1900 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The 1900 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 12 May 1901 and ended on 26 October 1902.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May 1901 â 26 October 1902 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (6th win) |
| Captain | Ned Hayes |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | London |
| Captain | Dan Horgan |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their title following a 2â5 to 0â6 defeat of London in the final.[1]
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-final: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the home final.
Home final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the home final and London, who receive a bye to this stage of the championship, contest this game. The winners are declared All-Ireland champions.
Provincial championships
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Final
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final
| 9 March 1902 Semi-final | Offaly | 1â05 â 3â03 | Kilkenny | Abbeyleix Sportsfield |
Final
| 25 August 1901 Final | Kilkenny | 4â11 â 4â10 | Dublin | Wexford Sportsfield |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
| 20 October 1901 Quarter-final | Limerick | 1â07 â 3-07 | Clare | Markets Field |
| 3 November 1901 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 0â12 â 0-09 | Cork | Fraher Field |
Semi-finals
| 10 November 1901 Semi-final | Kerry | w/o â scr. | Waterford | Turner's Cross |
| 23 March 1902 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6â11 â 1-06 | Clare | Markets Field |
Final
| 11 May 1902 Final | Tipperary | 6â11 â 2-01 | Kerry | Markets Field |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 29 June 1902 Semi-final | Tipperary | 1â11 â 1-08 | Kilkenny | Carrick-on-Suir |
Note: The GalwayâAntrim game was so one-sided that reporters present did not record the exact score. It was 3â17 to 0â1 at half-time, and Antrim did not score in the second half.[2]
All-Ireland home final
All-Ireland final
| 26 October 1902 Final | Tipperary | 2â05 â 0-06 | London | Jonesâs Road |
| Attendance: c. 8,000 Referee: J McCarthy (Kilkenny) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- A team from Ulster participates in the championship for the first time with Antrim representing the northern province.
- The Connacht championship is contested for the first time.
- One of the All-Ireland semi-finals sees the Leinster and Munster champions play against each other. This did not happen again until the 1928 championship.
- As a gesture to the exiles, London were allowed to participate in the championship for the first time and are given a bye to the final.
- Tipperary become the second team to win three successive All-Ireland titles.