1930 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Year:1930
Dates:18 May - 7 September 1930
Teams:12
Munster:Tipperary
Leinster:Dublin
Matches:11
Team:Tipperary
Titles:11th
Captain:John Joe Callinan
Team2:Dublin
Captain2:Jimmy Walsh
Totalgoals:70 (6.3 per game)
Totalpoints:91 (8.2 per game)
Topscorer:John Joe Callinan (5-1)
Previous:1929
Next:1931

The 1930 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 44th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 18 May 1930 and ended on 7 September 1930.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare in the Munster semi-final.

On 7 September 1930, Tipperary won the championship following a 5-06 to 3-06 victory over Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[1] This was their 11th championship title overall and their first title since 1925.

Teams

A total of twelve teams contested the championship, the same number of participants from the previous championship. There were no new entrants.

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincialLeague
ClareSaffron and blue19141914
CorkRed and white192919291929-30
DublinBlue and navy192719281928-29
GalwayMaroon and white1923
KilkennyBlack and amber19221926
LaoisBlue and white19151915
LimerickGreen and white19211923
MeathGreen and gold
OffalyGreen, white and gold
TipperaryBlue and gold192519251927-28
WaterfordWhite and blue
WexfordPurple and gold19101918

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

See main article: 1930 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Sources

External links

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 .
  2. Web site: Famous feats . Premier View website . 11 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824141557/http://www.premierview.ie/famous_feats.html . 24 August 2012 .