1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| All-Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Galway (1st win) |
| Captain | Mick Kenny |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Limerick |
| Captain | Paddy McInerney |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
|
← 1922 1924 → | |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1923 was the 37th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Galway won the championship, beating Limerick 7-3 to 4-5 in the final.[1]
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-final: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. The Munster and Leinster champions will be on opposite sides of the draw. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-final 20 May 1923 | Offaly | 4-3 - 6-3 | Laois | O'Connor Park | ||
| Semi-final 20 May 1923 | Kilkenny | 4-2 - 3-3 | Laois | Croke Park | ||
| Referee: R O'Keeffe | ||||||
| Final 22 July 1923 | Dublin | 1-1 - 4-1 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
| Referee: R O'Keeffe | ||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-final 24 June 1923 | Waterford | 0-1 - 13-4 | Cork | Fraher Field | ||
| Quarter-final 15 July 1923 | Kerry | 2-3 - 8-5 | Limerick | Tralee Sportsfield | ||
| Semi-final 23 September 1923 | Tipperary | 11-2 - 4-1 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
| Semi-final 7 October 1923 | Limerick | 4-0 - 2-1 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
| Final 16 March 1924 | Limerick | 2-3 - 1-0 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-final 19 August 1923 | Monaghan | 3-3 - 3-0 | Cavan | St. Tiernach's Park | ||
| Semi-final 30 September 1923 | Monaghan | 2-3 - 5-4 | Antrim | St. Tiernach's Park | ||
| Semi-final 14 October 1923 | Donegal | 6-4 - 1-3 | Derry | Lifford | ||
| Final 6 April 1924 | Donegal | 7-1 - 3-0 | Antrim | St. Tiernach's Park | ||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Semi-final 27 April 1924 | Limerick | 7-4 - 0-1 | Donegal | Croke Park | ||
| Referee: P Kennefick (Cork) | ||||||
| Semi-final 18 May 1924 | Galway | 5-4 - 2-0 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
| Referee: A C Harty | ||||||
Main article: 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
| Final 14 September 1924 | Galway | 7-3 - 4-5 | Limerick | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Kennefick (Cork) | ||||||
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Donegal win the Ulster championship for the first time since 1906.
- The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Donegal marked the first time that players wore numbers on the backs of their jerseys. It is also the first and to date the only championship meeting between the two teams.
- Galway win the All-Ireland title for the first time in the history of the championship.
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).