1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	19 May - 1 September 1991
Teams	16
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Tipperary (24th win)
Captain	Declan Carr
Manager	Michael 'Babs' Keating
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kilkenny
Captain	Liam Fennelly
Manager	Ollie Walsh
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	16
Top Scorer	Michael Cleary
Player of the Year	Pat Fox
All-Star Team	See here
← 1990 1992 →

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1991 was the 105th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 1-16 to 0-15 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:

The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland semi-finals.
The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final.
The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to a lone All-Ireland quarter-final. Here, they played the All-Ireland 'B' champions.
Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where thet were designated to play the Munster champions.

Fixtures

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Kerry v Waterford

May 19
Quarter-Final

Kerry	1-12 – 2-15	Waterford
J. Hennessy (1-6), D. O'Regan (0-2), B. O'Mahony (0-2), L. O'Connor (0-1), C. Walsh (0-1).		M. O'Keeffe (1-2), B. O'Sullivan (1-1), L. O'Connor (0-4), Hanley (0-3), E. Nolan (0-1), K. Delahunty (0-1), P. Prendergast (0-1), N. Crowley (0-1), J. Brenner (0-1).

FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Limerick v Clare

May 19
Quarter-Final

Limerick	0-21 – 1-15	Clare
G. Kirby (0-10), M. Galligan (0-6), C. Carey (0-3), T. Kenny (0-1), M. Houlihan (0-1).		M. Daffy (1-3), C. Lyons (0-4), T. Guilfoyle (0-4), V. Donnellan (0-2), P. Minogue (0-1), M. McNamara (0-1).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 14,750
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

Cork v Waterford

June 2
Semi-Final

Cork	2-10 – 0-13	Waterford
T. O'Sullivan (0-6), K. Hennessy (1-0), J. Fitzgibbon (1-0), C. Casey (0-3), G. FitzGerald (0-1).		K. Delahunty (0-4), B. O'Sullivan (0-2), E. Nolan (0-2), M. O'Keeffe (0-2), S. Aherne (0-1), L. O'Connor (0-1), N. Crowley (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: K. Walsh (Clare)

Tipperary v Limerick

June 9
Semi-Final

Tipperary	2-18 – 0-10	Limerick
N. English (1-2), M. Cleary (0-5), Cormac Bonnar (1-1), P. Fox (0-4), D. Ryan (0-3), J. Leahy (0-3).		G. Kirby (0-5), M. Galligan (0-1), G. Ryan (0-1), D. Nash (0-1), A. Carmody (0-1), F. Carroll (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: J. Moore (Waterford)

Cork v Tipperary

July 7
Final

Cork	4-10 – 2-16	Tipperary
G. FitzGerald (2-0), K. Hennessy (1-2), J. Fitzgibbon (1-2), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), C. Casey (0-2), P. Buckley (0-1).		M. Cleary (0-8), P. Fox (1-3), J. Leahy (1-1), Cormac Bonnar (0-1), N. English (0-1), A. Ryan (0-1), D. Ryan (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 46,695
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Tipperary v Cork

July 20
Final
Replay

Tipperary	4-19 – 4-15	Cork
M. Cleary (1-7), P. Fox (1-5), A. Ryan (1-1), D. Carr (1-1), D. Ryan (0-2), J. Leahy (0-2), Cormac Bonnar (0-1).		J. Fitzgibbon (2-1), T. O'Sullivan (0-6), G. FitzGerald (1-2), K. Hennessy (1-0), J. Cashman (0-3), T. Mulcahy (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1), C. Casey (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Wexford v Laois

May 26
Quarter-Final

Wexford	2-19 – 2-14	Laois
J. Holohan (1-10), M. Storey (0-4), E. Sinnott (1-0), J. O'Connor (0-3), D. Prendergast (0-1), B. Byrne (0-1).		P. Bergin (0-8), N. Rigney (1-3), J. Bates (1-0), M. O'Sullivan (0-2), O. Coss (0-1).

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Wexford

June 30
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	2-9 – 0-13	Wexford
D. J. Carey (1-5), J. Power (1-0), É. Morrissey (0-2), L. McCarthy (0-1), M. Phelan (0-1).		J. Holohan (0-5), B. Byrne (0-2), M. Storey (0-2), T. Dempsey (0-2), S. Fitzhenry (0-1), G. O'Connor (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

Dublin v Offaly

June 30
Semi-Final

Dublin	0-19 – 1-14	Offaly
M. J. Ryan (0-5), S. McDermott (0-4), J. Morris (0-3), J. Murphy (0-2), B. McMahon (0-1), S. Morkham (0-1), M. Ryan (0-1), J. Twomey (0-1), S. Kearns (0-1).		Johnny Dooley (1-7), B. Dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-2), D. Regan (0-1), H. Rigney (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Dublin v Kilkenny

July 21
Final

Dublin	1-11 – 1-13	Kilkenny
M. J. Ryan (0-4), S. McDermott (1-0), J. Morris (0-3), R. Boland (0-1), C. Ó Giolláin (0-1), C. Hetherton (0-1), S. Kearns (0-1).		A. Ronan (1-3), D. J. Carey (0-5), J. Power (0-3), L. McCarthy (0-2).

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Down v Derry

June 23
Semi-Final

Down	6-13 – 2-10	Derry
N. Sands (3-1), G. Blaney (2-1), C. Mageen (1-4), D. Hughes (0-4), B. Coulter (0-2), M. Blaney (0-1).		O. Collins (0-7), B. Regan (1-0), D. Cassidy (1-0), P. Cassidy (0-1), R. McCloskey (0-1), A. McCrystal (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Antrim v Down

July 7
Final

Antrim	3-14 – 3-10	Down
J. Carson (1-8), A. McCarry (2-1), P. McKillen (0-4), T. McNaughton (0-1).		C. Mageen (2-1), N. Sands (0-7), P. Coulter (1-0), K. Coulter (0-1), J. McCarthy (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Antrim v Westmeath

July 21
Quarter-Final

Antrim	5-11 – 1-5	Westmeath
C. Barr (2-1), J. Close (2-0), J. Carson 1-2), P. Jennings (0-3), T. McNaughton (0-2), A. McGuile (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1), J. McNaughton (0-1).		R. Galvin (1-0), D. Kilcoyne (0-3), A. Devine (0-2).

St. Brigid's Park, Dundalk
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Antrim

August 4
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	2-18 – 1-19	Antrim
É. Morrissey (2-4), D. J. Carey (0-8), L. McCarthy (0-3), L. Fennelly (0-1), C. Heffernan (0-1), P. Dwyer (0-1).		J. Carson (0-7), T. McNaughton (0-4), D. Donnelly (1-0), A. McCarry (0-3), C. Barr (0-2), J. McNaughton (0-1), P. McKillen (0-1), J. Close (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,976
Referee: W. Horgan (Cork)

Tipperary v Galway

August 4
Semi-Final

Tipperary	3-13 – 1-9	Galway
M. Cleary (1-9), D. Ryan (1-0), Cormac Bonna (1-0), C. Stakelum (0-2), J. Leahy (0-1), D. Carr (0-1).		M. McGrath (1-1), J. Cooney (0-4), J. Rabbitte (0-1). B. Keogh (0-1), R. Duane (0-1), M. Naughton (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,976
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Main article: 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Tipperary v Kilkenny

September 1
Final
15:30 UTC+1

Tipperary	1-16 – 0-15	Kilkenny
M. Cleary (1-6), P. Fox (0-5), A. Ryan (0-2), D. Ryan (0-1), J. Leahy (0-1), B. Ryan (0-1).		D. J. Carey (0-9), É. Morrissey (0-3), L. Fennelly (0-1), L. McCarthy (0-1), R. Power (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,500
Referee: W. Horgan (Cork)

Tipperary

Kilkenny

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	3-35	44	5	8.80
2	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	1-27	30	4	7.50
3	Pat Fox	Tipperary	2-17	23	5	4.60
3	John Carson	Antrim	2-17	23	5	4.60
5	John Holohan	Wexford	1-15	18	2	9.0

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Holohan	Wexford	1-10	13	Laois
2	Michael Cleary	Kilkenny	1-9	12	Galway
3	John Carson	Antrim	1-8	11	Down
4	Gary Kirby	Limerick	0-10	10	Clare
	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	1-7	10	Cork
	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	1-7	10	Dublin
	Noel Sands	Down	3-1	10	Derry
	Eamon Morrissey	Kilkenny	2-4	10	Antrim
9	Joe Hennessy	Kerry	1-6	9	Waterford
	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	1-6	9	Kilkenny
	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	0-9	9	Tipperary

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1991 Results

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

Qualification	via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup

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Statistics	Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams

Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy