The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1992 was the 106th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3-10 to 1-12 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 May - 6 September 1992 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (24th win) |
| Captain | Liam Fennelly |
| Manager | Ollie Walsh |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Ger FitzGerald |
| Manager | Fr. Michael O'Brien |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 16 |
| Top Scorer |  D. J. Carey (3-23) |
| Player of the Year |  Brian Corcoran |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Team changes
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- Carlow (qualified)
From Championship
editRegraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- Westmeath
Teams
editGeneral information
editSixteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, three teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Participating counties
editFormat
editLeinster Championship
edit
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Ulster Championship
editSemi-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Ulster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone quarter-final join another Ulster team to contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Munster Championship
editQuarter-final: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
All-Ireland Championship
editQuarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between Galway and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the lone quarter-final and the Ulster champions. The Munster and Leinster winners will be in opposite semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winnerss advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners will contest the All-Ireland final.
Provincial championships
edit| Wexford | 4-8 – 1-11 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| B. Byrne (1-3), M. Storey (1-1), T. Dempsey (1-1), D. Prendergast (1-0), T. Dunne (0-1), J. Holohan (0-1), E. Sinnott (0-1). | N. Delaney (1-1), T. Dunne (0-3), P. Bergin (0-2), D. Rooney (0-1), N. Rigney (0-1). |
| Wexford | 3-16 – 3-8 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| J. Holohan (1-5), M. Storey (1-3), B. Byrne (1-1), E. Cleary (0-3), T. Dempsey (0-2), E. Sinnott (0-1), G. O'Connor (0-1). | B. McMahon (1-3), J. Murphy (1-2), S. Kearns (1-0), M. O'Ryan (0-2), S. Dalton (0-1). |
| Kilkenny | 2-15 – 1-12 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Carey (1-6), J. Brennan (1-0), L. McCarthy (0-3), M. Phelan (0-2), E. Morrissey (0-2), C. Heffernan (0-1), D. Lawlor (0-1). | Johnny Dooley (0-7), D. Owens (1-0), B. Kelly (0-2), D. Regan (0-2), Joe Dooley (0-1). |
| Kilkenny | 3-16 – 2-9 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Carey (1-6), E. Morrissey (0-6), L. Fennelly (1-1), C. Heffernan (1-1), A. Ronan (0-1), L. McCarthy (0-1). | J. Holohan (1-5), M. Storey (1-0), E. Cleary (0-2), T. Dempsey (0-1), L. O'Gorman (0-1). |
| Cork | 0-22 – 0-8 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| T. O'Sullivan (0-9), T. Mulcahy (0-4), G. FitzGerald (0-3), K. Hennessy (0-2), B. Corcoran (0-2), C. Casey (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1). | D. Regan (0-5), C. Walsh (0-2), S. Sheehan (0-1). |
| Waterford | 2-13 – 3-10 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| C. Delahunty (0-7), S. Aherne (1-1), J. Meaney (1-0), N. Crowley (0-2), P,. Prendergast (0-2), L. O'Connor (0-1). | C. Lyons (2-3), F. Tuohy (1-0), J. O'Connell (0-3), G. O'Loughlin (0-2), M. Daffy (0-1), A. Neville (0-1). |
| Waterford | 0-16 – 0-14 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| J. Meaney (0-6), P. Prendergast (0-3), S. Aherne (0-2), S. Daly (0-2), L. O'Connor (0-1), B. Greene (0-1), G. Fitzpatrick (0-1). | C. Lyons (0-9), J. Russell (0-1), A. Neville (0-1), P. J. O'Connell (0-1), M. Daffy (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1). |
| Cork | 2-12 – 1-12 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| T. O'Sullivan (0-7), J. Fitzgibbon (1-1), T. Mulcahy (1-0), B. Corcoran (0-2), G. FitzGerald (0-1), K. Hennessy (0-1). | D. Ryan (1-1), M. Cleary (0-3), C. Stakelum (0-3), P. Fox (0-2), A. Ryan (0-2), D. Carr (0-1). |
| Limerick | 2-13 – 1-13 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| G. Kirby (1-4), J. O'Connor (1-2), A. Carmody (0-2), G. Hegarty (0-2), M. Houlihan (0-1), S. Fitzgibbon (0-1), A. Garvey (0-1). | J. Meaney (1-5), S. Daly (0-3), P. Prendergast (0-2), B. O'Sullivan (0-2), G. Fitzpatrick (0-1). |
