2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
January 01, 1970
The 2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 39th since the establishment of the competition by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played on 12 October 2008 and the championship ended on 17 March 2009. Portumna went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their second All-Ireland title the previous year.
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2008–09
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Portumna and De La Salle. It was their first meeting in the final. Portumna won the game by 2–24 to 1–8. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession and an unprecedented third in four years.
The 2008–09 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the sixteen participating counties enter their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:
Sixteen county club champions participated in the 2008–09 championship. These counties were as follows:
The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock-out basis. The three respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
All-Ireland Series
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Ulster champions while the Leinster champions played the champions of Galway. The Galway club champions enter the competition at this stage due to the absence of a provincial club championship in Connacht.
A Dynes (0–1), B Coulter (0–2), G Flynn (0–1), M Og Coulter (2–1), Steven Clarke (2–3, 0–1 free), Paddy Coulter (0–3), E Clarke (0–1, a '65'), J McGrattan (0–1, free).
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F McMullan (0–1), G Enright (0–3, 0–1 free), P McCormack (0–2, 0–1 free), P Breen (0–6, 0–5 frees).
B Aylward (0–1); J 'Cha' Fitzpatrick (0–2), M Fennelly (0–3), H Shefflin (0–10, seven frees), TJ Reid (0–2); E Reid (0–6), D Hoyne (0–1), T Coogan (0–1).
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B Connaughton (0–2 frees); F Boyle (0–1), J Shaw (0–4, 0–3 frees), B Keogh (0–2).
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The 2008 09 All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 39th since the establishment of the competition by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970 71 The first matches of the season were played on 12 October 2008 and the championship ended on 17 March 2009 Portumna went into the 2008 championship as defending champions having won their second All Ireland title the previous year All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2008 09Championship DetailsDates12 October 2008 17 March 2009Teams16All Ireland ChampionsWinnersPortumna 3rd win CaptainOllie CanningManagerJohnny KeaneAll Ireland Runners upRunners upDe La SalleCaptainJohn MullaneManagerOwen DunphyProvincial ChampionsMunsterDe La SalleLeinsterBallyhale ShamrocksUlsterRuairi og CushendallConnachtNot PlayedChampionship StatisticsMatches Played15 2007 08 2009 10 The championship culminated with the All Ireland final held at Croke Park Dublin The match was contested by Portumna and De La Salle It was their first meeting in the final Portumna won the game by 2 24 to 1 8 It was their second All Ireland title in succession and an unprecedented third in four years Contents 1 Format 2 Participating clubs 3 Fixtures 3 1 Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship 3 2 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship 3 3 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship 3 4 