| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 May – 5 September 1943 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (14th win) |
| Captain | Mick Kennefick |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Antrim |
| Captain | Jimmy Walsh |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 16 |
| Goals total | 118 (7.3 per game) |
| Points total | 175 (10.9 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jim Langton (4–12) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1942 1944 → | |
The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1943 and ended on 5 September 1943.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 5–16 to 0–4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 14th All-Ireland title.
Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the second successive year to become the fourth team to win the three in-a-row.
Teams
[edit]Overview
[edit]Eight teams contested the Leinster championship, with Meath and Wicklow returning after absences. Six teams contested the Munster championship, with Kerry fielding a team for the first time after a long absence from the senior ranks. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. The Ulster champions were permitted to enter the All-Ireland series for the first time.
Team summaries
[edit]| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Antrim | Saffron and white | 1940 | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1942 | 1942 | 1940–41 |
| Down | Red and black | 1941 | ||
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1942 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–31 |
| Kerry | Green and gold | 1891 | 1891 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1939 | 1940 | 1932–33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1937–38 |
| Meath | Green and gold | |||
| 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 | |
| Wicklow | Blue and white | |||
Results
[edit]| 2 May 1943 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 4–9 – 3–4 | Wexford | Nowlan Park |
| 9 May 1043 Quarter-final | Laois | 2–3 – 2–14 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
| 16 May 1943 Quarter-final | Meath | 6–7 – 5–1 | Westmeath | St. Loman's Park |
| 30 May 1943 Semi-final | Offaly | 1–2 – 6–10 | Kilkenny | St. Brendan's Park |
| Referee: M Kelly |
| 6 June 1943 Semi-final | Meath | 1–5 – 8–1 | Dublin | St. Loman's Park |
| 4 July 1943 Final | Kilkenny | 3–9 – 2–6 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| J Langton 1–5, T Murphy 1–1, J Kelly 1–0, S O'Brien 0–2, J Walsh 0–1. | C Downes 1–1, F White 1–0, T Treacy 0–2, T Leahy 0–1, L O'Sullivan 0–1. | Referee: E Long |
First round
| 6 June 1943 First round | Clare | 3–03 – 6–04 | Limerick | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 13 June 1943 First round | Waterford | 4–05 – 1–02 | Tipperary | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| Galvin 1–1, D Daly 1–0, Feeney 1–0, Wyse 1–0, W Barron 0–1, J Keane 0–1, C Moylan 0–1, V Baston 0–1. | M Maher 1–1, O'Brien 0–1. |
Semi-finals
| 20 June 1943 Semi-final | Kerry | 2–07 – 8–03 | Cork | Ballyduff |
| T Sullivan 1–1, J Walsh 1–0, N Scollard 0–2, T Corridan 0–2, P Purcell 0–1, F Kissane 0–1. | T O'Sullivan 4–0, M Brennan 2–1, J Lynch 1–1, C Ring 1–0, J Quirke 0–1. | Referee: J Roche (Limerick) |
| 4 July 1943 Semi-final | Waterford | 3–07 – 4–03 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| K Jeane 2–0, M Feeney 1–1, W Barron 0–1, C Moylan 0–2, Galvin 0–2, E Daly 0–1, | J Mackey 2–0, McMahon 1–0, Herbert 1–0, D Stokes 0–1, M Mackey 0–1, J Power 0–1. | Referee: J O'Regan (Cork) |
Final
| 1 August 1943 Final | Cork | 2–13 – 3–08 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| C Ring 1–3, J Young 1–1, J Lynch 0–3, B Murphy 0–3, M Kennefick 0–1, W Murphy 0–1, J Quirke 0–1. | M Hickey 1–1, W Barron 1–0, D Power 1–0, B Hoban 0–3, J Keane 0–1, C Moylan 0–1, E Daly 0–1, M Hayes 0–1. | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M Hennessy (Clare) |
| 13 June 1943 Final | Antrim | 6–8 – 2–0 | Down | Corrigan Park |
| 4 July 1943 Quarter-final | Antrim | 7–00 – 6–2 | Galway | Corrigan Park |
| 1 August 1943 Semi-final | Antrim | 3–3 – 1–6 | Kilkenny | Corrigan Park |
| Referee: JJ Stuart (Dublin) |
| 5 September 1943 Final | Cork | 5–16 – 0–4 | Antrim | Croke Park |
| Attendance: 48,843 Referee: JJ Stuart (Dublin) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- Widest winning margin: 27 points
- Cork 5–16 – 0–4 Antrim (All-Ireland final, 5 September 1943)
- Most goals in a match: 13
- Antrim 7–0 – 6–2 Galway (All-Ireland quarter-final, 4 July 1943)
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).
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Stapleton, Shane (16 November 2010). "Rising from the Ashes: Antrim of 1943". Eircom Sports website. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.