1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates 15 May 1949 - 4 September 1949 Teams 14 Winning team Tipperary (14th win)Captain Pat Stakelum Losing team Laois Captain Paddy Ruschitzko Munster Tipperary Leinster Laois Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played No. matches played 14 Goals total 83 (5.9 per game) Points total 223 (15.9 per game) Top Scorer Jimmy Kennedy (6-35)All-Star Team See here ← 1948
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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.
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 [ ]
Team
Colours
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial
League
Antrim
Saffron and white
1946
Clare
Saffron and blue
1914
1932
1945-46
Cork
Red and white
1946
1947
1947-48
Dublin
Navy and blue
1938
1948
1938-39
Galway
Maroon and white
1923
1922
1930-31
Kilkenny
Black and amber
1947
1947
1932-33
Laois
Blue and white
1915
1915
Limerick
Green and white
1940
1940
1946-47
Meath
Green and gold
Offaly
Green, white and gold
Tipperary
Blue and gold
1945
1945
1948-49
Waterford
Blue and white
1948
1948
Westmeath
Maroon and white
Wexford
Purple and gold
1910
1918
Results [ ]
Wexford v Kilkenny
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,
Offaly v Laois
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.
Meath v Westmeath
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
Kilkenny v Meath
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,
Laois v Dublin
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
Kilkenny v Laois
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)
First round
Tipperary v Cork
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.
Tipperary v Cork
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
Limerick v Waterford
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.
Tipperary v Clare
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
Tipperary v Limerick
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
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Antrim
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.
Laois v Galway
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)
Final
Tipperary v Laois
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
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Jimmy Kennedy
Tipperary
7-40
61
6
10.16
2
Paddy Lalor
Laois
6-04
22
5
4.40
3
Harry Gray
Laois
4-06
18
5
3.60
4
Sonny Maher
Tipperary
4-04
16
6
2.66
5
Mick Ryan
Tipperary
2-09
15
6
2.50
6
Shem Downey
Kilkenny
3-04
13
3
4.33
7
Jim Walton
Kilkenny
3-03
12
3
4.00
Jim Loughran
Meath
2-06
12
2
6.00
Jack Lynch
Cork
1-09
12
2
6.00
Tommy Ryan
Tipperary
0-12
12
6
2.00
In a single game
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).
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