2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. A total of thirteen teams competed in the championship, with Tipperary unseating the four-time defending champions Kilkenny by 4-17 to 1-18 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.^[1] The championship began on 22 May 2010 and concluded on 5 September 2010.

2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	22 May - 5 September 2010
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (26th win)
Captain	Eoin Kelly
Manager	Liam Sheedy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kilkenny
Captain	T. J. Reid
Manager	Brian Cody
Provincial champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	25
Goals total	72 (2.88 per game)
Points total	851 (34.04 per game)
Top Scorer	Eoin Kelly (3-44)
Player of the Year	Lar Corbett
All-Star Team	See here
← 2009 2011 →

Pre-championship

The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Kilkenny and the 'drive for five'. 'The Cats' were installed as the bookies' favourites to retain the All-Ireland title for an unprecedented fifth successive occasion. Since 2006 the Kilkenny team had come to be regarded as arguably the greatest hurling team of all-time. In 2007, they surpassed their greatest rivals Cork at the top of the all-time roll of honour, while in 2009 the team equalled the seemingly unbeatable record of four All-Ireland titles in-a-row. Winning an elusive five-in-a-row would close the argument on hurling's greatest team.^[2]

Tipperary were regarded as the primary challengers to Kilkenny's dominance. Many believed that they had the beating of Kilkenny in the previous year's All-Ireland final, however, 'the Cats' pulled away in the last ten minutes to seal the victory. With an extra year of experience many felt that Tipp may finally triumph for the first time in nine years.

A second tier of teams waited just behind the two clear front-runners. Perennial hopefuls Galway entered the championship as the newly crowned National Hurling League champions and were also seen as a stumbling block on Kilkenny's march to immortality. The westerners were regarded as potential Leinster and maybe even All-Ireland finalists. Cork were buoyed by some impressive displays in the National League. 'The Rebels' defeated both Kilkenny and Tipperary in the group stages and finished the campaign as runners-up. Similarly, Cork enjoyed a trouble-free winter and would enter the championship without any off-field controversy. Waterford were also viewed as a team that had the potential to make life difficult for any of the other top-tier teams.

Limerick entered the championship in the midst of a crisis. After team manager Justin McCarthy dropped twelve players from the panel in October 2009, many of the remaining players decided to withdraw their services over the course of the next few months.^[3][4][5] The crisis developed into something of a 'civil war' with the vast majority of the 2009 panel remaining 'on strike', while McCarthy was retained as manager and developed a new panel of players for 2010. The result was Limerick losing all of their National League matches and being relegated to Division 2.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

• Carlow

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

• None

Teams

General information

Thirteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: eight teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2009 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2009	—
Carlow	—	—
Clare	1998	1997
Cork	2006	2005
Dublin	1961	1938
Galway	1999	1988
Kilkenny	2009	2009
Laois	1949	1915
Limerick	1996	1973
Offaly	1995	1998
Tipperary	2009	2001
Waterford	2007	1959
Wexford	2004	1996

Personal and kits

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Home stadium	Captain	Manager
Antrim	Saffron and white	Creagh Concrete	Casement Park	Paul Shields	Dinny Cahill
Carlow	Red, green and yellow	Stone Developments	Dr. Cullen Park	Edward Coady	Kevin Ryan
Clare	Saffron and blue	Pat O'Donnell	Cusack Park	Brian O'Connell	Ger O'Loughlin
Cork	Red and white	O2	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	Kieran 'Fraggy' Murphy	Denis Walsh
Dublin	Navy and blue	Vodafone	Parnell Park	Stephen Hiney	Anthony Daly
Galway	Maroon and white	Supermacs	Pearse Stadium	Shane Kavanagh	John McIntyre
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Glanbia	Nowlan Park	T. J. Reid	Brian Cody
Laois	Blue and white	MW Hire Services	O'Moore Park	Brian Campion	Niall Rigney
Limerick	Green and white	Sporting Limerick	Gaelic Grounds	Gavin O'Mahony	Dónal O'Grady
Offaly	Green, white and gold	Carroll Cuisine	O'Connor Park	Brian Carroll	Joe Dooley
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Enfer	Semple Stadium	Eoin Kelly	Liam Sheedy
Waterford	White and blue	3	Walsh Park	Stephen Molumphy	Davy FitzGerald
Wexford	Purple and yellow	Sports Savers	Wexford Park	Diarmuid Lyng	Colm Bonnar

Format

Format

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no seeds.

Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay would take place.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game.

Leinster Championship

First Round: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster.

Quarter-finals: (3 matches) The winner of the first-round game joins five other Leinster teams to make up the three quarter-final pairings.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the three quarter-finals join Kilkenny, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game.

Qualifiers

The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland.

Preliminary Round (1 match): the five teams who fail to reach a provincial semi-final will enter the qualifiers at this stage. The first two teams drawn will play each other in the preliminary round with the winner of that match joining the other three teams in Phase 1.

Phase 1: (2 matches) The winner of the preliminary round and the other three remaining teams will play off. The two winners enter Phase 3.

Phase 2: (2 matches) The two beaten Leinster semi-finalists will play the two beaten Munster semi-finalists. The two winners enter Phase 3.

Phase 3: (2 matches) The four winners of Phase 1 and Phase 2 games meet in Phase 3. The two winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

All-Ireland Series

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The beaten Munster and Leinster finalists will play the winners of the Phase 3 qualifiers.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the quarter-finals.

Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners will contest the final.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

	First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Leinster final
						Wexford		1-14
						Galway		2-22
											Galway		3-16
											Offaly		2-18
						Antrim		3-16
						Offaly		2-26
																Galway		1-12
																Kilkenny		1-19
						Dublin		0-25
	Carlow		0-10			Laois		0-16
	Laois		1-13								Dublin		0-12
											Kilkenny		4-19

Carlow	0-10 - 1-13	Laois
D Murphy 0-4, C Doyle 0-3, P Kehoe 0-2, D Byrne 0-1	Report	J Fitzpatrick 1-3, M Whelan 0-4, T Fitzgerald 0-3, J Walsh, E Costelloe, J Brophy 0-1 each

22 May 2010
First Round

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: J. McGrath (Westmeath)

---

Wexford	1-14 - 2-22	Galway
D Lyng 0-11, T Waters 1-0, H Kehoe, R Jacob, E Quigley 0-1 each	Report	G Farragher 0-13, J Canning 1-3, K Hynes 1-0, D Hayes 0-2, D Burke, A Smyth, A Harte, A Callanan 0-1 each

29 May 2010
Quarter-final

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Attendance: 7,877

Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

---

Antrim	3-16 - 2-26 AET	Offaly
N McManus 1-4, S McNaughton 0-5, K McKeegan, C McFall 1-0 each, J Campbell, K Stewart 0-2 each, K McGourty, N McAuley, B McFall 0-1 each	Report	S Dooley 1-10, R Hanniffy 1-1, K Brady, B Carroll, J. Bergin 0-3 each, O Kealey 0-2, D Molloy, G Healion, C Parlon, D Hayden 0-1 each

30 May 2010
Quarter-final

Parnell Park, Dublin

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: A. Stapleton (Laois)

---

Dublin	0-25 - 0-16	Laois
A McCrabbe, S Durkin 0-5 each, L Rushe 0-4, J McCaffrey, P Kelly 0-3 each, P Ryan, S Lambert 0-2 each, L Ryan 0-1	Report	W Hyland 0-6, J Brophy 0-3, Z Keenan 0-2, James Walsh, T Fitzgerald, M Whelan, C Delaney, J Purcell 0-1 each

6 June 2010
Quarter-final

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Attendance: 3,861

Referee: C. McAllister (Cork)

---

Galway	2-19 - 3-16	Offaly
G Farragher, J Canning 1-5 each, D Burke, I Tannian, D Hayes 0-2 each, T Óg Regan, A Callanan, N Healy 0-1 each	Report	S Dooley 1-7, J Bergin 1-2, J Brady 1-1, D Hayden, B Carroll 0-2 each, R Hanniffy, D Molloy 0-1 each

20 June 2010
Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 25,260

Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)

---

Dublin	0-12 - 4-19	Kilkenny
A McCrabbe 0-6, P Kelly 0-2, J Boland, M O'Brien, J McCaffrey, D O'Callaghan 0-1 each	Report	H Shefflin 0-12, A Fogarty 2-0, E Brennan 1-1, R Power 1-0, M Rice, TJ Reid 0-2 each, M Comerford, R Hogan 0-1 each

20 June 2010
Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 25,260

Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)

---

Galway	3-16 - 2-18	Offaly
D Hayes 2-3, G Farragher 0-6, J Canning 1-3, I Tannian 0-2, A Callanan, A Smith, D Barry 0-1 each	Report	S Dooley 0-10, J Bergin, G Healion 1-1 each, B Carroll 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, D Kenny 0-1

26 June 2010
Semi-final Replay

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: C. McAllister (Cork)

---

Galway	1-12 - 1-19	Kilkenny
G Farragher 0-4, D Hayes 1-1, J Canning 0-2, A Harte, I Tannian, C Donnellan, K Hynes, E Lynch 0-1 each	Report	H Shefflin 1-7, TJ Reid, R Power 0-3 each, M Rice 0-2, E Brennan, E Larkin, A Fogarty, R Hogan 0-1 each

4 July 2010
Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 31,376

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Munster final
						Clare		1-15
						Waterford		0-22
											Waterford		1-16
											Cork		1-13
						Limerick		0-12
	Cork		3-15			Cork		2-19
	Tipperary		0-14

Cork	3-15 - 0-14	Tipperary
P Horgan 2-2, B O'Connor 0-5, A Ó hAilpín 1-1, J Gardiner, C Naughton, N McCarthy 0-2 each, P O'Sullivan 0-1	Report	E Kelly 0-7, J O'Brien, L Corbett 0-2 each, B Maher, S Callanan, T Hammersley 0-1 each

30 May 2010
Quarter-final

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Attendance: 36,827

Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)

---

Clare	1-15 - 0-22	Waterford
D Honan 1-3, N O'Connell, J Clancy 0-3 each, S Collins 0-2, J Conlon, C Ryan, C O'Donovan, D Barrett 0-1 each	Report	E Kelly 0-6, S Molumphy, D Prendergast, J Mullane 0-3 each, M Shanahan, S Prendergast, K Moran 0-2 each , K McGrath 0-1

7 June 2010
Semi-final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 11,027

Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)

---

Limerick	0-12 - 2-19	Cork
T O'Brien 0-6, G Mulcahy 0-3, A Brennan, P McNamara, A Owens 0-1 each	Report	P Horgan 1-2, N McCarthy 0-5, P O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Connor, J O'Connor 0-3 each, K Murphy 0-2, J Gardiner, L McLoughlin, C Naughton 0-1 each

20 June 2010
Semi-final

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Attendance: 13,638

Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)

---

Waterford	2-15 - 2-15	Cork
E Kelly 1-8, J Mullane 0-4, T Browne 1-0, S O'Sullivan 0-2, K Moran 0-1	Report	B O'Connor 1-5, A Ó hAilpín 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3, C Naughton 0-2, S Óg Ó hAilpín, T Kenny, B Murphy, N McCarthy, M Cussen 0-1 each

11 July 2010
Final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 35,375

Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)

---

Waterford	1-16 - 1-13 AET	Cork
E Kelly 0-8, D Shanahan 1-0, J Mullane 0-3, T Browne, R Foley, K Moran, S Walsh, B O'Halloran 0-1 each	Report	B O'Connor 1-5, J Gardiner, C Naughton, P O'Sullivan 0-2 each, M Cussen, L McLoughlin 0-1 each

17 July 2010

Final Replay

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 22,763

Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: 2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Armagh

3-23

Donegal

1-13

Armagh

3-20

Tyrone

6-24

Tyrone

2-09

Cavan

1-14

Armagh

0-09

Down

4-24

London

scr.

