1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1918 was the 32nd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Limerick won the championship, beating Wexford 9-5 to 1-3 in the final.^[1]

1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Limerick (2nd win)
Captain	Willie Hough
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Wexford
Captain	Mike Cummins
Provincial champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
All-Star Team	See here
← 1917 1919 →

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster and Munster championships contested this game. The winner was declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Kilkenny v Dublin

19 May 1918 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	4-3 - 5-4	Dublin	Kilkenny
				Referee: Dunphy

Offaly v Laois

26 May 1918 Quarter-final

Offaly

3-0 - 2-2

Laois

Roscrea

Meath v Dublin

9 June 1918 Semi-final	Meath	1-0 - 6-1	Dublin	Dunboyne
				Referee: AC Harty

Wexford v Offaly

29 September 1918 Semi-final	Wexford	1-00 - 6-00	Offaly	Croke Park
				Attendance: 3,000 Referee: B Mockler

Wexford v Dublin

13 October 1918 Final	Wexford	2-3 - 1-2	Dublin	Enniscorthy
				Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W Walsh

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Waterford v Limerick

26 May 1918 Quarter-final	Waterford	1-4 - 4-1	Limerick	Waterford
				Referee: A Carew

Tipperary v Cork

2 June 1918 Quarter-final	Tipperary	7-3 - 6-1	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: A Quinlan

Limerick v Tipperary

7 July 1918 Semi-final	Limerick	5-3 - 5-3	Tipperary	Markets Field
				Attendance: 4,000

Limerick v Tipperary

18 August 1918 Semi-final replay	Limerick	3-2 - 2-2	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds
				Attendance: 10,000

Clare v Kerry

25 August 1918 Semi-final	Clare	4-4 - 1-3	Kerry	Markets Field
				Referee: A Quinlan

Limerick v Clare

15 September 1918 Final	Limerick	11-3 - 1-2	Clare	Thurles Sportsfield
				Referee: T Semple (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Limerick v Wexford

26 January 1919 Final	Limerick	9-5 - 1-3	Wexford	Croke Park
				Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W Walsh

Main article: 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Due to Spanish flu most games were delayed.

References

1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

Sources

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