The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ran from 27 May to 3 September 1989.
Galway were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-finals.
The All-Ireland final was played on 3 September 1989 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Tipperary and Antrim, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Tipperary won the match by 4–24 to 3–09 to claim their 23rd All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 18 years.
Tipperary's Nicky English was the championship's top scorer with 4–38.
Team changes
To Championship Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Derry Down Kildare (qualified)
From Championship Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
London
Teams
General information Seventeen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, three teams from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 1988 ChampionshipCurrent championship Antrim1946—Semi-finalsUlster Senior Hurling Championship Clare19321914Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Cork19861986Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Derry1908—Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Down1942—Runners-up (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship)Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Dublin19611938Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Galway19221988ChampionsConnacht Senior Hurling Championship Kerry18911891Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Kildare——All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Kilkenny19871983Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Laois19491915First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Limerick19811973Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Offaly19881985Semi-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary19881971Runners-upMunster Senior Hurling Championship Waterford19631959Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship Westmeath——First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Wexford19771968Runners-up (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Provincial championship
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Stadia and locations
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Season Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Nicky EnglishTipperary4–3850412.502Adrian RonanKilkenny1–212438.00Mark CorriganOffaly4–122438.004Finbarr DelaneyCork1–192328.005Pat FoxTipperary3–112045.006Olcan McFetridgeAntrim3–91836.00Kieran DelahuntyWaterford1–151844.508Aidan McCarryAntrim3–71644.009Pat MurphyWaterford5–01543.75Brian DonnellyAntrim3–61543.75Shane AherneWaterford2–91543.75
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Nicky EnglishTipperary2–1218Antrim2Mark CorriganOffaly3–716Kilkenny3Joe HennessyKerry3–514LimerickFinbarr DelaneyCork1–1114Waterford5Nicky EnglishTipperary0–1313WaterfordAdrian RonanKilkenny1–1013Westmeath7Nicky EnglishTipperary2–511LimerickDanny McNaughtonAntrim2–511Down9M. J. RyanDublin1–710Laois10Gary KirbyLimerick1–69KerryPat MurphyWaterford3–09Cork
Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.
Round RTÉ Channel 4 Munster finalTipperary vs Waterford All-Ireland semi-finalsAntrim vs OffalyTipperary vs Galway All-Ireland finalTipperary vs AntrimTipperary vs Antrim
References
External links All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1989 Results