1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates 2 May 1943 - 5 September 1943 Teams 17 Winning team Cork (14th win)Captain Mick Kennefick Losing team Antrim Captain Jimmy Walsh Munster Cork Leinster Kilkenny Ulster Antrim Connacht Not Played No. matches played 16 Goals total 118 (7.3 per game) Points total 175 (10.9 per game) Top Scorer Jim Langton (4-12)All-Star Team See here ← 1942
1944 →
The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began non 2 May 1943 and ended on 5 September 1943.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 5-16 to 0-4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 14th All-Ireland title.
Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the second successive year to become the fourth team to win the three in-a-row.
Teams [ ]
Overview [ ]
Eight teams contested the Leinster championship , with Meath and Wicklow returning after absences. Six teams contested the Munster championship , with Kerry fielding a team for the first time after a long absence from the senior ranks. Galway , who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. The Ulster champions were permitted to enter the All-Ireland series for the first time.
Team summaries [ ]
Team
Colours
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial
League
Antrim
Saffron and white
1940
Clare
Saffron and blue
1914
1932
Cork
Red and white
1942
1942
1940-41
Down
Red and black
1941
Dublin
Navy and blue
1938
1942
1938-39
Galway
Maroon and white
1923
1922
1930-31
Kerry
Green and gold
1891
1891
Kilkenny
Black and amber
1939
1940
1932-33
Laois
Blue and white
1915
1915
Limerick
Green and white
1940
1940
1937-38
Meath
Green and gold
Offaly
Green, white and gold
Tipperary
Blue and gold
1937
1941
1927-28
Waterford
Blue and white
1938
Westmeath
Maroon and white
Wexford
Purple and gold
1910
1918
Wicklow
Blue and white
Results [ ]
Wicklow v Dublin
2 May 1943 Quarter-final Wicklow 1-1 – 3-9 Dublin Wicklow
Kilkenny v Wexford
2 May 1943 Quarter-final Kilkenny 4-9 – 3-4 Wexford Nowlan Park
Laois v Offaly
9 May 1043 Quarter-final Laois 2-3 - 2-14 Offaly O'Moore Park
Kilkenny v Dublin
4 July 1943 Final Kilkenny 3-9 – 2-6 Dublin Nowlan Park
J Langton 1-5, T Murphy 1-1, J Kelly 1-0, S O'Brien 0-2, J Walsh 0-1.
C Downes 1-1, F White 1-0, T Treacy 0-2, T Leahy 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1.
Referee: E Long
First round
Clare v Limerick
6 June 1943 First round Clare 3-03 – 6-04 Limerick Cusack Park , Ennis
Waterford v Tipperary
13 June 1943 First round Waterford 4-05 – 1-02 Tipperary Fraher Field , Dungarvan
Galvin 1-1, D Daly 1-0, Feeney 1-0, Wyse 1-0, W Barron 0-1, J Keane 0-1, C Moylan 0-1, V Baston 0-1.
M Maher 1-1, O'Brien 0-1.
Semi-finals
Kerry v Cork
20 June 1943 Semi-final Kerry 2-07 – 8-03 Cork Ballyduff
T Sullivan 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, N Scollard 0-2, T Corridan 0-2, P Purcell 0-1, F Kissane 0-1.
T O'Sullivan 4-0, M Brennan 2-1, J Lynch 1-1, C Ring 1-0, J Quirke 0-1.
Referee: J Roche (Limerick)
Waterford v Limerick
4 July 1943 Semi-final Waterford 3-07 – 4-03 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
K Jeane 2-0, M Feeney 1-1, W Barron 0-1, C Moylan 0-2, Galvin 0-2, E Daly 0-1,
J Mackey 2-0, McMahon 1-0, Herbert 1-0, D Stokes 0-1, M Mackey 0-1, J Power 0-1.
Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)
Final
Cork v Waterford
1 August 1943 Final Cork 2-13 – 3-08 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
C Ring 1-3, J Young 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, B Murphy 0-3, M Kennefick 0-1, W Murphy 0-1, J Quirke 0-1.
M Hickey 1-1, W Barron 1-0, D Power 1-0, B Hoban 0-3, J Keane 0-1, C Moylan 0-1, E Daly 0-1, M Hayes 0-1.
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M Hennessy (Clare)
Cork v Antrim
5 September 1943 Final Cork 5-16 - 0-4 Antrim Croke Park
Attendance: 48,843 Referee: JJ Stuart (Dublin)
Main article: 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics [ ]
Scoring [ ]
Widest winning margin: 27 points
Cork 5-16 - 0-4 Antrim (All-Ireland final, 5 September 1943 )
Most goals in a match: 13
Antrim 7-0 - 6-2 Galway (All-Ireland quarter-final, 4 July 1943 )
Sources [ ]
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links [ ]
References [ ]
Pre-1923
Beginning of Liam MacCarthy
80-minute experiment
Post-experiment
Seasons Finals
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
'Back-door' era
Seasons Finals
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Associated competitions Statistics and awards