1990 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1990 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 28 April 1990 and ended on 7 October 1990.

1990 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	28 April 1990 – 7 October 1990
Teams	12
Champions	Glenmore (2nd title) Ray Heffernan (captain) Georgie Leahy (manager)
Runners-up	Clara Joe Casey (captain)
Relegated	Conahy Shamrocks
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Top scorer(s)	Anthony Prendergast (5-48)
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Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Fenians at the quarter-final stage.

On 15 September 1990, Conahy Shamrocks were relegated from the championship following 4–10 to 1–09 defeat by Graigue-Ballycallan.

On 7 October 1990, Glenmore won the championship after a 3–15 to 2–06 defeat of Clara in the final. It was their second championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.

Clara's Anthony Prendergast was the championship's top scorer with 5-48.

Results

Group stage

Group 1 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glenmore	5	3	1	1	9-49	8-45	+7	7
Clara	5	3	1	1	14-47	4-59	+18	7
Fenians	5	2	1	2	7-59	11-46	+1	5
Graignamanagh	5	2	0	3	6-50	10-45	-7	4
St. Martin's	5	2	0	3	6-62	6-53	+9	4
Graigue-Ballycallan	5	1	1	3	6-40	9-69	-38	3

Group 1 results

Glenmore v Graigue-Ballycallan

29 April 1990	Glenmore	4-16 - 1-05	Graigue-Ballycallan	Hugginstown Sportsfield, Carrickshock
	M Phelan 2-7, R Heffernan 1-7, C Heffernan 1-0, J Heffernan 0-2.		A Ronan 1-1, M Murphy 0-1, T Comerford 0-1, L Comerford 0-1, P Dalton 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Carrickshock)

Fenians v St. Martin's

29 April 1990	Fenians	2-14 - 2-13	St. Martin's	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	B Fitzpatrick 2-2, W Purcell 0-5, J Brennan 0-4, P McCormack 0-2, D Dooley 0-1.		D Lawlor 0-5, J Moran 1-1, L Dowling 1-0, E Morrissey 0-3, J Brennan 0-2, D Dooley 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.

Graignamanagh v Clara

29 April 1990	Graignamanagh	1-07 - 3-09	Clara	Thoamstown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	J Byrne 0-6, A Foley 1-0, J Meaney 0-1.		K Ryan 1-2, S Whearty 1-1, L Byrne 1-0, L Ryan 0-3, J Casey 0-1, J Nolan 0-1, A Prendergast 0-1.

Graignamanagh v St. Martin's

19 May 1990	Graignamanagh	0-12 - 0-11	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Byrne 0-9, A Foley 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.		D Lawlor 0-6, T Morrissey 0-3, P Kehoe 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.

Glenmore v Clara

20 May 1990	Glenmore	2-13 - 2-10	Clara	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	R Heffernan 0-11, M Phelan 1-1, C Heffernan 1-0, J Heffernan 0-1.		A Prendergast 1-3, K Ryan 1-2, S Whearty 0-2, J Casey 0-1, J Nolan 0-1, L Byrne 0-1.

Fenians v Graigue-Ballycallan

20 May 1990	Fenians	1-12 - 2-11	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Purcell 1-8, J Power 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, G Henderson 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.		J Maher 2-2, M Murphy 0-4, T Comerford 0-2, J Kenny 0-2, J Ronan 0-1.

St. Martin's v Graigue-Ballycallan

26 May 1990	St. Martin's	1-13 - 0-05	Graigue-Ballycallan	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	D Lawlor 1-7, E Morrissey 0-3, J Brennan 0-3.		J Ronan 0-2, L Comerford 0-1, J Maher 0-1, P Dalton 0-1.

Glenmore v Graignamanagh

27 May 1990	Glenmore	2-09 - 0-08	Graignamanagh	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	C Heffernan 1-1, R Heffernan 0-4, M "Foxy" Phelan 1-0, M Phelan 0-2, B Doherty 0-1, J Heffernan 0-1.		J Byrne 0-4, M Dunne 0-3, K Corbett 0-1.

Clara v Fenians

27 May 1990	Clara	4-06 - 0-15	Fenians	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	K Ryan 2-0, A Prendergast 0-5, L Byrne 1-0, P Campion 1-0, S Whearty 0-1.		W Purcell 0-5, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, B Ryan 0-3, J Brennan 0-3, M Phelan 0-1.

Clara v Graigue-Ballycallan

23 June 1990	Clara	1-12 - 1-12	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Prendergast 0-6, E Mulrooney 1-1, L Ryan 0-3, J Casey 0-1, S Whearty 0-1.		A Ronan 0-7, P Dalton 1-1, J Ronan 0-3, L Comerford 0-1.

Fenians v Graignamanagh

24 June 1990	Fenians	3-08 - 2-06	Graignamanagh	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Purcell 1-2, B Behan 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, M Phelan 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, M Walsh 0-1.		K Cornett 1-0, P Prendergast 1-0, A Foley 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, M Dunne 0-1.

