2004 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Intermediate
Year:2004
Dates:16 May  - 4 September 2004
Teams:9
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Kilkenny
Matches:9
Team:Cork
Titles:5th
Captain:Brendan Walsh
Manager:Johnny Keane
Team2:Kilkenny
Captain2:David Buggy
Manager2:Maurice Power
Totalgoals:31 (3.44 per game)
Totalpoints:230 (25.55 per game)
Topscorer: Darren Dineen (1-18)
Previous:2003
Next:2005

The 2004 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship began on 16 May 2004 and ended on 4 September 2004.

Cork were the defending champions and successfully retained the title after defeating Kilkenny by 1–16 to 1–10 in a replay of the final.[1] [2]

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
AntrimSaffron and white1973
ClareSaffron and blue
CorkRed and white20032003
GalwayMaroon and white20021998
KilkennyBlack and amber19732003
LimerickGreen and white19981998
TipperaryBlue and gold20002002
WaterfordWhite and blue
WexfordPurple and gold19642002

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster final

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster final

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scores

Overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Darren DineenCork1-182154.20
2Rory O'DohertyCork3-101953.80
3Éamonn TaaffeClare3-091829.00
4David BuggyKilkenny1-151844.50
5Jamie PowerKilkenny4-031543.75
In a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Éamonn TaaffeClare2-039Tipperary
Éamonn TaaffeClare1-069Waterford
Darren DineenCork0-099Tipperary
4Darren DineenCork1-058Limerick
Tadhg SlevinTipperary1-058Clare
6Jamie PowerKilkenny2-017Galway
Aonghus CallananGalway2-017Kilkenny
David BuggyKilkenny1-047Wexford
Paul KearneyWaterford0-077Clare
Paddy CunninghamAntrim0-077Cork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork refuse to be beaten. Irish Times. 23 August 2004. 10 July 2010.
  2. Web site: A short burst is all Cork require. Irish Times. 6 September 2004. 10 July 2010.