1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1990 provincial fixtures took place in November 1989. The championship began on 13 May 1990 and ended on 2 September 1990.

1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates13 May - 2 September 1990
Teams15
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (27th win)
CaptainTomás Mulcahy
ManagerMichael O'Brien
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainJoe Cooney
ManagerCyril Farrell
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total63 (4.5 per game)
Points total395 (28.21 per game)
Top Scorer John Fitzgibbon (7-09)
Player of the Year Tony O'Sullivan
All-Star TeamSee here
← 1989
1991 →

Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.[1][2] London qualified for the championship for the first time in two years.

On 2 September 1990, Cork won the championship following a 5–15 to 2–21 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[3] This was their 27th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.

Cork's John Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 7-09. Cork's Tony O'Sullivan was the unanimous choice for Hurler of the Year.

Championship draw

As a result of the Republic of Ireland football team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • London (qualified)

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • Derry
  • Kildare
  • Westmeath

Teams

Overview

A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, two fewer teams than participated in the 1989 championship.

The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as Westmeath decided to opt out and field a team in the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

The Ulster championship was reduced to just two teams as Derry also decided to field a team in the lower championship.

General information

Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, two teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 1989 Championship Current championship
Antrim 1989 — Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare 1932 1914 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork 1986 1986 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Down 1942 — Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin 1961 1938 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway 1922 1988 Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Kerry 1891 1891 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny 1987 1983 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois 1949 1915 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick 1981 1973 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
London — 1901 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Offaly 1989 1985 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary 1989 1989 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford 1963 1959 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford 1977 1968 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Team summaries
Team Grounds
Antrim Casement Park
Clare Cusack Park
Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Down Páirc Esler
Dublin Parnell Park
Galway Pearse Stadium
Kerry Austin Stack Park
Kilkenny Nowlan Park
Laois O'Moore Park
Limerick Gaelic Grounds
London Emerald GAA Grounds
Offaly St. Brendan's Park
Tipperary Semple Stadium
Waterford Walsh Park
Wexford Wexford Park

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford2-23 – 5-04Laois
J. Holohan (0-12), B. Byrne (0-4), M. Reck (1-0), T. Dempsey (1-0), L. O'Gorman (0-3), L. Dunne (0-1), R. Coleman (0-1). N. Rigney (2-1), J. Fitzpatrick (2-1), P. J. Cuddy (1-0), P. O'Brien (0-1), O. Coss (0-1).
Referee: P. Long (Kilkenny)
Dublin2-16 – 1-17Wexford
B. McMahon (1-3), M. J. Ryan (1-2), K. Hetherton (0-5), S. McDermott (0-2), R. Boland (0-1), S. Kearns (0-1), M. Ryan (0-1), S. Fleming (0-1). T. Dempsey (1-3), J. O'Connor (0-5), J. Holohan (0-2), G. O'Connor (0-2), M. Storey (0-2), M. Rack (0-1), L. O'Gorman (0-1), B. Byrne (0-1).
Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)
Offaly4-15 – 1-08Kilkenny
P. Cleary (2-0), D. Owens (1-3), D. Pilkington (0-6), J. Kelly (1-1), J. Pilkington (0-2), M. Duignan (0-2), A. Cahill (0-1). É. Morrissey (0-4), L. Ryan (1-0), A. Ronan (0-1), L. McCarthy (0-1), D. J. Carey (0-1), M. Phelan (0-1).
Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)
Dublin2-11 – 1-19Offaly
S. McDermott (1-2), R. Boland (1-0), B. McMahon (0-3), M. J. Ryan (0-2), S. Dalton (0-1), J. Twomey (0-1), S. Boland (0-1), K. Hetherton (0-1). M. Corrigan (1-3), D. Pilkington (0-4), P. Cleary (0-3), D. Regan (0-3), D. Owens (0-2), M. Duignan (0-2), J. Kelly (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1).
Attendance: 20,383
Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare1-05 – 2-16Limerick
G. McInerney (1-0), C. Lyons (0-3), M. Nugent (0-1), J. O'Connor (0-1). G. Kirby (0-7), S. Fitzgibbon (1-3), T. Kenny (1-0), L. O'Connor (0-2), P. Davoren (0-1), C. Carey (0-1), D. Flynn (0-1), A. Carmody (0-1).
Attendance: 13,560
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)
Kerry3-07 – 3-16Cork
C. Walsh (1-2), J. Hennessy (0-4), J. O'Sullivan (1-0), T. Maunsell (1-0), E. Murphy (0-1). K. Hennessy (2-2), B. O'Sullivan (1-2), M. Foley (0-2), P. Buckley (0-2), S. McCarthy (0-2), K. Kingston (0-2), M. Mullins (0-1), T. McCarthy (0-1), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. McGuckin (0-1).
Referee: M. Quinn (Clare)
Cork4-15 – 1-08Waterford
G. FitzGerald (2-3), K. Hennessy (2-3), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), M. Foley (0-2), B. O'Sullivan (0-1), S. McCarthy (0-1), J. Cashman (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1). D. Henley (1-0), K. Delahunty (0-3), N. Crowley (0-3), S. Aherne (0-1), L. O'Connor (0-1).
Attendance: 15,970
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)
Limerick1-17 – 2-20Tipperary
G. Kirby (0-8), M. Galligan (1-0), S. Fitzgibbon (0-3), C. Carey (0-2), T. Kenny (0-2), D. Flynn (0-1), M. Reale (0-1). D. Ryan (1-4), N. English (0-7), D. Ryan (1-0), M. Cleary (0-3), J. Leahy (0-2), P. Fox (0-1), P. Delaney (0-1), D. Carr (0-1), J. Hayes (0-1).
Attendance: 34,402
Referee: W. Horgan (Cork)
Tipperary2-14 – 4-16Cork
M. Cleary (1-5), N. English (1-4), C. Stakelum (0-2), J. Leahy (0-2), D. Ryan (0-1). M. Foley (2-7), J. Fitzgibbon (2-0), T. O'Sullivan (0-5), C. Casey (0-1), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. Hennessy (0-1), D. Quirke (0-1).
Attendance: 49,782
Referee: J. Moore (Waterford)
Main article: 1990 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Antrim4-11 – 2-11Down
S. P. McKillop (1-2), O. McFetridge (0-5), N. Murray (1-0), C. Barr (1-0), J. Close (1-0), A. McGuile (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1), B. Donnelly (0-1), A. McCarry (0-1). P. Savage (2-0), M. Blaney (0-3), B. Coulter (0-2), J. McCarthy (0-2), N. Sands (0-2), M. Ballie (0-1), K. Coulter (0-1).
Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Galway1-23 – 2-11London
J. Cooney (0-9), M. McGrath (1-3), N. Lane (0-3), T. Monaghan (0-3), É. Ryan (0-2), A. Cunningham (0-1), G. Burke (0-1), T. Keady (0-1). M. Connolly (0-5), J. Murphy (1-0), P. O'Donoghue (1-0), A. Moylan (0-2), P. Lynch (0-1), D. McKenna (0-1), J. Quinn (0-1), W. Carroll (0-1).
Referee: G. McGlory (Antrim)
Cork2-20 – 1-13Antrim
J. Fitzgibbon (2-2), T. O'Sullivan (0-6), G. FitzGerald (0-5), T. Mulcahy (0-2), J. Cashman (0-1), K. McGuckin (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1), B. O'Sullivan (0-1), K. Hennessy (0-1). G. Barr (1-2), O. McFetridge (0-4), B. Donnelly (0-4), S. McKillop (0-1), B. Laverty (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1).
Attendance: 40,786
Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)
Galway1-16 – 2-07Offaly
J. Cooney (0-8), É. Ryan (1-1), M. McGrath (0-4), P. Malone (0-2), M. Coleman (0-1). P. Corrigan (1-0), D. Owens (1-0), M. Corrigan (0-3), A. Cahill (0-2), M. Duignan (0-1), D. Regan (0-1).
Attendance: 40,786
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)
Cork5-15 – 2-21Galway
J. Fitzgibbon (2-1), K. Hennessy (1-4), T. Mulcahy (1-2), M. Foley (1-1), T. McCarthy (0-3), T. O'Sullivan (0-2), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. McGuckin (0-1). J. Cooney (1-7), N. Lane (0-4), M. Naughton (0-4), B. Lynskey (1-0), É. Ryan (0-2), T. Keady (0-1), M. McGrath (0-1), A. Cunningham (0-1), M. Coleman (0-1).
Attendance: 63,954
Referee: J. Moore (Waterford)
Main article: 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring
  • First goal of the championship: Shane Fitzgibbon for Limerick against Clare (Munster quarter-final, 13 May 1990)
  • Widest winning margin: 16 points
  • Most goals in a match: 7
    • Wexford 2-23 : 5-4 Laois (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
    • Cork 5-15 : 2-21 Galway (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)
  • Most points in a match: 37
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
    • Laois 5-4 : 2-23 Wexford (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
    • Cork 5-15 : 2-21 Galway (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
    • Laois 5-4 : 2-23 Wexford (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 21
    • Galway 2-21 : 5-15 Cork (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)

Miscellaneous
  • Cork became All Ireland champions in a double were the first county since Tipperary in 1900 to be both All Ireland Champions in football and hurling 100 years after their first one also Tipperary in 1895, 1900, Cork in 1890 and 1990 were All Ireland football and hurling champions in the same season.

Top scorers

Season
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Fitzgibbon Cork 7-09 30 5 6.00
2 Joe Cooney Galway 1-24 27 3 9.00
3 Kevin Hennessy Cork 5-11 26 5 5.20
4 Mark Foley Cork 3-12 21 5 4.20
5 Ger FitzGerald Cork 2-11 17 5 3.40
6 Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-16 16 5 3.20
7 Gary Kirby Limerick 0-15 15 2 7.50
8 Nicky English Tipperary 1-11 14 2 7.00
John Holohan Wexford 0-14 14 2 7.00
10 Michael Cleary Tipperary 1-08 11 2 5.50

Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Mark Foley Cork 2-07 13 Tipperary
2 John Holohan Wexford 0-12 12 Laois
3 Joe Cooney Galway 1-07 10 Cork
4 Ger FitzGerald Cork 2-03 9 Waterford
Kevin Hennessy Cork 2-03 9 Waterford
Joe Cooney Galway 0-09 9 London
5 Kevin Hennessy Cork 2-02 8 Kerry
John Fitzgibbon Cork 2-02 8 Antrim
Michael Cleary Tipperary 1-05 8 Cork
Joe Cooney Galway 0-08 8 Offaly

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.

Round RTÉ Channel 4
All-Ireland semi-finals Cork vs Antrim
Galway vs Offaly
All-Ireland final Cork vs Galway Cork vs Galway

Sources
  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
  • Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

References
  1. "The man who famously led Antrim to 1989 All-Ireland final has passed away". The 42. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Tipp v Cork: 7 classic moments from one of hurling's great rivalries". The 42. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. O'Sullivan, Jim (3 September 2010). "Classic final: 1990: Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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