Fermanagh

2-10

Down

w/o

Monaghan

1-15

London

3-16

Monaghan

1-15

London

2-12

Derry

0-15

Antrim

4-22

Down

1-12

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Main article: 2010 Christy Ring Cup

Bracket

	Round 1 Round 2B					Round 2A Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Kildare		2-18
	Meath		1-10			Kildare		1-19
	Wicklow		1-19			Wicklow		1-16
	Mayo		2-12								Kildare		0-18
											Westmeath		3-19
						Westmeath		2-21
	Mayo		2-12			Down		1-18
	Down		3-19													Westmeath		2-16
	Derry		0-15													Kerry		1-18
	Meath		2-16			Meath		1-18
						Wicklow		3-13
											Wicklow		2-14			Relegation Playoff
	Down		1-19								Kerry		2-17
	Kerry		0-27			Kerry		3-14								Derry
	Westmeath		5-15			Westmeath		2-11								Mayo
	Derry		3-16

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

Main article: 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup

Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)

Main article: 2010 Lory Meagher Cup

Bracket

	Round 1 Round 2B					Round 2A Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Cavan		1-14
	South Down		1-12			Leitrim		2-14
	Leitrim		1-13								Leitrim		0-10
											Longford		2-21
						Warwickshire		2-12
	South Down		1-13			Longford		2-22
	Longford		5-13													Longford		1-20
																Donegal		1-12
						Fermanagh		0-19
						Cavan		1-07
											Fermanagh		1-11
	Donegal		3-13								Donegal		1-22
	Longford		1-15			Donegal		0-21
	Warwickshire		2-17			Warwickshire		2-09
	Fermanagh		1-08

All-Ireland Qualifiers

	Preliminary round					Phase 1 / Phase 2					Phase 3					Quarter-finalists
						Antrim		2-18
	Carlow		1-19			Carlow		3-12
	Laois		3-12								Antrim		1-17
											Dublin		0-19
						Dublin		2-22
						Clare		0-15
																Antrim
																Tipperary
						Offaly		1-19
						Limerick		1-13
											Offaly		1-12
											Tipperary		0-21
						Tipperary		3-24
						Wexford		0-19

Preliminary round

Carlow	1-19 - 3-12	Laois
P Kehoe 0-11, D Murphy 1-4, C Doyle 0-3, E Nolan 0-1	Report	T Fitzgerald, J Purcell 1-1 each, J Walsh, W Hyland 0-3 each, E Costelloe 1-0, J Fitzpatrick, Z Keenan 0-2 each

26 June 2010
Preliminary round

Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

Phase 1

Antrim	2-18 - 3-12	Carlow
N McManus 0-5, K McKeegan 0-4, L Watson 1-1, K Stewart, S McNaughton 0-3 each, PJ O'Connell 1-0, E McCloskey, S McCrory 0-1 each	Report	C Doyle 2-3, P Kehoe 1-6, J Rogers, HP O'Byrne, M Brennan 0-1 each

3 July 2010
Phase 1

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: A. Stapleton (Laois)

---

Tipperary	3-24 - 0-19	Wexford
L Corbett 2-3, E Kelly 0-8, G Ryan 0-4, D Egan 1-0, D Young, N McGrath 0-3 each, P Maher 0-2, S Callanan 0-1	Report	H Kehoe, R Jacob, J Berry, C Farrell 0-3 each, P Atkinson, S Banville, T Mahon 0-2 each, D Stamp 0-1

3 July 2010
Phase 1

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Phase 2

Offaly	1-19 - 1-13	Limerick
C Parlon, S Dooley 0-5 each, D Molloy 1-2, B Carroll 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, J Brady, J Bergin 0-1 each	Report	T O'Brien 1-7, JV O'Brien 0-2, N Quaid, G Mulcahy, C Mullane, P Russell 0-1 each

10 July 2010
Phase 2

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)

---

Dublin	2-22 - 0-15	Clare
A McCrabbe 0-8, D O'Callaghan 0-6, P Kelly, S Lambert 1-1 each, S Hiney 0-2, S Durkin, M O'Brien, L Rushe, D O'Dwyer 0-1 each	Report	J Conlon, C Ryan 0-3 each, N O'Connell, J Clancy, F Lynch 0-2 each, B Bugler, D Honan, S Collins 0-1 each

10 July 2010
Phase 2

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

Phase 3

Antrim	1-17 - 0-19	Dublin
N McManus 0-8, PJ O'Connell 1-1, S McNaughton, L Watson, K McKeegan 0-2 each, S Delargy, K Stewart 0-1 each	Report	A McCrabbe 0-9, S Lambert, P Carton 0-3 each, J Boland, L Rushe, D O'Callaghan, P Ryan 0-1 each

17 July 2010
Phase 3

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)

