The 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 19 May 1991 and ended on 1 September 1991.
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final replay. Westmeath qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final as winners of the B championship.
On 1 September 1991, Tipperary won the championship following a 1–16 to 0–15 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their second in three championship seasons.
Tipperary's Michael Cleary was the championship's top scorer with 3–35. Tipperary's Pat Fox was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.
Team changes
To Championship Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Derry Westmeath (qualified)
From Championship Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
London
Teams General information Sixteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, three teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 1990 ChampionshipCurrent championship Antrim1990—Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Clare19321914Munster Senior Hurling Championship Cork19901990Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipDerry1908—Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Down1942—Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Dublin19611938Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Galway19221988Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Kerry18911891Munster Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny19871983Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Laois19491915Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Limerick19811973Munster Senior Hurling Championship Offaly19901985Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary19891989Munster Senior Hurling Championship Waterford19631959Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipWestmeath——All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Wexford19771968Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Provincial championships Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Top scorers Season Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Michael ClearyTipperary3–354458.802D. J. CareyKilkenny1–273047.503Pat FoxTipperary2–172354.60John CarsonAntrim2–172354.605John HolohanWexford1–151829.006Noel SandsDown3–81728.506John FitzgibbonCork4–31535.00Eamon MorrisseyKilkenny2–91543.75Tony O'SullivanCork0–151535.00Gary KirbyLimerick0–151527.50
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1John HolohanWexford1–1013Laois2Michael ClearyKilkenny1–912Galway3John CarsonAntrim1–811Down4Gary KirbyLimerick0–1010ClareMichael ClearyTipperary1–710CorkJohnny DooleyOffaly1–710Dublin Noel SandsDown3–110Derry Eamon Morrissey Kilkenny2–410Antrim9 Joe HennessyKerry1–69WaterfordMichael ClearyTipperary1–69KilkennyD. J. CareyKilkenny0–99Tipperary
Clean sheets
Rank Goalkeeper County Clean sheets1Ken HoganTipperary22Davy FitzgeraldClare1Ger CunninghamCorkMichael WalshKilkennyJim TroyOffaly
Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.
Round RTÉ Channel 4 Munster finalTipperary vs Cork All-Ireland semi-finalsKilkenny vs AntrimTipperary vs Galway All-Ireland finalTipperary vs KilkennyTipperary vs Kilkenny
External links 1991 All-Ireland final on YouTube
References