1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates30 May – 25 September 1999
Teams12
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (1st win)
CaptainNoel Larkin
ManagerMicheál Linnane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainRobert Shortall
ManagerNoel Skehan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played11
Total Goals28 (2.54 per game)
Total Points266 (24.18 per game)
Top Scorer Ollie O'Connor (2-28)
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The 1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 30 May 1999 and ended on 25 September 1999.

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the Munster first round.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 September 1999 at St. Brendan's Park in Birr, between Galway and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Galway won the match by 3-13 to 2-10 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]

Kilkenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

12 June 1999 Quarter-final Offaly 0-14 - 2-14 Kilkenny St. Brendan's Park
C Gath 0-5, M Rigney 0-2, D Pilkington 0-2, O O'Neill 0-2, D Regan 0-1, T Spain 0-1, S Tooher 0-1. S Morrissey 1-2, O O'Connor 0-5, R Shortall 1-1, J Bolger 0-2, P Farrell 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-2.

Leinster semi-finals

3 July 1999 Semi-final Laois 1-15 - 0-10 Wexford O'Moore Park
N Delaney 0-7, J Phelan 1-2, A Coffey 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, T Kenna 0-1, B Lowry 0-1. S Byrne 0-4, J Kenny 0-2, D O'Reilly 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, J Berry 0-1, ED Cullen 0-1.
3 July 1999 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-16 - 1-06 Dublin Nowlan Park
O O'Connor 1-6, B O'Keeffe 0-3, D Maher 0-1, B Phelan 0-1, J Carey 0-1, J Bolger 0-1, A Prendergast 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1, A Cleere 0-1. D Daly 1-0, C Ring 0-3, G Ennis 0-1, N Fleming 0-1, J Small 0-1. Referee: J Sheridan (Kildare)

Leinster final

17 July 1999 Final Laois 0-09 - 2-15 Kilkenny O'Moore Park
N Delaney 0-6, E Meagher 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1. O O'Connor 1-6, A Prendergast 1-2, R Shortall 0-3, P Farrell 0-2, J Carey 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster first round

30 May 1999 First round Waterford 0-11 - 1-07 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh
B Hannon 0-5, P Prendergast 0-3, B Henley 0-2, S Prendergast 0-1. K Casey 1-1, P Heffernan 0-3, B Ryan 0-1, B Tobin 0-1, C Fanning 0-1. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Munster semi-finals

6 June 1999 Semi-final Tipperary 3-24 - 0-07 Clare Páirc Uí Chaoimh
S O'Meara 0-9, P Bourke 2-2, R Killeen 1-2, D Corcoran 0-3, S Maher 0-2, M Spillane 0-2, D Browne 0-2, J McGrath 0-1, K Nealon 0-1. M Daffy 0-4, D Conway 0-1, S Barry 0-1, P Barry 0-1. Referee: J Kelly (Waterford)
13 June 1999 Semi-final Cork 1-15 - 0-16 Waterford Semple Stadium
B Coleman 1-2, G Cummins 0-5, J O'Driscoll 0-3, A Walsh 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, D Moher 0-1, R Sheehan 0-1. B Hannon 0-5, S Prendergast 0-3, P Prendergast 0-3, B Henley 0-2, D Casey 0-1, C Fanning 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: TJ Corby (Tipperary)

Munster final

21 July 1999 Final Cork 2-09 - 1-07 Tipperary Páirc Mac Gearailt
G Cummins 1-2, J O'Driscoll 1-2, T O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, K Long 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1. R Killeen 1-0, D Browne 0-3, S O'Meara 0-3, M Spillane 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

28 August 1999 Semi-final Roscommon 1-05 - 1-18 Galway Páirc Chiaráin
B Boyle 0-4, R Mulry 1-0, C Kelly 0-1. M Connolly 0-8, F Healy 1-4, N Larkin 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1, L Hogan 0-1, P Diviney 0-1, D Joyce 0-1, D Donoghue 0-1. Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
4 September 1999 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-11 - 2-14 Cork Fraher Field
A Prendergast 2-1, O O'Connor 0-6, J Bolger 1-1, J Carey 1-0, P Farrell 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1. G Cummins 1-7, J O'Callaghan 0-4, T O'Mahony 1-0, J O'Driscoll 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, B Coleman 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

All-Ireland final

25 September 1999 Final Galway 3-13 - 2-10 Kilkenny St. Brendan's Park
M Connolly 1-4, G Glynn 1-2, J Donnelly 1-0, D Donoghue 0-3, D Joyce 0-2, L Hogan 0-1, F Healy 0-1. A Prendergast 2-0, O O'Connor 0-5, P Farrell 0-3, J Carey 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 2-28 34 5 6.80
2 Ger Cummins Cork 2-14 20 3 6.66
3 Anthony Prendergast Kilkenny 5-04 19 5 3.80
4 Michael Connolly Galway 1-12 15 2 7.50
5 Noel Delaney Laois 0-13 13 2 6.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ger Cummins Cork 1-07 10 Kilkenny
2 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 1-06 9 Dublin
Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 1-06 9 Laois
Seán O'Meara Tipperary 0-09 9 Clare
5 Pádraig Bourke Tipperary 2-02 8 Clare
Michael Connolly Galway 0-08 8 Roscommon
7 Anthony Prendergast Kilkenny 2-01 7 Cork
Michael Connolly Galway 1-04 7 Kilkenny
Fergal Healy Galway 1-04 7 Roscommon
Noel Delaney Laois 0-07 7 Wexford

Results

  1. ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.