1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1918 was the 32nd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Wexford 9-5 to 1-3 in the final.[1]

1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamLimerick (2nd win)
CaptainWillie Hough
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainMike Cummins
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
All-Star TeamSee here
1917
1919

Format

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All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster and Munster championships contested this game. The winner was declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

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19 May 1918 Quarter-final Kilkenny 4-3 - 5-4 Dublin Kilkenny
Referee: Dunphy
26 May 1918 Quarter-final Offaly 3-0 - 2-2 Laois Roscrea
9 June 1918 Semi-final Meath 1-0 - 6-1 Dublin Dunboyne
Referee: AC Harty
29 September 1918 Semi-final Wexford 1-00 - 6-00 Offaly Croke Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: B Mockler
13 October 1918 Final Wexford 2-3 - 1-2 Dublin Enniscorthy
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: W Walsh
26 May 1918 Quarter-final Waterford 1-4 - 4-1 Limerick Waterford
Referee: A Carew
2 June 1918 Quarter-final Tipperary 7-3 - 6-1 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A Quinlan
7 July 1918 Semi-final Limerick 5-3 - 5-3 Tipperary Markets Field
Attendance: 4,000
18 August 1918 Semi-final
replay
Limerick 3-2 - 2-2 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds
Attendance: 10,000
25 August 1918 Semi-final Clare 4-4 - 1-3 Kerry Markets Field
Referee: A Quinlan
15 September 1918 Final Limerick 11-3 - 1-2 Clare Thurles Sportsfield
Referee: T Semple (Tipperary)
26 January 1919 Final Limerick 9-5 - 1-3 Wexford Croke Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: W Walsh

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

Sources

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  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).