1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was the 112th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland.[2] The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 12 September 1999, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 0-13 to 0-12.[3]

1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date12 September 1999
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchBrian Corcoran[1]
RefereePat O'Connor (Limerick)
Attendance62,989
WeatherRain
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Cork had trailed by a point at half time, 0-5 to 0-4, after playing the better hurling. Then Kilkenny pulled into a four-point lead in the second half, they were 0-11 to 0-8 ahead before Cork scored five unanswered points with Kilkenny only managing one more point from a Henry Shefflin free. Cork, captained by Mark Landers and managed by Jimmy Barry-Murphy held out to win their first All Ireland title since 1990.[4]

It was Cork's 28th All-Ireland hurling title, and the first final in history without a goal.[5][6]

Cork0-13 0-12Kilkenny
J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-3), S. McGrath (0-3), M. Landers (0-1), A. Browne (0-1), K. Murray (0-1), B. O'Connor (0-1). (report) H. Shefflin (0-5), A. Comerford (0-2), C. Carter (0-2), J. Power (0-1), D. Byrne (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick).
Cork
Kilkenny
GK1Donal Óg Cusack
RCB2Fergal Ryan
FB3Diarmuid O'Sullivan
LCB4John Browne
RWB5Wayne Sherlock
CB6Brian Corcoran
LWB7Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
MD8Mark Landers (c)
MD9Mickey O'Connell
RWF10Timmy McCarthy
CF11Fergal McCormack
LWF12Seanie McGrath
RCF13Ben O'Connor
FF14Neil Ronan
LCF15Joe Deane
Substitutes:
16Alan Browne
17Kevin Murray
GK1James McGarry
RCB2Phil Larkin
FB3Canice Brennan
LCB4Willie O'Connor
RWB5Michael Kavanagh
CB6Pat O'Neill
LWB7Peter Barry
MD8Andy Comerford
MD9Denis Byrne (c)
RWF10D. J. Carey
CF11John Power
LWF12Brian McEvoy
RCF13Ken O'Shea
FF14Henry Shefflin
LCF15Charlie Carter
Substitutes:
GK16P. J. Ryan
17P. J. Delaney
18Niall Moloney
19Eamonn Kennedy
20Paddy Mullally

References

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  1. Hurley, Denis (12 April 2023). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy rates Brian Corcoran as the best player he worked with". Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy and man of the match Brian Corcoran celebrate after the win over Tipperary in the 1999 All-Ireland SHC final.
  2. "Championship Flashback: All-Ireland SHC final, September 1999". Irish Independent. 3 August 2008.
  3. Fogarty, John (18 July 2024). "Jimmy Barry-Murphy to lead out Cork jubilee team at Croke Park". Irish Examiner.
  4. "Flashback – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 1999: Corcaigh v Cill Chainnigh". GAA.ie. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. "GAA: All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". RTÉ News. 12 September 1999.
  6. "Seánie McGrath happy to relive glory days of 1999: Looking back, it was a magical time". echo live. 18 July 2024.