The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 113th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the fixtures took place on 15 November 1998. The championship began on 22 May 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999.
Championship details | |
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Dates | 22 May – 12 September 1999 |
Teams | 17 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Cork (28th win) |
Captain | Mark Landers |
Manager | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kilkenny |
Captain | Denis Byrne |
Manager | Brian Cody |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 20 |
Goals total | 70 (3.5 per game) |
Points total | 599 (29.95 per game) |
Top Scorer | Joe Deane (1-24) Henry Shefflin (1-24) |
Player of the Year | Brian Corcoran |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1998 2000 → |
Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Meath, who had participated in the championship since 1993, declined to field a team.
On 12 September 1999, Cork won the championship following a 0–13 to 0–12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title, their first in nine championship seasons.
Cork's Joe Deane and Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin were the championship's top scorers with 1-24 apiece. Cork's Donal Óg Cusack and Offaly's Stephen Byrne were deemed the best goalkeepers after keeping three clean sheets each. Cork's Brian Corcoran was the choice for Hurler of the Year.
Team changes edit
To Championship edit
Promoted from the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
- None
From Championship edit
Regraded to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Meath
Participating counties edit
Managerial changes edit
Pre-championship edit
Team | 1999 Manager | 1998 Manager(s) | Reason for leaving | Story/Accomplishments |
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Kilkenny | Brian Cody, All-Ireland minor and senior-winning captain with Kilkenny. | Kevin Fennelly | Resigned | Fennelly guided Kilkenny to the 1998 All-Ireland final, however, the team were beaten by Offaly. |
Tipperary | Nicky English, two-time All-Ireland winner with Tipperary. | Len Gaynor | Term ended | Gaynor guided Tipperary to the 1997 All-Ireland final, however, the team were beaten by Clare. |
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship edit
Final edit
Galway | 4-26 – 2-8 | Roscommon |
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O. Fahy 1-7 (0-2 frees), A. Kerins, K. Broderick 1-3 each; E. Cloonan 0-4 (0-2 frees), F. Flynn 0-4, O. Canning 1-1, P. Hardiman, J. Cooney, J. Rabbitte, J. Campbell 0-1 each. | (report) | C. Kelly 1-1, B. Boyle 0-4 (0-3 frees), S. Sweeney 1-0, M. Cunniffe 0-2, R. Mulry 0-1. |
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Kilkenny | 6-21 | |||||||||||||
Laois | 1-14 | |||||||||||||
Kilkenny | 5-14 | |||||||||||||
Offaly | 1-16 | |||||||||||||
Offaly | 3-17 | |||||||||||||
Wexford | 1-13 | Wexford | 0-15 | |||||||||||
Dublin | 1-12 |
Quarter-finals edit
Wexford | 1-13 – 1-12 | Dublin |
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A Fenlon 0-5; M Jordan 1-1; P Cod, T Dempsey, M Storey 0-2 Each; E Scallon 0-1. | (report) | T McGrane 1-5; D Sweeney 0-2; M Fitzsimons 0-2; C McCann, K Flynn, N Butler 0-1 Each. |
Semi-finals edit
Kilkenny | 6-21 – 1-14 | Laois |
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H. Shefflin (0-10, 0-6 frees); DJ Carey (2-3, 0-1 free, 0-1 '65'); K. O'Shea (2-1); J. Power (1-1); A. Comerford( 1-0); C. Carter (0-3); B. McEvoy (0-2); M. Kavanagh (0-1). | (report) | N. Rigney (1-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65'); F. O'Sullivan (0-2); D. Cuddy, J. Shortall, E. Fennelly and D. Conroy (0-1) each. |
Offaly | 3-17 – 0-15 | Wexford |
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Joe Dooley 1-5; Johnny Dooley 0-6 (0-4 frees); J. Troy 1-2 (0-1 free); M. Duignan 1-0; B. Dooley 0-2; D. Oakley and J. Ryan 0-1 each. | (report) | P. Codd 0-8 (0-7 frees); T. Dempsey and R. Quigley 0-2 each; M. Storey, R. McCarthy and A. Fenlon 0-1 each. |
Final edit
Kilkenny | 5-14 – 1-16 | Offaly |
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D.J. Carey 2-4 (0-1 free, 0-1 seventy); H. Shefflin 1-6 (0-1 free); C. Carter 1-2; B. McEvoy 1-1; A. Comerford 0-1. | (report) | Johnny Dooley 0-7 (0-4 frees); J. Pilkington 1-2; B. Whelehan 0-3 (0-1 free); J. Troy 0-2; M. Duignan and P. Mulhare 0-1 each. |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Tipperary | 4-29 | |||||||||||||
