2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	15 May 2005 - 11 September 2005
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Cork (30th win)
Captain	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
Manager	John Allen
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Liam Donoghue
Manager	Conor Hayes
Provincial champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	36
Top Scorer	Ger Farragher (3-57)
Player of the Year	Jerry O'Connor
All-Star Team	See here
	← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 17 October 2004.^[1] The championship began on 15 May 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.^[2]

On 11 September 2005, Cork won the championship after a 1–21 to 1–16 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[3] This was their 30th All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.

Galway's Ger Farragher was the championship's top scorer with 3-57.

New Format[]

On 17 April 2004, the Hurling Development Committee's proposal to restructure the entire championship system was endorsed by Congress. The new format resulted in a three-tier championship. In the top grade 12 teams would compete for the Liam MacCarthy Cup, with the first round losers and beaten semi-finalists from Leinster and Munster joining Antrim and Galway in a league section split into two groups. The group winners would re-enter the championship at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage, meeting the losing provincial finalists. The runners-up in each group would face the Leinster and Munster champions in the last eight. The new format provided two additional quarter-finals, a minimum of three games for each team and four for the vast majority. In the league section, matches would be played on a home and away basis. The bottom-placed teams in both groups would contest the relegation section with the eventual loser being relegated to the Christy Ring Cup.

Teams[]

Overview[]

Twelve teams participated in hurling's top tier in 2005. These were the same 12 teams who competed in Division 1 of the National Hurling League. The provincial championships in Leinster and Munster featured five teams each, while Antrim and Galway entered the championship at the group stage.

Personnel and general information[]

Team	Colours	Manager(s)	Captain(s)	Sponsor	Most recent success
Team	Colours	Manager(s)	Captain(s)	Sponsor	All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Antrim		Dinny Cahill		Bushmills		2004
Cork		Dónal O'Grady	Ben O'Connor	O2	2004	2003	1998
Clare		Anthony Daly	Seánie McMahon	Pat O'Donnell	1997	1998	1977-78
Dublin		Tommy Naughton	David Curtin	Arnotts	1938	1961	1938-39
Galway		Liam Donoghue	Conor Hayes	Supermacs	1988	1999	2004
Kilkenny		Brian Cody	Peter Barry	Avonmore	2003	2003	2005
Laois		Paudie Butler		The Heritage	1915	1949
Limerick		Joe McKenna	Ollie Moran	Sporting Limerick	1973	1996	1997
Offaly		John McIntyre	Barry Teehan	Carroll Cuisine	1998	1995	1990-91
Tipperary		Ken Hogan	Benny Dunne	Enfer	2001	2001	2001
Waterford		Justin McCarthy	Eoin Kelly	Gain Feeds	1959	2004	1962-63
Wexford		Séamus Murphy	Keith Rossiter	Wexford Creamery	1996	2004	1972-73

Provincial Championships[]

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Quarter-final[]

22 May 2005 Quarter-final	Laois	4-14 – 0-14	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Young 1-9 (1-0 pen, 6f); D Culleton 2-1; L Tynan 1-1; S Dwyer, P Russell, E Meagher 0-1 each.	Report	E Carroll, D Cortin (2f, 2 '65) 0-4 each; D Sweeney 0-2; T Moore, S Mullen, A de Paor, R Fallon (65) 0-1 each.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Semi-finals[]

12 June 2005 Semi-final	Wexford	0-24 – 1-10	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Jacob 0-7 (5f), D Ruth 0-4 (3f, 1'65'), D Mythen 0-3, R McCarthy, E Quigley, M Jordan, N Higgins 0-2 each, A Fenlon, P Carley 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-7 (3f, 2'65'), D Culleton 1-0, T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

12 June 2005 Semi-final	Kilkenny	6-28 – 0-15	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Shefflin 2-11 (4f, 1 pen), M Comerford 1-3, R Power 0-5, DJ Carey 1-2, R Power and E McCormack 1-1, D Lyng 0-2, C Phelan and R Mullally 0-1 each, B Barry 0-1 (65).	Report	D Murray 0-7 (7f), B Carroll 0-3 (1f), G Hanniffy 0-2, R Hanniffy, D Hayden and C Parlon 0-1 each.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Final[]

7 July 2005 Final	Kilkenny	0-22 – 1-16	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Shefflin 0-8 (7f 1'65'), T Walsh 0-4, E Larkin, R Power 0-3 each, E Brennan 0-2, C Phelan, R Mullally 0-1 each.	Report	R Jacob 0-5 (5f), D Mythen 1-1, M Jordan, E Quigley, R McCarthy 0-2 each, P Carley, M Jacob, D Ruth, R Barry 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship[]

Quarter-finals[]

