1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1999–2000

Championship Details
Dates	17 October 1999 – 17 March 2000
Teams	26
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Athenry (2nd win)
Captain	Joe Rabbitte
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	St Josephs Doora-Barefield
Captain	Ciarán O'Neill
Provincial Champions
Munster	St Josephs Doora-Barefield
Leinster	Birr
Ulster	Ruairí Óg
Connacht	Athenry
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	28
Top Scorer	Eugene Cloonan (3-24)
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 17 October 1999 and ended on 17 March 2000.

St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield were the defending champions.[1]

On 17 March 2000, Athenry won the championship following a 0-16 to 0-12 defeat of St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in three championship seasons.

Athenry's Eugene Cloonan was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Tubbercurry v St. Mary's Kiltoghert

2 October 1999 First round	Tubbercurry	1-14 - 2-05	St. Mary's Kiltoghert	Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry
	P Seevers 1-11.		K Glancy 1-1, A O'Shea 1-0, B Beirne 0-2, C Cunniffe 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1.

Quarter-final

Tooreen v Tubbercurry

24 October 1999 Quarter-final

Tooreen

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Tubbercurry

Semi-final

Tooreen v St. Dominic's

14 November 1999 Semi-final	Tooreen	1-11 - 2-07	St. Dominic's	AThleague Sportsfield
	J Cunnane 0-9, M Trench 1-1, F Delaney 0-1.		E Gormley 2-1, C Fallon 0-4, P Lyons 0-1, T Killian 0-1.

Final

Tooreen v Athenry

28 November 1999 Final	Tooreen	1-06 - 1-13	Athenry	Garrymore GAA Ground
	J Cunnane (1-2), J Henry (0-1), M Trench (0-1), Declan Greally (0-1), Dom Greally (0-1).	Report	E Cloonan (0-6), D Moran (1-1), D Donoghue (0-2), D Burns (0-2), S Donoghue (0-1), B Keogh (0-1),	Referee: A Flaherty (Roscommon)

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Kilmessan v Wolfe Tones

17 October 1999 First round

Kilmessan

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Wolfe Tones

Naomh Moninne v Faughs

17 October 1999 First round	Naomh Moninne	0-7 - 0-15	Faughs
	M McNamara 0-4 (4f), C Connolly (f), J Murphy and G Collins 0-1 each.	Report	J Small 0-5, A O'Grady O-4 (3f, '65), K McGrath and C Bonar 0-2 each, C McCann and J Williams 0-1 each.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Lough Lene Gaels v Coill Dubh

17 October 1999 First round	Lough Lene Gaels	2-12 - 2-10	Coill Dubh	Cusack Park
	J Kennedy and G Briody 1-1 each, J Williams, B Williams 0-3 each, F O'Farrell 0-2, A Murray and S Fitzpatrick 0-1 each.		R Byrne 0-7, Chris Byrne and T Carew 1-1 each, Colm Byrne 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Kiltegan v Erin's Own

17 October 1999 First round	Kiltegan	3-13 - 1-10	Erin's Own	Aughrim County Ground
	M Moran 3-2, J Keogh 0-5, J O'Toole 0-2, N Byrne, G Bermingham, S Byrne and A Furlong 0-1 each.	Report	D Byrne 0-5, C Coady 1-0, G Doyle 0-3, J O Neill 0-2.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Quarter-finals

Faughs v Castletown

30 October 1999 Quarter-final	Faughs	2-2 - 1-12	Castletown	Parnell Park
	D Kelly (1-1), J Small (1-0), C Bonar (0-1).	Report	D Cuddy (1-3), Paul Cuddy (0-4), G Cuddy (0-3), F O'Sullivan (0-1), P Phelan (0-1).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Lough Lene Gaels v Glenmore

31 October 1999 Quarter-final	Lough Lene Gaels	0-9 - 3-15	Glenmore	Castletown-Geoghegan GAA Grounds
	F O'Farrell (0-2), J Kennedy (0-2), S Fitzpatrick (0-1), M Shaw (0-1), J Williams (0-1), G Briody (0-1), D Cunningham (0-1).	Report	R Heffernan (1-6),M Phelan (2-0), P Fitzgerald (0-4), J Phelan (0-3), PJ O'Connor (0-1), M Mullally (0-1).

