1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May – 3 September 1942 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (13th win) |
| Captain | Jack Lynch |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Frank White |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 11 |
| Goals total | 82 (7.45 per game) |
| Points total | 124 (11.27 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Christy Ring (0–19) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1941 1943 → | |
The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1942 and ended on 3 September 1942.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 2–14 to 3–4 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 13th All-Ireland title.
Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the fifth time in their history.
Teams
[edit]Overview
[edit]Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship.
Team summaries
[edit]| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1941 | 1931 | 1940–41 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1941 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–31 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1939 | 1940 | 1932–33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1937–38 |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1937 | 1941 | 1927–28 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1938 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | |
Results
[edit]| 3 May 1942 Quarter-final | Offaly | 6–5 – 4–3 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
| 3 May 1942 Quarter-final | Laois | 5–3 – 6–2 | Wexford | O'Moore Park |
| 31 May 1942 Semi-final | Wexford | 4–4 – 5–5 | Kilkenny | O'Kennedy Park |
| 31 May 1942 Semi-final | Offaly | 1–4 – 4–7 | Dublin | St. Brendan's Park |
| 28 June 1942 Final | Kilkenny | 1–4 – 4–8 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| J Phelan 1–0, J Walsh 0–2, J Heffernan 0–1, J Kelly 0–1. | M McDonnell 1–6, P McMahon 1–1, J Hickey 1–0, P Kennedy 1–0, S Skehal 0–1. |
First round
| 31 May 1942 First round | Waterford | 2–05 – 4–04 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| Duggan 1–1, Goode 1–0, Campbell 0–2, Galvin 0–1, W Barron 0–1. | J Roche 2–0, M Mackey 1–1, Foley 1–0, D Stokes 0–2, J Mackey 0–1. |
Semi-finals
| 17 May 1942 Semi-final | Tipperary | 5–13 – 1–03 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| D Doorley 2–2, J Looby 1–2, B O'Donnell 1–1, M Bourke 0–4, P Flanagan 1–0, T Treacy 0–3, J Ryan 0–1. | Fleming 1–0, R McNamara 0–2, M O'Halloran 0–1. |
| 21 June 1942 Semi-final | Limerick | 5–03 – 4–08 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| D Stokes 2–0, J Roche 1–0, Fitzgerald 1–0, J Mackey 1–0, M Mackey 0–2, P Cregan 0–1. | J Quirke 3–0, D Beckett 1–0, C Ring 0–3, S Condon 0–1, DJ Buckley 0–1, C Tobin 0–1, M Kennefick 0–1. | Attendance: 6,030 |
Final
| 12 July 1942 Final | Cork | 4–15 – 4–01 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| C Ring 0–8, C Tobin 2–1, J Quirke 1–1, M Kennefick 1–1, S Condon 0–2, D Beckett 0–1, J Young 0–1. | T Treacy 2–1, J Ryan 1–0, M Bourke 1–0. | Attendance: 24.320 |
Semi-final
| 26 July 1942 Semi-final | Cork | 6–08 – 2–04 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| Forde 1–1, Flaherty 1–0, S Thornton 0–1, Boyle 0–1, P Thornton 0–1, | Referee: M Hennessy (Clare) |
Final
| 6 September 1942 Final | Cork | 2–14 – 3–04 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Quirke 1–2, D Beckett 1–0, C Ring 0–3, J Lynch 0–3, S Condon 0–2, M Kennefick 0–2, DJ Buckley 0–1, C Tobin 0–1. | M McDonnell 1–1, D Davitt 1–0, E O'Brien 1–0, N Wade 0–2, S Skehal 0–1. | Attendance: 27,313 Referee: M Hennessy (Clare) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Widest winning margin: 22 points
- Most goals in a match: 11
- Most points in a match: 18
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Most points scored by a losing team: 4
Roll of Honour
[edit]- Cork – 13 (1942)
- Kilkenny – 12 (1939)
- Tipperary – 12 (1937)
- Limerick – 6 (1940)
- Dublin – 6 (1938)
- Galway – 1 (1923)
- Laois – 1 (1915)
- Clare – 1 (1914)
- Wexford – 1 (1910)
- London – 1 (1901)
- Kerry – 1 (1891)
Sources
[edit]- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
- Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.