All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1890

Infobox Hurling All-Ireland
year=1890


team=Cork
titles=1st
captain=Dan Lane
manager=
munster=Cork
leinster=Wexford
ulster=
connacht=
poty=
matches=
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1890 was the 4th edition of Ireland’s premier hurling knockout competition. The championship ran throughout the whole year, culminating with the All-Ireland final, held at Clonturk Park, Dublin on 16 November. The match was contested by Cork, represented by Aghabullogue, and Wexford, represented by Castlebridge, with Cork taking the title. It was Cork’s first All-Ireland title; however, the game was not without controversy. The game was abandoned when Cork withdrew from the field on the grounds of excessively rough play by the opposition. Wexford were leading by 2-2 to 1-6 at the time as a goal outweighed any number of points. Cork were later awarded the title by the Central Council of the GAA.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
* There were no All-Ireland semi-finals.
* The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
* The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
* There were no representatives from Ulster or Connacht in the championship.

All-Ireland final

tatistics

footballbox
date=1890-11-16
team1=Cork
score=1-6 – 2-2
team2=Wexford
report=
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Clonturk Park, Dublin
attendance=c.1,000
referee= John Sheehy (Limerick)

References

* Corry, Eoghan, "The GAA Book of Lists" (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
* Donegan, Des, "The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games" (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

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