1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on 1 September 1991.
Championship details | |
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Dates | 19 May - 1 September 1991 |
Teams | 16 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Tipperary (24th win) |
Captain | Declan Carr |
Manager | Michael 'Babs' Keating |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kilkenny |
Captain | Liam Fennelly |
Manager | Ollie Walsh |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 16 |
Top Scorer | ![]() |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1990 1992 → |
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final replay.[1] Westmeath qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final as winners of the B championship.
On 1 September 1991, Tipperary won the championship following a 1–16 to 0–15 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their second in three championship seasons.
Tipperary's Michael Cleary was the championship's top scorer with 3-35. Tipperary's Pat Fox was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.
Team changes
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- Derry
- Westmeath (qualified)
From Championship
editRegraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- London
Teams
editGeneral information
editSixteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, three teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Provincial championships
editKerry | 1-12 – 2-15 | Waterford |
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J. Hennessy (1-6), D. O'Regan (0-2), B. O'Mahony (0-2), L. O'Connor (0-1), C. Walsh (0-1). | M. O'Keeffe (1-2), B. O'Sullivan (1-1), L. O'Connor (0-4), Hanley (0-3), E. Nolan (0-1), K. Delahunty (0-1), P. Prendergast (0-1), N. Crowley (0-1), J. Brenner (0-1). |
Limerick | 0-21 – 1-15 | Clare |
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G. Kirby (0-10), M. Galligan (0-6), C. Carey (0-3), T. Kenny (0-1), M. Houlihan (0-1). | M. Daffy (1-3), C. Lyons (0-4), T. Guilfoyle (0-4), V. Donnellan (0-2), P. Minogue (0-1), M. McNamara (0-1). |
Cork | 2-10 – 0-13 | Waterford |
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T. O'Sullivan (0-6), K. Hennessy (1-0), J. Fitzgibbon (1-0), C. Casey (0-3), G. FitzGerald (0-1). | K. Delahunty (0-4), B. O'Sullivan (0-2), E. Nolan (0-2), M. O'Keeffe (0-2), S. Aherne (0-1), L. O'Connor (0-1), N. Crowley (0-1). |
Tipperary | 2-18 – 0-10 | Limerick |
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N. English (1-2), M. Cleary (0-5), Cormac Bonnar (1-1), P. Fox (0-4), D. Ryan (0-3), J. Leahy (0-3). | G. Kirby (0-5), M. Galligan (0-1), G. Ryan (0-1), D. Nash (0-1), A. Carmody (0-1), F. Carroll (0-1). |
Cork | 4-10 – 2-16 | Tipperary |
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G. FitzGerald (2-0), K. Hennessy (1-2), J. Fitzgibbon (1-2), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), C. Casey (0-2), P. Buckley (0-1). | M. Cleary (0-8), P. Fox (1-3), J. Leahy (1-1), Cormac Bonnar (0-1), N. English (0-1), A. Ryan (0-1), D. Ryan (0-1). |
Tipperary | 4-19 – 4-15 | Cork |
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M. Cleary (1-7), P. Fox (1-5), A. Ryan (1-1), D. Carr (1-1), D. Ryan (0-2), J. Leahy (0-2), Cormac Bonnar (0-1). | J. Fitzgibbon (2-1), T. O'Sullivan (0-6), G. FitzGerald (1-2), K. Hennessy (1-0), J. Cashman (0-3), T. Mulcahy (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1), C. Casey (0-1). |
Wexford | 2-19 – 2-14 | Laois |
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J. Holohan (1-10), M. Storey (0-4), E. Sinnott (1-0), J. O'Connor (0-3), D. Prendergast (0-1), B. Byrne (0-1). | P. Bergin (0-8), N. Rigney (1-3), J. Bates (1-0), M. O'Sullivan (0-2), O. Coss (0-1). |
Kilkenny | 2-9 – 0-13 | Wexford |
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D. J. Carey (1-5), J. Power (1-0), É. Morrissey (0-2), L. McCarthy (0-1), M. Phelan (0-1). | J. Holohan (0-5), B. Byrne (0-2), M. Storey (0-2), T. Dempsey (0-2), S. Fitzhenry (0-1), G. O'Connor (0-1). |
Dublin | 0-19 – 1-14 | Offaly |
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M. J. Ryan (0-5), S. McDermott (0-4), J. Morris (0-3), J. Murphy (0-2), B. McMahon (0-1), S. Morkham (0-1), M. Ryan (0-1), J. Twomey (0-1), S. Kearns (0-1). | Johnny Dooley (1-7), B. Dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-2), D. Regan (0-1), H. Rigney (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1). |