St. Martin's v Glenmore

24 June 1990	St. Martin's	3-12 - 0-11	Glenmore	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Morrissey 1-4, D Lawlor 0-5, J Moran 2-0, J Morrissey 0-2, D Coonan 0-1.		R Heffernan 0-4, J Flynn 0-2, M Phelan 0-2, W O'Connor 0-2, D Heffernan 0-1.

Clara v St. Martin's

21 July 1990	Clara	4-10 - 0-12	St. Martin's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Prendergast 1-5, J casey 1-2, P Campion 1-1, S Whearty 1-1, K Ryan 0-1.		D Lawlor 0-5, J Brennan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-2, J Moran 0-1, M Maher 0-1.

Glenmore v Fenians

22 July 1990	Glenmore	1-10 - 1-10	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Heffernan 0-6, M Phelan 1-2, M Phelan (Alwardstown) 0-1, D Mullally 0-1.		B Purcell 0-6, B Darmody 1-0, M Phelan 0-2, J Brennan 0-1, B Behan 0-1.

Graignamanagh v Graigue-Ballycallan

22 July 1990	Graignamanagh	2-16 - 2-07	Graigue-Ballycallan
	J Byrne 0-9, M Dunne 2-1, A Foley 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, W Blanchfield 0-1, K Corbett 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1.		J Ronan 1-2, N Maher 1-0, A Ronan 0-2, J Caldbeck 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, L Comerford 0-1.

Group 2 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Tullaroan	5	4	0	1	12-57	4-44	+37	8
Ballyhale Shamrocks	5	4	0	1	14-61	4-65	+26	8
Erin's Own	5	3	0	2	5-67	9-44	+11	6
James Stephens	5	2	0	3	8-55	7-52	+6	4
Mullinavat	5	1	0	4	10-40	12-68	-34	2
Conahy Shamrocks	5	1	0	4	2-60	16-67	-49	2

Group 2 results

Erin's Own v Conahy Shamrocks

28 April 1990	Erin's Own	1-09 - 0-13	Conahy Shamrocks	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	J Brennan 0-6, J Breen 1-0, B Young 0-2, J Buggy 0-1.		C Brennan 0-4, J Feehan 0-4, K Brennan 0-2, J Brennan 0-1, L Murphy 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.

James Stephens v Tullaroan

29 April 1990	James Stephens	2-04 - 0-09	Tullaroan	John Locke Park, Callan
	R Walsh 2-0, J Walton 0-3, J Hall 0-1.		B Walton 0-5, T Leahy 0-1, R Manogue 0-1, D Mullan 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Mullinavat

29 April 1990	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-18 - 1-10	Mullinavat	Piltown Sportsfield, Piltown
	G Fennelly 0-7, B Fennelly 1-3, T Phelan 0-2, J Lawlor 0-2, D Fennelly 0-2, T Shefflin 0-1, B Mason 0-1.		M Dunphy 0-9, S Foskin 1-0, L Aldridge 0-1.

Erin's Own v Tullaroan

20 May 1990	Erin's Own	0-17 - 1-06	Tullaroan	Polo Grounds, Jenkinstown
	J Brennan 0-10, M Brennan 0-4, J Buggy 0-2, M O'Neill 0-1.		J Walton 0-4, D Walsh 1-0, D Gaffney 0-1, P Hennessy 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Conahy Shamrocks

20 May 1990	Ballyhale Shamrocks	7-16 - 0-16	Conahy Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Fennelly 3-1, T Phelan 2-2, J Lawlor 1-3, G Fennelly 0-4, S Fennelly 0-3, T Shefflin 0-2, D Fennelly 0-1.		K Brennan 0-12, S Cahill 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, M Buggy 0-1.

James Stephens v Mullinavat

20 May 1990	James Stephens	4-09 - 1-08	Mullinavat	John Locke Park, Callan
	N Kelly 2-0, L Mullan 1-3, B Wlaton 0-4, J Larkin 1-0, J O'Dwyer 0-1, D Cowhig 0-1.		M Dunphy 1-4, P Hoban 0-1, M Law 0-1, L Aldridge 0-1, J McDonald 0-1.

Tullaroan v Conahy Shamrocks

26 May 1990	Tullaroan	4-17 - 0-09	Conahy Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Gaffney 1-4, J Walton 1-4, D Walsh 1-3, S Walton 1-1, P Hennessy 0-3, J Hall 0-1.		K Brennan 0-3, P Carroll 0-2, M Watters 0-2, J Feehan 0-1, P Brennan 0-1.

Erin's Own v Mullinavat

27 May 1990	Erin's Own	3-17 - 3-05	Mullinavat	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Young 2-6, J Brennan 0-9, T Dwyer 1-0, J Breen 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.		S Foskin 2-0, M Dunphy 0-4, L Aldridge 1-0, P McDonald 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v James Stephens

27 May 1990	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-13 - 1-14	James Stephens	John Locke Park, Callan
	G Fennelly 0-5, B Fennelly 1-1, B mason 1-0, D Fennelly 0-2, P Phelan 0-1, S Fennelly 0-1, T Phelan 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1, T Shefflin 0-1.		B Walton 0-9, L Mullan 1-1, T Leahy 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, J Larkin 0-1.

