1990_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1990 provincial fixtures took place in November 1989. The championship began on 13 May 1990 and ended on 2 September 1990.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 May - 2 September 1990 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (27th win) |
| Captain | Tomás Mulcahy |
| Manager | Michael O'Brien |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Joe Cooney |
| Manager | Cyril Farrell |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Offaly |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Goals total | 63 (4.5 per game) |
| Points total | 395 (28.21 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  John Fitzgibbon (7-09) |
| Player of the Year | Tony O'Sullivan |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1989 1991 → | |
Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.[1][2] London qualified for the championship for the first time in two years.
On 2 September 1990, Cork won the championship following a 5–15 to 2–21 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[3] This was their 27th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Cork's John Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 7-09. Cork's Tony O'Sullivan was the unanimous choice for Hurler of the Year.
As a result of the Republic of Ireland football team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.
To Championship
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- London (qualified)
From Championship
Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- Derry
- Kildare
- Westmeath
Overview
A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, two fewer teams than participated in the 1989 championship.
The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as Westmeath decided to opt out and field a team in the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
The Ulster championship was reduced to just two teams as Derry also decided to field a team in the lower championship.
General information
Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, two teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Team summaries
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| Wexford | 2-23 – 5-04 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| J. Holohan (0-12), B. Byrne (0-4), M. Reck (1-0), T. Dempsey (1-0), L. O'Gorman (0-3), L. Dunne (0-1), R. Coleman (0-1). | N. Rigney (2-1), J. Fitzpatrick (2-1), P. J. Cuddy (1-0), P. O'Brien (0-1), O. Coss (0-1). |
| Dublin | 2-16 – 1-17 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| B. McMahon (1-3), M. J. Ryan (1-2), K. Hetherton (0-5), S. McDermott (0-2), R. Boland (0-1), S. Kearns (0-1), M. Ryan (0-1), S. Fleming (0-1). | T. Dempsey (1-3), J. O'Connor (0-5), J. Holohan (0-2), G. O'Connor (0-2), M. Storey (0-2), M. Rack (0-1), L. O'Gorman (0-1), B. Byrne (0-1). |
| Offaly | 4-15 – 1-08 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| P. Cleary (2-0), D. Owens (1-3), D. Pilkington (0-6), J. Kelly (1-1), J. Pilkington (0-2), M. Duignan (0-2), A. Cahill (0-1). | É. Morrissey (0-4), L. Ryan (1-0), A. Ronan (0-1), L. McCarthy (0-1), D. J. Carey (0-1), M. Phelan (0-1). |
| Dublin | 2-11 – 1-19 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| S. McDermott (1-2), R. Boland (1-0), B. McMahon (0-3), M. J. Ryan (0-2), S. Dalton (0-1), J. Twomey (0-1), S. Boland (0-1), K. Hetherton (0-1). | M. Corrigan (1-3), D. Pilkington (0-4), P. Cleary (0-3), D. Regan (0-3), D. Owens (0-2), M. Duignan (0-2), J. Kelly (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1). |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Clare | 1-05 – 2-16 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| G. McInerney (1-0), C. Lyons (0-3), M. Nugent (0-1), J. O'Connor (0-1). | G. Kirby (0-7), S. Fitzgibbon (1-3), T. Kenny (1-0), L. O'Connor (0-2), P. Davoren (0-1), C. Carey (0-1), D. Flynn (0-1), A. Carmody (0-1). |
| Kerry | 3-07 – 3-16 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| C. Walsh (1-2), J. Hennessy (0-4), J. O'Sullivan (1-0), T. Maunsell (1-0), E. Murphy (0-1). | K. Hennessy (2-2), B. O'Sullivan (1-2), M. Foley (0-2), P. Buckley (0-2), S. McCarthy (0-2), K. Kingston (0-2), M. Mullins (0-1), T. McCarthy (0-1), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. McGuckin (0-1). |
| Cork | 4-15 – 1-08 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| G. FitzGerald (2-3), K. Hennessy (2-3), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), M. Foley (0-2), B. O'Sullivan (0-1), S. McCarthy (0-1), J. Cashman (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1). | D. Henley (1-0), K. Delahunty (0-3), N. Crowley (0-3), S. Aherne (0-1), L. O'Connor (0-1). |
