1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	20 May 1923 - 14 September 1924
Teams	16
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Galway (1st win)
Captain	Mick Kenny
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Limerick
Captain	Paddy McInerney
Provincial champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Donegal
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	15
Goals total	124 (8.2 per game)
Points total	68 (4.5 per game)
All-Star Team	See here
← 1922 1924 →

The 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 20 May 1923 and ended on 14 September 1924.

The championship was won by Galway who secured the title following a 7-3 to 4-5 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

20 May 1923 Quarter-final	Offaly	4-3 - 6-3	Laois	O'Connor Park

20 May 1923 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-2 - 3-3	Laois	Croke Park
				Referee: R O'Keeffe

22 July 1923 Final	Dublin	1-1 - 4-1	Kilkenny	Croke Park
				Referee: R O'Keeffe

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

24 June 1923 Quarter-final	Waterford	0-1 - 13-4	Cork	Fraher Field

15 July 1923 Quarter-final	Kerry	2-3 - 8-5	Limerick	Tralee Sportsfield

23 September 1923 Semi-final	Tipperary	11-2 - 4-1	Clare	Thurles Sportsfield

7 October 1923 Semi-final	Limerick	4-0 - 2-1	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield

16 March 1924 Final	Limerick	2-3 - 1-0	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

19 August 1923 Quarter-final	Monaghan	3-3 - 3-0	Cavan	St. Tiernach's Park

30 September 1923 Semi-final	Monaghan	2-3 - 5-4	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park

14 October 1923 Semi-final	Donegal	6-4 - 1-3	Derry	Lifford

6 April 1924 Final	Donegal	7-1 - 3-0	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

27 April 1924 Semi-final	Limerick	7-4 - 0-1	Donegal	Croke Park
				Referee: P Kennefick (Cork)

18 May 1924 Semi-final	Galway	5-4 - 2-0	Kilkenny	Croke Park
				Referee: A C Harty

14 September 1924 Final	Galway	7-3 - 4-5	Limerick	Croke Park
				Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Kennefick (Cork)

Main article: 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Donegal win the Ulster championship for the first time since 1906.
The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Donegal marked the first time that players wore numbers on the backs of their jerseys. It is also the first and to date the only championship meeting between the two teams.
Galway win the All-Ireland title for the first time in the history of the championship.

Sources

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).

References

↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

Qualification	via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup

Championships	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Statistics	Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams

Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy

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