---

Offaly	1-12 - 0-21	Tipperary
S Dooley 1-7, J Bergin 0-3, D Molloy, D Hayden 0-1 each	Report	E Kelly 0-11, G Ryan 0-3, L Corbett, B Maher 0-2 each, C O'Mahony, S McGrath, N McGrath 0-1 each

18 July 2010
Phase 3

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					All-Ireland final
						Kilkenny		3-22
	Cork		1-25			Cork		0-19
	Antrim		0-19								Kilkenny		1-18
											Tipperary		4-17
						Waterford		1-18
	Galway		3-16			Tipperary		3-19
	Tipperary		3-17

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Cork	1-25 - 0-19	Antrim
B O'Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 1-2, K Murphy 0-4, J Gardiner, T Kenny, P O'Sullivan 0-3, C Naughton 0-2, A Ó hAilpín, W Egan 0-1 each	Report	N McManus 0-9, L Watson 0-6, J Campbell, S McNaughton, K McKeegan, M Herron 0-1 each

25 July 2010
Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 27,864

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

---

Galway	3-16 - 3-17	Tipperary
J Canning 1-5, D Hayes 1-3, E Ryan 1-1, G Farragher, K Hynes 0-2 each, D Burke, I Tannian, A Callanan 0-1 each	Report	E Kelly 1-7, G Ryan 1-2, S Callanan 1-0, L Corbett 0-3, B Maher 0-2, P Maher, N McGrath, J O'Brien 0-1 each

25 July 2010
Quarter-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 27,864

Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Kilkenny	3-22 - 0-19	Cork
R Power 1-8, A Fogarty 1-2, E Brennan 1-1, J Fitzpatrick, M Fennelly, H Shefflin, M Comerford 0-2 each, T Walsh, TJ Reid, E Larkin 0-1 each	Report	B O'Connor 0-7, P Horgan 0-6, J Gardiner 0-2, S Óg Ó hAilpín, C Naughton, N McCarthy, J O'Connor 0-1 each

8 August 2010
Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 41,060

Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)

---

Waterford	1-18 - 3-19	Tipperary
E Kelly 0-5, T Browne, J Mullane, K McGrath 0-3 each, E McGrath 1-0, R Foley, K Moran, S Molumphy, S Prendergast 0-1 each	Report	E Kelly 2-4, J O'Brien, N McGrath 0-6 each, L Corbett 1-2, S McGrath 0-1

15 August 2010
Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 49,754

Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

All-Ireland Final

Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Kilkenny	1-18 - 4-17	Tipperary
R Power 1-9, TJ Reid 0-4, M Rice, J Mulhall, H Shefflin, A Fogarty, D Lyng 0-1 each	Report	L Corbett 3-0, E Kelly 0-7, N McGrath 1-0, J O'Brien, B Maher, S Callanan 0-2 each, G Ryan, S Hennessy, B Cummins, B Dunne 0-1 each

5 September 2010
Final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 81,765

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

Miscellaneous

• In the Leinster quarter-final Galway defeat Wexford for the first time in the history of the championship.
• Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin scores twelve points against Dublin in the Leinster semi-final to become the highest-scoring player in the history of the championship. The record was previously held by Shefflin's fellow county man Eddie Keher and had stood since 1973.^[6]
• In the All-Ireland qualifiers Antrim defeat Dublin for the first time in the history of the championship.
• Lar Corbett becomes the first player since Eddie O'Brien in 1970 to score a hat-trick of goals in an All-Ireland final.

