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1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1996
dates	5 May – 1 September 1996
teams	21
connacht	Galway
munster	Limerick
leinster	Wexford
ulster	Antrim
matches	22
poty	[[File: Colours of Wexford.svg	border	20px]] Larry O'Gorman
team	Wexford
titles	6th
captain	Martin Storey
manager	Liam Griffin
team2	Limerick
captain2	Ciarán Carey
manager2	Tom Ryan
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Limerick.svg	border	20px]] Gary Kirby (1–35)
previous	1995
next	1997

The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the various provincial championships took place on 22 October 1995. The championship ran from 5 May to 1 September 1996.

Clare were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-finals.

The All-Ireland final was played on 1 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Wexford and Limerick, in what was their third meeting in the final overall, a first meeting in the final in 78 years and a first championship meeting in 41 years. Wexford won the match by 1–13 to 0–14 to claim their sixth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 26 years.

Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1–35. Wexford's Larry O'Gorman was named Hurler of the Year.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

Derry (qualified)

Entered Championship

New York

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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Teams

Personnel and kits

Province	Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain	Manager	Most recent success	All-Ireland	Provincial
Leinster	Carlow	Red, green and yellow			Moling Morrissey
	Dublin	Navy and blue	Arnotts		Jimmy Gray	1938	1961	1938–39
	Kilkenny	Black and amber	Avonmore	Michael Phelan	Nickey Brennan	1993	1993	1994–95
	Laois	Blue and white	Esso Ultron		Michael "Babs" Keating	1915	1949
	Meath	Green and gold	Kepak		John Davis
	Offaly	Green, white and gold	Carroll Meats	Shane McGuckin	Éamonn Cregan	1995	1994	1990–91
	Westmeath	Maroon and white	Bennett Construction		Georgie Leahy
	Wexford	Purple and gold	Wexford Creamery	Martin Storey	Liam Griffin	1996	2019	1973
Munster	Clare	Saffron and blue	Pat O'Donnell	Anthony Daly	Ger Loughnane	1995	1995	1977–78
	Cork	Red and white	Barry's Tea	Mark Mullins	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	1990	1992	1992–93
	Kerry	Green and yellow	Kerry Group		John Meyler	1891	1891
	Limerick	Green and white	Shaws	Ciarán Carey	Tom Ryan	1973	1994	1991–92
	Tipperary	Blue and gold	Finches	Michael Cleary	Tom Fogarty	1991	1993	1993–94
	Waterford	White and blue	Tedcastles Oil	Fergal Hartley	Tony Mansfield	1959	1963	1962–63
Connacht	Galway	Maroon and white	Supermac's	Michael Coleman	Mattie Murphy	1988	1995	1995–96
	Roscommon	Blue and yellow	747 Travel		Michael Kelly
Ulster	Antrim	Saffron and white	Matbro		Dominic McKinley		1994
	Down	Red and black	No sponsor		Paddy Braniff
Brian Gilmore
Gerard Lennon		1995
	Derry
Britain	London
North America	New York

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

date = May 5 Preliminary round 1| team1 = Carlow | score = 1–15 – 2–12 | team2 = Westmeath | goals1 = N. English (1–9), P. Coady (0–2), J. Kavanagh (0–2), B. Murphy (0–1), V. English (0–1). | goals2 = S. McLoughlin (1–6), R. Galvin (1–1), B. Kennedy (0–2), P. Galvin (0–1), P. Connaughton (0–1), P. Clancy (0–1). | stadium = Castletown-Geoghegan| referee = J. Guinan (Kilkenny)

date = May 19 Preliminary round 1 replay| team1 = Carlow | score = 2–8 – 3–7 | team2 = Westmeath | goals1 = J. Byrne (2–2), P. Coady (0–2), N. English (0–2), S. Spruhan (0–1), M. Farrell (0–1). | goals2 = B. Kennedy (1–1), S. McLoughlin (1–1), P. Connaughton (1–0), P. Clancy (0–2), R. Galvin (0–2), P. Galvin (0–1). | stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow| referee = J. Guinan (Kilkenny)

date = May 26 Preliminary round 2| team1 = Meath | score = 2–11 – 1–5 | team2 = Westmeath | goals1 = D. Martin (0–6), M. Cole (1–1), N. Horan (1–1), P. Cahill (0–1), W. Donnelly (0–1), P. Potterton (0–1). | goals2 = P. Galvin (1–1), S. McLoughlin (0–2), R. Galvin (0–1), B. Kennedy (0–1). | stadium = Castletown-Geoghegan| referee = P. Dunphy (Kilkenny)

