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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May – 3 September 1942 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (13th win) |
| Captain | Jack Lynch |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Frank White |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 11 |
| Goals total | 82 (7.45 per game) |
| Points total | 124 (11.27 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Christy Ring (0-19) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1941 1943 → | |
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.[1] 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 edit
Overview edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| 3 May 1942 Quarter-final | Offaly | 6-5 – 4-3 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
| 3 May 1942 Quarter-final | Laois | 5-3 – 6-2 | Wexford | O'Moore Park |
| 31 May 1942 Semi-final | Wexford | 4-4 – 5-5 | Kilkenny | O'Kennedy Park |
| 31 May 1942 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-4 – 4-7 | Dublin | St. Brendan's Park |
| 28 June 1942 Final | Kilkenny | 1-4 – 4-8 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| J Phelan 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Heffernan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. | M McDonnell 1-6, P McMahon 1-1, J Hickey 1-0, P Kennedy 1-0, S Skehal 0-1. |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit
First round
| 31 May 1942 First round | Waterford | 2-05 – 4-04 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| Duggan 1-1, Goode 1-0, Campbell 0-2, Galvin 0-1, W Barron 0-1. | J Roche 2-0, M Mackey 1-1, Foley 1-0, D Stokes 0-2, J Mackey 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 17 May 1942 Semi-final | Tipperary | 5-13 – 1-03 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| D Doorley 2-2, J Looby 1-2, B O'Donnell 1-1, M Bourke 0-4, P Flanagan 1-0, T Treacy 0-3, J Ryan 0-1. | Fleming 1-0, R McNamara 0-2, M O'Halloran 0-1. |
| 21 June 1942 Semi-final | Limerick | 5-03 – 4-08 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| D Stokes 2-0, J Roche 1-0, Fitzgerald 1-0, J Mackey 1-0, M Mackey 0-2, P Cregan 0-1. | J Quirke 3-0, D Beckett 1-0, C Ring 0-3, S Condon 0-1, DJ Buckley 0-1, C Tobin 0-1, M Kennefick 0-1. | Attendance: 6,030 |
Final
| 12 July 1942 Final | Cork | 4-15 – 4-01 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| C Ring 0-8, C Tobin 2-1, J Quirke 1-1, M Kennefick 1-1, S Condon 0-2, D Beckett 0-1, J Young 0-1. | T Treacy 2-1, J Ryan 1-0, M Bourke 1-0. | Attendance: 24.320 |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship edit
Semi-final
| 26 July 1942 Semi-final | Cork | 6-08 – 2-04 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| Forde 1-1, Flaherty 1-0, S Thornton 0-1, Boyle 0-1, P Thornton 0-1, | Referee: M Hennessy (Clare) |
Final
| 6 September 1942 Final | Cork | 2-14 – 3-04 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Quirke 1-2, D Beckett 1-0, C Ring 0-3, J Lynch 0-3, S Condon 0-2, M Kennefick 0-2, DJ Buckley 0-1, C Tobin 0-1. | M McDonnell 1-1, D Davitt 1-0, E O'Brien 1-0, N Wade 0-2, S Skehal 0-1. | Attendance: 27,313 Referee: M Hennessy (Clare) |
Championship statistics edit
Scoring edit
- Widest winning margin: 22 points
- Most goals in a match: 11
- Most points in a match: 18
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Most points scored by a losing team: 4
Roll of Honour edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.