2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 2000 fixtures took place on 8 October 2008. The championship began on 30 May 2009 and ended on 6 September 2009.

2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates30 May - 6 September 2009
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (32nd win)
CaptainMichael Fennelly
ManagerBrian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainWillie Ryan
ManagerLiam Sheedy
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
Top ScorerBorder Joe Canning (3-46)
Player of the YearBorder Tommy Walsh
All-Star TeamSee here
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2010 →

Kilkenny were the defending champions. Antrim and Galway joined the Leinster Championship for the first time.

On 6 September 2009, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2-22 to 0-23 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 32nd All-Ireland title overall, their 7th championship of the decade and a record-equalling fourth All-Ireland title in-a-row.

Galway's Joe Canning was the championship's top scorer with 3-46. Kilkenny's Tommy Walsh won Hurler of the Year.

Provincial changes

Due to a lack of competition in their own respective provinces, Antrim and Galway pushed for entry to the Leinster Championship. At a special meeting of Congress on 4 October 2008, delegates voted to include Galway and Antrim in a restructured Leinster Championship on a trial basis for three years. Dublin, Wexford and Offaly spoke against the move, however, when put to a vote approximately 80% of delegates voted in favour.[1]

Teams

General information

Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: seven teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 2008 Championship Appearance
Antrim 2008 — Qualifiers Phase 2
Clare 1998 1997 Quarter-finals
Cork 2006 2005 Semi-finals
Dublin 1961 1938 Qualifiers Phase 3
Galway 1999 1988 Qualifiers Phase 4
Kilkenny 2008 2008 Champions
Laois 1949 1915 Qualifiers Phase 2
Limerick 1996 1973 Qualifiers Phase 3
Offaly 1995 1998 Qualifiers Phase 4
Tipperary 2008 2001 Semi-finals
Waterford 2007 1959 Runners-up
Wexford 2004 1996 Quarter-finals

A total of 12 teams competed in the championship, including all of the teams from the 2008 championship. There were no new entrants. On 3 August 2008, Westmeath won the Christy Ring Cup for the second year in succession, however, there was no promotion mechanism for them to join the top flight.[2]

Personnel and team details
Team Colours Sponsor Captain(s) Manager(s)
Antrim Saffron and white Creagh Concrete Neil McGarry Terence McNaughton
Dominic McKinley
Clare Saffron and blue Vodafone Brian O'Connell Mike McNamara
Cork Red and white O2 John Gardiner Denis Walsh
Dublin Navy and blue Arnotts Stephen Hiney Anthony Daly
Galway Maroon and white Supermacs Ollie Canning John McIntyre
Kilkenny Black and amber Glanbia Michael Fennelly Brian Cody
Laois Blue and white The Heritage Hotel Brian Campion Niall Rigney
Limerick Green and white Sporting Limerick Mark Foley Justin McCarthy
Offaly Green, white and gold Carroll Cuisine Ger Oakley Joe Dooley
Tipperary Blue and gold Enfer Willie Ryan Liam Sheedy
Waterford White and blue 3 Stephen Molumphy
Ken McGrath		 Davy FitzGerald
Wexford Purple and yellow Wexford Cheddar Diarmuid Lyng Colm Bonnar

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Limerick Richie Bennis Sacked 12 August 2008 Justin McCarthy 7 October 2008
Galway Tommy Naughton Resigned 14 September 2008 Anthony Daly 24 November 2008
Wexford John Meyler Resigned 7 October 2008 Colm Bonnar 11 November 2008
Galway Ger Loughnane Sacked 12 October 2008 John McIntyre 18 November 2008
Cork John Considine End of caretaker spell 26 March 2016 Denis Walsh 26 March 2009

Format

The format of the 2009 championship was slightly different from previous years. Firstly, Galway have had no opposition in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship since 2004. Due to this it was decided at a special meeting of the GAA's congress for Galway to join the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship for a three-year trial period, starting with the 2009 championship. Antrim, being the only Tier 1 team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, also participated in the Leinster Championship on a three-year trial period. Antrim also competed in the Ulster Championship which was run as a separate tournament to the All-Ireland Hurling Championship.

12 counties participated in Tier 1 of the 2009 Championship. These teams were as follows:

Provincial Championships The Munster championship was played as usual with five teams. The Leinster championship also proceeded as usual, except for the addition of both Antrim and Galway, bringing the total number of competing teams to seven. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Qualifiers The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland. Phase 1: (2 matches) the three Leinster quarter-finalists and the Munster quarter-finalist play off. Phase 2: (2 matches) the two Leinster semi-finalists and two Munster semi-finalists play off. Phase 3: (2 matches) The four winners of Phase 1 and Phase 2 games meet in Phase 3. The two Phase 3 winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

All-Ireland Series Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The defeated Munster and Leinster finalists played the winners of the Phase 3 qualifiers. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions played the winners of the quarter-finals.

Promotion/Relegation

Promotion and relegation between Tier 1 and Tier 2 was in operation in the 2009 championship. The defeated team in the Round 2 match of the Relegation playoffs was demoted to the 2010 Christy Ring Cup, to be replaced by the winners of the 2009 Christy Ring Cup.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Dublin 2-16
Antrim 0-12 Dublin 0-18
Wexford 2-17 Wexford 1-13
Offaly 0-16 Dublin 0-18
Laois 0-17 Kilkenny 2-18
Galway 5-29 Galway 3-13
Kilkenny 2-20

Quarter-finals
Wexford2-17 - 0-16Offaly
S Banville 2-2, D Lyng 0-7, R Jacob, S Doyle, T Waters 0-2 each, D Redmond, A Shore 0-1 each (Report) S Dooley 0-4, B Carroll 0-3, B Murphy, J Bergin, K Brady 0-2 each, D Currams, D Horan, R Hanniffy 0-1
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
Laois0-17 - 5-29Galway
W Hyland 0-6, B Campion 0-5, J Young 0-4, O Holohan 0-2 (Report) N Healy 3-5, J Canning 1-10, D Hayes 1-3, K Hynes 0-4, A Callanan, C Donnellan 0-3 each, A Smyth 0-1
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Dublin2-16 - 0-12Antrim
A McCrabbe 1-9, D O'Callaghan 1-3, D Treacy 0-2, D Curtin, K Flynn 0-1 each (Report) K Stewart 0-5, K McKeegan, S Delargy, N McManus, M Herron, CJ McGourty, J Scullion, B Herron 0-1 each
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Semi-finals
Galway3-13 - 2-20Kilkenny
J Canning 2-9, N Healy 1-1, A Callanan, C Donnellan, D Hayes 0-1 each (Report) H Shefflin 0-10, E Larkin 0-5, R Power, E Brennan 1-0 each, A Fogarty 0-3, D Lyng 0-2
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Dublin0-18 - 1-13Wexford
A McCrabbe 0-10, D Treacy, D O'Callaghan, S Lambert 0-2 each, S Durkin, L Rushe 0-1 each (Report) D Lyng 0-7, N Kirwan 1-0, D Redmond 0-2, W Doran, S Banville, S Doyle, R Kehoe 0-1 each
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Final
Dublin0-18 - 2-18Kilkenny
A McCrabbe 0-12, D Treacy 0-3, J Boland, K Flynn, D O'Callaghan 0-1 each (Report) M Comerford 2-4, H Shefflin 0-6, E Larkin, D Lyng 0-2 each, T Walsh, M Rice, E Brennan, A Fogarty 0-1 each
Attendance: 29,427
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster Final
Tipperary 1-19
Cork 0-19 Tipperary 3-18
Clare 1-22
Tipperary 4-14
Waterford 2-16
Limerick 0-17
Waterford 0-25

Quarter-finals
Tipperary1-19 - 0-19Cork
S Callanan 1-3, E Kelly 0-5, N McGrath, L Corbett 0-3 each, B Dunne, S McGrath 0-2 each, J O'Brien 0-1 (Report) B O'Connor 0-11, J Gardiner 0-3, P Cronin 0-2, N McCarthy, T Kenny, A O hAilpin 0-1 each
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Semi-finals
Limerick1-8 - 0-11Waterford
N Moran 0-4, D Breen 1-0, J Ryan 0-2, S Hickey, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1 each (Report) E Kelly 0-6, J Mullane 0-4, S Prendergast 0-1
Attendance: 25,229
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Limerick0-17 - 0-25Waterford
A O’Shaughnessy, N Moran 0-5 each, S Hickey, J Ryan 0-2 each, P Browne, D Breen, D O’Grady 0-1 each (Report) E Kelly 0-12, J Mullane 0-6, S Prendergast 0-4, S O’Sullivan, S Molumphy, J Kennedy 0-1 each
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Tipperary3-18 - 1-22Clare
N McGrath 0-7, J O'Brien 1-2, L Corbett 1-1, S Callanan 1-0, P Kerwick , E Kelly 0-3 each, D Fanning, J Woodlock 0-1 each (Report) C Ryan 0-12, D McMahon 1-2, T Griffin, J Clancy, T Carmody 0-2 each, J Conlon, D Barrett 0-1 each
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Final
Tipperary4-14 - 2-16Waterford
L Corbett 2-2, E Kelly 1-3, S Callanan 1-1, N McGrath 0-3, P Kerwick, C O'Mahony, S McGrath, J O'Brien, B Dunne 0-1 each (Report) E Kelly 1-7, J Mullane 1-5, S Molumphy 0-2, D Shanahan, R Foley 0-1 each
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)
Main article: 2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

