1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship draw

As a result of the Republic of Ireland football team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

• London (qualified)

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

• Derry
• Kildare
• Westmeath

Teams

Overview

A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, two fewer teams than participated in the 1989 championship.

The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as Westmeath decided to opt out and field a team in the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

The Ulster championship was reduced to just two teams as Derry also decided to field a team in the lower championship.

General information

Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, two teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

Team summaries

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals

date = 27 May 1990 Quarter-Final | team1 = Wexford | score = 2–23 – 5-04 | team2 = Laois | goals1 = J. Holohan (0–12), B. Byrne (0–4), M. Reck (1–0), T. Dempsey (1–0), L. O'Gorman (0–3), L. Dunne (0–1), R. Coleman (0–1). | goals2 = N. Rigney (2–1), J. Fitzpatrick (2–1), P. J. Cuddy (1–0), P. O'Brien (0–1), O. Coss (0–1). | stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny| attendance = | referee = P. Long (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

date = 17 June 1990 Semi-Final | team1 = Dublin | score = 2–16 – 1–17 | team2 = Wexford | goals1 = B. McMahon (1–3), M. J. Ryan (1–2), K. Hetherton (0–5), S. McDermott (0–2), R. Boland (0–1), S. Kearns (0–1), M. Ryan (0–1), S. Fleming (0–1). | goals2 = T. Dempsey (1–3), J. O'Connor (0–5), J. Holohan (0–2), G. O'Connor (0–2), M. Storey (0–2), M. Rack (0–1), L. O'Gorman (0–1), B. Byrne (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = | referee = P. Delaney (Laois)

date = 17 June 1990 Semi-Final | team1 = Offaly | score = 4–15 – 1-08 | team2 = Kilkenny | goals1 = P. Cleary (2–0), D. Owens (1–3), D. Pilkington (0–6), J. Kelly (1–1), J. Pilkington (0–2), M. Duignan (0–2), A. Cahill (0–1). | goals2 = É. Morrissey (0–4), L. Ryan (1–0), A. Ronan (0–1), L. McCarthy (0–1), D. J. Carey (0–1), M. Phelan (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = | referee = J. Denton (Wexford)

Leinster final

date = 8 July 1990 Final | team1 = Dublin | score = 2–11 – 1–19 | team2 = Offaly | goals1 = S. McDermott (1–2), R. Boland (1–0), B. McMahon (0–3), M. J. Ryan (0–2), S. Dalton (0–1), J. Twomey (0–1), S. Boland (0–1), K. Hetherton (0–1). | goals2 = M. Corrigan (1–3), D. Pilkington (0–4), P. Cleary (0–3), D. Regan (0–3), D. Owens (0–2), M. Duignan (0–2), J. Kelly (0–1), B. Whelehan (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 20,383| referee = J. Denton (Wexford)

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

date = 13 May 1990 Quarter-Final | team1 = Clare | score = 1–05 – 2–16 | team2 = Limerick | goals1 = G. McInerney (1–0), C. Lyons (0–3), M. Nugent (0–1), J. O'Connor (0–1). | goals2 = G. Kirby (0–7), S. Fitzgibbon (1–3), T. Kenny (1–0), L. O'Connor (0–2), P. Davoren (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), D. Flynn (0–1), A. Carmody (0–1). | stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis| attendance = 13,560| referee = W. Barrett (Tipperary)

date = 20 May 1990 Quarter-Final | team1 = Kerry | score = 3–07 – 3–16 | team2 = Cork | goals1 = C. Walsh (1–2), J. Hennessy (0–4), J. O'Sullivan (1–0), T. Maunsell (1–0), E. Murphy (0–1). | goals2 = K. Hennessy (2–2), B. O'Sullivan (1–2), M. Foley (0–2), P. Buckley (0–2), S. McCarthy (0–2), K. Kingston (0–2), M. Mullins (0–1), T. McCarthy (0–1), G. FitzGerald (0–1), K. McGuckin (0–1). | stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee| referee = M. Quinn (Clare)

date = 3 June 1990 Semi-Final | team1 = Cork | score = 4–15 – 1-08 | team2 = Waterford | goals1 = G. FitzGerald (2–3), K. Hennessy (2–3), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), M. Foley (0–2), B. O'Sullivan (0–1), S. McCarthy (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1), P. Buckley (0–1). | goals2 = D. Henley (1–0), K. Delahunty (0–3), N. Crowley (0–3), S. Aherne (0–1), L. O'Connor (0–1). | stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles| attendance = 15,970| referee = T. Murray (Limerick)

