1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates20 May 1923 - 14 September 1924
Teams16
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamGalway (1st win)
CaptainMick Kenny
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLimerick
CaptainPaddy McInerney
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played15
Goals total124 (8.2 per game)
Points total68 (4.5 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
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The 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 20 May 1923 and ended on 14 September 1924.

The championship was won by Galway who secured the title following a 7-3 to 4-5 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

29 April 1923 Quarter-final Offaly 3-1 - 6-3 Laois O'Connor Park
20 May 1923 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-2 - 3-3 Laois Croke Park
Referee: R O'Keeffe
22 July 1923 Final Dublin 1-1 - 4-1 Kilkenny Croke Park
Referee: R O'Keeffe

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

24 June 1923 Quarter-final Waterford 0-1 - 13-4 Cork Fraher Field
15 July 1923 Quarter-final Kerry 2-3 - 8-5 Limerick Tralee Sportsfield
23 September 1923 Semi-final Tipperary 11-2 - 4-1 Clare Thurles Sportsfield
7 October 1923 Semi-final Limerick 4-0 - 2-1 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
16 March 1924 Final Limerick 2-3 - 1-0 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

19 August 1923 Quarter-final Monaghan 3-3 - 3-0 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park
30 September 1923 Semi-final Monaghan 2-3 - 5-4 Antrim St. Tiernach's Park
14 October 1923 Semi-final Donegal 6-4 - 1-3 Derry Lifford
6 April 1924 Final Donegal 7-1 - 3-0 Antrim St. Tiernach's Park

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

27 April 1924 Semi-final Limerick 7-04 - 0-01 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P Kennefick (Cork)
18 May 1924 Semi-final Galway 5-04 - 2-00 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
L McGrath 3-1, I Harney 1-2, A Kelly 1-0, B Gibbs 0-1. M Power 1-0, J Roberts 1-0. Referee: A C Harty (Dublin)

Final

14 September 1924 Final Galway 7-03 - 4-05 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: P Kennefick (Dublin)
Main article: 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Donegal win the Ulster championship for the first time since 1906.
  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Donegal marked the first time that players wore numbers on the backs of their jerseys. It is also the first and to date the only championship meeting between the two teams.
  • Galway win the All-Ireland title for the first time in the history of the championship.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.