All-Ireland Qualifiers
Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers

Qualifiers phase 1
Laois0-18 - 1-12Antrim
W Hyland 0-7, B Campion, J Brophy 0-3 each, C Delaney, J Walsh 0-2 each, T Fitzgerald 0-1 (Report) K McKeegan 0-6, N McManus 1-0, M Herron, P Richmond 0-2 each, S Delargy, CJ McGourty 0-1 each
Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)
Offaly1-12 - 3-19Cork
S Dooley 1-2, B Carroll 0-3, J Bergin, C Coughlan 0-2 each, P Cleary, C Mahon, D Molloy 0-1 each (Report) P Horgan 1-5, A O hAilpin 2-1, J O'Connor, B O'Connor 0-4 each, T og Murphy 0-2, T McCarthy, P Cronin, C Naughton 0-1 each
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Qualifiers phase 2
Wexford0-14 - 1-13Limerick
D Lyng 0-6, R Jacob 0-4, W Doran 0-2, S Doyle, D Redmond 0-1 each (Report) A O'Shaughnessy 1-2, P McNamara 0-4, S Hickey 0-2, G O'Mahony, D O'Grady, N Moran, D Sheehan, J O'Brien 0-1 each
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Clare1-11 - 2-18Galway
D McMahon 1-1, P Vaughan, N Gilligan, J Conlon 0-2 each, T Griffin, T Carmody, J Clancy, B Nugent 0-1 each (Report) J Canning 0-7, N Healy 1-3, C Donnellan 1-2, A Callanan 0-2, E Lynch, K Hynes, A Smyth, J Gantley 0-1 each
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Qualifiers phase 3
Laois1-14 - 0-20Limerick
W Hyland 0-8, E Costelloe 1-2, J Brophy 0-2, E Jackman, T Fitzgerald 0-1 each (Report) A O'Shaughnessy 0-6, G O'Mahony, P Browne 0-3 each, P McNamara, J O'Brien 0-2 each, J Ryan, D Sheehan, D Breen, D Ryan 0-1 each
Attendance: 24,136
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Cork0-15 - 1-19Galway
B O'Connor 0-9, K Murphy 0-2, J Gardiner, S og O hAilpin, P Horgan, N McCarthy 0-1 each (Report) J Canning 0-11, A Smith, D Hayes 0-3 each, J Gantley 1-0, A Callanan, G Farragher 0-1 each
Attendance: 24,136
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Relegation play-offs
Antrim0-13 - 1-28Offaly
K Stewart 0-6, J Campbell, M Herron, J Scullion, P McGill, CJ McGourty, C Donnelly, E McCloskey 0-1 each (Report) B Carroll 0-12, K Brady 1-2, B Murphy 0-4, P Cleary, D Molloy, J Bergin 0-2 each, D Franks, S Dooley, O Kealey, J Gorman 0-1 each
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
Clare2-24 - 2-18Wexford
N Gilligan 1-10, B Nugent, J Clancy 0-4 each, M Flaherty 1-0, D McMahon, A Markham 0-2 each, T Griffin, P Vaughan 0-1 each (Report) D Lyng 1-11, D Fitzhenry 1-0, D Redmond, S Doyle, J Berry, PJ Nolan, R Jacob, W Doran, H Kehoe 0-1 each
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

It was intended to hold a relegation playoff between Antrim and Wexford, but instead it was decided to allow both compete in the 2010 championship.[3]

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals All-Ireland Final
Kilkenny 2-23
Waterford 1-16 Waterford 3-15
Galway 0-18 Kilkenny 2-22
Tipperary 0-23
Tipperary 6-19
Dublin 1-17 Limerick 2-07
Limerick 2-18

All-Ireland quarter-finals
Waterford1-16 - 0-18Galway
E Kelly 0-12, S Walsh 1-0, K Moran 0-2, S Prendergast, J Mullane 0-1 each (Report) J Canning 0-9, D Hayes 0-3, G Farragher, A Callinan 0-2 each, J Gantley, A Smith 0-1 each
Attendance: 30,435
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Dublin1-17 - 2-18Limerick
A McCrabbe 0-8, L Rushe 1-0, D O'Callaghan 0-2, S Hiney, M Carton, R O'Carroll, L Ryan, D Sweeney, D Treacy, S Durcan 0-1 each (Report) G O'Mahoney 0-8, A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, J Ryan 0-4, P McNamara 1-1, B Murray 1-0
Attendance: 30,435
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

All-Ireland semi-finals
Kilkenny2-23 - 3-15Waterford
H Shefflin 1-14, E Brennan 1-2, E Larkin 0-2, J Fitzpatrick, M Rice, R Power, A Fogarty, R Hogan 0-1 each (Report) E Kelly 1-9, S Walsh 2-0, S O'Sullivan, K Moran, S Prendergast, J Mullane, E McGrath, D Shanahan 0-1 each
Attendance: 61,962
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Tipperary6-19 - 2-07Limerick
L Corbett 3-1, E Kelly 1-6, N McGrath 1-3, P Kerwick 1-2, S Callanan, C O'Mahony 0-3 each, J O'Brien 0-1 (Report) B O'Sullivan 1-1, B Murray 1-0, G O'Mahony 0-2, S Hickey, N Moran, D Breen, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1 each
Attendance: 43,808
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland final
Kilkenny2-22 - 0-23Tipperary
H Shefflin 1-8, E Larkin, E Brennan 0-3 each, M Comerford 1-0, R Hogan 0-2, J Tyrrell, T Walsh, D Lyng, R Power, TJ Reid, M Fennelly 0-1 each (Report) E. Kelly 0-13, L Corbett 0-4, S Callanan 0-3, N McGrath 0-2, S McGrath 0-1
Attendance: 82,106
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)


Main article: 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Player facts

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 2009 championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game Début
Timmy McCarthy Cork July 18 Galway All-Ireland qualifiers 1999
Damien Fitzhenry Wexford July 25 Clare All-Ireland qualifiers 1993
Tony Griffin Clare July 25 Wexford All-Ireland qualifiers 2002
Niall Gilligan Clare July 25 Wexford All-Ireland qualifiers 1997
Ollie Moran Limerick August 16 Tipperary All-Ireland semi-final 1997
Mark Foley Limerick August 16 Tipperary All-Ireland semi-final 1995

Monthly awards
Month Vodafone Player of the Month Opel GPA Player of the Month
Player County Player County
May Stephen Banville Wexford Eoin Cadogan Cork
June Ken McGrath Waterford John Mullane Waterford
July Michael 'Brick' Walsh Waterford John Mullane Waterford
August Henry Shefflin Kilkenny Henry Shefflin Kilkenny
September P.J. Ryan Kilkenny Tommy Walsh Kilkenny

Statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Joe Canning Galway 3-46 54 5 10.80
2 Eoin Kelly Waterford 2-46 52 5 10.40
3 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 1-39 42 4 10.50
4 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 2-38 44 4 11.00
5 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-30 36 5 7.20
6 Diarmuid Lyng Wexford 1-31 34 4 8.50
7 Lar Corbett Tipperary 6-11 29 5 5.80
8 Niall Healy Galway 5-9 24 5 4.80
Ben O'Connor Cork 0-24 24 3 8.00
10 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 1-20 23 6 3.83

Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-14 17 Waterford
2 Joe Canning Galway 2-09 15 Kilkenny
3 Niall Healy Galway 3-05 14 Laois
Diarmuid Lyng Wexford 1-11 14 Clare
5 Niall Gilligan Clare 1-10 13 Wexford
Joe Canning Galway 1-10 13 Laois
7 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 1-09 12 Antrim
Alan McCrabbe Dublin 0-12 12 Kilkenny
Eoin Kelly Waterford 0-12 12 Limerick
Colin Ryan Clare 0-12 12 Tipperary
Brian Carroll Offaly 0-12 12 Antrim
Eoin Kelly Waterford 0-12 12 Galway
Eoin Kelly Waterford 1-09 12 Kilkenny

Clean sheets
Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets
1 Brian Murray Limerick 3
2 P. J. Ryan Kilkenny 2
Damien Fitzhenry Wexford
Colm Callanan Galway
Clinton Hennessy Waterford
Gary Maguire Dublin
7 Brendaan Cummins Tipperary 1
Ryan McGarry Antrim
Tadhg Doran Laois
Brian Mullins Offaly

References
  1. "Galway and Antrim make move to Leinster". Irish Independent. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. Galvin, Kieran (23 December 2008). "Westmeath clubs call for automatic promotion for Christy Ring winners". Westmeath Independent. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. "Antrim and Wexford 'unlikely' to be relegated | BreakingNews.ie". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
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