1999 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary competed in the 1999 National Hurling League and the 1999 Munster Championship. It was Nicky English's first year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his first year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[1]

Tipperary county hurling team
1999 season
Manager Nicky English
All-Ireland SHC Didn't qualify
Munster SHC Semi-Finals
National League Winners
Top scorer
Highest SHC attendance
Lowest SHC attendance
Standard colours

On 2 May, Tipperary won the league title following a 1-14 - 1–10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.

On 12 June, Tipperary lost to Clare in the Munster semi-final replay by 1–21 to 1-11 and failed to qualify for the All-Ireland Championship.[2]

1999 National Hurling League edit

Group 1B table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 6 5 0 1 44 10 Division 1 champions
2 Kilkenny 6 5 0 1 30 10
3 Cork 6 4 0 2 31 8
4 Laois 6 3 0 3 -16 6
5 Waterford 6 2 0 4 21 4
6 Wexford 6 2 0 4 3 4
7 Down 6 0 0 6 -113 0 Relegation to Division 2
7 March 1999 Down 0-8 - 4-23 Tipperary McKenna Park, Ballycran
J McCrickard 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, N Sands 0-1, S Murray 0-1, M Branniff 0-1. T Dunne 1-8, P Ormond 1-2, L Cahill 1-1, J Enright 0-4, E Tucker 1-0, W Maher 0-3, B O'Meara 0-2, D Browne 0-2, J Leahy 0-1. Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
21 March 1999 Tipperary 1-16 - 1-8 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
T Dunne 0-9, D Browne 1-1, L Cahill 0-2, E Tucker 0-1, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, P Ormonde 0-1. P Codd 1-6, R McCarthy 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
28 March 1999 Kilkenny 3-14 - 1-13 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Moloney 1-3, H Shefflin 0-6, B McEvoy 1-1, K O'Shea 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, A Comerford 0-1. T Dunne 0-5, P Shelly 1-1, L Cahill 0-3, E Tucker 0-2, W Maher 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1. Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)
4 April 1999 Tipperary 1-12 - 1-11 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
L Cahill 1-2, T Dunne 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, G Maguire 0-1. J Deane 1-6, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
10 April 1999 Laois 1-9 - 2-16 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
M Rooney 1-0, N Rigney 0-3, D Cuddy 0-2, Declan Rooney 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2. T Dunne 0-7, P Shelley 1-1, G Maguire 0-4, B O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-2, D Browne 0-1, D Carr 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
18 April 1999 Tipperary 1-14 - 0-14 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Browne 1-1, T Dunne 0-4, L Cahill 0-4, G Maguire 0-2, D Carr 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, P Shelley 0-1. P Flynn 0-4, K McGrath 0-2, M White 0-2, A Lannon 0-1, D Bennett 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P Queally 0-1, F Hartley 0-1. Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
2 May 1999 Semi-final Tipperary 0-19 - 1-15 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Dunne 0-12, B O'Meara 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, D Carr 0-1, L Cahill 0-1. J O'Connor 0-7, R O'Hara 1-1, N Gilligan 0-3, A Markham 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, S McMahon 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
16 May 1999 Final Tipperary 1-14 - 1-10 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
T Dunne 0-9, J Leahy 1-1, D Carr 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. E Cloonan 1-3, A Kerins 0-4, K Broderick 0-3. Attendance: 13,500
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

1999 Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit

Tipperary4-29 – 2-6Kerry
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.
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin).
Clare2-12 – 0-18Tipperary
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.
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford).

Clare1-21 – 1-11Tipperary
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.
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford).

Awards edit

Tommy Dunne won Tipperary's only All Star Award.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Controversy as Tipp appoint English". Irish Independent. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "'Those games were different. It wasn't for the faint-hearted' - Gleeson and Loughnane recount Clare-Tipp rivalry". Irish Independent. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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