22 September 1996 and ended on 17 March 1997.
  
  Sixmilebridge were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated in the Clare Senior Championship.
  
  On 17 March 1996, Athenry won the championship after a 0–14 to 1–08 defeat of Wolfe Tones in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their first ever championship title.
  
  Ballygunner's Paul Flynn was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
  
  First round
  
  Quarter-final
  
  Semi-final
  
  Final
  
  ### Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  
  Preliminary round
  
  First round
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-final
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 3-21 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
  | 2 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toooles | 0-27 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
  | 3 | Johnny Dooley | Seir Kieran | 2-16 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
  | 3 | Paul Seevers | Tubbercurry | 1-19 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
  | 3 | Joe Dollard | Camross | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
  | 4 | Paul O'Rourke | Wolfe Tones | 3-12 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
  | 4 | Eugene Cloonan | Athenry | 1-18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
  | 5 | Paul Keary | Wolfe Tones | 1-17 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
  