All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 4 Championship statistics 4 1 Scoring 5 Top scorers 5 1 Season 5 2 Single game 6 Referees 7 StadiaFormat editThe 2008 09 club championship was played on a straight knock out basis Each of the sixteen participating counties enter their respective club champions The format of the competition was as follows Sixteen county club champions participated in the 2008 09 championship These counties were as follows Leinster Dublin Kilkenny Laois Offaly Westmeath Wexford Munster Clare Cork Limerick Tipperary Waterford Connacht Galway Ulster Antrim Armagh Derry Down Provincial ChampionshipsThe Leinster Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual on a straight knock out basis The three respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All Ireland semi finals All Ireland SeriesSemi finals 2 matches The Munster champions played the Ulster champions while the Leinster champions played the champions of Galway The Galway club champions enter the competition at this stage due to the absence of a provincial club championship in Connacht Participating clubs editTeam Colours County Most recent success All Ireland Provincial County Adare Limerick 2007 Ballyboden St Enda s Dublin 2007 Ballygalget Down 2005 2005 Ballyhale Shamrocks Kilkenny 2007 2007 2007 Birr Offaly 2003 2007 2007 Clonlara Clare 1919 De La Salle Waterford Keady Lamh Dhearg Armagh 2007 Kevin Lynch s Derry 2007 Portumna Galway 2008 2007 2007 Ruairi og Cushendall Antrim 2006 2006 Raharney Westmeath 2006 Rathdowney Laois 2006 Sarsfield s Cork 1957 St Martin s Wexford 1999 Toomevara Tipperary 2006 2006Fixtures editUlster Senior Club Hurling Championship edit 2008 10 12Semi finalBallygalget4 13 0 12Keady Lamh DheargA Dynes 0 1 B Coulter 0 2 G Flynn 0 1 M Og Coulter 2 1 Steven Clarke 2 3 0 1 free Paddy Coulter 0 3 E Clarke 0 1 a 65 J McGrattan 0 1 free report F McMullan 0 1 G Enright 0 3 0 1 free P McCormack 0 2 0 1 free P Breen 0 6 0 5 frees Casement Park BelfastReferee J Devlin Tyrone 2008 10 12Semi finalRuairi og Cushendall3 11 2 8Kevin Lynch sS Delargy 0 4 K McKeegan 0 1 D McNaughton 0 1 P McGill 1 2 0 1 free A Delargy 0 1 S McNaughton 2 2 0 1 sideline cut report P Sweeney 0 1 C Herron 1 0 pen K Hinphey 0 1 F McGuigan 0 1 F Kelly 1 0 R O Kane 0 3 all frees G McGonigle 0 1 free Casement Park BelfastReferee D Magee Down 2008 10 19FinalRuairi og Cushendall1 14 1 13BallygalgetS Delargy 0 1 P McGill 0 6 0 4 frees 0 1 pen A Delargy 0 1 S McNaughton 0 3 N McManus 0 1 C McCambridge 1 1 B McNaughton 0 1 report P Monan 0 1 sideline cut S Clarke 0 2 M Og Coulter 0 10 0 8 frees P Coulter 1 0 Casement Park BelfastReferee M Mulholland Derry Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship edit 2008 11 02Quarter finalBallyhale Shamrocks1 18 1 11RathdowneyJ Cha Fitzpatrick 0 2 one free M Fennelly 0 1 H Shefflin 0 8 five frees TJ Reid 0 5 P Reid 0 1 E Reid 1 0 D Hoyne 0 1 report B Campion 0 5 four frees one 65 S Dollard 0 1 E Meagher 0 1 a free E Holohan 0 1 J Phelan 1 3 Nowlan Park KilkennyReferee B Kelly Westmeath 2008 11 08Quarter finalBirr1 17 0 8Ballyboden St Enda sS Whelahan 0 6 0 4 frees S Brown 1 1 0 1 free G Hanniffy 0 3 D Hayden 0 2 B Whelahan 0 2 S Ryan 0 2 B Lonergan 0 1 report David Curtin 0 3 0 2 65 s amp 0 1 free Paul Ryan 0 2 0 1 free Conal Keaney 0 1 Mick Griffin 0 1 Dave O Connor 0 1 Parnell Park DublinReferee D Murphy Wexford 2008 11 16Semi finalBirr2 19 2 15AETSt Martin sS Whelahan 0 9f D Molloy S Ryan 1 0 each G Hanniffy P