1897 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

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1897 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Commercials (3rd title)
Runners-upGrocers
1896 (Previous)(Next) 1898

The 1897 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Dublin County Board in 1887. [1]

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Commercials entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final was played on 5 December 1897 at Jones's Road in Dublin, between Commercials and Grocers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [3] Commercials won the match by 5–05 to 2–00 to claim their third consecutive championship title. [4] [5]

Results

Final

5 December 1897Final Commercials 5-05 - 2-00 Grocers Jones's Road

References

  1. "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. "The Commercials and Young Irelands victorious". Evening Herald. 19 October 1896. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. "Roll of honour". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. "About us - history". Commercials GAA website. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. "County Dublin Championships - final ties". Irish Daiy Independent. 6 December 1897. Retrieved 23 November 2025.