Kilmessan v St. Martin's

31 October 1999 Quarter-final	Kilmessan	1-3 - 4-15	St. Martin's	St. Loman's Park
	G O'Neill (1-0), A O'Neill (0-1), P Donnelly (0-1), E O'Brien (0-1).	Report	J O'Connor (2-1), B Lambert (0-5), P Murphy (1-1), R Lambert (1-1), R McCarthy (0-2), R Quigley (0-1), D Murphy (0-1), K Furlong (0-1), M Murphy (0-1), T Radford (0-1).	Referee: J Sheridan (Kildare)

Kiltegan v Birr

31 October 1999 Quarter-final	Kiltegan	0-8 - 1-12	Birr	Aughrim Park
	J Keogh (0-5), D Hayes (0-1), G Bermingham (0-1), N Moran (0-1).	Report	R Hannify (1-0), S Whelahan (0-3), O O'Neill (0-3), D Pilkington (0-2), G Hannify (0-2), J Pilkington (0-1), Brian Whelahan (0-1).	Referee: J Walsh (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

St. Martin's v Castletown

14 November 1999 Semi-final	St. Martin's	1-9 - 1-14	Castletown	Nowlan Park
	J O'Connor (1-4, two pens and three frees), D Murphy (0-2 frees), T Codd (0-1), B Lambert (0-1, free), P Murphy (0-1).	Report	F O'Sullivan (1-2), D Cuddy (0-4), P Phelan (0-2), P Cuddy (0-2, one free), P Dollard (0-1), G Cuddy (0-1), E Kirwan (0-1), C Cuddy (0-1).

Glenmore v Birr

14 November 1999 Semi-final	Glenmore	1-8 - 1-12	Birr	Dr. Cullen Park
	J Phelan (1-3), R Heffernan (0-2), D Mullally (0-2), S Dollard (0-1).	Report	S Whelahan (0-4), D Pilkington (1-0), O O'Neill (0-3), G Hannify (0-2), J Pilkington (0-1), D Hannify (0-1), R Hannify (0-1).	Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Final

Birr v Castletown

28 November 1999 Final	Birr	1-16 - 0-11	Castletown	Nowlan Park
	S Whelehan (0-5, frees), D Pilkington (1-1), B Whelehan (0-4, frees), G Hanniffy (0-3), P Molloy (0-1), B Milne (0-1), J Pilkington (0-1).	Report	P Cuddy (0-5, 3 frees, 65), P Phelan (0-2, frees), F O'Sullivan (0-1), P Cuddy (0-1), E Kirwan (0-1), J O'Sullivan (0-1).	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Lixnaw v Ballygunner

17 October 1999 Quarter-final	Lixnaw	0-5 - 2-21	Ballygunner	Austin Stack Park
	P Galvin 0-3, M Conway and K Dowling 0-1 each.	Report	T Carroll 0-6, B O'Sullivan 0-5, M Mahony and L White 1-2 each, P Flynn 0-3, S Lyons, P Foley and P Power 0-1 each.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Ahane v Tommevara

24 October 1999 Quarter-final	Ahane	1-9 - 0-12	Tommevara	Gaelic Grounds
	J Morrissey (1-0), T Herbert (0-3), O Moran (0-3), S O'Connor (0-1), J Moran (0-1), J Meskell (0-1).	Report	Tommy Dunne (0-8), M Bevans (0-2), P O'Brien (0-1), P King (0-1).	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Tommevara v Ahane

31 October 1999 Quarter-final replay	Tommevara	1-10 - 1-8	Ahane	Semple Stadium
	Tomas Dunne (1-7), B Duff (0-1), P O'Brien (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1).	Report	J Meskill (1-1), T Herbert (0-2), O Moran (0-2), J Moran (0-2), S O'Connor (0-1).	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Semi-finals

Toomevara v St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield

14 November 1999 Semi-final	Toomevara	0-12 - 2-11	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	Semple Stadium
	J O'Brien (0-3), T Dunne (0-2, both frees), P King (0-2), T Delaney (0-1), T Dunne (0-1), B Duff (0-1), P O'Brien (0-1), K Dunne (0-1).		J O'Connor (0-5, one free), S McMahon (0-4, all frees), A Whelan (1-0), D O'Driscoll (1-0), D Hoey (0-1), G Baker (0-1).	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Ballygunner v Blackrock

14 November 1999 Semi-final	Ballygunner	0-17 - 1-11	Blackrock	Walsh Park
	P Flynn 0-9 (0-5f), T Carroll 0-4, M Mahony 0-2, B O'Sullivan, D O'Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	A Browne 0-5 (0-3f 1 x `65'), S Coakley 1-0, A Coughlan 0-3 (all f), B Hennebry 0-2, J Cashman 0-1 (f).	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Final

