1989–90 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Senior Club
Year:1989–90
Dates:24 September 1989 – 17 March 1990
Connacht:Sarsfield's
Connachtlink:Sarsfields GAA (Galway)
Munster:Ballybrown
Leinster:Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ulster:Loughgiel Shamrocks
Team:Ballyhale Shamrocks
Titles:3rd
Captain:Wattie Phelan
Team2:Ballybrown
Captain2:Terence Kenny
Topscorer:Ger Fennelly (2-15)
Previous:1988–89
Next:1990–91

The 1989–90 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 24 September 1989 and ended on 17 March 1990.

Buffer's Alley were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the championship.

On 17 March 1990, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship following a 1-16 to 0-16 defeat of Ballybrown in the All-Ireland final.[1] [2] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first in six championship seasons.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ger FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks2-152154.20
2Martin WallaceCuala6-022045.00
3Olcan McFetridgeLoughgiel Shamrocks0-171735.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Kevin McManusPortaferry4-0012Dungiven
Joe HenryTooreen1-0912Oran
2Brendan CoulterPortaferry2-0410Dungiven
3Martin WallaceCuala3-009Lusmagh
John BuckleyGlen Rovers2-039Ballyduff
Olcan McFetridgeLoughgiel Shamrocks0-099Portaferry
Michael McGrathSarsfields0-099Ballyhale Shamrocks
4Ger FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks1-058Ballybrown
Mick BurkeDesmonds0-088Loughgiel Shamrocks

Notes and References

  1. News: Croker curse returns to haunt Limerick. Irish Examiner. 10 February 2018. 20 August 2013.
  2. News: Club hurling showpiece may get the match-up it deserves. Irish Independent. 14 February 2010. 20 August 2013. Dermot. Crowe.