1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

none April 2022 1991 19 May – 1 September 1991 16 Tipperary Kilkenny Antrim 16 border|20px Pat Fox Tipperary 24th Declan Carr Michael 'Babs' Keating Kilkenny Liam Fennelly Ollie Walsh border|20px Michael Cleary (3–35) 1990 1992 The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on 1 September 1991. Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final replay.http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/was-final-the-best-game-of-hurling-ever-to-be-played-30571635.html Was final the best game of hurling ever to be played? Irish Independent 23 May 2016 9 September 2014 Colm Keys Westmeath qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final as winners of the B championship. On 1 September 1991, Tipperary won the championship following a 1–16 to 0–15 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their second in three championship seasons. Tipperary's Michael Cleary was the championship's top scorer with 3–35. Tipperary's Pat Fox was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Derry Westmeath (qualified) From Championship Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship London Teams General information Sixteen 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, three teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 1990 ChampionshipCurrent championshipborder|20x20px Antrim1990—Ulster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Clare19321914Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Cork19901990Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipDerry1908—Ulster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Down1942—Ulster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Dublin19611938Leinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Galway19221988Connacht Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Kerry18911891Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Kilkenny19871983Leinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Laois19491915Leinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Limerick19811973Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Offaly19901985Leinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Tipperary19891989Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Waterford19631959Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipWestmeath——All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Wexford19771968Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Provincial championships Munster Senior Hurling Championship May 19Quarter-Final Kerry 1–12 – 2–15 Waterford J. Hennessy (1–6), D. O'Regan (0–2), B. O'Mahony (0–2), L. O'Connor (0–1), C. Walsh (0–1). M. O'Keeffe (1–2), B. O'Sullivan (1–1), L. O'Connor (0–4), Hanley (0–3), E. Nolan (0–1), K. Delahunty (0–1), P. Prendergast (0–1), N. Crowley (0–1), J. Brenner (0–1). FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney T. Murray (Limerick) May 19Quarter-Final Limerick 0–21 – 1–15 Clare G. Kirby (0–10), M. Galligan (0–6), C. Carey (0–3), T. Kenny (0–1), M. Houlihan (0–1). M. Daffy (1–3), C. Lyons (0–4), T. Guilfoyle (0–4), V. Donnellan (0–2), P. Minogue (0–1), M. McNamara (0–1). Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 14,750 W. Barrett (Tipperary) June 2Semi-Final Cork 2–10 – 0–13 Waterford T. O'Sullivan (0–6), K. Hennessy (1–0), J. Fitzgibbon (1–0), C. Casey (0–3), G. FitzGerald (0–1). K. Delahunty (0–4), B. O'Sullivan (0–2), E. Nolan (0–2), M. O'Keeffe (0–2), S. Aherne (0–1), L. O'Connor (0–1), N. Crowley (0–1). Semple Stadium, Thurles 12,000 K. Walsh (Clare) June 9Semi-Final Tipperary 2–18 – 0–10 Limerick N. English (1–2), M. Cleary (0–5), Cormac Bonnar (1–1), P. Fox (0–4), D. Ryan (0–3), J. Leahy (0–3). G. Kirby (0–5), M. Galligan (0–1), G. Ryan (0–1), D. Nash (0–1), A. Carmody (0–1), F. Carroll (0–1). Semple Stadium, Thurles 35,000 J. Moore (Waterford) July 7Final Cork 4–10 – 2–16 Tipperary G. FitzGerald (2–0), K. Hennessy (1–2), J. Fitzgibbon (1–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), C. Casey (0–2), P. Buckley (0–1). M. Cleary (0–8), P. Fox (1–3), J. Leahy (1–1), Cormac Bonnar (0–1), N. English (0–1), A. Ryan (0–1), D. Ryan (0–1). Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 46,695 T. Murray (Limerick) July 20FinalReplay Tipperary 4–19 – 4–15 Cork M. Cleary (1–7), P. Fox (1–5), A. Ryan (1–1), D. Carr (1–1), D. Ryan (0–2), J. Leahy (0–2), Cormac Bonnar (0–1). J. Fitzgibbon (2–1), T. O'Sullivan (0–6), G. FitzGerald (1–2), K. Hennessy (1–0), J. Cashman (0–3), T. Mulcahy (0–1), P. Buckley (0–1), C. Casey (0–1). Semple Stadium, Thurles 55,000 T. Murray (Limerick) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship May 26Quarter-Final Wexford 2–19 – 2–14 Laois J. Holohan (1–10), M. Storey (0–4), E. Sinnott (1–0), J. O'Connor (0–3), D. Prendergast (0–1), B. Byrne (0–1). P. Bergin (0–8), N. Rigney (1–3), J. Bates (1–0), M. O'Sullivan (0–2), O. Coss (0–1). Nowlan Park, Kilkenny P. Horan (Offaly) June 30Semi-Final Kilkenny 2–9 – 0–13 Wexford D. J. Carey (1–5), J. Power (1–0), É. Morrissey (0–2), L. McCarthy (0–1), M. Phelan (0–1). J. Holohan (0–5), B. Byrne (0–2), M. Storey (0–2), T. Dempsey (0–2), S. Fitzhenry (0–1), G. O'Connor (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin P. Delaney (Laois) June 30Semi-Final Dublin 0-19 – 1-14 Offaly M. J. Ryan (0-5), S. McDermott (0-4), J. Morris (0-3), J. Murphy (0–2), B. McMahon (0–1), S. Morkham (0–1), M. Ryan (0–1), J. Twomey (0–1), S. Kearns (0–1). Johnny Dooley (1–7), B. Dooley (0–2), J. Pilkington (0–2), D. Regan (0–1), H. Rigney (0–1), B. Whelehan (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin D. Murphy (Wexford) July 21Final Dublin 1-11 – 1-13 Kilkenny M. J. Ryan (0-4), S. McDermott (1-0), J. Morris (0-3), R. Boland (0–1), C. Ó Giolláin (0–1), C. Hetherton (0–1), S. Kearns (0–1). A. Ronan (1–3), D. J. Carey (0–5), J. Power (0–3), L. McCarthy (0–2). Croke Park, Dublin D. Murphy (Wexford) Ulster Senior Hurling Championship June 23Semi-Final Down 6–13 – 2–10 Derry N. Sands (3–1), G. Blaney (2–1), C. Mageen (1–4), D. Hughes (0–4), B. Coulter (0–2), M. Blaney (0–1). O. Collins (0–7), B. Regan (1–0), D. Cassidy (1–0), P. Cassidy (0–1), R. McCloskey (0–1), A. McCrystal (0–1). Casement Park, Belfast July 7Final Antrim 3–14 – 3–10 Down J. Carson (1–8), A. McCarry (2–1), P. McKillen (0–4), T. McNaughton (0–1). C. Mageen (2–1), N. Sands (0–7), P. Coulter (1–0), K. Coulter (0–1), J. McCarthy (0–1). Casement Park, Belfast All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Bracket Quarter-finals border|20px Kilkenny border|20px Tipperary 0–15 border|20px Kilkenny 1–09 border|20px Galway 3–13 border|20px Tipperary 1–19 border|20px Antrim 2–18 Semi-finals 1–05 border|20px Westmeath 5–11 border|20px Antrim 35 100 Final 1–16 All-Ireland quarter-finals July 21Quarter-Final Antrim 5–11 – 1–5 Westmeath C. Barr (2–1), J. Close (2–0), J. Carson (1–2), P. Jennings (0–3), T. McNaughton (0–2), A. McGuile (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1), J. McNaughton (0–1). R. Galvin (1–0), D. Kilcoyne (0–3), A. Devine (0–2). St. Brigid's Park, Dundalk A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) All-Ireland semi-finals August 4Semi-Final Kilkenny 2–18 – 1–19 Antrim É. Morrissey (2–4), D. J. Carey (0–8), L. McCarthy (0–3), L. Fennelly (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1), P. Dwyer (0–1). J. Carson (0–7), T. McNaughton (0–4), D. Donnelly (1–0), A. McCarry (0–3), C. Barr (0–2), J. McNaughton (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1), J. Close (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 60,976 W. Horgan (Cork) August 4Semi-Final Galway 3–13 – 1–9 Tipperary M. Cleary (1–9), D. Ryan (1–0), Cormac Bonna (1–0), C. Stakelum (0–2), J. Leahy (0–1), D. Carr (0–1). M. McGrath (1–1), J. Cooney (0–4), J. Rabbitte (0–1). B. Keogh (0–1), R. Duane (0–1), M. Naughton (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 60,976 D. Murphy (Wexford) All-Ireland final September 1Final 15:30 Tipperary 1–16 – 0–15 Kilkenny M. Cleary (1–6), P. Fox (0–5), A. Ryan (0–2), D. Ryan (0–1), J. Leahy (0–1), B. Ryan (0–1). D. J. Carey (0–9), É. Morrissey (0–3), L. Fennelly (0–1), L. McCarthy (0–1), R. Power (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 64,500 W. Horgan (Cork) 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Top scorers Season Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Michael ClearyTipperary3–354458.802D. J. CareyKilkenny1–273047.503Pat FoxTipperary2–172354.60John CarsonAntrim2–172354.605John HolohanWexford1–151829.006Noel SandsDown3–81728.506John FitzgibbonCork4–31535.00Eamon MorrisseyKilkenny2–91543.75Tony O'SullivanCork0–151535.00Gary KirbyLimerick0–151527.50 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1John HolohanWexford1–1013Laois2Michael ClearyKilkenny1–912Galway3John CarsonAntrim1–811Down4Gary KirbyLimerick0–1010ClareMichael ClearyTipperary1–710CorkJohnny DooleyOffaly1–710Dublin Noel SandsDown3–110Derry Eamon Morrissey Kilkenny2–410Antrim9 Joe HennessyKerry1–69WaterfordMichael ClearyTipperary1–69KilkennyD. J. CareyKilkenny0–99Tipperary Clean sheets Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets1Ken HoganTipperary22Davy FitzgeraldClare1Ger CunninghamCorkMichael WalshKilkennyJim TroyOffaly 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. Round RTÉ Channel 4 Munster finalTipperary vs Cork All-Ireland semi-finalsKilkenny vs AntrimTipperary vs Galway All-Ireland finalTipperary vs KilkennyTipperary vs Kilkenny External links 1991 All-Ireland final on YouTube References All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship