2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 39th since the establishment of the competition by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 12 October 2008 and the championship ended on 17 March 2009. Portumna went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their second All-Ireland title the previous year.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2008–09
Championship Details
Dates12 October 2008 – 17 March 2009
Teams16
All Ireland Champions
WinnersPortumna (3rd win)
CaptainOllie Canning
ManagerJohnny Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDe La Salle
CaptainJohn Mullane
ManagerOwen Dunphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterDe La Salle
LeinsterBallyhale Shamrocks
UlsterRuairí Óg, Cushendall
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played15

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Portumna and De La Salle. It was their first meeting in the final. Portumna won the game by 2–24 to 1–8. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession and an unprecedented third in four years.

Format

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The 2008–09 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the sixteen participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:

Sixteen county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows:

Provincial Championships

The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The three respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Series

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Ulster champions while the Leinster champions played the champions of Galway. The Galway club champions enter the competition at this stage due to the absence of a provincial club championship in Connacht.

Participating clubs

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Team Colours County Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial County
Adare Limerick 2007
Ballyboden St. Enda's Dublin 2007
Ballygalget Down 2005 2005
Ballyhale Shamrocks Kilkenny 2007 2007 2007
Birr Offaly 2003 2007 2007
Clonlara Clare 1919
De La Salle Waterford
Keady Lámh Dhearg Armagh 2007
Kevin Lynch's Derry 2007
Portumna Galway 2008 2007 2007
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Antrim 2006 2006
Raharney Westmeath 2006
Rathdowney Laois 2006
Sarsfield's Cork 1957
St. Martin's Wexford 1999
Toomevara Tipperary 2006 2006

Fixtures

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Ballygalget4–13 – 0–12Keady Lámh Dhearg
A Dynes (0–1), B Coulter (0–2), G Flynn (0–1), M Og Coulter (2–1), Steven Clarke (2–3, 0–1 free), Paddy Coulter (0–3), E Clarke (0–1, a '65'), J McGrattan (0–1, free). (report) F McMullan (0–1), G Enright (0–3, 0–1 free), P McCormack (0–2, 0–1 free), P Breen (0–6, 0–5 frees).
Referee: J. Devlin (Tyrone)

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall3–11 – 2–8Kevin Lynch's
S Delargy (0–4), K McKeegan (0–1), D McNaughton (0–1), P McGill (1–2, 0–1 free), A Delargy (0–1); S McNaughton (2–2, 0–1 sideline cut). (report) P Sweeney (0–1), C Herron (1–0, pen), K Hinphey (0–1), F McGuigan (0–1), F Kelly (1–0), R O'Kane (0–3, all frees), G McGonigle (0–1, free)
Referee: D. Magee (Down)

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall1–14 – 1–13Ballygalget
S Delargy (0–1), P McGill (0–6, 0–4 frees, 0–1 pen), A Delargy (0–1); S McNaughton (0–3), N McManus (0–1), C McCambridge (1–1), B McNaughton (0–1). (report) P Monan (0–1, sideline cut), S Clarke (0–2); M Og Coulter (0–10, 0–8 frees), P Coulter (1–0)
Referee: M Mulholland (Derry)

