1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Kilkenny 0-13 0-12
Date	12 September 1999
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Brian Corcoran [1]
Referee	Pat O'Connor (Limerick)
Attendance	62,989
Weather	Rain
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The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. ^[2] The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 12 September 1999, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12. ^[3]

Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-5 to 0-4, after playing the better hurling. Then Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-8 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from a Henry Shefflin free. Cork, captained by Mark Landers and managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990. ^[4]

It was Cork's 28th All-Ireland hurling title, and the first final in history without a goal. ^{[5] [6]}

12 September 1999
Final

Cork	0-13 – 0-12	Kilkenny
J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-3), S. McGrath (0-3), M. Landers (0-1), A. Browne (0-1), K. Murray (0-1), B. O'Connor (0-1).	(report)	H. Shefflin (0-5), A. Comerford (0-2), C. Carter (0-2), J. Power (0-1), D. Byrne (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick).

Cork

Kilkenny

GK 1 Donal Óg Cusack RCB 2 Fergal Ryan FB 3 Diarmuid O'Sullivan LCB 4 John Browne RWB 5 Wayne Sherlock CB 6 Brian Corcoran LWB 7 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín MD 8 Mark Landers (c) MD 9 Mickey O'Connell RWF 10 Timmy McCarthy CF 11 Fergal McCormack LWF 12 Seanie McGrath RCF 13 Ben O'Connor FF 14 Neil Ronan LCF 15 Joe Deane Substitutes: 16 Alan Browne 17 Kevin Murray

GK 1 James McGarry RCB 2 Phil Larkin FB 3 Canice Brennan LCB 4 Willie O'Connor RWB 5 Michael Kavanagh CB 6 Pat O'Neill LWB 7 Peter Barry MD 8 Andy Comerford MD 9 Denis Byrne (c) RWF 10 D. J. Carey CF 11 John Power LWF 12 Brian McEvoy RCF 13 Ken O'Shea FF 14 Henry Shefflin LCF 15 Charlie Carter Substitutes: GK 16 P. J. Ryan 17 P. J. Delaney 18 Niall Moloney 19 Eamonn Kennedy 20 Paddy Mullally

References

1. Hurley, Denis (12 April 2023). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy rates Brian Corcoran as the best player he worked with". Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy and man of the match Brian Corcoran celebrate after the win over Tipperary in the 1999 All-Ireland SHC final.
2. "Championship Flashback: All-Ireland SHC final, September 1999". Irish Independent. 3 August 2008.
3. Fogarty, John (18 July 2024). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy to lead out Cork jubilee team at Croke Park". Irish Examiner.
4. "Flashback – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 1999: Corcaigh v Cill Chainnigh". GAA.ie. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
5. "GAA: All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". RTÉ News. 12 September 1999.
6. "Seánie McGrath happy to relive glory days of 1999: Looking back, it was a magical time". echo live. 18 July 2024.