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1990 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
15

Captain
  
Tomás Mulcahy

Losing team
  
Galway

Winning team
  
Cork (27th win)

Manager
  
Fr. Michael O'Brien

Dates
  
13 May - 2 September 1990

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1990 was the 104th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Galway 5-15 to 2-21 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Contents

Teams

A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, two fewer teams than participated in the 1989 championship.

The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as Westmeath decided to opt out and field a team in the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

The Ulster championship was reduced to just two teams as Derry also decided to field a team in the lower championship.

Format

Leinster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joined three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Munster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the two quarter-finals joined the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a lone match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Leinster and Munster winners were paired on opposite sides with the Ulster winners and the quarter-final winners making up the four semi-final teams. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

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

Scoring

  • First goal of the championship: Shane Fitzgibbon for Limerick against Clare (Munster quarter-final, 13 May 1990)
  • Widest winning margin: 16 points
  • Cork 4-15 : 1-8 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 3 June 1990)
  • Offaly 4-15 : 1-8 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1990)
  • Most goals in a match: 7
  • Wexford 2-23 : 5-4 Laois (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
  • Cork 5-15 : 2-21 Galway (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)
  • Most points in a match: 37
  • Tipperary 2-20 : 1-17 Limerick (Munster semi-final, 10 June 1990)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Laois 5-4 : 2-23 Wexford (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
  • Cork 5-15 : 2-21 Galway (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
  • Laois 5-4 : 2-23 Wexford (Leinster quarter -final, 27 May 1990)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 21
  • Galway 2-21 : 5-15 Cork (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1990)

    • Broadcasting

    The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.

    References

    1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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