Player facts

Debutants

The following players made their début in the 2010 senior championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Eoin Reilly	Laois	May 22	Carlow	Leinster first round
Hugh Paddy O'Byrne	Carlow	May 22	Laois	Leinster first round
Eoin Nolan	Carlow	May 22	Laois	Leinster first round
Aidan Harte	Galway	May 29	Wexford	Leinster quarter-final
David Burke	Galway	May 29	Wexford	Leinster quarter-final
Donal Barry	Galway	May 29	Wexford	Leinster quarter-final
Noel Carton	Wexford	May 29	Galway	Leinster quarter-final
Paul Morris	Wexford	May 29	Galway	Leinster quarter-final
Lar Prendergast	Wexford	May 29	Galway	Leinster quarter-final
Colm McFall	Antrim	May 30	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
Thomas McCann	Antrim	May 30	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final
James Dempsey	Offaly	May 30	Antrim	Leinster quarter-final
Stephen Egan	Offaly	May 30	Antrim	Leinster quarter-final
Shane Kelly	Offaly	May 30	Antrim	Leinster quarter-final
Michael Cahill	Tipperary	May 30	Cork	Munster quarter-final
Brian O'Meara	Tipperary	May 30	Cork	Munster quarter-final
Timmy Hammersley	Tipperary	May 30	Cork	Munster quarter-final
Séamus Hennessy	Tipperary	May 30	Cork	Munster quarter-final
Jody Brennan	Tipperary	May 30	Cork	Munster quarter-final
Lorcán McLoughlin	Cork	May 30	Tipperary	Munster quarter-final
Michael Cussen	Cork	May 30	Tipperary	Munster quarter-final
Ruairí Trainor	Dublin	June 6	Laois	Leinster quarter-final
Shane Ryan	Dublin	June 6	Laois	Leinster quarter-final
Neil Foyle	Laois	June 6	Dublin	Leinster quarter-final
Liam Lawlor	Waterford	June 7	Clare	Munster semi-final
Donal Tuohy	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Cian Dillon	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Nicky O'Connell	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Seán Collins	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
John Conlon	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Darach Honan	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Cormac O'Donovan	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Domhnall O'Donovan	Clare	June 7	Waterford	Munster semi-final
Shane O'Neill	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Kieran O'Rourke	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Shaun O'Riordan	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Tommy O'Brien	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Andrew Brennan	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Seán Herlihy	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Graeme Mulcahy	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Anthony Owens	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Richie McKeogh	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Lorcan O'Dwyer	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Peter Russell	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Cathal Mullane	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Nicky Quaid	Limerick	June 20	Cork	Munster semi-final
Ray Ryan	Cork	June 20	Limerick	Munster semi-final
John Mulhall	Kilkenny	June 20	Dublin	Leinster semi-final
Éanna Ryan, Jnr	Galway	June 26	Offaly	Leinster semi-final replay
Alan McDonald	Carlow	June 26	Laois	All-Ireland qualifier
Michael Heffernan	Tipperary	July 3	Wexford	All-Ireland qualifier
Patrick Maher	Tipperary	July 3	Wexford	All-Ireland qualifier
David Young	Tipperary	July 3	Wexford	All-Ireland qualifier
Barry Kenny	Wexford	July 3	Tipperary	All-Ireland qualifier
Kieran McGourty	Antrim	July 3	Carlow	All-Ireland qualifier
Michael Noonan	Limerick	July 10	Offaly	All-Ireland qualifier
Cian Hayes	Limerick	July 10	Offaly	All-Ireland qualifier
Daniel Moore	Limerick	July 10	Offaly	All-Ireland qualifier
James V. O'Brien	Limerick	July 10	Offaly	All-Ireland qualifier
Chris O'Connell	Antrim	July 3	Carlow	All-Ireland qualifier
Luke O'Farrell	Cork	July 17	Waterford	Munster final replay
William Egan	Cork	July 17	Waterford	Munster final replay
Brian O'Halloran	Waterford	July 17	Cork	Munster final replay
Thomas Ryan	Waterford	August 15	Tipperary	All-Ireland semi-final

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 2010 championship:

Player	Team	Last Game	Date	Opposition	Début
Brian Mullins	Offaly	Leinster quarter-final	May 30	Antrim	2003
Kevin Flynn[7]	Dublin	All-Ireland qualifiers	July 17	Antrim	1996
Ollie Canning[8]	Galway	All-Ireland quarter-final	July 24	Tipperary	1996
Aisake Ó hAilpín[9]	Cork	All-Ireland semi-final	August 8	Kilkenny	2009
Ken McGrath	Waterford	All-Ireland semi-final	August 15	Tipperary	1996
Dan Shanahan[10]	Waterford	All-Ireland semi-final	August 15	Tipperary	1998
Declan Fanning[11]	Tipperary	All-Ireland final	September 5	Kilkenny	2004
Ger Oakley.[12]	Offaly	All Ireland qualifiers	July 18	Tipperary	1998
Derek Lyng[13]	Kilkenny	All-Ireland final	September 5	Tipperary	2001
James Ryall[14]	Kilkenny	All-Ireland final	September 5	Tipperary	2002
Martin Comerford[15]	Kilkenny	All-Ireland final	September 5	Tipperary	2002