Ballyhale Shamrocks1–18 – 1–11Rathdowney
J “Cha” Fitzpatrick (0–2, one free), M Fennelly (0–1); H Shefflin (0–8, five frees), TJ Reid (0–5); P Reid (0–1), E Reid (1–0), D Hoyne (0–1). (report) B Campion (0–5, four frees, one 65), S Dollard (0–1), E Meagher (0–1, a free), E Holohan (0–1), J Phelan (1–3).
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Birr1–17 – 0–8Ballyboden St. Enda's
S Whelahan (0–6, 0–4 frees), S Brown (1–1, 0–1 free), G Hanniffy (0–3), D Hayden (0–2), B Whelahan (0–2), S Ryan (0–2), B Lonergan (0–1). (report) David Curtin (0–3, 0–2 65's & 0–1 free), Paul Ryan (0–2, 0–1 free), Conal Keaney (0–1), Mick Griffin (0–1), Dave O'Connor (0–1).
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Birr2–19 – 2–15
AET
St. Martin's
S Whelahan 0–9f, D Molloy, S Ryan 1–0 each, G Hanniffy, P Cleary (0–1f, 0–2 '65s) 0–3 each, R Hanniffy 0–2, B Lonergan, P O'Meara 0–1 each. (report) D Lyng 0–6 (0–4f), B Lambert 0–4, P Kelly 1–0, R Quigley 1–0, E Quigley, T Waters 0–2 each, C Lyng 0–1.
Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Ballyhale Shamrocks0–26 – 0–9Raharney
B Aylward (0–1); J 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (0–2), M Fennelly (0–3), H Shefflin (0–10, seven frees), TJ Reid (0–2); E Reid (0–6), D Hoyne (0–1), T Coogan (0–1). (report) B Connaughton (0–2 frees); F Boyle (0–1), J Shaw (0–4, 0–3 frees), B Keogh (0–2).
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Ballyhale Shamrocks2–13 – 0–11Birr
H. Shefflin 0–7 (0–5 frees); TJ Reid and E. Reid 1–1 each; M. Aylward 0–2; C. Fennelly and M. Fennelly 0–1 each. (report) S. Whelahan 0–7 (frees); Brian Whelahan 1–1; P. O’Meara 0–2; D. Hayden 0–1.
Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Sarsfield's0–26 – 0–10Clonlara
P Ryan 0–14 (0–11 frees); C McCarthy 0–5 (0–1 pen); E O’Driscoll 0–3; T Óg Murphy, M Cussen 0–2 each. (report) D Madden 0–6 (0–5 frees); C O’Donovan, T O’Donovan, J Conlon, T Lynch 0–1 each.
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

De La Salle0–18 – 0–16Sarsfield's
J. Mullane 0–5; B. Phelan 0–5 (0–2 frees, 0–1 ‘65); J. Quirke 0–4 frees; C. Watt 0–2; D. Twomey and P. Nevin 0–1 each. (report) P. Ryan 0–6 frees; M. Cussen 0–4; K. Murphy 0–3; R. Murphy, D. Kearney and D. Roche 0–1 each.
Referee: D. O’Driscoll (Limerick)

Adare1–11 – 0–10Toomevara
C. Fitzgerald 0–6 (0–4 frees, 0–1 65); L. Costello 1–0; D. Sheehan 0–2; D. Sexton 0–2; M. Foley 0–1. (report) K. Dunne 0–3 (all frees); W. Ryan 0–2; F. Devanney 0–2; J. McLoughney 0–2 (0–1 free, 0–1 65); J. O’Brien 0–1.
Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)

De La Salle1–9 – 0–10Adare
J. Mullane 1–2; B. Phelan 0–3 (0–2 frees); J. Quirke 0–3 (all frees); S. Prendergast 0–1. (report) L. Costello 0–3; C. Fitzgerald 0–3 (all frees); A. O’Connell 0–2; D. Sexton, D. Sheehan, 0–1 each.
Referee: J. Ryan (Boherlahan-Dualla)

De La Salle1–21 – 1–19
AET
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
B Phelan 0–6 (4f, 2 sideline); J Mullane 0–5; D Twomey 1–0; L Hayes 0–3; P Nevin 0–2; J Quirke, D McGrath, S Daniels D Greene & B Farrell 0–1 each. (report) K McKeegan 0–5 (5f); C McCambridge (1f) and N McManus, 0–4 each; S McNaughton 1–1; A Delargy 0–3; A Graffin & S Delargy 0–1 each.
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Ballyhale Shamrocks1–16 – 5–11Portumna
H. Shefflin 0–10 (0–7 frees, 0–2 65’s); E. Reid 1–0; M. Aylward 0–2; C. Fennelly 0–2; TJ Reid (s/L), D. Hoyne, 0–1 each. (report) J. Canning 2–5 (1–0 pen., 0–2 65’s, 0–1 free, 0–1 sideline); D. Hayes 2–1; C. Ryan 1–0; K. Hayes 0–2; A. Smith, N. Hayes, L. Smith, 0–1 each.
Attendance: 10,726
Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)

