2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

Team changes

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

• Carlow
• Down
• Derry
• Kerry
• Kildare
• Meath
• Westmeath
• Wicklow

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• London

Withdrew from Championship

• New York

Teams

General information

Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

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

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

(aet)

Semi-finals

Final

date = May 15 Quarter-final| team1 = Down | score = 4–25 – 1–17 | team2 = London | goals1 = M Coulter 2–3 (1-1f), B McGourty 0–6, S Wilson 0–5 (4f), G Johnston 1–2, E Trainor 1–1, E Clarke 0–2, P Braniff 0–2, S Clarke 0–2, P Monan 0–2. | goals2 = M Harding 0-5f, M O'Meara 0–3, KMcMullen 1–0, E Kindlon 0–2, J Ryan 0–2, D Bourke 0–2, J McCaughan 0–1, M Gordon 0–1, F McMahon 0–1. | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| referee = | report = Report

date = May 22 Semi-final| team1 = New York | score = 2–14 – 2–20 (aet) | team2 = Antrim | goals1 = M Kennedy 1–7, T Fletcher 0–4, M Maher 1–0, R Hanley 0–2, D McCarthy 0–1. | goals2 = B McFall 1–2, K McKeegan 1–2, C McGuckian 0–3, B Quinn 0–3, K Stewart 0–3, P Richmond 0–2, M Herron 0–2, C Herron 0–1, J McIntosh 0–1, J Connolly 0–1. | stadium = Gaelic Park, New York City| referee = S McMahon (Clare) | report = ----{{football box | date = May 22 Semi-final| team1 = Down | score = 1–12 – 2–9 | team2 = Derry | goals1 = M Coulter 1–3, E Trainor 0–2, G Adair 0–2, S Wilson 0–1, E Clarke 0–1, G Johnson 0–1, S Clarke 0–1, A Savage 0–1. | goals2 = G McGonigle 1–4, S McBride 1–0, G Biggs 0–2, R Kennedy 0–2, J O'Dwyer 0–1. | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| referee = G Devlin (Armagh) | report =

date = May 29 Semi-final replay| team1 = Down | score = 3–21 – 4–9 | team2 = Derry | goals1 = M Coulter 3–3. G Johnson 0–7, S Wilson 0–5, A Savage 0–2, B McGourty 0–2, G Adair 0–1, P Monan 0–1. | goals2 = G McGonigle 2–3, S McBride 2–3, G Biggs 0–1, R Convery 0–1, R Keneddy 0–1. | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| referee = B Kelly (Westmeath) | report =

date = June 5 Final| team1 = Antrim | score = 2–22 – 1–18 | team2 = Down | goals1 = J McIntosh 0–7, K McKeegan 0–4 (4f), J Connolly and K Stewart 1–1 each, J Campbell 0–3 (1f, 1 '65'), P Richmond and J Scullion 0–2 each, M Herron (f) and M Scullion 0–1 each). | goals2 = M Coulter 0–11 (10f), E Clarke 0–2, G Johnston 1–1, S Wilson ('65'), B McGourty (f), J McCusker and J Convery 0–1 each. | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| referee = B Gavin (Offaly) | report = Report

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Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Main article: 2005 Christy Ring Cup

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

Main article: 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

All-Ireland qualifiers

Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers

Group A

Table

Results

Group B

Table

Results

Relegation Section

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The provincial champions are marked by an asterisk.{{8TeamBracket 24 / 31 July|RD2=Semi-finals 14 / 21 August|RD3=Final 11 September|score-width=45|RD1-team1=[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svg|border|20x20px]] Cork*|RD1-score1=** 1–18 |RD1-team2=[[File:Colours_of_Waterford.svg|border|20x20px]] Waterford|RD1-score2=1–13|RD1-team3=[[File:Colours_of_Wexford.svg|border|20x20px]] Wexford|RD1-score3=0–12|RD1-team4=[[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] Clare |RD1-score4= 1–20 |RD1-team5=[[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] Kilkenny |RD1-score5= 0–18 |RD1-team6=[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg|border|20x20px]] Limerick|RD1-score6=0–13|RD1-team7=[[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] Tipperary|RD1-score7=2–18|RD1-team8=[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Galway*|RD1-score8=** 2–20 |RD2-team1=[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svg|border|20x20px]] Cork***|RD2-score1=** 0–16 |RD2-team2=[[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] Clare|RD2-score2=0–15|RD2-team3=[[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] Kilkenny|RD2-score3=4–18|RD2-team4=[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Galway*|RD2-score4=** 5–18 |RD3-team1=[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svg|border|20x20px]] Cork***|RD3-score1=** 1–21 **|RD3-team2=[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Galway|RD3-score2=1–16}}

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Main article: 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Miscellaneous

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

References

References

1. Breheny, Martin. (17 October 2004). "Cork open against Munster champs". Irish Independent.
2. (12 September 2004). "Cork savour sweet victory". Irish Examiner.
3. O'Sullivan, Jim. (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner.