Tipperary competed in the 1999 National Hurling League and the 1999 Munster Championship. It was Nicky English's first year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his first year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[1]
| 1999 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Nicky English | ||
| All-Ireland SHC | Didn't qualify | ||
| Munster SHC | Semi-Finals | ||
| National League | Winners | ||
| Top scorer | |||
| Highest SHC attendance | |||
| Lowest SHC attendance | |||
| |||
On 2 May, Tipperary won the league title following a 1-14 - 1–10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.
On 12 June, Tipperary lost to Clare in the Munster semi-final replay by 1–21 to 1-11 and failed to qualify for the All-Ireland Championship.[2]
1999 National Hurling League
editGroup 1B table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipperary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 10 | Division 1 champions |
| 2 | Kilkenny | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | |
| 3 | Cork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 8 | |
| 4 | Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 6 | |
| 5 | Waterford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | |
| 6 | Wexford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | Down | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -113 | 0 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 7 March 1999 | Down | 0-8 - 4-23 | Tipperary | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
| J McCrickard 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, N Sands 0-1, S Murray 0-1, M Branniff 0-1. | T Dunne 1-8, P Ormond 1-2, L Cahill 1-1, J Enright 0-4, E Tucker 1-0, W Maher 0-3, B O'Meara 0-2, D Browne 0-2, J Leahy 0-1. | Referee: É Morris (Dublin) |
| 21 March 1999 | Tipperary | 1-16 - 1-8 | Wexford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| T Dunne 0-9, D Browne 1-1, L Cahill 0-2, E Tucker 0-1, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, P Ormonde 0-1. | P Codd 1-6, R McCarthy 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
| 28 March 1999 | Kilkenny | 3-14 - 1-13 | Tipperary | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| N Moloney 1-3, H Shefflin 0-6, B McEvoy 1-1, K O'Shea 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, A Comerford 0-1. | T Dunne 0-5, P Shelly 1-1, L Cahill 0-3, E Tucker 0-2, W Maher 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1. | Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 4 April 1999 | Tipperary | 1-12 - 1-11 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| L Cahill 1-2, T Dunne 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, G Maguire 0-1. | J Deane 1-6, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
| 10 April 1999 | Laois | 1-9 - 2-16 | Tipperary | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| M Rooney 1-0, N Rigney 0-3, D Cuddy 0-2, Declan Rooney 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2. | T Dunne 0-7, P Shelley 1-1, G Maguire 0-4, B O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-2, D Browne 0-1, D Carr 0-1. | Referee: G Devlin (Armagh) |
| 18 April 1999 | Tipperary | 1-14 - 0-14 | Waterford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| D Browne 1-1, T Dunne 0-4, L Cahill 0-4, G Maguire 0-2, D Carr 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, P Shelley 0-1. | P Flynn 0-4, K McGrath 0-2, M White 0-2, A Lannon 0-1, D Bennett 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P Queally 0-1, F Hartley 0-1. | Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) |
| 2 May 1999 Semi-final | Tipperary | 0-19 - 1-15 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| T Dunne 0-12, B O'Meara 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, D Carr 0-1, L Cahill 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-7, R O'Hara 1-1, N Gilligan 0-3, A Markham 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, S McMahon 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
| 16 May 1999 Final | Tipperary | 1-14 - 1-10 | Galway | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| T Dunne 0-9, J Leahy 1-1, D Carr 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. | E Cloonan 1-3, A Kerins 0-4, K Broderick 0-3. | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
1999 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
edit| Tipperary | 4-29 – 2-6 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| P. Shelley 2-2; T. Dunne 0-7 (0-4 frees); J. Leahy 0-6 (0-2 frees); L. Cahill, D. Ryan 1-2 each; P. Kelly 0-4; B. O'Meara 0-3; C. Gleeson 0-2; E. Enright 0-1. | (report) | P. Cronin, B. O'Sullivan 1-0 each; M. Slattery 0-3 (frees); T. Maunsell 0-3. |
Referee: E. Morris (Dublin).
| Clare | 2-12 – 0-18 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| J. O'Connor 1-2 (0-2 frees); D. Fitzgerald 1-0 penalty; D. Forde 0-3; N. Gilligan 0-2; A. Markham, S. McMahon, C. Lynch, B. Murphy and C. Clancy 0-1 each. | (report) | T. Dunne 0-7 (0-3 frees, 0-2 7 seventies); L. Cahill 0-3; P. Shelley 0-2; J. Leahy, E. Enright, B. O'Meara, E. Tucker, D. Ryan and P. Kelly 0-1 each. |
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford).
Awards
editTommy Dunne won Tipperary's only All Star Award.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Controversy as Tipp appoint English". Irish Independent. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "'Those games were different. It wasn't for the faint-hearted' - Gleeson and Loughnane recount Clare-Tipp rivalry". Irish Independent. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.