1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1914 and ended on 18 October 1914.

1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates10 May - 18 October 1914
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamClare (1st win)
CaptainAmby Power
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLaois
CaptainJack Carroll
Provincial champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterLaois
UlsterMonaghan
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total88 (6.2 per game)
Points total75 (5.3 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
← 1913
1915 →

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois in the Leinster final. Clare won the title following a 5-1 to 1-0 defeat of Laois in the final.[1]

Teams

Team summaries
Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and blue 1889
Cork Red and white 1903 1912
Dublin Navy and blue 1889 1908
Galway Maroon and white 1912
Kerry Green and gold 1891 1891
Kilkenny Black and amber 1913 1913
Laois Blue and white
Limerick Green and white 1897 1911
Offaly Green, white and gold
Roscommon Blue and saffron 1913
Tipperary Blue and gold 1908 1913
Waterford Blue and white
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1910

Results

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
23 August Final Roscommon 1-1 - 4-2
Abandoned		 Galway Roscommon
27 September Final refixture Roscommon 2-1 - 5-1 Galway Roscommon

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
6 December Final Monaghan 2-0 - 2-0 Antrim Shaun's Park, Belfast
3 January 1915 Final Replay Monaghan 4-3 - 2-0 Antrim Clones Sportsfield

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
24 May Quarter-final Laois 4-3 - 1-4 Wexford Kilkenny
7 June Quarter-final Dublin 4-4 - 2-1 Offaly Portlaoise
14 June Semi-final Kilkenny 7-6 - 0-1 Westmeath Croke Park
12 July Semi-final Laois 4-3 - 3-5 Dublin Tullamore
2 August Final Kilkenny 2-4 - 3-2 Laois Kilkenny

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
10 May Quarter-final Kerry 4-1 - 7-3 Clare Listowel
21 June Semi-final Waterford 1-1 - 4-2 Cork Waterford
5 July Quarter-final Limerick 8-0 - 3-1 Tipperary Fraher Field
30 August Semi-final Clare 4-2 - 0-2 Limerick
20 September Final Clare 3-2 - 3-1 Cork Thurles Sportsfield

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
6 September Semi-final Clare 6-6 - 0-0 Galway Portlaoise
18 October Final Clare 5-1 – 1-0 Laois Croke Park
Main article: 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • Monaghan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. They then opt to play in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship for the conclusion of the 1914 season.
  • Laois win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.
  • The All-Ireland final is the first ever championship meeting of Clare and Laois. Clare win the All-Ireland title for the first time in their history.

Sources
  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References
  1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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