15 May 2005 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-14 – 2-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Kelly 0-7 (5f), P Kelly 0-4 (4f), G O'Grady, J Devane 1-0 each, T Dunne, L Corbett 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Ryan 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), D Sheehan 1-0, N Moran 0-3, P Tobin 0-2, C Fitzgerald, P O'Grady 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

21 May 2005 Quarter-final replay	Limerick	0-18 – 2-13 (aet)	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	TJ Ryan 0-8 (all fs); D O'Grady 0-2; P Lawlor 0-1 (f); P O'Grady, C Fitzgerald, N Moran, A O'Shaughnessy, D Sheehan, K Tobin, D Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	E Kelly 0-7 (0-6 fs); G O'Grady, E Sweeney 1-0 each; T Dunne 0-4, P Kelly, L Corbett 0-1 each.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Semi-finals[]

22 May 2005 Semi-final	Cork	2-17 – 2-15	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Flynn 1-6 (6f), E Kelly 0-6, D Shanahan 1-0, S Prendergast 0-2, T Browne 0-1.	Report	J Deane 1-3 (0-1f), B Corcoran 1-2, N McCarthy, B O'Connor (2f, 1'65') 0-4 each, J O'Connor 0-2, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields), D O'Sullivan (pen) 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

5 June 2005 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-14 – 0-14	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	E Kelly 0-7 (4f); L Corbett 1-1; M Webster 1-0; E Sweeney, F Devaney 0-2 each; B Dunne, P Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 0-5 (3f); D McMahon, S McMahon (2f), B Nugent, T Griffin 0-2 each; T Carmody 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Final[]

26 June 2005 Final	Cork	1-21 – 1-16	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-6 (6f), J Deane 0-5 (3f), Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 1-2, N Ronan 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2, B Corcoran, N McCarthy, Kieran Murphy (Erin's Own) 0-1 each.	Report	P Kelly 0-7 (2f 1'65'), E Kelly 0-6 (2f), T Dunne 1-0, J Devane 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Qualifiers[]

Group A[]

Table[]

Team	P	W	L	Scores for	Scores against	Score diff	Pts	Status
Galway	3	3	0	6-69	4-35	+40	6	Qualified for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter finals
Limerick	3	2	1	8-54	3-36	+33	4
Laois	3	1	2	3-41	5-53	-18	2	Contested the relegation playoff semi finals
Antrim	3	0	3	2-35	7-75	-55	0	Contested the relegation playoff semi finals

Results[]

18 June 2005 Round 1	Laois	2-11 – 2-22	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 0-6 (4f, 1 65), L Tynan 1-1, D Culleton 1-0, T Fitgerald 0-2, C Healy, J Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 1-11 (1-10f), T Óg Regan 0-5 (3f), K Hayes 1-1, R Murray 0-3, D Tierney, N Healy 0-1 each.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

25 June 2005 Round 1	Antrim	1-09 – 4-25	Limerick	Casement Park, Belfast
	J Connolly 1-0; K McKeegan 0-3 (3f); B McFall 0-2 (1f); M McCambridge, P Richmond, J McIntosh, K Stewart 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Ryan 1-5 (4f); D Ryan 2-1; N Moran 0-6; A O'Shaughnessy 1-1; P Lawlor 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 '65'); D Sheahan, P Kirby 0-2 each; A O'Connor 0-2 (0-1f); P O'Grady, P Tobin, Conor Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Referee: S McGrath (Westmeath)

1 July 2005 Round 2	Laois	1-09 – 2-15	Limerick	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 1-5 (1-4f), J Phelan, J Rowney, T Fitzgerald, M Rooney 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Ryan 0-8 (0-6), N Moran 0-3, O Moran, P Kirby 1-0 each, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, D O'Grady, D Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

2 July 2005 Round 2	Galway	3-29 – 0-10	Antrim	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	G Farragher 0-12 (7f, 1 '65'), D Tierney 2-2, D Hayes 0-6, N Healy 1-1, R Murray 0-3, K Hayes, F Healy 0-2 each, A Smyth 0-1.	Report	C Herron, J Connolly, C McGuckian 0-2 each, P Richmond, A Delargy, J McIntosh (f), J Campbell (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: J Guinan (Kilkenny)

9 July 2005 Round 3	Limerick	2-14 – 1-18	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	TJ Ryan 1-2 (1-1f), P Kirby 0-6 (5f), D Ryan 1-0, N Moran 0-2, P O'Grady 0-2, P Tobin, O Moran 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 0-8 (6f), D Hayes 1-3, R Murray 0-2, T Óg Regan, O Canning, D Tierney, F Healy, A Kearns 0-1 each.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

9 July 2005 Round 3	Antrim	1-16 – 0-21	Laois	Casement Park, Belfast
	J McIntosh 1-7 (3f), K McKeegan 0-3 (3 '65s'), J Connolly, M Herron, P Richmond, A Delargy, B Quinn, J Scullion 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-8 (6f, 1 '65'), L Tynan 0-3, M Rooney, J Walsh, J Rowney 0-2 each, T Fitzgerald, E Meagher, C Brophy, J Phelan 0-1 each.	Referee: P Greene (Galway)