Portumna2–24 – 1–8De La Salle
D Hayes 2–2; J Canning 0–9 (0–7 frees, 0–1 sideline); N Hayes 0–5; K Hayes 0–2; A Smith 0–2; D Canning, M Ryan, E Lynch, L Smith, 0–1 each (report) P Nevin 1–0; B Phelan 0–2 (frees); T Kearney 0–2; S Brenner (pen), J Mullane, D Russell, J Quirke (free), 0–1 each
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: J. McGrath (Westmeath)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Portumna
 
 
 
 
 
 
De La Salle
PORTUMNA:
GK 1 Ivan Canning
RCB 2 Martin Dolphin
FB 3 Eugene McEntee   60'
LCB 4 Ollie Canning (c)
RWB 5 Gareth Heagney   59'
CB 6 Míchéal Ryan
LWB 7 Aidan Donnelly   60'
M 8 Eoin Lynch
M 9 Leo Smith   59'
RWF 10 Niall Hayes
CF 11 Kevin Hayes
LWF 12 Andrew Smith
RCF 13 Damien Hayes
FF 14 Joe Canning
LCF 15 Ciarán Ryan   56'
Substitutes:
LCF Davy Canning   56'
RWB Michael Gill   59'
MD Peter Smith   59'
LCB John O'Flaherty   60'
LWB Pierce Treacy   60'
DE LA SALLE:
GK 1 Stephen Brenner
RCB 2 Alan Kelly
FB 3 Ian Flynn
LCB 4 Michael Doherty
RWB 5 Darren Russell
CB 6 Kevin Moran
LWB 7 Stephen Daniels
M 8 Bryan Phelan
M 9 Conor Watt   57'
RWF 10 Paudie Nevin
CF 11 Derek McGrath   18'
LWF 12 Lee Hayes   11'
RCF 13 Dean Twomey   57'
FF 14 John Mullane (c)
LCF 15 David Greene
Substitutes:
RCF Brian Farrell   11'   30'
CF Thomas Kearney   18'
RCF James Quirke   30'
MD Alan O'Neill   57'
RCF Dermot Dooley   57'

Match Rules

  • 60 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions

Championship statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Season

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–35 35 4 8.75
2 Simon Whelahan Birr 0–22 22 3 7.33
3 Pat Ryan Sarsfield's 0–20 20 2 10.00
Joe Canning Portumna 2–14 20 2 10.00
4 Martin Óg Coulter Ballygalget 2–11 17 2 8.50
5 John Mullane De La Salle 1–13 16 4 4.00
Brian Phelan De La Salle 0–16 16 4 4.00
6 Damien Hayes Portumna 4-03 15 2 7.50
Shane McNaughton Ruairí Óg 3-06 15 3 5.00
7 Steven Clarke Ballygalget 2-05 11 2 5.50

Single game

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Pat Ryan Sarsfield's 0–14 14 Clonlara
2 Joe Canning Portumna 2–05 11 Ballyhale Shamrocks
3 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–10 10 Portumna
Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–10 10 Raharney
Martin Óg Coulter Ballygalget 0–10 10 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
4 Steven Clarke Ballygalget 2–03 9 Keady Lámh Dhearg
Joe Canning Portumna 0–09 9 De La Salle
Simon Whelahan Birr 0–09 9 St. Martin's
5 Damien Hayes Portumna 2–02 8 De La Salle
Shane McNaughton Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2–02 8 Kevin Lynch's
Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–08 8 Rathdowney

Referees

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The following referees were used during the championship:

Name County Games
James McGrath Westmeath 1
Diarmuid Kirwan Cork 1
Declan O'Driscoll Limerick 1
Johnny Ryan Tipperary 3
F. Smith Meath 1
Éamonn Moris Dublin 2
Dommo Connolly Kilkenny 1
Dickie Murphy Wexford 1
Barry Kelly Westmeath 1
Martin Mulholland Derry 1
Declan Magee Down 1
John Devlin Tyrone 1

Stadia

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The following stadia were used during the championship:

County Stadium Capacity
Dublin Croke Park 82,300
Tipperary Semple Stadium 55,000
Limerick Gaelic Grounds 50,000
Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 43,500
Antrim Casement Park 32,600
Kilkenny Nowlan Park 30,000
Offaly O'Connor Park 20,000
Westmeath Cusack Park 15,000
Dublin Parnell Park 13,500
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
2008–09
Succeeded by