date = June 2 Quarter-Final | team1 = Offaly | score = 2–18 – 2–12 | team2 = Meath | goals1 = Johnny Dooley (0–7), D. Pilkington (1–1), J. Errity (1–0), J. Troy (0–3), B. Dooley (0–3), J. Pilkington (0–2), Joe Dooley (0–2). | goals2 = D. Martin (1–6), M. Cole (1–0), N. Horan (0–2), P. Donnelly (0–1), B. Murray (0–1), W. Donnelly (0–1), D. Murray (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = | referee = P. Delaney (Laois)

date = June 2 Quarter-Final | team1 = Wexford | score = 1–14 – 0–14 | team2 = Kilkenny | goals1 = M. Storey (0–5), B. Byrne (1–0), E. Scallan (0–3), A. Fenlon (0–2), P. Codd (0–1), R. McCarthy (0–1), L. Dunne (0–1), L. O'Gorman (0–1). | goals2 = A. Lawlor (0–3), C. Brennan (0–3), M. Phelan (0–2), J. Power (0–2), P. J. Delaney (0–1), D. J. Carey (0–1), S. Ryan (0–1), P. Larkin (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = | referee = A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

date = June 23 Semi-Final | team2 = Wexford | score = 1–9 – 2–12| team1 = Dublin | goals1 = J. Twomey (0–4), E. Morrissey (1–0), C. McCann (0–2), K. Flynn (0–2), J. Brennan (0–1). | goals2 = G. Laffan (1–2), E. Scallan (0–4), D. Fitzhenry (1–0), M. Storey (0–2), L. Murphy (0–1), T. Dempsey (0–1), S. Flood (0–1), A. Fenlon (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 30,008 | referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

date = June 23 Semi-Final | team2 = Laois | score = 4–17 – 2–10 | team1 = Offaly | goals1 = J. Troy (2–2), Johnny Dooley (0–8), J. Errity (2–0), Joe Dooley (0–2), B. Dooley (0–2), D. Pilkington (0–1), B. Whelehan (0–1), J. Pilkington (0–1). | goals2 = D. Cuddy (0–6), N. Delaney (1–1), P. J. Cuddy (1–0), O. Coss (0–3). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 30,008 | referee = P. Aherne (Carlow)

date = July 14 Final | team1 = Wexford | score = 2–23 – 2–15 | team2 = Offaly | report = Report | goals1 = T. Dempsey (1–05 ), M. Storey (0–5), E. Scallan (0–4), L. Murphy (0–4), D. Fitzhenry (1–0), R. McCarthy (0–3), L. O'Gorman (0–2). | goals2 = B. Dooley (1–2), M. Duignan (1–1), Johnny Dooley (0–4), J. Pilkington (0–4), Joe dooley (0–3), D. Pilkington (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 34,365 | referee =

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

date = May 26 Quarter-Final | team2 = Limerick | score = 1–8 – 3–18 | team1 = Cork | goals1 = A. Browne (1–1), B. Egan (0–3), K. Murray (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1), B. Corcoran (0–1), S. McCarthy (0–1). | goals2 = P. Tobin (2–0), G. Kirby (0–6), O. O'Neill (1–1), T. J. Ryan (0–4), M. Galligan (0–2), M. Houlihan (0–2), D. Quigley (0–1), Seán O'Neill (0–1), C. Carey (0–1). | stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork | referee = W. Barrett (Tipperary)

date = June 2 Quarter-Final | team1 = Waterford | score = 1–11 – 1–14 | team2 = Tipperary | goals1 = P. Flynn (1–5), J. Brenner (0–3), T. Fives (0–1), P. Queally (0–1), K. McGrath (0–1). | goals2 = L. Cahill (1–2), M. Cleary (0–4), T. Dunne (0–4), N. English (0–2), L. McGrath (0–1), J. Leahy (0–1). | stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford| attendance = 15,655| referee = D. Murphy (Wexford)

date = June 15 Semi-Final | team1 = Kerry | score = 2–11 – 4–19 | team2 = Tipperary | goals1 = Jerry O'Sullivan (1–2), M. McKivergan (1–0), M. Hennessy (0–3), C. Walsh (0–3), P. O'Connell (0–1), C. Ross (0–1), L. O'Connor (0–1). | goals2 = J. Leahy (2–2), L. Cahill (1–4), T. Dunne (1–3), M. Kennedy (0–3), M. Cleary (0–3), D. Ryan (0–1), P. Fox (0–1), A. Butler (0–1), N. English (0–1). | stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee| attendance = 4,300 | referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

date = June 16 Semi-Final | team1 = Limerick | score = 1–13 – 0–15 | team2 = Clare | report = Report | goals1 = G. Kirby (1–7), B. Foley (0–2), M. Galligan (0–1), T. J. Ryan (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), M. Houlihan (0–1). | goals2 = J. O'Connor (0–5), S. McMahon (0–3), F. Tuohy (0–3), G. O'Loughlin (0–2), E. Taaffe (0–2). | stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick| attendance = 43,534| referee = W. Barrett (Tipperary)

