1992–93 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1992–93

Championship Details
Dates	27 September 1992 – 17 March 1993
Teams	28
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Sarsfields (1st win)
Captain	Pakie Cooney
Manager	Michael Conneely
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilmallock
Captain	Paddy Kelly
Manager	Tony Moloney
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kilmallock
Leinster	Buffer's Alley
Ulster	Ruairí Óg
Connacht	Sarsfields
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	30
Total Goals	89 (2.96 per game)
Total Points	595 (19.83 er game)
Top Scorer	Paddy Kelly (6–23)
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 23rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 27 September 1992 to 17 March 1993.

Kiltormer were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten in the 1992 Galway SHC. ^{[1] [2]} Erin's Own of Cork, Ballyheigue of Kerry and Wolfe Tones of Longford made their championship debuts. ^{[3] [4]}

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 17 March 1993, between Sarsfields of Galway and Kilmallock of Limerick, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Sarsfields won the match by 1–17 to 2–07 to claim a first title. ^{[5] [6]}

Kilmallock's Paddy Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 6–23.

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Connacht first round

Craobh Rua v St Mary's Kiltoghert

4 October 1992First round	Craobh Rua	2–07 – 1–08	St Mary's Kiltoghert	Markievicz Park
	P Galvin 1–1, A Kinsella 0–4, P Burke 1–0, H Cox 0–2.		A O'Shea 1–2, B Beirne 0–3, M Cunniffe 0–1, M Daly 0–1, S Heslin 0–1.

Connacht quarter-final

Craobh Rua v Tooreen

11 October 1992Quarter-final	Craobh Rua	2–06 – 0–14	Tooreen	Kent Park
	E Bellew 2–4, P Galvin 0–2.		J Henry 0–8, J Cunnane 0–3, F Delaney 0–1, M Trench 0–1, Dom Greally 0–1.

Connacht semi-final

Oran v Tooreen

15 November 1992Semi-final	Oran	1–14 – 1–06	Tooreen	Athleague Sportsfield
	C Kelly 0-6, W Depinna 0-5, M Lennon 1-1, S Fallon 0-1, P Mullarkey 0-1.		Dom Greally 1–0, J Henry 0–2, J Cunnane 0–2, V Henry 0–1, G Greally 0–1.

Connacht final

Oran v Sarsfields

29 November 1992Final	Oran	0–07 – 2–15	Sarsfields	Athleague Sportsfield
	C Kelly 0–2, W Depinna 0–2, P Kelly 0–1, A Kelly 0–1, M Lennon 0–1.		Peter Kelly 2–0, J Cooney 0–5, A Donoghue 0–4, J McGrath 0–3, M McGrath 0–2, Peter Cooney 0–1.

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

Naomh Eoin v Wolfe Tones

10 October 1992First round	Naomh Eoin	9–16 – 0–06	Wolfe Tones	Ashfield Park
	M Slye 2–3, D Treacy 2–1, D Murphy 2–0, P Quirke 1–2, N Minchin 1–1, J Byrne 0–3, S Foley 0–2, B Murphy 0–2, J O'Neill 0–2.		S McNally 1–0 (og), J Lynn 0–6.	Referee: M Sheridan (Kildare)

St Patrick's v Naomh Moninne

11 October 1992First round	St Patrick's	2–09 – 1–05	Naomh Moninne	Pearse Park
	D Bury 0–5, A Delaney 1–1, E King 1–1, J Verney 0–2.		J Murphy 0–4, J McGuinness 1–0, P Mulholland 0–1.

Trim v Castledermot

11 October 1992First round	Trim	3–06 – 1–07	Castledermot	St Loman's Park
	M Murray 2–0, E mcCaffrey 0–6, CJ Murtagh 1–0.		G Deering 0–6, D Carton 1–0, E Kelly 0–1.

Raharney v Clonad

17 October 1992First round	Raharney	0–11 – 0–11	Clonad	Páirc Mhic Eochagáin
	T Raleigh 0–3, M Doyle 0–3, N Croash 0–2, M Farrelly 0–1, J Coyne 0–1, S Greville 0–1.		E Fennell 0–4, N Roe 0–3, M Doran 0–1, G Norton 0–1, A Dunne 0–1, D Dunne 0–1.

Clonad v Raharney

24 October 1992First round replay	Clonad	2–11 – 1–08	Raharney	O'Moore Park
	G Norton 1–3, E Fennell 0–4, J Fennell 1–0, N Roe 0–2, A Dunne 0–1, M Drennan 0–1.		M Doyle 0–5, S Greville 1–0, N Croash 0–1, M Farrelly 0–1, T Raleigh 0–1.