| Limerick | 1-17 – 2-20 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| G. Kirby (0-8), M. Galligan (1-0), S. Fitzgibbon (0-3), C. Carey (0-2), T. Kenny (0-2), D. Flynn (0-1), M. Reale (0-1). | D. Ryan (1-4), N. English (0-7), D. Ryan (1-0), M. Cleary (0-3), J. Leahy (0-2), P. Fox (0-1), P. Delaney (0-1), D. Carr (0-1), J. Hayes (0-1). |
| Tipperary | 2-14 – 4-16 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| M. Cleary (1-5), N. English (1-4), C. Stakelum (0-2), J. Leahy (0-2), D. Ryan (0-1). | M. Foley (2-7), J. Fitzgibbon (2-0), T. O'Sullivan (0-5), C. Casey (0-1), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. Hennessy (0-1), D. Quirke (0-1). |
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| Antrim | 4-11 – 2-11 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| S. P. McKillop (1-2), O. McFetridge (0-5), N. Murray (1-0), C. Barr (1-0), J. Close (1-0), A. McGuile (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1), B. Donnelly (0-1), A. McCarry (0-1). | P. Savage (2-0), M. Blaney (0-3), B. Coulter (0-2), J. McCarthy (0-2), N. Sands (0-2), M. Ballie (0-1), K. Coulter (0-1). |
| Galway | 1-23 – 2-11 | London |
|---|---|---|
| J. Cooney (0-9), M. McGrath (1-3), N. Lane (0-3), T. Monaghan (0-3), É. Ryan (0-2), A. Cunningham (0-1), G. Burke (0-1), T. Keady (0-1). | M. Connolly (0-5), J. Murphy (1-0), P. O'Donoghue (1-0), A. Moylan (0-2), P. Lynch (0-1), D. McKenna (0-1), J. Quinn (0-1), W. Carroll (0-1). |
| Cork | 2-20 – 1-13 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| J. Fitzgibbon (2-2), T. O'Sullivan (0-6), G. FitzGerald (0-5), T. Mulcahy (0-2), J. Cashman (0-1), K. McGuckin (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1), B. O'Sullivan (0-1), K. Hennessy (0-1). | G. Barr (1-2), O. McFetridge (0-4), B. Donnelly (0-4), S. McKillop (0-1), B. Laverty (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1). |
| Galway | 1-16 – 2-07 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| J. Cooney (0-8), É. Ryan (1-1), M. McGrath (0-4), P. Malone (0-2), M. Coleman (0-1). | P. Corrigan (1-0), D. Owens (1-0), M. Corrigan (0-3), A. Cahill (0-2), M. Duignan (0-1), D. Regan (0-1). |
| Cork | 5-15 – 2-21 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| J. Fitzgibbon (2-1), K. Hennessy (1-4), T. Mulcahy (1-2), M. Foley (1-1), T. McCarthy (0-3), T. O'Sullivan (0-2), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. McGuckin (0-1). | J. Cooney (1-7), N. Lane (0-4), M. Naughton (0-4), B. Lynskey (1-0), É. Ryan (0-2), T. Keady (0-1), M. McGrath (0-1), A. Cunningham (0-1), M. Coleman (0-1). |
Scoring
- First goal of the championship: Shane Fitzgibbon for Limerick against Clare (Munster quarter-final, 13 May 1990)
- Widest winning margin: 16 points
- Most goals in a match: 7
- Most points in a match: 37
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Most points scored by a losing team: 21
Miscellaneous
- Cork became All Ireland champions in a double were the first county since Tipperary in 1900 to be both All Ireland Champions in football and hurling 100 years after their first one also Tipperary in 1895, 1900, Cork in 1890 and 1990 were All Ireland football and hurling champions in the same season.
Season
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Fitzgibbon | Cork | 7-09 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Joe Cooney | Galway | 1-24 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 5-11 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 4 | Mark Foley | Cork | 3-12 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 5 | Ger FitzGerald | Cork | 2-11 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 6 | Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0-16 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 7 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 8 | Nicky English | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| John Holohan | Wexford | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| 10 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Foley | Cork | 2-07 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 2 | John Holohan | Wexford | 0-12 | 12 | Laois |
| 3 | Joe Cooney | Galway | 1-07 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | Ger FitzGerald | Cork | 2-03 | 9 | Waterford |
| Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 2-03 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Joe Cooney | Galway | 0-09 | 9 | London | |
| 5 | Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Kerry |
| John Fitzgibbon | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Antrim | |
| Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Cork | |
| Joe Cooney | Galway | 0-08 | 8 | Offaly |
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.
| Round | RTÉ | Channel 4 |
|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland semi-finals | Cork vs Antrim Galway vs Offaly |
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| All-Ireland final | Cork vs Galway | Cork vs Galway |
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