James Stephens v Conahy Shamrocks

23 June 1990	James Stephens	2-13 - 1-13	Conahy Shamrocks	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	L Mullan 1-1, N Kelly 1-1, B Walton 0-4, T Leahy 0-2, E Conroy 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, D Cowhig 0-1, T Kelly 0-1.		K Brennan 0-8, N Brennan 1-0, C Brennan 0-1, J Feehan 0-1, G Brennan 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, J Brennan 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Erin's Own

29 June 1990

Ballyhale Shamrocks

4-10 - 0-10

Erin's Own

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Tullaroan v Mullinavat

1 July 1990	Tullaroan	3-23 - 3-05	Mullinavat	John Locke Park, Callan
	J Walton 1-5, P Hennessy 0-8, D Walsh 2-1, D Gaffney 0-5, S Walton 0-4,		M Dunphy 1-3, L Aldridge 1-0, J McDonald 1-0, S Walsh 0-2.

Erin's Own v James Stephens

21 July 1990	Erin's Own	1-14 - 1-10	James Stephens	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	J Brennan 1-7, B Young 0-3, J Buggy 0-2, T Dwyer 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.		R Manogue 1-1, T Leahy 0-2, B Walton 0-2, L Mullan 0-2, E Connery 0-1, JJ Cullen 0-1, N Kelly 0-1.

Tullaroan v Ballyhale Shamrocks

22 July 1990	Tullaroan	2-15 - 1-04	Ballyhale Shamrocks	John Locke Park, Callan
	J Walton 1-1, P Fennelly 1-1, D Gaffney 0-4, D Walsh 0-3, B Hennessy 0-2, R Walsh 0-1, P Fennelly 0-1, S Dunne 0-1, S Walton 0-1.		L Fennelly 1-0, G Fennelly 0-3, T Phelan 0-1.

Mullinavat v Conahy Shamrocks

22 July 1990	Mullinavat	2-12 - 1-09	Conahy Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Dunphy 0-6, P McEvoy 1-2, L Aldridge 1-2, J McDonald 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.		P Carroll 1-1, N Brennan 0-4, K Brennan 0-4.

Relegation play-offs

Mullinavat v Conahy Shamrocks

8 September 1990 Play-off

Mullinavat

1-10 - 0-10

Conahy Shamrocks

John Locke Park, Callan

Graigue-Ballycallan v Conahy Shamrocks

15 September 1990 Final	Graigue-Ballycallan	4-10 - 1-09	Conahy Shamrocks	St. John's Park, Kilkenny
	J Ronan 3-5, A Ronan 1-3, M Hennessy 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.		J Brennan 0-4, M Buggy 1-0, K Brennan 0-2, J Feehan 0-2, C Brennan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Fenians v Ballyhale Shamrocks

10 August 1990 Quarter-final	Fenians	3-10 - 1-14	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Purcell 0-5, PJ Delaney 1-0, M Phelan 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-0, M Walsh 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, P McCormack 0-1.		G Fennelly 1-4, J Lawlor 0-4, B Fennelly 0-3, L Fennelly 0-2, B Mason 0-1.

Clara v Erin's Own

11 August 1990 Quarter-final	Clara	2-11 - 0-10	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Prendergast 1-8, L Ryan 1-0, J Casey 0-3.		J Brennan 0-6, B Young 0-4.

Semi-finals

Glenmore v Fenians

26 August 1990 Semi-final	Glenmore	6-12 - 0-08	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	C Heffernan 2-1, M Phelan 2-1, D Mullally 1-3, R Heffernan 0-4, M Phelan 1-0, J Flynn 0-2, D Heffernan 0-1.		B Purcell 0-5, B Ryan 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1, P McCormack 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Carrickshock)

Clara v Tullaroan

26 August 1990 Semi-final	Clara	1-10 - 0-13	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Prendergast 0-8, E Mulrooney 1-0, P Campion 0-1, S Whearty 0-1.		P Hennessy 0-6, J Walton 0-3, D Gaffney 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, R Walsh 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Clara v Tullaroan

23 September 1990 Semi-final replay	Clara	1-17 - 0-06	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Prendergast 0-8, S Whearty 1-1, J Nolan 0-4, L Ryan 0-2, J Casey 0-1, J Langton 0-1.		D Gaffney 0-4, P Hennessy 0-1, T Gaffney 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Final

Glenmore v Clara

7 October 1990 Final	Glenmore	3-15 - 2-06	Clara	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	C Heffernan 2-0, R Heffernan 0-6, J Heffernan 1-0, D Mullally 0-3, M Phelan 0-3, M Phelan 0-2, J Flynn 0-1.		A Prendergast 2-4, L Ryan 0-1, J Nolan 0-1.	Referee: D Cody (Graignamanagh)