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1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates15 May - 4 September 1949
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (14th win)
CaptainPat Stakelum
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLaois
CaptainPaddy Ruschitzko
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterLaois
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total83 (5.9 per game)
Points total223 (15.9 per game)
Top ScorerJimmy Kennedy (6-35)
All-Star TeamSee here
← 1948
1950 →

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
AntrimSaffron and white1946
ClareSaffron and blue191419321945-46
CorkRed and white194619471947-48
DublinNavy and blue193819481938-39
GalwayMaroon and white192319221930-31
KilkennyBlack and amber194719471932-33
LaoisBlue and white19151915
LimerickGreen and white194019401946-47
MeathGreen and gold
OffalyGreen, white and gold
TipperaryBlue and gold194519451948-49
WaterfordBlue and white19481948
WestmeathMaroon and white
WexfordPurple and gold19101918

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

15 May 1949 Quarter-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 1949 Quarter-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 1949 Quarter-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 1949 Semi-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 1949 Semi-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 1949 Final 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 1949 First 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 1949 First 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 1949 Semi-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 1949 Semi-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 1949 Final 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 1949 Semi-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 1949 Semi-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 1949 Final 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
1Jimmy KennedyTipperary7-4061610.16
2Paddy LalorLaois6-042254.40
3Harry GrayLaois4-061853.60
4Sonny MaherTipperary4-041662.66
5Mick RyanTipperary2-091562.50
6Shem DowneyKilkenny3-041334.33
7Jim WaltonKilkenny3-031234.00
Jim LoughranMeath2-061226.00
Jack LynchCork1-091226.00
Tommy RyanTipperary0-121262.00
In a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Jimmy KennedyTipperary3-0514Antrim
2Sonny MaherTipperary3-0312Antrim
3Paddy LalorLaois3-0211Offaly
Jimmy KennedyTipperary0-1111Limerick
4Jimmy KennedyTipperary2-0410Laois
Jim LoughranMeath2-0410Westmeath
Jimmy KennedyTipperary1-0710Cork
5Jack LynchCork1-069Tipperary
Jimmy KennedyTipperary1-069Cork
6Harry GrayLaois2-028Galway

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 29 points
    • Tipperary 6-18 - 1-4 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
    • Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most points in a match: 26
    • Tipperary 1-16 - 2-10 Limerick (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
    • Laois 7-5 - 4-2 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
    • Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 10
    • Limerick 2-10 - 1-16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)

Miscellaneous

  • Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915.
  • The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

References

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