Dublin | 1-11 – 1-13 | Kilkenny |
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M. J. Ryan (0-4), S. McDermott (1-0), J. Morris (0-3), R. Boland (0-1), C. Ó Giolláin (0-1), C. Hetherton (0-1), S. Kearns (0-1). | A. Ronan (1-3), D. J. Carey (0-5), J. Power (0-3), L. McCarthy (0-2). |
Down | 6-13 – 2-10 | Derry |
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N. Sands (3-1), G. Blaney (2-1), C. Mageen (1-4), D. Hughes (0-4), B. Coulter (0-2), M. Blaney (0-1). | O. Collins (0-7), B. Regan (1-0), D. Cassidy (1-0), P. Cassidy (0-1), R. McCloskey (0-1), A. McCrystal (0-1). |
Antrim | 3-14 – 3-10 | Down |
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J. Carson (1-8), A. McCarry (2-1), P. McKillen (0-4), T. McNaughton (0-1). | C. Mageen (2-1), N. Sands (0-7), P. Coulter (1-0), K. Coulter (0-1), J. McCarthy (0-1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
editAll-Ireland quarter-finals
editAntrim | 5-11 – 1-5 | Westmeath |
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C. Barr (2-1), J. Close (2-0), J. Carson (1-2), P. Jennings (0-3), T. McNaughton (0-2), A. McGuile (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1), J. McNaughton (0-1). | R. Galvin (1-0), D. Kilcoyne (0-3), A. Devine (0-2). |
All-Ireland semi-finals
editKilkenny | 2-18 – 1-19 | Antrim |
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É. Morrissey (2-4), D. J. Carey (0-8), L. McCarthy (0-3), L. Fennelly (0-1), C. Heffernan (0-1), P. Dwyer (0-1). | J. Carson (0-7), T. McNaughton (0-4), D. Donnelly (1-0), A. McCarry (0-3), C. Barr (0-2), J. McNaughton (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1), J. Close (0-1). |
Tipperary | 3-13 – 1-9 | Galway |
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M. Cleary (1-9), D. Ryan (1-0), Cormac Bonna (1-0), C. Stakelum (0-2), J. Leahy (0-1), D. Carr (0-1). | M. McGrath (1-1), J. Cooney (0-4), J. Rabbitte (0-1). B. Keogh (0-1), R. Duane (0-1), M. Naughton (0-1). |
All-Ireland final
editTop scorers
editSeason
editRank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 3-35 | 44 | 5 | 8.80 |
2 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 1-27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
3 | Pat Fox | Tipperary | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
John Carson | Antrim | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 | |
5 | John Holohan | Wexford | 1-15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
6 | Noel Sands | Down | 3-8 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
6 | John Fitzgibbon | Cork | 4-3 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
Eamon Morrissey | Kilkenny | 2-9 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | |
Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
Gary Kirby | Limerick | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
Single game
editRank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | John Holohan | Wexford | 1-10 | 13 | Laois |
2 | Michael Cleary | Kilkenny | 1-9 | 12 | Galway |
3 | John Carson | Antrim | 1-8 | 11 | Down |
4 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 0-10 | 10 | Clare |
Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 1-7 | 10 | Cork | |
Johnny Dooley | Offaly | 1-7 | 10 | Dublin | |
Noel Sands | Down | 3-1 | 10 | Derry | |
Eamon Morrissey | Kilkenny | 2-4 | 10 | Antrim | |
9 | Joe Hennessy | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Waterford |
Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 1-6 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 0-9 | 9 | Tipperary |
Clean sheets
editRank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
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1 | Ken Hogan | Tipperary | 2 |
2 | Davy Fitzgerald | Clare | 1 |
Ger Cunningham | Cork | ||
Michael Walsh | Kilkenny | ||
Jim Troy | Offaly |
Broadcasting
editThe following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.
Round | RTÉ | Channel 4 |
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Munster final | Tipperary vs Cork | |
All-Ireland semi-finals | Kilkenny vs Antrim Tipperary vs Galway |
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All-Ireland final | Tipperary vs Kilkenny | Tipperary vs Kilkenny |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Keys, Colm (9 September 2014). "Was final the best game of hurling ever to be played?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2016.