Leinster quarter-finals

Clonad v Buffer's Alley

31 October 1992Quarter-final	Clonad	1–09 – 3–10	Buffer's Alley	O'Moore Park
	M Doran 1–0, N Roe 0–3, E Fennell 0–2, G Conroy 0–2, G Norton 0–1, A Dunne 0–1.		S O'Leary 2–1, T Dempsey 0–7, S Whelan 1–0, M Gahan 0–1, J Foley 0–1.

St Patrick's v Glenmore

31 October 1992Quarter-final	St Patrick's	0–06 – 2–20	Glenmore	Dunbur Road
	D Bury 0–2, C O'Brien 0–2, C Byrne 0–2.		R Heffernan 0–8, P Barron 0–5, M Phelan 1–1, F Kirwan 1–0, J Heffernan 0–2, D Mullally 0–2, M "Foxy" Phelan 0–1, PJ O'Connor 0–1.

Trim v Faughs

1 November 1992Quarter-final	Trim	4–06 – 1–12	Faughs	St Loman's Park
	T Massey 2–2, K Murray 1–0, E McCaffrey 1–0, D O'Keeffe 0–2, A Smith 0–1, I McCaffrey 0–1.		A O'Grady 0–6, W Hughes 1–0, J Close 0–3, J Queally 0–2, T McGrath 0–1.

Naomh Eoin v St Rynagh's

7 November 1992Quarter-final	Naomh Eoin	1–11 – 3–13	St Rynagh's	Dr Cullen Park
	M Slye 0–5, J Byrne 1–1, P Quirke 0–3, N Minchin 0–1, D Murphy 0–1.		M Conneely 0–8, F Dolan 2–1, M Duignan 1–1, T Moylan 0–2, E Mulhare 0–1.

Leinster semi-finals

Glenmore v St Rynagh's

14 November 1992Semi-final	Glenmore	1–04 – 1–13	St Rynagh's	Dr Cullen Park
	C Heffernan 1–0, R Heffernan 0–3, M Phelan 0–1.		M Conneely 0–6, F Dolan 1–2, D Devery 0–2, T Moylan 0–2, J Nallen 0–1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Trim v Buffer's Alley

15 November 1992Semi-final	Trim	0–09 – 2–19	Buffer's Alley	Geraldine Park
	E McCaffrey 0–3, T Massey 0–2, D O'Keeffe 0–2, A Smith 0–1, K Murray 0–1.		T Dempsey 0–9, P Donoghue 0–6, E Sinnott 1–1, J Gahan 1–0, S Whelan 0–1, S O'Leary 0–1, C Whelan 0–1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Offaly)

Leinster final

Buffer's Alley v St Rynagh's

29 November 1992Final	Buffer's Alley	2–13 – 0–13	St Rynagh's	Croke Park
	T Dempsey 0–8, J Gahan 2–0, P Donohue 0–2, P Gahan 0–1, F O'Leary 0–1, E Sinnott 0–1.		M Coneeley 0–5, M Duignan 0–2, T Moylan 0–2, F Dolan 0–1, R Mannion 0–1, M Kenny 0–1, D Devery 0–1.

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Ballyheigue v Sixmilebridge

11 October 1992Quarter-final	Ballyheigue	1–07 – 1–15	Sixmilebridge	J. J. O'Sullivan Park
	D O'Sullivan 1–0, L O'Mahony 0–2, K O'Sullivan 0–2, N Roche 0–1, G Lucid 0–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1.		P McNamara 0–5, E Healy 1–1, D Chaplin 0–3, J Chaplin 0–1, P Morey 0–1, D McInerney 0–1, J McInerney 0–1, F Quilligan 0–1, O Quane 0–1.

Erin's Own v Kilmallock

1 November 1992Quarter-final	Erin's Own	1–11 – 1–11	Kilmallock	Caherlag Sportsfield
	P Corcoran 0–5, PJ Murphy 1–0, J Corcoran 0–3, T Kelleher 0–1, J Dillon 0–1, F Horgan 0–1.		T Nelligan 1–2, M Nelligan 0–2, M Houlihan 0–2, P Kelly 0–2, P Tobin 0–1, P Dowling 0–1, D Hanley 0–1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Kilmallock v Erin's Own

8 November 1992Quarter-final replay	Kilmallock	3–10 – 0–11	Erin's Own	FitzGerald Park
	P Kelly 1–5, B Hanley 1–1, P Dowling 1–0, P Barrett 0–2, P Tobin 0–1, M Nelligan 0–1.		J Corcoran 0–7, T Kelleher 0–1, G Greasley 0–1, C O'Connell 0–1, M Nicholl 0–1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Munster semi-finals

Sixmilebridge v Ballygunner

15 November 1992Semi-final	Sixmilebridge	3–12 – 0–05	Ballygunner	O'Garney Park
	E Healey 1–2, O Quane 1–1, D Chaplin 1–1, P McNamara 0–3, G McInerney 0–2, J O'Connell 0–1, N Earley 0–1, F Qulligan 0–1.		P Flynn 0–2, B O'Sullivan 0–1, P Power 0–1, L Whitty 0–1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Kilmallock v Toomevara

15 November 1992Semi-final	Kilmallock	2–07 – 0–11	Toomevara	FitzGerald Park
	P Kelly 1–5, P Tobin 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1, P Barrett 0–1.		T Dunne 0–4, M Dolan 0–3, P King 0–1, M Murphy 0–1, L Nolan 0–1, L Dunne 0–1.