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Joe Fitzpatrick for Laois against Carlow (Leinster First Round)
• Last goal of the championship: Lar Corbett for Tipperary against Kilkenny (All-Ireland Final)
• Widest winning margin: 19 points
  • Kilkenny 4-19 - 0-12 Dublin (Leinster Semi Final)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Galway 3-16 - 3-17 Tipperary (All-Ireland Quarter Final)
• Most points in a match: 44
  • Cork 1-25 - 0-19 Antrim (All-Ireland Quarter Final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Kilkenny 4-19 - 0-12 Dublin (Leinster Semi Final)
  • Tipperary 4-17 - 1-18 Kilkenny (All-Ireland Final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Antrim 3-16 - 2-26 Offaly (Leinster Quarter Final)
  • Laois 3-12 - 1-19 Carlow (Qualifiers Preliminary Round)
  • Antrim 2-18 - 3-12 Carlow (Qualifiers Phase 1)
  • Galway 3-16 - 3-17 Tipperary (All-Ireland Quarter Final)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 19
  • Wexford 0-19 - 3-24 Tipperary (Qualifiers Phase 1)
  • Antrim 1-17 - 0-19 Dublin (Qualifiers Phase 3)
  • Cork 1-25 - 0-19 Antrim (All-Ireland Quarter Final)
  • Kilkenny 3-22 - 0-19 Cork (All-Ireland Semi Final)

Discipline

• First yellow card of the season: Richard Coady for Carlow against Laois (22 May 2010)
• First red card of the season: Eoin Costelloe for Laois against Carlow (22 May 2010)

Top scorers

Overall

	Name	Team	Tally	Total	Games	Average
1	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	3-44	53	6	8.83
2	Shane Dooley	Offaly	3-39	48	5	9.6
3	Ben O'Connor	Cork	2-31	37	6	6.14
4	Ger Farragher	Galway	1-30	33	5	6.6
5	Eoin Kelly	Waterford	1-27	30	4	7.5
5	Joe Canning	Galway	4-18	30	5	6
7	Richie Power	Kilkenny	3-20	29	4	7.25
7	Lar Corbett	Tipperary	6-11	29	6	4.83
7	Neil McManus	Antrim	1-26	29	4	7.25
10	Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	0-28	28	4	7

Single game

	Name	Tally	Total	County		Opposition
1	Ger Farragher	0-13	13	Galway	v	Wexford
1	Shane Dooley	1-10	13	Offaly	v	Antrim
3	Henry Shefflin	0-12	12	Kilkenny	v	Dublin
3	Richie Power	1-9	12	Kilkenny	v	Cork
5	Diarmuid Lyng	0-11	11	Wexford	v	Galway
5	Paudie Kehoe	0-11	11	Carlow	v	Laois
5	Eoin Kelly	0-11	11	Tipperary	v	Offaly
5	Eoin Kelly	1-8	11	Waterford	v	Cork
5	Richie Power	1-8	11	Kilkenny	v	Cork

Awards

Monthly

Month	Vodafone Player of the Month		Opel GPA Player of the Month
	Player	County	Player	County
May	Aisake Ó hAilpín[16]	Cork	Ger Farragher[17]	Galway
June	Shane Dooley[18]	Offaly	Damien Hayes[19]	Galway
July	Tony Browne[20]	Waterford	Michael Walsh[21]	Waterford
August	Noel McGrath[22]	Tipperary	Richie Power[23]	Kilkenny
September	Lar Corbett[24]	Tipperary	Lar Corbett[25]	Tipperary

Managerial changes

The following managerial changes took place during the championship.

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position
Laois	Niall Rigney[26]	Resigned	30 June 2010	Brendan Fennelly	27 September 2010	Defeated in All-Ireland Qualifiers preliminary round
Limerick	Justin McCarthy	End of term	10 July 2010	Dónal O'Grady	22 September 2010	Defeated in All-Ireland Qualifiers phase 2

See also

• 2010 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2010 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)
• 2010 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)