1992 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

1992 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates24 May - 6 September 1992
Teams16
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (24th win)
CaptainLiam Fennelly
ManagerOllie Walsh
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainGer FitzGerald
ManagerFr. Michael O'Brien
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDown
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played16
Top Scorer D. J. Carey (3-23)
Player of the Year Brian Corcoran
All-Star TeamSee here
1991
1993

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • Carlow (qualified)

From Championship

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Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • Westmeath

Teams

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General information

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Sixteen 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.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 1991 Championship Current championship
  Antrim 1991 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Carlow All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
  Clare 1932 1914 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Cork 1990 1990 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Derry 1908 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Down 1942 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
  Dublin 1961 1938 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Galway 1922 1988 Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
  Kerry 1891 1891 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Kilkenny 1991 1983 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Laois 1949 1915 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Limerick 1981 1973 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Offaly 1990 1985 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
  Tipperary 1991 1991 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Waterford 1963 1959 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
  Wexford 1977 1968 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Participating counties

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County Stadium
Dublin Parnell Park
Kilkenny Nowlan Park
Laois O'Moore Park
Offaly O'Connor Park
Wexford Wexford Park
Clare Cusack Park
Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Kerry Austin Stack Park
Limerick Gaelic Grounds
Tipperary Semple Stadium
Waterford Walsh Park
Galway Pearse Stadium
Antrim Casement Park
Derry Celtic Park
Down Páirc Esler

Format

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Leinster Championship

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Match programme from the Leinster semi-finals

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

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Semi-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

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Quarter-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

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Quarter-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

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Wexford4-8 – 1-11Laois
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).
Referee: S. O'Meara (Offaly)

Wexford3-16 – 3-8Dublin
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).
Attendance: 30,606
Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)

Kilkenny2-15 – 1-12Offaly
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).
Attendance: 30,606
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Kilkenny3-16 – 2-9Wexford
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).
Attendance: 41,097
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Cork0-22 – 0-8Kerry
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).
Referee: J. McDonald (Tipperary)

Waterford2-13 – 3-10Clare
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).
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Waterford0-16 – 0-14Clare
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).
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

Cork2-12 – 1-12Tipperary
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).
Attendance: 42,416
Referee: K. Walsh (Clare)

Limerick2-13 – 1-13Waterford
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).
Attendance: 19,228
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

Cork1-22 – 3-11Limerick
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).
Attendance: 48,036
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

Down9-18 – 0-10Derry
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).
Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)

Antrim0-11 – 2-16Down
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).
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland quarter-finals

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Carlow3-9 – 4-19Galway
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).
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: T. Murray (Limerick)

All-Ireland semi-finals

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Cork2-17 – 1-11Down
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).
Attendance: 31,066
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Kilkenny2-13 – 1-12Galway
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).
Attendance: 31,066
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

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Kilkenny3-10 – 1-12Cork
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).
Attendance: 64,534
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Top scorers

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Season

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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

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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

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  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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See also

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