1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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Dates | 15 May 1949 - 4 September 1949 |
Teams | 14 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Tipperary (14th win) |
Captain | Pat Stakelum |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Laois |
Captain | Paddy Ruschitzko |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Laois |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 14 |
Goals total | 83 (5.9 per game) |
Points total | 223 (15.9 per game) |
Top Scorer | Jimmy Kennedy (6-35) |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1948 1950 → |
The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.
Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3-11 to 0-3 defeat of Laois.[1]
Teams
Team summaries
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
Antrim | Saffron and white | 1946 | ||
Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
Cork | Red and white | 1946 | 1947 | 1947-48 |
Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1948 | 1938-39 |
Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930-31 |
Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1947 | 1932-33 |
Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | |
Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946-47 |
Meath | Green and gold | |||
Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1945 | 1945 | 1948-49 |
Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 |
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
15 May 1949 Quarter-final | Wexford | 1-4 - 4-11 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park |
15 May 1949 Quarter-final | Offaly | 4-2 – 7-5 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park |
22 May 1949 Quarter-final | Meath | 6-10 - 3-2 | Westmeath | St. Loman's Park |
19 June 1949 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 4-13 – 2-6 | Meath | O'Moore Park |
26 June 1949 Semi-final | Laois | 6-6 – 3-6 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
17 July 1949 Final | Kilkenny | 3-6 – 3-8 | Laois | Nowlan Park |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
29 May 1949 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 3-10 – 3-10 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
J. Kennedy (1-7), Carroll (1-0), S. Maher (1-0), J. Ryan (0-1), S. Bannon (0-1), M. Ryan (0-1). | J. Lynch (1-6), B. Murphy (1-2), G. Murphy (1-0), W. J. Daly (0-1), C. Ring (0-1). |
12 June 1949 Semi-final | Limerick | 3-8 – 3-3 | Waterford | Thurles Sportsfield |
J. Power (2-0), G. Fitzgerald (1-1), D. Stokes (0-3), Mulcahy (0-2), E. Stokes (0-1), T. Cregan (0-1). | Galvin (1-1), K. O'Connor (1-0), T. Curran (1-0), J. Keane (0-2). |
26 June 1949 Quarter-final replay | Tipperary | 2-8 – 1-9 (AET) | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
J. Kennedy (1-6), M. Ryan (1-1), S. Maher (0-1). | G. Riordan (1-1), J. Lynch (0-3), M. Riordan (0-1), W. Murphy (0-1), B. Murphy (0-1), W. J. Daly (0-1), J. Hartnett (0-1). |
3 July 1949 Semi-final | Tipperary | 1-15 – 1-7 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
J. Kennedy (0-7), M. Ryan (1-2), T. Ryan (0-3), P. Kenny (0-2), B. Stakelum (0-1). | W. McAllister (1-2), J. Minogue (0-2), M. Daly (0-2), M. Nugent (0-1). |
17 July 1949 Final | Tipperary | 1-16 – 2-10 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds |
J. Kennedy (0-11), T. Ryan (0-4), S. Bannon (1-0), M. Ryan (0-1). | D. Stokes (0-5), Maher (1-1), J. Power (1-1), E. Stokes (0-1), Boland (0-1), Mulcahy (0-1). | Attendance: 35,000 |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
31 July 1949 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6-18 – 1-4 | Antrim | Croke Park |
J. Kennedy (3-5), S. Maher (3-3), T. Ryan (0-4), M. Ryan (0-4), P. Shanahan (0-1), J. Ryan (0-1). | McDonnell (1-0), Campbell (0-2), H. Sheehan (0-1), Fogarty (0-1). |
7 August 1949 Semi-final | Laois | 4-6 – 3-5 | Galway | Croke Park |
H. Gray (2-2), P. Kelly (2-0), J. Styles (0-2), P. Lalor (0-1), P. Hogan (0-1). | J. Gallagher (1-4), F. Duignan (1-0), T. Moroney (1-0), J. Killeen (0-1). | Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
4 September 1949 Final | Tipperary | 3-11 – 0-3 | Laois | Croke Park |
J. Kennedy (2-4), P. Kenny (1-2), S. Kenny (0-2), P. Stakelum (0-1), P. Shanahan (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1). | J. Styles (0-2), B. Dargan (0-1). | Attendance: 67,168 |
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 29 points
- Tipperary 6-18 - 1-4 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949)
- Most goals in a match: 11
- Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
- Most points in a match: 26
- Tipperary 1-16 - 2-10 Limerick (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Laois 7-5 - 4-2 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 10
- Limerick 2-10 - 1-16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
Miscellaneous
- Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915.
- The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links
References
- ^ Slevin, Gery. "Happy days...fifty four years ago". Nenagh Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2014.