1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates15 May - 4 September 1949
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Tipperary (14th win)
Captain Pat Stakelum
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Laois
Captain Paddy Ruschitzko
Provincial champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Laois
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total83 (5.9 per game)
Points total223 (15.9 per game)
Top Scorer Jimmy Kennedy (6-35)
All-Star Team See 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.

Contents

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

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincialLeague
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 1949Quarter-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 1949Quarter-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 1949Quarter-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 1949Semi-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 1949Semi-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 1949Final 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 1949First 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 1949First 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 1949Semi-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 1949Semi-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 1949Final 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 1949Semi-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 1949Semi-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 1949Final 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
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 7-4061610.16
2 Paddy Lalor Laois 6-042254.40
3 Harry Gray Laois 4-061853.60
4 Sonny Maher Tipperary 4-041662.66
5 Mick Ryan Tipperary 2-091562.50
6 Shem Downey Kilkenny 3-041334.33
7Jim Walton Kilkenny 3-031234.00
Jim Loughran Meath 2-061226.00
Jack Lynch Cork 1-091226.00
Tommy Ryan Tipperary 0-121262.00
In a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 3-0514 Antrim
2 Sonny Maher Tipperary 3-0312 Antrim
3 Paddy Lalor Laois 3-0211 Offaly
Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 0-1111 Limerick
4 Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 2-0410 Laois
Jim Loughran Meath 2-0410 Westmeath
Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 1-0710 Cork
5 Jack Lynch Cork 1-069 Tipperary
Jimmy Kennedy Tipperary 1-069 Cork
6 Harry Gray Laois 2-028 Galway

Scoring

Miscellaneous

Sources

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