1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained
| Year: | 1923 |
| Dates: | 20 May 1923 - 14 September 1924 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Munster: | Limerick |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Ulster: | Donegal |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Team: | Galway |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Captain: | Mick Kenny |
| Team2: | Limerick |
| Captain2: | Paddy McInerney |
| Totalgoals: | 124 (8.2 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 68 (4.5 per game) |
| Previous: | 1922 |
| Next: | 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
Semi-finals
Final
See 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).
Notes and References
- Web site: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour . The GAA website . 27 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html . 5 September 2011 .
