1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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Dates | 30 April 1950 - 3 September 1950 |
Teams | 13 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Tipperary (15th win) |
Captain | Seán Kenny |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kilkenny |
Captain | Mick Kenny |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 12 |
Goals total | 55 (4.5 per game) |
Points total | 177 (14.75 per game) |
Top Scorer | Jimmy Kennedy (3-23) |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1949 1951 → |
The 1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1950 and ended on 3 September 1950.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 1-9 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny.[1]
Teams
Team summaries
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
Cork | Red and white | 1946 | 1947 | 1947-48 |
Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1948 | 1938-39 |
Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930-31 |
Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1947 | 1932-33 |
Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946-47 |
Meath | Green and gold | |||
Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1949 | 1949 | 1949-50 |
Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 |
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round 30 April 1950 | Wexford | 3-9 - 0-1 | Meath | Enniscorthy | ||
First round 30 April 1950 | Offaly | 3-3 - 3-2 | Westmeath | St. Brendan's Park | ||
Quarter-final 21 May 1950 | Wexford | 4-9 - 1-3 | Offaly | Nowlan Park | ||
Semi-final 11 June 1950 | Laois | 1-6 - 7-2 | Wexford | Nowlan Park | ||
Semi-final 18 June 1950 | Dublin | 1-7 - 4-10 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park | ||
Final 16 July 1950 | Kilkenny | 3-11 - 2-11 | Wexford | Nowlan Park | ||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final 18 June 1950 | Limerick | 0-8 - 4-8 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Semi-final 25 June 1950 | Cork | 1-4 - 0-5 | Waterford | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
Semi-final 9 July 1950 | Tipperary | 2-13 - 3-7 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Final 23 July 1950 | Tipperary | 2-17 - 3-11 | Cork | FitzGerald Stadium | ||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final 13 August 1950 | Galway | 2-6 – 4-7 | Tipperary | Tuam Stadium | ||
Final 3 September 1950 | Tipperary | 1-9 – 1-8 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 67,629 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) | ||||||
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 17 points
- Wexford 3-9 - 0-1 Meath (Leinster first round, 30 April 1950)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 1-6 - 7-2 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950)
- Most points in a match: 29
- Tipperary 2-17 - 3-11 Cork (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Wexford 7-2 - 1-6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Westmeath 3-2 - 3-3 Offaly (Leinster first round, 30 April 1950)
- Clare 3-7 - 2-13 Tipperary (Munster semi-final, 9 July 1950)
- Cork 3-11 - 2-17 Tipperary (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- Wexford 2-11 - 3-11 Kilkenny (Leinster final, 16 July 1950)
- Cork 3-11 - 2-17 Tipperary (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
Miscellaneous
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links
References
- ↑ "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website. Retrieved 14 April 2014.