1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| 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.