Kerry | 2-06 | Clare | 2-12, 1-21 | |||||||||||
Tipperary | 0-18, 1-11 | |||||||||||||
Clare | 0-14 | |||||||||||||
Cork | 1-15 | |||||||||||||
Cork | 0-24 | |||||||||||||
Waterford | 1-16 | Waterford | 1-15 | |||||||||||
Limerick | 1-15 |
Quarter-finals edit
Tipperary | 4-29 – 2-6 | Kerry |
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P. Shelley 2-2; T. Dunne 0-7 (0-4 frees); J. Leahy 0-6 (0-2 frees); L. Cahill, D. Ryan 1-2 each; P. Kelly 0-4; B. O'Meara 0-3; C. Gleeson 0-2; E. Enright 0-1. | (report) | P. Cronin, B. O'Sullivan 1-0 each; M. Slattery 0-3 (frees); T. Maunsell 0-3. |
Waterford | 1-16 – 1-15 | Limerick |
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P. Flynn 1-8 (0-4 frees); K. McGrath 0-3; M. White 0-2; D. Bennett, F. Hartley and D. Shanahan 0-1 each. | (report) | G. Kirby 0-4 frees; M. Galligan 0-3 frees; M. Houlihan 1-0; B. Foley and J. Moran 0-2 each; C. Carey, C. Smith, M. Foley and D. Clarke 0-1 each. |
Semi-finals edit
Clare | 2-12 – 0-18 | Tipperary |
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J. O'Connor 1-2 (0-2 frees); D. Fitzgerald 1-0 penalty; D. Forde 0-3; N. Gilligan 0-2; A. Markham, S. McMahon, C. Lynch, B. Murphy and C. Clancy 0-1 each. | (report) | T. Dunne 0-7 (0-3 frees, 0-2 7 seventies); L. Cahill 0-3; P. Shelley 0-2; J. Leahy, E. Enright, B. O'Meara, E. Tucker, D. Ryan and P. Kelly 0-1 each. |
Clare | 1-21 – 1-11 | Tipperary |
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A. Markham 1-3; S. McMahon 0-6 (0-5 frees); C. Lynch 0-4; B. Murphy 0-3; D. Forde 0-2 frees; J. O'Connor (free), O. Baker and E. Flannery 0-1 each. | (report) | T. Dunne 0-10 (0-9 from frees); D. Ryan 1-0 free; E. Enright 0-1. |
Cork | 0-24 – 1-15 | Waterford |
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M. O'Connell 0-8 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy, 0-1 sideline); J. Deane 0-7 (0-4 frees); T. McCarthy 0-3; M. Landers 0-2; B. Corcoran, B. O'Connor, F. McCormack and K. Murray 0-1 each. | (report) | P. Flynn 1-4 (1-3 frees); K. McGrath 0-4 (0-1 seventy); D. Shanahan 0-3; D. Bennett, M. White, S. Frampton (free) and M. Malumphy (free), 0-1 each. |
Final edit
Cork | 1-15 – 0-14 | Clare |
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J. Deane 1-4 (0-4 frees); M. O’Connell 0-5 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); B. O’Connor and S. McGrath 0-2 each; N. Ronan and F. McCormack 0-1 each. | (report) | N. Gilligan 0-3; D. Forde 0-3 (0-2 frees); O. Baker 0-2; R. O’Hara, S. McMahon (free), A. Markham, B. Murphy, C. Lynch and D. Scanlan 0-1 each. |
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship edit
Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
Antrim | 3-23 | ||||||||
London | 1-06 | ||||||||
Antrim | 2-19 | ||||||||
Derry | 1-09 | ||||||||
Derry | 4-16 | ||||||||
Down | 4-08 |
Semi-finals edit
Antrim | 3-23 – 1-6 | London |
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Gregory O'Kane 1-9, A. Elliott 2-2, G. O'Kane 0-4, L. Richmond 0-3, C. Cunning 0-2, J. Carson, B. McGarry, P. McMullan 0-1 each. | (report) | F. Horgan 1-1, T. Moloney 0-3, M. O'Meara, D. Hurley 0-1 each. |
Derry | 4-16 – 4-8 | Down |
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G. McGonigle 0-9, C. Murray 2-0, O. Collins 1-2, J. O'Dwyer 1-0, R. McCluskey, M. Collins 0-2, D. Doherty, G. Biggs 0-1 each. | (report) | M. Coulter 1-2, E. Traynor 1-2, D. Coulter 1-0, J. McCrickard 0-3, M. Branniffe 0-1. |
Final edit
Antrim | 2-19 – 1-9 | Derry |
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Gregg O’Kane 1-5, S. P. McKillop 1-0, L. Richmond 0-4, A. Elliott 0-3, F. McMullan 0-2, J. Flynn, J. Carson, C. McGuckin, C. Cunning, Gary O’Kane 0-1 each. | (report) | G. McGonigle 1-7, N. Mullan and R. McCluskey 0-1 each. |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Clare | 3-15, 3-18 | |||||||||||||
Galway | 2-18, 2-14 | Kilkenny | 2-14 | |||||||||||
Clare | 1-13 | |||||||||||||
Kilkenny | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Cork | 0-13 | |||||||||||||
Cork | 0-19 | |||||||||||||
Offaly | 4-22 | Offaly | 0-16 | |||||||||||
Antrim | 0-12 |
Quarter-finals edit
Offaly | 4-22 – 0-12 | Antrim |
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J. Pilkington (1-5), J. Troy (1-3), B. Dooley(1-2), J. Dooley (0-5, 1 free), B. Whelahan (0-3, 2 frees), J. Ryan (1-0), H. Rigney, G. Hannify, J. Errity, M. Duignan (0-1 each). | (report) | C. Cunning (0-3, 1 free), G. O’Kane (0-2, 2 frees), S. McMullan (0-2, 1 free), C. McGuickan, J. Carson, J. Close, B. McGarry, Gary O’Kane (0-1 each). |
