1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event	1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date	12 September 1999
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Brian Corcoran (Cork)
Referee	Pat O'Connor (Limerick)
Attendance	62,989
Weather	Rain
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The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.^[1] The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 12 September 1999, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12.^[2]

Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-5 to 0-4, after playing the better hurling. Then Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-8 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from a Henry Shefflin free. Cork, captained by Mark Landers and managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990.^[3]

It was Cork's 28th All-Ireland hurling title, and the first final in history without a goal.^[4]^[5]

12 September 1999
Final

Cork	0-13 – 0-12	Kilkenny
J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-3), S. McGrath (0-3), M. Landers (0-1), A. Browne (0-1), K. Murray (0-1), B. O'Connor (0-1).	(report)	H. Shefflin (0-5), A. Comerford (0-2), C. Carter (0-2), J. Power (0-1), D. Byrne (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick).

Cork

Kilkenny


GK	1	Donal Óg Cusack
RCB	2	Fergal Ryan
FB	3	Diarmuid O'Sullivan
LCB	4	John Browne
RWB	5	Wayne Sherlock
CB	6	Brian Corcoran
LWB	7	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
MD	8	Mark Landers (c)
MD	9	Mickey O'Connell
RWF	10	Timmy McCarthy
CF	11	Fergal McCormack
LWF	12	Seanie McGrath
RCF	13	Ben O'Connor
FF	14	Neil Ronan
LCF	15	Joe Deane
Substitutes:
	16	Alan Browne
	17	Kevin Murray


GK	1	James McGarry
RCB	2	Phil Larkin
FB	3	Canice Brennan
LCB	4	Willie O'Connor
RWB	5	Michael Kavanagh
CB	6	Pat O'Neill
LWB	7	Peter Barry
MD	8	Andy Comerford
MD	9	Denis Byrne (c)
RWF	10	D. J. Carey
CF	11	John Power
LWF	12	Brian McEvoy
RCF	13	Ken O'Shea
FF	14	Henry Shefflin
LCF	15	Charlie Carter
Substitutes:
GK	16	P. J. Ryan
	17	P. J. Delaney
	18	Niall Moloney
	19	Eamonn Kennedy
	20	Paddy Mullally

References

^ "Championship Flashback: All-Ireland SHC final, September 1999". Irish Independent. 3 August 2008.
^ Fogarty, John (18 July 2024). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy to lead out Cork jubilee team at Croke Park". Irish Examiner.
^ "Flashback – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 1999: Corcaigh v Cill Chainnigh". GAA.ie. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "GAA: All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". RTÉ News. 12 September 1999.
^ "Seánie McGrath happy to relive glory days of 1999: Looking back, it was a magical time". echo live. 18 July 2024.

[1] "Championship Flashback: All-Ireland SHC final, September 1999". Irish Independent. 3 August 2008.

[2] Fogarty, John (18 July 2024). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy to lead out Cork jubilee team at Croke Park". Irish Examiner.

[3] "Flashback – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 1999: Corcaigh v Cill Chainnigh". GAA.ie. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[4] "GAA: All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". RTÉ News. 12 September 1999.

[5] "Seánie McGrath happy to relive glory days of 1999: Looking back, it was a magical time". echo live. 18 July 2024.

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