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1925 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
14

Captain
  
Johnny Leahy

Captain
  
Andy Kelly

Winning team
  
Tipperary (10th win)

Losing team
  
Galway

Dates
  
19 April 1925 - 6 September 1925

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1925 was the 39th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 5-6 to 1-5 in the final.

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Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. The Munster and Leinster champions will be on opposite sides of the draw. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Miscellaneous

  • Dublin defeated Kilkenny in the Leinster final, however, a subsequent objection was upheld and the result was overturned. Kilkenny were then declared champions and represented the province in the All-Ireland series.
  • Antrim were nominated as the Ulster representatives in the All-Ireland series. It was the last time the Ulster champions progressed to the All-Ireland semi-final until 1943. The Ulster Championship took place after the completion of the All-Ireland series, which Antrim went on to win.

    • References

    1925 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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