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1949 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
14

Captain
  
Pat Stakelum

Captain
  
Paddy Ruschitzko

Winning team
  
Tipperary (14th win)

Losing team
  
Laois

Dates
  
15 May 1949 - 4 September 1949

The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.

Contents

Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3-11 to 0-3 defeat of Laois.

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 29 points
  • Tipperary 6-18 - 1-4 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final, 31 July 1949)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
  • Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most points in a match: 26
  • Tipperary 1-16 - 2-10 Limerick (Munster final, 17 July 1949)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Laois 7-5 - 4-2 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Offaly 4-2 - 7-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final , 15 May 1949)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 10
  • Limerick 2-10 - 1-16 Tipperary (Munster final, 17 July 1949)

    • Miscellaneous

  • Laois win the Leinster championship for the first time since 1915.
  • The All-Ireland final meeting of Laois and Tipperary is their first ever championship meeting.

    • References

    1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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