1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May 1938 - 4 September 1938 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (6th win) |
| Captain | Mick Daniels |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Waterford |
| Captain | Mick Hickey |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Waterford |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 66 |
| Points total | 113 |
| Top Scorer | Locky Byrne (4-5) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
|
← 1937 1939 → | |
The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1938 and ended on 4 September 1938.
Tipperary were the defending champions but were disqualified from the championship after fielding an ineligible player in their Munster semi-final defeat of Clare.
On 4 September 1938, Dublin won the championship following a 2-5 to 1-6 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland triumph.
Waterford's Locky Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4-5.
Teams
Overview
The 1938 championship featured no new entrants to the competition. Kerry, a team who had fielded a team throughout much of the 1930s, declined to participate in the Munster Championship.
Galway were the sole representatives from the Conancht Championship and received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster Championship.
Summaries
| Team | Colours | Grounds | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | Cusack Park | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | Red and white | Cork Athletic Grounds | 1931 | 1931 | 1929-30 |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | Croke Park | 1927 | 1934 | 1928-29 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | Pearse Stadium | 1923 | ||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | Nowlan Park | 1935 | 1937 | 1932-33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | O'Moore Park | 1915 | 1915 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | Ennis Road | 1936 | 1936 | 1937-38 |
| Meath | Green and gold | Páirc Tailteann | |||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | St. Brendan's Park | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | Thurles Sportsfield | 1937 | 1937 | 1927-28 |
| Waterford | White and blue | Walsh Park | |||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | Cusack Park | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | Wexford Park | 1910 | 1918 | |
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
| 1 May 1938 Quarter-final | Dublin | 7-1 - 3-7 | Wexford | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1938 Quarter-final | Westmeath | 5-4 - 4-2 | Meath | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1938 Quarter-final | Offaly | 2-2 - 1-6 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| 26 June 1938 Semi-final | Laois | 1-2 - 5-7 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Finals
| 17 July 1938 Final | Dublin | 2-3 – 2-3 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1938 Final replay | Dublin | 4-9 – 3-5 | Kilkenny | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
| 22 May 1938 Quarter-final | Cork | 5-4 - 2-5 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
| 26 June 1938 Semi-final | Tipperary | 3-10 - 2-3 | Clare | Ennis Road, Limerick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 1938 Semi-final | Waterford | 5-2 - 1-3 | Cork | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final
| 31 July 1938 Final | Waterford | 3-5 – 2-5 | Clare | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final
| 7 August 1938 Semi-final | Waterford | 4-8 – 3-1 | Galway | Cusack Park, Ennis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Final
| 4 September 1938 Final | Dublin | 2-5 – 1-6 | Waterford | Croke Park, Dublin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Flynn 1-0, W Loughman 1-0, M McDonnell 0-3, H Gray 0-1, P Doody 0-1. | J Keane 0-4, D Goode 1-0, L Byrne 0-2. | Attendance: 37,129 Referee: I Harney (Galway) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Tipperary defeated Clare in the Munster semi-final, however, Clare later objected to the victory as Tipperary had fielded an ineligible player. The objection was upheld and Clare were later awarded the game.
- The Leinster final between Kilkenny and Dublin ended in a draw for the first time since 1934.
- Waterford won the Munster title for the first time in their history. Their All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Galway is the first championship clash between the two teams. This game qualified Waterford for their first All-Ireland final where they faced Dublin for the first time in the championship.
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 24 July 2011.