1925 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Year:	1925
Dates:	19 April - 6 September 1925
Teams:	14
Munster:	Tipperary
Leinster:	Kilkenny
Ulster:	Antrim
Matches:	13
Team:	Tipperary
Titles:	10th
Captain:	Johnny Leahy
Team2:	Galway
Captain2:	Andy Kelly
Previous:	1924
Next:	1926

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1925 was the 39th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 5-6 to 1-5 in the final.^[1]

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. The Munster and Leinster champions will be on opposite sides of the draw. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

See main article: 1925 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Dublin defeated Kilkenny in the Leinster final, however, a subsequent objection was upheld and the result was overturned. Kilkenny were then declared champions and represented the province in the All-Ireland series.
• Antrim were nominated as the Ulster representatives in the All-Ireland series. It was the last time the Ulster champions progressed to the All-Ireland semi-final until 1943. The Ulster Championship took place after the completion of the All-Ireland series, which Antrim went on to win.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour . The GAA website . 25 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html . 5 September 2011 .