Munster final

Kilmallock v Sixmilebridge

29 November 1992Final	Kilmallock	3–11 – 2–11	Sixmilebridge	Gaelic Grounds
	P Kelly 2–5, B Hanley 1–1, P Tobin 0–2, D Clarke 0–2, D Hanley 0–1.		O Quane 1–3, G McInerney 1–3, J O'Connell 0–2, C Chaplin 0–1, N Earley 0–1, P McNamara 0–1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster semi-finals

Keady Lámh Dhearg v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall

27 September 1992Semi-final	Keady Lámh Dhearg	0–11 – 3–14	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall	McGleenan Park
	S Hughes 0–8, M Houlihan 0–1, J McCormack 0–1, P Cunningham 0–1.		Danny McNaughten 0–6, S McKeegan 1–1, C McCambridge 1–1, Donagh McNaughten 1–0, J Carson 0–3, P Walsh 0–1, A McGuile 0–1, M McCambridge 0–1.

Ballygalget v Lavey

27 September 1992Semi-final	Ballygalget	3–09 – 3–08	Lavey	Casement Park
	M Bailie 1–2, B Coulter 1–1, B Gallagher 1–1, P Savage 0–4, P Coulter 0–1.		P Collins 2–3, P McCloy 1–0, M Collins 0–2, S Downey 0–1, J Dillon 0–1, H Downey 0–1.

Ulster final

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall v Ballygalget

11 October 1992Final	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall	2–12 – 1–10	Ballygalget	Casement Park
	J Carson 1–4, P Walsh 0–5, A McGuile 1–1, D McNaughton 0–1, T McNaughton 0–1.		B Gallagher 0–5, M Bailie 1–1, P Savage 0–2, B Coulter 0–1, B Smyth 0–1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

Desmonds v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall

6 December 1992Quarter-final	Desmonds	2–07 – 1–08	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall	Emerald GAA Grounds
	P Lynch 1–1, M Killeen 1–0, M BUrke 0–3, M Barrett 0–3.		J Carson 0–4, D McNaughton 1–0, A McGuile 0–3.	Referee: T Lyons (Limerick)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Kilmallock v Desmonds

28 February 1993Semi-final	Kilmallock	1–16 – 0–06	Desmonds	FitzGerald Park
	P Kelly 1–5, P Barrett 0–3, M Nelligan 0–2, M Houlihan 0–2, P Tobin 0–2, D Hanley 0–2.		K Leahy 0–3, M Killeen 0–1, N Moloney 0–1, D Power 0–1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Offaly)

Buffer's Alley v Sarsfields

28 February 1993Semi-final	Buffer's Alley	1–10 – 4–13	Sarsfields	Wexford Park
	S O'Leary 1–1, T Dempsey 0–4, P Gahan 0–2, J Gahan 0–1, S Whelan 0–1, M Foley 0–1.		Peter Cooney 2–0, A Donoghue 0–5, M Kenny 1–1, H Butler 1-0 (og), J McGrath 0–2, J Cooney 0–2, N Morrissey 0–1, M McGrath 0–1, Peter Kelly 0–1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

Sarsfields v Kilmallock

17 March 1993Final	Sarsfields	1–17 – 2–07	Kilmallock	Croke Park
	Peter Kelly 1–2, A Donohue 0–5, M McGrath 0–4, Peter Cooney 0–3, Pádraic Kelly 0–2, J Cooney 0–1.		P Kelly 1–1, P Barrett 1–0, M Houlihan 0–3, D Clarke 0–2, P Tobin 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Kelly	Kilmallock	6–23	41	6	6.83
2	Tom Dempsey	Buffer's Alley	0–28	28	4	7.00
3	Micheál Conneely	St Rynagh's	0–19	19	3	6.33
4	Mick Slye	Naomh Eoin	2–08	14	2	7.00
	Jackie Carson	Ruairí Óg	1–11	14	3	4.66
	Aidan Donohue	Kiltormer	0–14	14	3	4.66
7	Fintan Dolan	St Rynagh's	3–04	13	3	4.33
8	Peter Kelly	Kiltormer	3–03	12	3	4.00
	Seán O'Leary	Buffer's Alley	3–03	12	4	3.00
	Eunan McCaffrey	Trim	1–09	12	3	4.00

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