1995 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

1995 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Dates7 May - 6 July 1995
Teams6
Champions London (5th title)
Dan McKenna (captain)
Runners-up Wicklow
Tom Byrne (captain)
Jack Murray (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
Points scored123 (20.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) John Keogh (1-18)
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The 1995 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the 22nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1974. The championship ran from 7 May to 6 July 1995.

Roscommon were the defending champions, however, they availed of their right to promotion to the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship and did not field a team.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise on 2 July 1995 between London and Wicklow, in what was their first ever meeting in the All-Ireland final. London won the match by 2-07 to 0-08 to claim a record fifth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in five years.[3]

Wicklow's John Keogh was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

Results

All-Ireland quarter-finals

7 May 1995 Quarter-final Louth 0-08 - 6-16 Wicklow Drogheda Park
M Gormley 0-3, D Dunne 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, E Downey 0-1. P Devlin 4-1, S Byrne 1-2, J Keogh 0-5, T Collins 1-1, D Hyland 0-4, C Byrne 0-1, C O'Toole 0-1, S O'Loughlin 0-1.
14 May 1995 Quarter-final Fermanagh 3-11 - 3-08 Mayo Brewster Park
O McShea 2-6, S O'Donnell 1-3, C Dunne 0-1, S Duffy 0-1. Declan Greally 2-1, Dom Greally 1-1, J Cunnane 0-4, V O'Hora 0-1, S Granahan 0-1. Referee: O O'Neill (Meath)

All-Ireland semi-finals

21 May 1995 Semi-final Wicklow 2-16 - 1-06 Fermanagh St Brigid's Park
D Hyland 0-6, S Byrne 1-2, J Keogh 0-5, S O'Loughlin 1-0, T Collins 0-1, N Cremin 0-1, C Byrne 0-1. A McPhillips 1-0, S O'Donnell 0-2, O McShea 0-2, S Duffy 0-1, S Breslin 0-1.
21 May 1995 Semi-final Kildare 0-14 - 1-09 Derry St Brigid's Park
C Byrne 0-6, M Moloney 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, E Kelly 0-1, R Coyle 0-1, G Deering 0-1, D Bowden 0-1. O Collins 1-7, C McGurk 0-1, M McKenna 0-1.

All-Ireland home final

3 June 1995 Home final Wicklow 3-12 - 1-08 Kildare Nowlan Park
J Keogh 1-4, S Byrne 1-1, T Collins 0-4, N Cremin 1-0, D Hyland 0-2, C Byrne 0-1. G Deering 0-5, B Coulston 1-0, C Byrne 0-3. Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

2 July 1995 Final London 2-07 - 0-08 Wicklow O'Moore Park
T Galway 0-5, F Moran 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, M Cunningham 0-2. J Keogh 0-4, D Hyland 0-3, N Cremin 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Keogh Wicklow 1-18 21 4 5.25
2 Don Hyland Wicklow 0-15 15 4 3.75
3 Seán Byrne Wicklow 3-05 14 3 4.66
4 Ollie McShea Fermanagh 2-08 14 2 7.00
5 Paddy Devlin Wicklow 4-01 13 4 3.25

References

  1. ^ "Kelly recalls memorable All-Ireland B triumph". Rosocmmon People. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Inter-county roll of honour". Roscommon GAA website. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "On the glorious 12th". Bray People. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.