Group B[]

Table[]

Team	P	W	L	Scores for	Scores against	Score diff	Pts	Status
Clare	3	3	0	6-49	1-41	+23	6	Qualified for the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter finals
Waterford	3	2	1	5-64	6-32	+29	4
Offaly	3	1	2	4-41	4-52	-11	2	Contested the relegation playoff semi finals
Dublin	3	0	3	3-26	7-55	-41	0	Contested the relegation playoff semi finals

Results[]

18 June 2005 Round 1	Waterford	1-26 – 1-15	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	K McGrath 0-5 (2f 1 65), M Walsh 0-3, E McGrath 0-1, J Mullane 0-8, S Prendergast 0-1, P Flynn 1-8 (1-6f)	Report	M Cordial 0-2, D Hayden 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-2, B Murphy 0-2, B Carroll 0-5 (1f), D Murray 0-3 (3f); A Hanrahan 1-0.

18 June 2005 Round 1	Dublin	0-09 – 1-23	Clare	Parnell Park, Dublin
	D Curtin 0-5 (5f), K Flynn 0-2 (1f), R Fallon (f), P Carton 0-1 each.	Report	N Gilligan 0-6 (3f), T Carmody 0-5, D McMahon 0-4, D O'Connell 1-0, T Griffin, D Forde 0-2 each, D Clancy, D O'Rourke, B O'Connell, S McMahon (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

2 July 2005 Round 2	Clare	1-12 – 1-11	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	N Gilligan 0-7 (5f), T Griffin 1-0, S MacMahon 0-2 (2f), C Lynch, A Markham and D Hoey 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-5 (4f), D Hayden 1-0, A Hanrahan 0-2, B Mullins, G Hanniffy, B Murphy and S Brown 0-1 each.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

2 July 2005 Round 2	Waterford	4-17 – 1-03	Dublin	Walsh Park, Waterford
	P Flynn 1-3 (0-3f), J Mullane, S Prendergast 1-2, E Kelly 0-4, P O'Brien 1-0, K McGrath (1 '65'), E McGrath 0-2 each, T Browne, J Kennedy 0-1 each.	Report	J Kingston 1-0, D Curtin 0-2 (2f), T McGrane 0-1	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

9 July 2005 Round 3	Dublin	2-14 – 2-15	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
	E Carroll 0-5 (1f), S McDonald 1-1, P Carton 1-0, D Sweeney (1 sline), K Flynn 0-2 (2f), M Carton, D Russell, C Meehan, R Fallon (1 '65') 0-1 each.	Report	B Carroll 0-8 (4f), D Hayden, M Cordial 1-0 each, A Hanrahan 0-2, M O‘Hara, B Whelahan (1f), S Brown, B Murphy, D Murphy 0-1 each.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

9 July 2005 Round 3	Clare	4-14 – 0-21	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan 0-6 (5f), A Markham 2-0, T Griffin 1-2, D McMahon 1-1, S McMahon 0-2 (1 '65'), B O'Connell, F Lohan, D O'Rourke 0-1 each.	Report	K McGrath 0-5 (4f), J Mullane 0-4, P Flynn 0-4 (4f), D Shanahan 0-3, E Kelly 0-2, T Browne, M Walsh, E McGrath 0-1 each.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Relegation Section[]

23 July 2005 Semi-final	Dublin	3-13 – 1-10	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	D Curtin 1-8 (1-5f, 2 '65s); E Carroll, K Flynn 1-0 each; D Sweeney 0-2; C Meehan, L Ryan, D Russell 0-1 each.	Report	J Young 0-7 (4f, 2 linecuts); P Russell 1-0; T Fitzgerald, M McEvoy, S Dwyer 0-1 each.	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

23 July 2005 Semi-final	Offaly	5-17 – 0-18	Antrim	Croke Park, Dubin
	B Carroll 1-8 (4f); M Cordial 2-3; B Murphy 1-3; J Brady 1-0; M O'Hara, G Hanniffy, D Murray 0-1 each.	Report	B McCall 0-7 (5f); J McIntosh 0-5 (2f, 1 '65); M Scullion, J Connelly, B Herron, C Hammill, K McKee ('65), C Herron 0-1 each.	Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

30 July 2005 Final	Laois	1-23 – 1-15	Antrim	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	J Young 0-11 9 frees, P Russell 1 free, L Tynan 0-4, J Rowney 0-3, M Rooney 0-2.	Report	P Richmond 1-2, B McFall 0-5, J Connelly 0-3, C Hamill 0-2, C Cunning, K McKeegan, M Herron 0-1 each.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[]

