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1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1942 |
| dates | 3 May – 3 September 1942 |
| teams | 12 |
| munster | Cork |
| leinster | Dublin |
| matches | 11 |
| team | Cork |
| titles | 13th |
| captain | Jack Lynch |
| team2 | Dublin |
| captain2 | Frank White |
| totalgoals | 82 (7.45 per game) |
| totalpoints | 124 (11.27 per game) |
| topscorer | Christy Ring (0–19) |
| previous | 1941 |
| next | 1943 |
The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1942 and ended on 3 September 1942.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 2–14 to 3–4 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title.
Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the fifth time in their history.
Teams
Overview
Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | All-Ireland | Provincial | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | ||
| Cork | Red and white | 1941 | 1931 | 1940–41 | |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1941 | 1938–39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–31 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1939 | 1940 | 1932–33 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1937–38 | |
| 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 |
Results
[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]
[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]
First round
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]
Semi-final
Final
Main article: 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 22 points
- Tipperary 5–13 : 1–3 Clare (Munster semi-final, 17 May 1942)
- Most goals in a match: 11
- Laois 5–3 : 6–2 Wexford (Leinster quarter-final, 3 May 1942)
- Most points in a match: 18
- Cork 2–14 : 3–4 Dublin (All-Ireland final, 3 September 1942)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Offaly 6–5 : 4–3 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 2 May 1942)
- Wexford 6–2 : 5–3 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 3 May 1942)
- Cork 6–8 : 2–4 Galway (Leinster quarter-final, 26 July 1942)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Laois 5–3 : 6–2 Wexford (Leinster quarter-final, 3 May 1942)
- Limerick 5–3 : 4–8 Cork (Munster semi-final, 21 June 1942)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 4
- Wexford 4–4 : 5–5 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 31 May 1942)
- Offaly 1–4 : 4–7 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 31 May 1942)
- Galway 2–4 : 6–8 Cork (All-Ireland semi-final, 26 July 1942)
- Dublin 3–4 : 2–14 Cork (All-Ireland final, 3 September 1942)
Roll of Honour
- Cork – 13 (1942)
- Kilkenny – 12 (1939)
- Tipperary – 12 (1937)
- Limerick – 6 (1940)
- Dublin – 6 (1938)
- Galway – 1 (1923)
- Laois – 1 (1915)
- Clare – 1 (1914)
- Wexford – 1 (1910)
- London – 1 (1901)
- Kerry – 1 (1891)
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).
References
References
- "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website.
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