| Cork | 1-22 – 3-11 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| T. O'Sullivan (0-7), B. Egan (0-4), T. Mulcahy (1-0), G. Manley (0-3), C. Casey (0-3), S. McCarthy (0-3), K. Hennessy (0-2). | G. Kirby (1-8), D. Flynn (1-0), M. Reale (1-0), C. Carey (0-1), P. Davoren (0-1), R. Sampson (0-1). |
| Down | 9-18 – 0-10 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
| M. Blaney (4-2), N. Sands (3-4), M. Bailie (1-2), G. Blaney (1-1), G. McGrattan (0-2), C. Mageean (0-2), P. Savage (0-2), E. Blaney (0-1), P. Coulter (0-1), D. Hughes (0-1). | R. Stevenson (0-4), O. Collins (0-3), P. Cassidy (0-2), S. O'Neill (0-1). |
| Antrim | 0-11 – 2-16 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| A. Elliott (0-6), J. Carson (0-3), P. McKillen (0-1), S. P. McKillop (0-1). | M. Baillie (1-3), P. Coulter (1-1), N. Sands (0-4), G. McGrattan (0-4), K. Coulter (0-1), P. Savage (0-1), D. Hughes (0-1), G. Savage (0-1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
editAll-Ireland quarter-finals
edit| Carlow | 3-9 – 4-19 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| M. Mullins (0-6), J. McDonald (1-0), P. MUrphy (1-0), C. Jordan (1-0), B. Hayden (0-3). | A. Cunningham (1-4), J. Cooney (1-3), M. Coleman (1-2), E. Burke (1-1), B. Keogh (0-4), J. Campbell (0-2), M. McGrath (0-2), L. Fahy (0-1). |
All-Ireland semi-finals
edit| Cork | 2-17 – 1-11 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| K. Hennessy (1-2), T. O'Sullivan (0-5), G. FitzGerald (1-1), T. Mulcahy (0-3), G. Manley (0-2), S. McCarthy (0-2), T. McCarthy (0-1), P. Buckley (0-1). | N. Sands (1-3), G. McGrattan (0-5), K. Coulter (0-1), D. Hughes (0-1). |
| Kilkenny | 2-13 – 1-12 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Carey (0-7), L. Fennelly (1-1), L. McCarthy (1-0), E. Morrissey (0-2), C. Heffernan (0-1), J. Brennan (0-1), P. Phelan (0-1). | J. Cooney (0-6), J. Campbell (1-1), L. Burke (0-3), J. Rabbitte (0-1), M. Coleman (0-1). |
All-Ireland final
edit| Kilkenny | 3-10 – 1-12 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| D. J. Carey (1-4), L. McCarthy (1-1), J. Power (1-0), M. Phelan (0-2), L. Fennelly (0-1), C. Heffernan (0-1), A. Ronan (0-1). | G. Manley (1-0), T. O'Sullivan (0-3), S. McCarthy (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-2), K. Hennessy (0-1), T. Mulcahy (0-1), B. Corcoran (0-1), C. Casey (0-1). |
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Top scorers
editSeason
edit| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 3-23 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0-31 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Noel Sands | Down | 4-11 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 4 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 2-12 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Cyril Lyons | Clare | 2-12 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| 6 | John Holohan | Wexford | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 7 | Michael Blaney | Down | 4-2 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Tomás Mulcahy | Cork | 2-8 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 | |
| 9 | Joe Cooney | Galway | 1-9 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 10 | Martin Bailie | Down | 2-5 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Liam McCarthy | Kilkenny | 2-5 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | |
| Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 1-8 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | |
| Gerard McGrattan | Down | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
Single game
edit| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Blaney | Down | 4-2 | 14 | Derry |
| 2 | Noel Sands | Down | 3-4 | 13 | Derry |
| 3 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 1-8 | 11 | Cork |
| 4 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 1-6 | 9 | Offaly |
| D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 1-6 | 9 | Wexford | |
| Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0-9 | 9 | Kerry | |
| Cyril Lyons | Clare | 2-3 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Cyril Lyons | Clare | 0-9 | 9 | Waterford | |
| 9 | John Holohan | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Dublin |
| John Holohan | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Kilkenny | |
| Jimmy Meaney | Waterford | 1-5 | 8 | Clare |
References
edit- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).