1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates15 May - 4 September 1949
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (14th win)
CaptainPat Stakelum
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLaois
CaptainPaddy Ruschitzko
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterLaois
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total83 (5.9 per game)
Points total223 (15.9 per game)
Top ScorerJimmy Kennedy (6-35)
All-Star TeamSee here
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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
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

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

15 May 1949 Quarter-final Wexford 1-04 - 4-11 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
Kielty 1-0, T Russell 0-3, Padge Kehoe 0-1. T Leahy 0-7, J Walton 1-1, J Cahill 1-0, S Downey 1-0, M Fripps 1-0, J Langton 0-2, B Walsh 0-1,
15 May 1949 Quarter-final Offaly 4-02 – 7-05 Laois St. Brendan's Park, Birr
M Ryan 1-0, Sheehan 1-0, Bermingham 1-0, Sheeran 1-0, Flannery 0-1, Grogan 0-1. P Lalor 3-2, H Gray 2-0, Forde 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, W Bohane 0-3.
22 May 1949 Quarter-final Meath 6-10 - 3-02 Westmeath St. Loman's Park, Trim
J Loughran 2-4, Kelly 2-1, M Brien 1-3, B Smyth 1-1. Lenehan 2-0, J Daly 1-1, Gaffney 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 June 1949 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-13 – 2-06 Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Cahill 2-0, J Walton 1-2, J Langton 0-5, T Leahy 1-0, S Downey 0-3, S Clohessy 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1. Gerrard 1-0, Kelly 1-0, T Donnelly 0-2, Loughran 0-2, Foran 0-1, B Smyth 0-1,
26 June 1949 Semi-final Laois 6-06 – 3-07 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Lalor 2-1, P Hogan 1-2, V Kelly 1-0, W Dargan 1-0, D Forde 1-0, J Styles 0-2, H Gray 0-1. P Kennedy 2-1, M Williams 1-0, J Lynch 0-2, T Herbert 0-1, L Donnelly 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, N Drumgoole 0-1. Referee: P Grace (Kilkenny)

Final

17 July 1949 Final Kilkenny 3-06 – 3-08 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Downey 2-1, J Walton 1-0, J Langton 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, D Kennedy 0-1. P O'Brien 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, P Hogan 1-0, H Gray 0-3, W Dargan 0-2, J Styles 0-1, T Byrne 0-1, W Bohane 0-1. Attendance: 22,000
Referee: E Long (Carlow)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

29 May 1949 First round Tipperary 3-10 – 3-10 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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, WJ Daly 0-1, C Ring 0-1.
26 June 1949 First round replay Tipperary 2-08 – 1-09
(aet)		 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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, WJ Daly 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 June 1949 Semi-final Limerick 3-08 – 3-03 Waterford Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
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.
3 July 1949 Semi-final Tipperary 1-15 – 1-07 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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.

Final

17 July 1949 Final Tipperary 1-16 – 2-10 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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

All-Ireland semi-finals

31 July 1949 Semi-final Tipperary 6-18 – 1-4 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
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, Dublin
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)

All-Ireland Final

4 September 1949 Final Tipperary 3-11 – 0-3 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
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

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 7-40 61 6 10.16
2 Paddy Lalor Laois 6-04 22 5 4.40
3 Harry Gray Laois 4-06 18 5 3.60
4 Sonny Maher Tipperary 4-04 16 6 2.66
5 Mick Ryan Tipperary 2-09 15 6 2.50
6 Shem Downey Kilkenny 3-04 13 3 4.33
7 Jim Walton Kilkenny 3-03 12 3 4.00
Jim Loughran Meath 2-06 12 2 6.00
Jack Lynch Cork 1-09 12 2 6.00
Tommy Ryan Tipperary 0-12 12 6 2.00
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 3-05 14 Antrim
2 Sonny Maher Tipperary 3-03 12 Antrim
3 Paddy Lalor Laois 3-02 11 Offaly
Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 0-11 11 Limerick
4 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 2-04 10 Laois
Jim Loughran Meath 2-04 10 Westmeath
Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 1-07 10 Cork
5 Jack Lynch Cork 1-06 9 Tipperary
Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 1-06 9 Cork
6 Harry Gray Laois 2-02 8 Galway

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

  1. ^ Slevin, Gery. "Happy days...fifty four years ago". Nenagh Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.