1919 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1919 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates18 May 1919 - 21 September 1919
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (7th win)
CaptainJimmy Kennedy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
CaptainCharlie Stuart
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total82 (6.3 per game)
Points total88 (6.7 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
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The 1919 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 18 May 1919 and ended on 21 September 1919.

Limerick were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Cork won the title following a 6-4 to 2-4 defeat of Dublin in the final.[1]

Teams

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1914
Cork Red and white 1903 1915
Dublin Navy and blue 1917 1917
Galway Maroon and white 1917
Kerry Green and gold 1891 1891
Kilkenny Black and amber 1914 1916
Laois Blue and white 1915 1915
Limerick Green and white 1918 1918
Louth Red and white
Meath Green and gold
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1916 1916
Waterford Blue and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1918

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

22 June 1919 First round Laois 2-2 - 4-1 Offaly Ballybrophy
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P Kennefick

Quarter-finals

25 May 1919 Quarter-final Louth 1-02 - 4-02 Meath
Attendance: 2,000
6 July 1919 Quarter-final Dublin 2-5 - 0-3 Offaly Portlaoise
Referee: R O'Keeffe

Semi-final

6 July 1919 Semi-final Wexford 0-00 - 7-5 Kilkenny New Ross
Referee: M de Búrca
20 July 1919 Semi-final Dublin 8-8 - 5-4 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

Final

10 August 1919 Final Dublin 1-05 - 1-02 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
Attendance: 4,500

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

18 May 1919 Quarter-final Waterford 3-00 - 10-01 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan
25 May 1919 Quarter-final Tipperary 5-04 - 0-01 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Semi-finals

22 June 1919 Semi-final Clare 4-01 - 6-06 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
29 June 1919 Semi-final Cork 2-04 - 2-03 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

24 August 1919 Final Limerick 1-06 - 3-05 Cork Markets Field, Limerick
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: W Walsh (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

7 September 1919 Semi-final Cork 3-08 - 0-02 Galway Markets Field, Limerick

Final

21 September 1919 Final Cork 6-04 - 2-04 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W Walsh (Waterford)
Main article: 1919 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Cork's All-Ireland final victory is their first since 1903. It remains their longest interval between successive championship titles.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.