Quarter-finals[]

24 July 2005 Quarter-final	Clare	1-20 - 0-12	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	N Gilligan 0-5 (4f), D McMahon 0-4, A Markham 1-1, T Griffin, T Carmody 0-3 each, S McMahon (1 '65') 0-2, C Lynch, B O'Connell 0-1 each.	Report	D Mythen, R Jacob (3f) 0-3 each, M Jacob 0-2, A Fenlon, D Ruth (f), D Lyng ('65'), R Barry 0-1 each.	Attendance: 55,857 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

24 July 2005 Quarter-final	Cork	1-18 - 1-13	Waterford	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Deane 0-5 (4f), B Corcoran 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4 (2f, 1 '65'), J Gardiner 0-3, J O'Connor, T Kenny, S Ó hAilpín, N Ronan, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 0-1 each.	Report	P Flynn 0-5 (5f), S Prendergast 0-4, D Shanahan 1-0, T Browne, D Bennett, J Mullane, K McGrath (f) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 55,857 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

31 July 2005 Quarter-final	Galway	2-20 - 2-18	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Farragher 0-9, D Hayes 1-0, D Forde 1-0, R Murray 0-3, F Healy 0-2, D Tierney 0-2, A Kerins 0-2, N Healy 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1.	Report	E Kelly 1-9, T Dunne 1-1, P Kelly 0-4, G O'Grady 0-1, M Webster 0-1, B Dunne 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.	Attendance: 44,438 Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

31 July 2005 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	0-18 - 0-13	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Shefflin (0-9, seven frees), DJ Carey (0-3, one penalty), T Walsh (0-2), M Comerford (0-2), P Barry (0-1, a free), D Lyng (0-1).	Report	TJ Ryan (0-6, five frees), P Lawlor (0-3, one free, one 65), N Moran (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1), P O'Grady (0-1), A O'Suaghnessy (0-1).	Attendance: 44,438 Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Semi-finals[]

14 August 2005 Semi-final	Cork	0-16 - 0-15	Clare	Croke Park, Dublin
	B O'Connor 0-5, J Gardiner 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, J Deane 0-2, N Ronan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, S Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1.	Report	T Carmody 0-4, N Gilligan 0-4, T GRiffin 0-3, A Quinn 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

21 August 2005 Semi-final	Galway	5-18 - 4-18	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Farragher (2-9, 8 frees), N Healy (3-0), R Murray (0-2), D Forde (0-2), D Tierney (0-2), D Hayes (0-1), F Healy (0-1), K Broderick (0-1).	Report	H Shefflin (1-9, 7 frees, 1 '65), E Brennan (2-4), J Hoyne (1-0), R Power (0-2), T Walsh (0-1), M Comerford (0-1), E Larkin (0-1).	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Final[]

11 September 2005 Final	Cork	1-21 - 1-16	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	B O’Connor 1-7 (0-2 frees); T Kenny 0-3; J Deane 0-3 frees; B Corcoran, J O’Connor and T McCarthy 0-2 each; N McCarthy and J Gardiner 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 0-8 (0-6 frees); D Hayes 1-0; A Kerins 0-3; F Healy 0-2; N Healy, D Hardiman and D Tierney 0-1 each.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Championship statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger Farragher	Galway	3-57	66	6	11.00
2	James Young	Laois	2-53	59	7	8.43
3	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	3-37	46	4	11.50
4	T. J. Ryan	Limerick	3-36	45	6	7.50
5	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-36	39	5	7.80
6	Paul Flynn	Waterford	3-26	35	5	7.00
7	Niall Gilligan	Clare	0-33	33	6	5.50
8	Brian Carroll	Offaly	1-29	32	5	6.40
9	Ben O'Connor	Cork	1-26	29	5	5.80
10	Joe Deane	Cork	1-18	21	5	4.20

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	2-11	17	Offaly
2	Ger Farragher	Galway	2-09	15	Kilkenny
3	Ger Farragher	Galway	1-11	14	Laois
4	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-09	12	Galway
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-09	12	Galway
	James Young	Laois	1-09	12	Dublin
	Ger Farragher	Galway	0-12	12	Antrim
5	Paul Flynn	Waterford	1-08	11	Offaly
	Brian Carroll	Offaly	1-08	11	Antrim
	David Curtin	Dublin	1-08	11	Laois
	James Young	Laois	0-11	11	Antrim

Miscellaneous[]

The attendance of 81,136 at the All-Ireland final was the biggest since 1956 when 83,096 saw Wexford defeat Cork.

References[]

^ Breheny, Martin (17 October 2004). "Cork open against Munster champs". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ "Cork savour sweet victory". Irish Examiner. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

External links[]

[1] Breheny, Martin (17 October 2004). "Cork open against Munster champs". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[2] "Cork savour sweet victory". Irish Examiner. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[3] O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

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