date = 10 June 1990 Semi-Final | team1 = Limerick | score = 1–17 – 2–20 | team2 = Tipperary | goals1 = G. Kirby (0–8), M. Galligan (1–0), S. Fitzgibbon (0–3), C. Carey (0–2), T. Kenny (0–2), D. Flynn (0–1), M. Reale (0–1). | goals2 = D. Ryan (1–4), N. English (0–7), D. Ryan (1–0), M. Cleary (0–3), J. Leahy (0–2), P. Fox (0–1), P. Delaney (0–1), D. Carr (0–1), J. Hayes (0–1). | stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick| attendance = 34,402| referee = W. Horgan (Cork)

date =15 July 1990 Final | team1 = Tipperary | score = 2–14 – 4–16 | team2 = Cork | goals1 = M. Cleary (1–5), N. English (1–4), C. Stakelum (0–2), J. Leahy (0–2), D. Ryan (0–1). | goals2 = M. Foley (2–7), J. Fitzgibbon (2–0), T. O'Sullivan (0–5), C. Casey (0–1), G. FitzGerald (0–1), K. Hennessy (0–1), D. Quirke (0–1). | stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles| attendance = 49,782 | referee = J. Moore (Waterford) Main article: 1990 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]

date = 8 July 1990 Final | team1 = Antrim | score = 4–11 – 2–11 | team2 = Down | goals1 = S. P. McKillop (1–2), O. McFetridge (0–5), N. Murray (1–0), C. Barr (1–0), J. Close (1–0), A. McGuile (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1), B. Donnelly (0–1), A. McCarry (0–1). | goals2 = P. Savage (2–0), M. Blaney (0–3), B. Coulter (0–2), J. McCarthy (0–2), N. Sands (0–2), M. Ballie (0–1), K. Coulter (0–1). | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| attendance = | referee = P. Delaney (Laois)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland quarter-finals

date = 23 July 1990 Quarter-Final | team1 = Galway | score = 1–23 – 2–11 | team2 = London | goals1 = J. Cooney (0–9), M. McGrath (1–3), N. Lane (0–3), T. Monaghan (0–3), É. Ryan (0–2), A. Cunningham (0–1), G. Burke (0–1), T. Keady (0–1). | goals2 = M. Connolly (0–5), J. Murphy (1–0), P. O'Donoghue (1–0), A. Moylan (0–2), P. Lynch (0–1), D. McKenna (0–1), J. Quinn (0–1), W. Carroll (0–1). | stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe| referee = G. McGlory (Antrim)

All-Ireland semi-finals

date = 5 August 1990 Semi-Final | team1 = Cork | score = 2–20 – 1–13 | team2 = Antrim | goals1 = J. Fitzgibbon (2–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–6), G. FitzGerald (0–5), T. Mulcahy (0–2), J. Cashman (0–1), K. McGuckin (0–1), P. Buckley (0–1), B. O'Sullivan (0–1), K. Hennessy (0–1). | goals2 = G. Barr (1–2), O. McFetridge (0–4), B. Donnelly (0–4), S. McKillop (0–1), B. Laverty (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| referee = P. Delaney (Laois) | attendance = 40,786

date = 5 August 1990 Semi-Final | team1 = Galway | score = 1–16 – 2-07 | team2 = Offaly | goals1 = J. Cooney (0–8), É. Ryan (1–1), M. McGrath (0–4), P. Malone (0–2), M. Coleman (0–1). | goals2 = P. Corrigan (1–0), D. Owens (1–0), M. Corrigan (0–3), A. Cahill (0–2), M. Duignan (0–1), D. Regan (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| referee = T. Murray (Limerick) | attendance = 40,786

All-Ireland final

Final Main article: 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Shane Fitzgibbon for Limerick against Clare (Munster quarter-final, 13 May 1990)
• Widest winning margin: 16 points
  • Cork 4–15 : 1–8 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 3 June 1990)
  • Offaly 4–15 : 1–8 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1990)
• Most goals in a match: 7
  • Wexford 2–23 : 5–4 Laois (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
  • Cork 5–15 : 2–21 Galway (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)
• Most points in a match: 37
  • Tipperary 2–20 : 1–17 Limerick (Munster semi-final, 10 June 1990)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Laois 5–4 : 2–23 Wexford (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
  • Cork 5–15 : 2–21 Galway (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
  • Laois 5–4 : 2–23 Wexford (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 21
  • Galway 2–21 : 5–15 Cork (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)

Miscellaneous

• Cork became All Ireland champions in a double and were the first county since Tipperary in 1900 to be both All Ireland Champions in football and hurling 100 years after their first one also Tipperary in 1895, 1900, Cork in 1890 and 1990 were All Ireland football and hurling champions in the same season.

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• 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

1. (9 March 2015). "The man who famously led Antrim to 1989 All-Ireland final has passed away". The 42.
2. (15 August 2014). "Tipp v Cork: 7 classic moments from one of hurling's great rivalries". The 42.
3. O'Sullivan, Jim. (3 September 2010). "Classic final: 1990: Cork 5–15 Galway 2–21". Irish Examiner.