The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 17 October 2004. The championship began on 15 May 2005 and ended on 11 September 2005.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions.
On 11 September 2005, Cork won the championship after a 1–21 to 1–16 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 30th All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.
Galway's Ger Farragher was the championship's top scorer with 3–57.
New Format
On 17 April 2004, the Hurling Development Committee's proposal to restructure the entire championship system was endorsed by Congress. The new format resulted in a three-tier championship. In the top grade 12 teams would compete for the Liam MacCarthy Cup, with the first round losers and beaten semi-finalists from Leinster and Munster joining Antrim and Galway in a league section split into two groups. The group winners would re-enter the championship at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage, meeting the losing provincial finalists. The runners-up in each group would face the Leinster and Munster champions in the last eight. The new format provided two additional quarter-finals, a minimum of three games for each team and four for the vast majority. In the league section, matches would be played on a home and away basis. The bottom-placed teams in both groups would contest the relegation section with the eventual loser being relegated to the Christy Ring Cup.
Team changes
From Championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
Carlow Down Derry Kerry Kildare Meath Westmeath Wicklow
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
London
Withdrew from Championship
New York
Teams
General information Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2004 ChampionshipAppearance Antrim2004—Quarter-finals Clare19981997Quarter-finals Cork20032004Champions Dublin19611938Round 1 Galway19991988Round 2 Kilkenny20032003Runners-up Laois19491915Round 1 Limerick19961973Round 1 Offaly19951998Round 2 Tipperary20012001Round 2 Waterford20041959Semi-finals Wexford20041996Semi-finals
Overview
Twelve teams participated in hurling's top tier in 2005. These were the same 12 teams who competed in Division 1 of the National Hurling League. The provincial championships in Leinster and Munster featured five teams each, while Antrim and Galway entered the championship at the group stage.
Personnel and general information
TeamColoursManager(s)Captain(s)SponsorAntrimDinny CahillJim ConnollyBushmillsCorkDónal O'GradyBen O'ConnorO2ClareAnthony DalySeánie McMahonPat O'DonnellDublinTommy NaughtonDavid CurtinArnottsGalwayLiam DonoghueConor HayesSupermacsKilkennyBrian CodyPeter BarryAvonmoreLaoisPaudie ButlerJoe PhelanThe HeritageLimerickJoe McKennaOllie MoranSporting LimerickOffalyJohn McIntyreBarry TeehanCarroll CuisineTipperaryKen HoganBenny DunneEnferWaterfordJustin McCarthyEoin KellyGain FeedsWexfordSéamus MurphyKeith RossiterWexford Creamery
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cup competitions
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
Group A TeamQualification1 Westmeath430110–648–49 +216Advance to Knockout Stage2 Down430114–729–57 +3063 Meath42119–677–52 +2154 Roscommon41034–4613–83 −642Advance to Relegation Playoffs5 Derry40137–497–57 −81
Group B TeamQualification1 Carlow43015–505–53 −36Advance to Knockout Stage2 Kildare430111–547–50 +1663 Kerry421112–598–46 +2554 Wicklow41128–5510–49 +03Advance to Relegation Playoffs5 Mayo40047–4113–61 −380
Knockout stage
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)
Group A TeamQualification1 Donegal330014-435-25456Advance to Semi-Finals2 Tyrone32018-4410-3084Advance to Quarter-Final3 Sligo310210-2710-44 -1724 Fermanagh30035-3012-45 -360
Group B TeamQualification1 Louth33009-514-28386Advance to Semi-Finals2 Armagh320112-426-26344Advance to Quarter-Final playoff3 Cavan20023-135-37 -3004 Leitrim20023-2112-36 -420
Group C TeamQualification1 London33002-645-29266Advance to Semi-Finals2 Longford32016-384-3684Advance to Quarter-Final playoff3 Monaghan31024-365-42 -924 Warwickshire30034-242-55 -250
Knockout stage
All-Ireland qualifiers
Group A
Table
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Galway 3 3 0 0 6–69 4–35 +40 6 Advance to All Ireland Quarter-finals2 Limerick 3 2 0 1 8–54 3–36 +33 43 Laois 3 1 0 2 3–41 5–53 −18 2 Advance to Relegation playoffs4 Antrim 3 0 0 3 2–35 7–75 −55 0
Results
Group B
Table
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Clare 3 3 0 0 6–49 1–41 +23 6 Advance to All Ireland Quarter-finals2 Waterford 3 2 0 1 5–64 6–32 +29 43 Offaly 3 1 0 2 4–41 4–52 −11 2 Advance to Relegation playoffs4 Dublin 3 0 0 3 3–26 7–55 −41 0
Results
Relegation Section
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The provincial champions are marked by an asterisk.
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Ger FarragherGalway3–5766611.002James YoungLaois2–535978.433Henry ShefflinKilkenny3–3746411.504T. J. RyanLimerick3–364567.505Eoin KellyTipperary1–363957.806Paul FlynnWaterford3–263557.007Niall GilliganClare0–333365.508Brian CarrollOffaly1–293256.409Ben O'ConnorCork1–262955.8010Joe DeaneCork1–182154.20
In a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Henry ShefflinKilkenny2–1117Offaly2Ger FarragherGalway2-0915Kilkenny3Ger FarragherGalway1–1114Laois4Henry ShefflinKilkenny1-0912GalwayEoin KellyTipperary1-0912GalwayJames YoungLaois1-0912DublinGer FarragherGalway0–1212Antrim5Paul FlynnWaterford1-0811OffalyBrian CarrollOffaly1-0811AntrimDavid CurtinDublin1-0811LaoisJames YoungLaois0–1111Antrim
Miscellaneous The attendance of 81,136 at the All-Ireland final was the biggest since 1956 when 83,096 saw Wexford defeat Cork.
See also
2005 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) 2005 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)
References
External links Official GAA Website RTÉ Sport Website Hurling Statistics