1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the various provincial championships took place on 22 October 1995. The championship ran from 5 May to 1 September 1996.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May – 1 September 1996 |
| Teams | 21 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Wexford (6th win) |
| Captain | Martin Storey |
| Manager | Liam Griffin |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Limerick |
| Captain | Ciarán Carey |
| Manager | Tom Ryan |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 22 |
| Top Scorer | |
| Player of the Year | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1995 1997 → | |
Clare were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-finals.[1][2][3][4]
The All-Ireland final was played on 1 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Wexford and Limerick, in what was their third meeting in the final overall, a first meeting in the final in 78 years and a first championship meeting in 41 years.[5][6] Wexford won the match by 1–13 to 0–14 to claim their sixth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 26 years.
Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1–35. Wexford's Larry O'Gorman was named Hurler of the Year.[7]
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- Derry (qualified)
Entered Championship
- New York
From Championship
Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- None
Teams
Personnel and kits
| Province | Team | Colours | Sponsor | Captain | Manager | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||||||
| Leinster | Carlow | Red, green and yellow | Moling Morrissey | |||||
| Dublin | Navy and blue | Arnotts | Jimmy Gray | 1938 | 1961 | 1938–39 | ||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | Avonmore | Michael Phelan | Nickey Brennan | 1993 | 1993 | 1994–95 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | Esso Ultron | Michael "Babs" Keating | 1915 | 1949 | |||
| Meath | Green and gold | Kepak | John Davis | |||||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | Carroll Meats | Shane McGuckin | Éamonn Cregan | 1995 | 1994 | 1990–91 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | Bennett Construction | Georgie Leahy | |||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | Wexford Creamery | Martin Storey | Liam Griffin | 1996 | 2019 | 1973 | |
| Munster | Clare | Saffron and blue | Pat O'Donnell | Anthony Daly | Ger Loughnane | 1995 | 1995 | 1977–78 |
| Cork | Red and white | Barry's Tea | Mark Mullins | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | 1990 | 1992 | 1992–93 | |
| Kerry | Green and yellow | Kerry Group | John Meyler | 1891 | 1891 | |||
| Limerick | Green and white | Shaws | Ciarán Carey | Tom Ryan | 1973 | 1994 | 1991–92 | |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | Finches | Michael Cleary | Tom Fogarty | 1991 | 1993 | 1993–94 | |
| Waterford | White and blue | Tedcastles Oil | Fergal Hartley | Tony Mansfield | 1959 | 1963 | 1962–63 | |
| Connacht | Galway | Maroon and white | Supermac's | Michael Coleman | Mattie Murphy | 1988 | 1995 | 1995–96 |
| Roscommon | Blue and yellow | 747 Travel | Michael Kelly | |||||
| Ulster | Antrim | Saffron and white | Matbro | Dominic McKinley | 1994 | |||
| Down | Red and black | No sponsor | Paddy Braniff Brian Gilmore Gerard Lennon |
1995 | ||||
| Derry | ||||||||
| Britain | London | |||||||
| North America | New York | |||||||
Provincial championships
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| Preliminary round | First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–15, 2–08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–12, 3–07 | 2–11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1–14 – 0–14 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| M. Storey (0–5), B. Byrne (1–0), E. Scallan (0–3), A. Fenlon (0–2), P. Codd (0–1), R. McCarthy (0–1), L. Dunne (0–1), L. O'Gorman (0–1). | A. Lawlor (0–3), C. Brennan (0–3), M. Phelan (0–2), J. Power (0–2), P. J. Delaney (0–1), D. J. Carey (0–1), S. Ryan (0–1), P. Larkin (0–1). |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Kerry | 2–11 – 4–19 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry O'Sullivan (1–2), M. McKivergan (1–0), M. Hennessy (0–3), C. Walsh (0–3), P. O'Connell (0–1), C. Ross (0–1), L. O'Connor (0–1). | J. Leahy (2–2), L. Cahill (1–4), T. Dunne (1–3), M. Kennedy (0–3), M. Cleary (0–3), D. Ryan (0–1), P. Fox (0–1), A. Butler (0–1), N. English (0–1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–14 | 4–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Ireland preliminary round 1
All-Ireland preliminary round 2
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 1–17 – 0–13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| G. Kirby (0–9), F. Craroll (1–2), D. Quigley (0–2), T. J. Ryan (0–1), O. O'Neill (0–1), M. Houlihan (0–1), B. Foley (0–1). | J. Connolly (0–3), A. McCloskey (0–3), Gary O'Kane (0–2), S. P. McKillop (0–1), P. Graham (0–1), G. O'Kane (0–1), A. Elliot (0–1), Conor McCCambridge (0–1). |
All-Ireland final
Wexford
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Limerick
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Championship statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the championship: Robert Galvin for Westmeath against Carlow (Leinster preliminary round 1)
- Last goal of the championship: Tom Dempsey for Wexford against Limerick (All-Ireland final)
- First hat-trick of the championship: Kevin Broderick for Galway against New York (All-Ireland quarter-final)
- Widest winning margin: 26 points
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Most points in a match: 38
Top scorers
Season
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 1–35 | 38 | 6 | 6.33 |
| 2 | Francis Forde | Galway | 3–15 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 2–15 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 4 | Johnny Dooley | Offaly | 0–19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| Liam Cahill | Tipperary | 3–10 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | |
| 6 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 0–18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Kevin Broderick | Galway | 5–3 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Forde | Galway | 2–8 | 14 | Roscommon |
| 2 | Niall English | Carlow | 1–9 | 12 | Westmeath |
| 3 | Kevin Broderick | Galway | 3–1 | 10 | New York |
| Gary Kirby | Limerick | 1–7 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| Gary Kirby | Limerick | 0–10 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| 6 | Seán McLoughlin | Westmeath | 1–6 | 9 | Carlow |
| David Martin | Meath | 1–6 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Gary Kirby | Limerick | 0–9 | 9 | Antrim | |
| 9 | John Byrne | Carlow | 2–2 | 8 | Westmeath |
| John Troy | Offaly | 2–2 | 8 | Laois | |
| John Leahy | Tipperary | 2–2 | 8 | Kerry | |
| Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 1–5 | 8 | Offaly | |
| Paul Flynn | Waterford | 1–5 | 8 | Tipperary | |
| Francis Forde | Galway | 1–5 | 8 | New York |
Miscellaneous
- Cork's 3–18 to 1–8 defeat by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was the team's biggest defeat since 1936. It was also Cork's first championship defeat at home since 1923.
Debutantes
The following players made their début in the 1996 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Barrett | Cork | May 26 | Limerick | Munster quarter-final |
| Joe Deane | Cork | May 26 | Limerick | Munster quarter-final |
| Seán Óg Ó hAilpín | Cork | May 26 | Limerick | Munster quarter-final |
| Ken McGrath | Waterford | June 2 | Tipperary | Munster quarter-final |
| Kevin Flynn | Dublin | June 23 | Wexford | Leinster semi-final |
| Ollie Canning | Galway | July 6 | Roscommon | Connacht final |
Retirees
The following players played their last game in the 1996 championship:
| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game | Début |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cashman | Cork | May 26 | Limerick | Munster quarter-final | 1986 |
| Nicky English | Tipperary | July 14 | Limerick | Munster final | 1982 |