Cleary 0 1f 0 2 65s 0 3 each R Hanniffy 0 2 B Lonergan P O Meara 0 1 each report D Lyng 0 6 0 4f B Lambert 0 4 P Kelly 1 0 R Quigley 1 0 E Quigley T Waters 0 2 each C Lyng 0 1 O Connor Park TullamoreReferee D Connolly Kilkenny 2008 11 16Semi finalBallyhale Shamrocks0 26 0 9RaharneyB Aylward 0 1 J Cha Fitzpatrick 0 2 M Fennelly 0 3 H Shefflin 0 10 seven frees TJ Reid 0 2 E Reid 0 6 D Hoyne 0 1 T Coogan 0 1 report B Connaughton 0 2 frees F Boyle 0 1 J Shaw 0 4 0 3 frees B Keogh 0 2 Cusack Park MullingarReferee E Morris Dublin 2008 11 30FinalBallyhale Shamrocks2 13 0 11BirrH Shefflin 0 7 0 5 frees TJ Reid and E Reid 1 1 each M Aylward 0 2 C Fennelly and M Fennelly 0 1 each report S Whelahan 0 7 frees Brian Whelahan 1 1 P O Meara 0 2 D Hayden 0 1 Nowlan Park KilkennyReferee F Smith Meath Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship edit 2008 11 02Quarter finalSarsfield s0 26 0 10ClonlaraP Ryan 0 14 0 11 frees C McCarthy 0 5 0 1 pen E O Driscoll 0 3 T og Murphy M Cussen 0 2 each report D Madden 0 6 0 5 frees C O Donovan T O Donovan J Conlon T Lynch 0 1 each Pairc Ui Chaoimh CorkReferee J Ryan Tipperary 2008 11 16Semi finalDe La Salle0 18 0 16Sarsfield sJ Mullane 0 5 B Phelan 0 5 0 2 frees 0 1 65 J Quirke 0 4 frees C Watt 0 2 D Twomey and P Nevin 0 1 each report P Ryan 0 6 frees M Cussen 0 4 K Murphy 0 3 R Murphy D Kearney and D Roche 0 1 each Pairc Ui Chaoimh CorkReferee D O Driscoll Limerick 2008 11 16Semi finalAdare1 11 0 10ToomevaraC Fitzgerald 0 6 0 4 frees 0 1 65 L Costello 1 0 D Sheehan 0 2 D Sexton 0 2 M Foley 0 1 report K Dunne 0 3 all frees W Ryan 0 2 F Devanney 0 2 J McLoughney 0 2 0 1 free 0 1 65 J O Brien 0 1 Gaelic Grounds LimerickReferee D Kirwan Cork 2008 11 30FinalDe La Salle1 9 0 10AdareJ Mullane 1 2 B Phelan 0 3 0 2 frees J Quirke 0 3 all frees S Prendergast 0 1 report L Costello 0 3 C Fitzgerald 0 3 all frees A O Connell 0 2 D Sexton D Sheehan 0 1 each Semple Stadium ThurlesReferee J Ryan Boherlahan Dualla All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship edit 2009 02 22Semi final14 30 BSTDe La Salle1 21 1 19 AETRuairi og CushendallB Phelan 0 6 4f 2 sideline J Mullane 0 5 D Twomey 1 0 L Hayes 0 3 P Nevin 0 2 J Quirke D McGrath S Daniels D Greene amp B Farrell 0 1 each report K McKeegan 0 5 5f C McCambridge 1f and N McManus 0 4 each S McNaughton 1 1 A Delargy 0 3 A Graffin amp S Delargy 0 1 each Parnell Park DublinReferee E Morris Dublin 2009 02 22Semi final14 30 BSTBallyhale Shamrocks1 16 5 11PortumnaH Shefflin 0 10 0 7 frees 0 2 65 s E Reid 1 0 M Aylward 0 2 C Fennelly 0 2 TJ Reid s L D Hoyne 0 1 each report J Canning 2 5 1 0 pen 0 2 65 s 0 1 free 0 1 sideline D Hayes 2 1 C Ryan 1 0 K Hayes 0 2 A Smith N Hayes L Smith 0 1 each Semple Stadium ThurlesAttendance 10 726Referee J Ryan Tipperary 2009 03 17Final14 30 BSTPortumna2 24 1 8De La SalleD Hayes 2 2 J Canning 0 9 0 7 frees 0 1 sideline N Hayes 0 5 K Hayes 0 2 A Smith 0 2 D Canning M Ryan E Lynch L Smith 0 1 each report P Nevin 1 0 B Phelan 0 2 frees T Kearney 0 2 S Brenner pen J Mullane D Russell J Quirke free 0 1 eachCroke Park DublinAttendance 32 000Referee J McGrath Westmeath nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Portumna nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp De La Salle PORTUMNA GK 1 Ivan Canning RCB 2 Martin Dolphin FB 3 Eugene McEntee nbsp 60 LCB 4 Ollie Canning c RWB 5 Gareth Heagney nbsp 59 CB 6 Micheal Ryan LWB 7 Aidan Donnelly nbsp 60 M 8 Eoin Lynch M 9 Leo Smith nbsp 59 RWF 10 Niall Hayes CF 11 Kevin Hayes LWF 