Clare | 3-15 – 2-18 | Galway |
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A. Markham 1-3 (0-3 from frees); N. Gilligan 1-1; S. McNamara 1-0; S. McMahon 0-7 (0-4 from frees; 0-3 from 65’s); O. Baker 0-2; C. Lynch 0-2. | (report) | O. Fahy 2-2; A. Kerins 0-5; R. Gantley 0-4 (0 4 from frees); E. Cloonan 0-2 (0 2 from frees); J. Rabbitte 0-2; F. Flynn 0-2; O. Canning 0-1. |
Clare | 3-18 – 2-14 | Galway |
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N. Gilligan 2-3; A. Markham 0-4 (0-3 frees); P.J. O’Connell 1-0; S. McMahon 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); C. Lynch 0-2; J. O’Connor 0-2 frees; S. McNamara, C. Clancy, B. Murphy and D. Forde 0-1 each. | (report) | E. Cloonan 1-10 (0-10 frees); O. Fahy 1-0; J. Cooney 0-2; R. Gantley and F. Flynn 0-1 each. |
Semi-finals edit
Cork | 0-19 – 0-16 | Offaly |
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J. Deane 0-10 (0-7 frees); F. McCormack, S. McGrath and B. O’Connor 0-2 each; M. O’Connell, A. Browne and K. Murray 0-1 each. | (report) | Johnny Dooley 0-5 (0-3 frees); Joe Dooley, J. Pilkington and J. Troy 0-2 each; J. Ryan, P. Mulhaire, M. Duignan, B. Whelehan (free) and B. Dooley 0-1 each. |
Kilkenny | 2-14 – 1-13 | Clare |
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D.J. Carey 1-3; B. McEvoy 0-4; K. O’Shea 1-0; H. Shefflin 0-3 (0-2 frees); J. Power 0-2; A. Comerford and P. O’Neill (free), 0-1 each. | (report) | J. O’Connor 0-5 (0-4 frees); S. McNamara 1-0; N. Gilligan 0-3; D. Forde, A. Markham, P.J. O’Connell, A. Daly (free) and E. Flannery 0-1 each. |
Final edit
Championship statistics edit
Scoring edit
- First goal of the championship: Paul Shelly for Tipperary against Kerry (Munster quarter-final)
- Last goal of the championship: D.J. Carey for Kilkenny against Clare (All-Ireland semi-final)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Most points in a match: 39
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Most points scored by a losing team: 18
- Widest winning margin: 29 points
Top scorers edit
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Joe Deane | Cork | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | |
3 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 5-10 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
4 | Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
5 | Gregory O'Kane | Antrim | 2-16 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
6 | Ollie Fahy | Galway | 4-9 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
Niall Gilligan | Clare | 3-12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | |
8 | Alan Markham | Clare | 2-13 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |
Eugene Cloonan | Offaly | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | |
Geoffrey McGonagle | Derry | 1-16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 1-10 | 13 | Clare |
2 | Gregory O'Kane | Antrim | 1-9 | 12 | London |
3 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 1-8 | 11 | Limerick |
Niall Rigney | Laois | 1-8 | 11 | Kilkenny | |
5 | Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Clare |
Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Laois | |
Niall Rigney | Joe Deane | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly | |
Geoffrey McGonagle | Derry | 1-7 | 10 | Antrim | |
Ollie Fahy | Galway | 1-7 | 10 | Roscommon | |
D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 2-4 | 10 | Offaly |
Clean sheets edit
Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
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1 | Donal Óg Cusack | Cork | 3 |
Stephen Byrne | Offaly | ||
3 | Davy Fitzgerald | Clare | 1 |
Stephen Brenner | Waterford | ||
James McGarry | Kilkenny |
Miscellaneous edit
- The All-Ireland final was decided for the first time ever with both sides failing to score a goal.
See also edit
Broadcasting edit
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.
Round | RTÉ |
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Munster quarter-final | Waterford vs Limerick |
Leinster semi-final | Offaly vs Wexford |
Munster semi-final | Clare vs Tipperary (draw) Clare vs Tipperary (replay) |
Leinster final | Kilkenny vs Offaly |
Munster final | Cork vs Clare |
All-Ireland quarter-finals | Offaly vs Antrim Clare vs Galway (draw) |
All-Ireland semi-finals | Cork vs Offaly Kilkenny vs Clare |
All-Ireland final | Cork vs Kilkenny |