Tipperary competed in the 1999 National Hurling League and the 1999 Munster Championship . It was Nicky English 's first year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his first year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[1]
On 2 May, Tipperary won the league title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.
On 12 June, Tipperary lost to Clare in the Munster semi-final replay by 1-21 to 1-11 and failed to qualify for the All-Ireland Championship.[2]
1999 National Hurling League [ ]
Group 1B table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
Diff
Pts
Notes
1
Tipperary
6
5
0
1
44
10
Division 1 champions
2
Kilkenny
6
5
0
1
30
10
3
Cork
6
4
0
2
31
8
4
Laois
6
3
0
3
-16
6
5
Waterford
6
2
0
4
21
4
6
Wexford
6
2
0
4
3
4
7
Down
6
0
0
6
-113
0
Relegation to Division 2
Down v Tipperary
7 March 1999 Down 0-8 - 4-23 Tipperary McKenna Park , Ballycran
J McCrickard 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, N Sands 0-1, S Murray 0-1, M Branniff 0-1.
T Dunne 1-8, P Ormond 1-2, L Cahill 1-1, J Enright 0-4, E Tucker 1-0, W Maher 0-3, B O'Meara 0-2, D Browne 0-2, J Leahy 0-1.
Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
Kilkenny v Tipperary
28 March 1999 Kilkenny 3-14 - 1-13 Tipperary Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
N Moloney 1-3, H Shefflin 0-6, B McEvoy 1-1, K O'Shea 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, A Comerford 0-1.
T Dunne 0-5, P Shelly 1-1, L Cahill 0-3, E Tucker 0-2, W Maher 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1.
Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)
Tipperary v Cork
4 April 1999 Tipperary 1-12 - 1-11 Cork Semple Stadium , Thurles
L Cahill 1-2, T Dunne 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, G Maguire 0-1.
J Deane 1-6, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Laois v Tipperary
10 April 1999 Laois 1-9 - 2-16 Tipperary O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
M Rooney 1-0, N Rigney 0-3, D Cuddy 0-2, Declan Rooney 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2.
T Dunne 0-7, P Shelley 1-1, G Maguire 0-4, B O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-2, D Browne 0-1, D Carr 0-1.
Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
Tipperary v Waterford
18 April 1999 Tipperary 1-14 - 0-14 Waterford Semple Stadium , Thurles
D Browne 1-1, T Dunne 0-4, L Cahill 0-4, G Maguire 0-2, D Carr 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, P Shelley 0-1.
P Flynn 0-4, K McGrath 0-2, M White 0-2, A Lannon 0-1, D Bennett 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P Queally 0-1, F Hartley 0-1.
Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
Tipperary v Clare
2 May 1999 Semi-final Tipperary 0-19 - 1-15 Clare Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
T Dunne 0-12, B O'Meara 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, D Carr 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.
J O'Connor 0-7, R O'Hara 1-1, N Gilligan 0-3, A Markham 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, S McMahon 0-1.
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Tipperary v Galway
16 May 1999 Final Tipperary 1-14 - 1-10 Galway Cusack Park , Ennis
T Dunne 0-9, J Leahy 1-1, D Carr 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.
E Cloonan 1-3, A Kerins 0-4, K Broderick 0-3.
Attendance: 13,500 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
1999 Munster Senior Hurling Championship [ ]
Awards [ ]
Tommy Dunne won Tipperary's only All Star Award .[3]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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