12 Andrew Smith RCF 13 Damien Hayes FF 14 Joe Canning LCF 15 Ciaran Ryan nbsp 56 Substitutes LCF Davy Canning nbsp 56 RWB Michael Gill nbsp 59 MD Peter Smith nbsp 59 LCB John O Flaherty nbsp 60 LWB Pierce Treacy nbsp 60 DE LA SALLE GK 1 Stephen Brenner RCB 2 Alan Kelly FB 3 Ian Flynn LCB 4 Michael Doherty RWB 5 Darren Russell CB 6 Kevin Moran LWB 7 Stephen Daniels M 8 Bryan Phelan M 9 Conor Watt nbsp 57 RWF 10 Paudie Nevin CF 11 Derek McGrath nbsp 18 LWF 12 Lee Hayes nbsp 11 RCF 13 Dean Twomey nbsp 57 FF 14 John Mullane c LCF 15 David Greene Substitutes RCF Brian Farrell nbsp 11 nbsp 30 CF Thomas Kearney nbsp 18 RCF James Quirke nbsp 30 MD Alan O Neill nbsp 57 RCF Dermot Dooley nbsp 57 Match Rules 60 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 5 substitutionsChampionship statistics editScoring edit Widest winning margin 26 points Portumna 2 24 1 8 De La Salle All Ireland final Most goals in a match 6 Portumna 5 11 1 16 Ballyhale Shamrocks All Ireland semi final Most points in a match 40 De La Salle 1 21 1 19 Ruairi og Cushendall All Ireland semi final Most goals by one team in a match 5 Portumna 5 11 1 16 Ballyhale Shamrocks All Ireland semi final Most points by one team in a match 26 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0 26 0 9 Raharney Leinster semi final Sarsfield s 0 26 0 10 Clonlara Munster quarter final Top scorers editSeason edit Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average 1 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0 35 35 4 8 75 2 Simon Whelahan Birr 0 22 22 3 7 33 3 Pat Ryan Sarsfield s 0 20 20 2 10 00 Joe Canning Portumna 2 14 20 2 10 00 4 Martin og Coulter Ballygalget 2 11 17 2 8 50 5 John Mullane De La Salle 1 13 16 4 4 00 Brian Phelan De La Salle 0 16 16 4 4 00 6 Damien Hayes Portumna 4 03 15 2 7 50 Shane McNaughton Ruairi og 3 06 15 3 5 00 7 Steven Clarke Ballygalget 2 05 11 2 5 50 Single game edit Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition 1 Pat Ryan Sarsfield s 0 14 14 Clonlara 2 Joe Canning Portumna 2 05 11 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0 10 10 Portumna Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0 10 10 Raharney Martin og Coulter Ballygalget 0 10 10 Ruairi og Cushendall 4 Steven Clarke Ballygalget 2 03 9 Keady Lamh Dhearg Joe Canning Portumna 0 09 9 De La Salle Simon Whelahan Birr 0 09 9 St Martin s 5 Damien Hayes Portumna 2 02 8 De La Salle Shane McNaughton Ruairi og Cushendall 2 02 8 Kevin Lynch s Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0 08 8 RathdowneyReferees editThe following referees were used during the championship Name County Games James McGrath Westmeath 1 Diarmuid Kirwan Cork 1 Declan O Driscoll Limerick 1 Johnny Ryan Tipperary 3 F Smith Meath 1 Eamonn Moris Dublin 2 Dommo Connolly Kilkenny 1 Dickie Murphy Wexford 1 Barry Kelly Westmeath 1 Martin Mulholland Derry 1 Declan Magee Down 1 John Devlin Tyrone 1Stadia editThe following stadia were used during the championship County Stadium Capacity Dublin Croke Park 82 300 Tipperary Semple Stadium 55 000 Limerick Gaelic Grounds 50 000 Cork Pairc Ui Chaoimh 43 500 Antrim Casement Park 32 600 Kilkenny Nowlan Park 30 000 Offaly O Connor Park 20 000 Westmeath Cusack Park 15 000 Dublin Parnell Park 13 500 Preceded byChampionship 2007 08 All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship2008 09 Succeeded byChampionship 2009 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship amp oldid 1129373053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,