Main article: 1996 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

date = July 7 Final | team1 = Limerick | score = 0–19 – 1–16 | team2 = Tipperary | goals1 = G. Kirby (0–10), T. J. Ryan (0–3), F. Carroll (0–2), M. Galligan (0–1), O. O'Neill (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), Seán O'Neill (0–1). | goals2 = L. Cahill (1–3), M. Cleary (0–4), D. Ryan (0–2), T. Dunne (0–2), J. Leahy (0–2), K. Tucker (0–1). N. English (0–1), L. McGrath (0–1). | stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick| attendance = 43,525 | referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

date = July 14 Final Replay | team1 = Limerick | score = 4–7 – 0–16 | team2 = Tipperary | goals1 = O. O'Neill (2–0), F. Carroll (1–1), T. J. Ryan (1–1), D. Quigley (0–2), B. Foley (0–1). C. Carey (0–1), G. Kirby (0–1). | goals2 = M. Cleary (0–7), D. Ryan (0–4), N. English (0–3), L. McGrath (0–1), L. Cahill (0–1). | stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork| attendance = 40,000 | referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

All-Ireland preliminary round 1

Preliminary round 1

All-Ireland preliminary round 2

Preliminary round 2

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Quarter-Final

All-Ireland semi-finals

Semi-Final

All-Ireland final

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Championship statistics

Scoring

First goal of the championship: Robert Galvin for Westmeath against Carlow (Leinster preliminary round 1)
Last goal of the championship: Tom Dempsey for Wexford against Limerick (All-Ireland final)
First hat-trick of the championship: Kevin Broderick for Galway against New York (All-Ireland quarter-final)
Widest winning margin: 26 points
- Galway 4–22 : 0–8 New York (All-Ireland quarter-final)
Most goals in a match: 6
- Offaly 4–17 : 2–10 Laois (Leinster semi-final)
- Kerry 2–11 : 4–19 Tipperary (Munstersemi-final)
Most points in a match: 38
- Wexford 2–23 : 2–15 Offaly (Leinster final)

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Limerick	1–35	38	6	6.33
2	Francis Forde	Galway	3–15	24	3	8.00
3	Tom Dempsey	Wexford	2–15	21	5	4.20
4	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	0–19	19	3	6.33
Liam Cahill	Tipperary	3–10	19	4	4.75
6	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	0–18	18	4	4.50
Kevin Broderick	Galway	5–3	18	3	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Francis Forde	Galway	2–8	14	Roscommon
2	Niall English	Carlow	1–9	12	Westmeath
3	Kevin Broderick	Galway	3–1	10	New York
Gary Kirby	Limerick	1–7	10	Tipperary
Gary Kirby	Limerick	0–10	10	Tipperary
6	Seán McLoughlin	Westmeath	1–6	9	Carlow
David Martin	Meath	1–6	9	Offaly
Gary Kirby	Limerick	0–9	9	Antrim
9	John Byrne	Carlow	2–2	8	Westmeath
John Troy	Offaly	2–2	8	Laois
John Leahy	Tipperary	2–2	8	Kerry
Tom Dempsey	Wexford	1–5	8	Offaly
Paul Flynn	Waterford	1–5	8	Tipperary
Francis Forde	Galway	1–5	8	New York

Miscellaneous

Cork's 3–18 to 1–8 defeat by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was the team's biggest defeat since 1936. It was also Cork's first championship defeat at home since 1923.

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1996 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Derek Barrett	Cork	May 26	Limerick	Munster quarter-final
Joe Deane	Cork	May 26	Limerick	Munster quarter-final
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín	Cork	May 26	Limerick	Munster quarter-final
Ken McGrath	Waterford	June 2	Tipperary	Munster quarter-final
Kevin Flynn	Dublin	June 23	Wexford	Leinster semi-final
Ollie Canning	Galway	July 6	Roscommon	Connacht final

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 1996 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game	Début
Jim Cashman	Cork	May 26	Limerick	Munster quarter-final	1986
Nicky English	Tipperary	July 14	Limerick	Munster final	1982

References

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).

References

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(25 November 2021). "PwC All-Stars Legends – Larry O'Gorman". GAA website.

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