1921 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1921 was the 35th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Dublin 8-5 to 3-2 in the final.[1]

1921 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates8 May 1921 - 4 March 1923
Teams9
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamLimerick (3rd win)
CaptainBob McConkey
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
CaptainBob Mockler
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played8
Goals total57
Points total48
All-Star TeamSee here
1920
1922

Format

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All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) This was a lone match which saw the winners of the Munster championship play Galway who received a bye to this stage. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final played the winners of the Leinster championship. The winners were declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

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5 June 1921 First round Meath 4-4 - 2-6 Westmeath Killucan
31 July 1921 Quarter-final Dublin 8-3 - 2-2 Meath Croke Park
14 August 1921 Semi-final Dublin 3-3 - 2-5 Laois Croke Park
14 August 1921 Semi-final Wexford 1-2 - 5-1 Kilkenny New Ross
11 September 1921 Final Dublin 4-4 – 1-5 Kilkenny Croke Park
28 May 1922 Limerick 5-2 – 1-2 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
25 June 1922 Semi-final Limerick 6-0 – 2-2 Galway Markets Field
4 March 1923 Final Limerick 8-5 – 3-2 Dublin Croke Park
  • B McConkey 4-0
  • W Gleeson 2-2
  • T McGrath 2-1
  • W Hough 0-1
  • G Howard 0-1
  • B Mockler 1-1
  • M Neville 1-0
  • Unknown 1-0
  • T Hayes 0-1
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: W Walsh (Waterford)

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).