1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.[1] The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 12 September 1999, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12.[2]

1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date12 September 1999
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchBrian Corcoran (Cork)
RefereePat O'Connor (Limerick)
Attendance62,989
WeatherRain
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Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-5 to 0-4, after playing the better hurling. Then Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-8 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from a Henry Shefflin free. Cork, captained by Mark Landers and managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990.[3]

It was Cork's 28th All-Ireland hurling title, and the first final in history without a goal.[4][5]

Cork0-13 – 0-12Kilkenny
J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-3), S. McGrath (0-3), M. Landers (0-1), A. Browne (0-1), K. Murray (0-1), B. O'Connor (0-1). (report) H. Shefflin (0-5), A. Comerford (0-2), C. Carter (0-2), J. Power (0-1), D. Byrne (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick).
Cork
Kilkenny
GK 1 Donal Óg Cusack
RCB 2 Fergal Ryan
FB 3 Diarmuid O'Sullivan
LCB 4 John Browne
RWB 5 Wayne Sherlock
CB 6 Brian Corcoran
LWB 7 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
MD 8 Mark Landers (c)
MD 9 Mickey O'Connell
RWF 10 Timmy McCarthy
CF 11 Fergal McCormack
LWF 12 Seanie McGrath
RCF 13 Ben O'Connor
FF 14 Neil Ronan
LCF 15 Joe Deane
Substitutes:
16 Alan Browne
17 Kevin Murray
GK 1 James McGarry
RCB 2 Phil Larkin
FB 3 Canice Brennan
LCB 4 Willie O'Connor
RWB 5 Michael Kavanagh
CB 6 Pat O'Neill
LWB 7 Peter Barry
MD 8 Andy Comerford
MD 9 Denis Byrne (c)
RWF 10 D. J. Carey
CF 11 John Power
LWF 12 Brian McEvoy
RCF 13 Ken O'Shea
FF 14 Henry Shefflin
LCF 15 Charlie Carter
Substitutes:
GK 16 P. J. Ryan
17 P. J. Delaney
18 Niall Moloney
19 Eamonn Kennedy
20 Paddy Mullally

References

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  1. ^ "Championship Flashback: All-Ireland SHC final, September 1999". Irish Independent. 3 August 2008.
  2. ^ Fogarty, John (18 July 2024). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy to lead out Cork jubilee team at Croke Park". Irish Examiner.
  3. ^ "Flashback – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 1999: Corcaigh v Cill Chainnigh". GAA.ie. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ "GAA: All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". RTÉ News. 12 September 1999.
  5. ^ "Seánie McGrath happy to relive glory days of 1999: Looking back, it was a magical time". echo live. 18 July 2024.