St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield v Ballygunner

28 November 1999 Final	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	4-9 - 3-8	Ballygunner	Semple Stadium
	C O'Neill (2-1), G Baker (1-1), S McMahon (1-1, goal from penalty, point from free), J O'Connor (0-2), A Whelan (0-1), O Baker (0-1, a sideline), J Considine (0-1), C Mullen (0-1).	Report	P Flynn (1-5, three points from frees, one from 65), P Foley (1-0), D O'Sullivan (1-0), S Frampton (0-1), M Mahony (0-1), P Power (0-1).	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Dungannon v Ballygalget

19 September 1999 Semi-final	Dungannon	0-4 - 2-22	Ballygalget	O'Neill Park
	P Lavery 0-4, E Devlin 0-1.	Report	C McGrattan 2-1, M Coulter jnr 0-7, M Coulter 0-5, B Smith 0-4, B Coulter, P Coulter 0-2 each, B Gallagher 0-1

Lavey v Ruairí Óg

19 September 1999 Semi-final	Lavey	0-13 - 1-10	Ruairí Óg	Lavey Sportsfield
	O Collins 0-6, A McCrystal, B McCormack, S Downey 0-2 each, M Collins 0-1.	Report	C McCambridge 1-4, M McCambridge 0-2, K Elliott, D McKillop, D McNaughton, A Delargey 0-1 each.

Ruairí Óg v Maghera-Lavey

25 September 1999 Semi-final replay	Ruairí Óg	2-21 - 2-18	Maghera-Lavey	Casement Park
	Conor McCambridge 1-6, B McNaughton 1-2, A Delargy 0-4, Michael McCambridge 0-4, J Carson 0-3, D McKillop 0-2.	Report	O Collins 1-12, M McCormick 1-0, S Downey 0-3, P McCloy 0-1, A McChrystal 0-1, M Collins 0-1.	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Final

Ruairí Óg v Ballygalget

3 October 1999 Final	Ruairí Óg	1-12 - 1-8	Ballygalget	Casement Park
	J Carson (1-4), Conor McCambridge (0-4), K McKeegan (0-2), B McNaughton (0-1), D McKillop (0-1).	Report	Tom Coulter (0-5), B Coulter (1-0), B Smyth (0-2), C McGrattan (0-1).	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

St. Gabriel's v Athenry

5 December 1999 Quarter-final	St. Gabriel's	1-9 - 2-19	Athenry	Emerald GAA Grounds
	N Dunne (1-2), R Murphy (0-5), D Hurley (0-1), M O'Meara (0-1).	Report	E Cloonan (1-6), C Moran (1-2), D Donoghue (0-4), D Moran (0-2), P Higgins (0-1), A Poniard (0-1), B Feeney (0-1), B Keogh (0-1), B Hanley (0-1).	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Athenry v Birr

13 February 2000 Semi-final	Athenry	2-9 - 1-10	Birr	Semple Stadium
	E Cloonan (2-3, one goal from a free), P Higgins (0-2), B Keogh (0-1), J Rabbitte (0-1), D Moran (0-1), D Donohue (0-1).	Report	O O'Neill (1-2, goal and a point from frees), Brian Whelahan (0-3, two frees), G Hanniffy (0-3), D Pilkington (0-1), S Whelahan (0-1, a free).	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield v Ruairí Óg

13 February 2000 Semi-final	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	0-12 - 0-12	Ruairí Óg	Parnell Park
	J O'Connor (0-5, four frees), S McMahon (0-2, both frees), F O'Sullivan (0-2), C Mullen (0-1), G Baker (0-1), A Whelan (0-1).	Report	C McCambridge (0-6, four frees), F McAllister (0-2), K Elliot (0-2), M McCambridge (0-1), J Carson (0-1).	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield v Ruairí Óg

19 February 2000 Semi-final replay	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	1-14 - 1-8	Ruairí Óg	Parnell Park
	L Hassett (0-6), A Whelan (1-0), J O'Connor (0-2, both frees), S McMahon (0-2, both frees), O Baker (0-1, a sideline cut), C O'Neill (0-1), C Mullen (0-1), P Fahy (0-1).	Report	C McCambridge (0-4, all frees), K Elliott (1-0), Mark McCambridge (0-2), A Delargy (0-2).	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Final

Athenry v St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield

17 March 2000 Final	Athenry	0-16 - 0-12	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	Croke Park
	E Cloonan 0-9 (5f, 1 penalty), B Hanley 0-3 (1f), D Moran 0-2, J Rabbitte, D Donohue 0-1 each.		S McMahon 0-6 (4f,2 '65s), J O'Connor 0-3 (1f), D Hoey, O Baker and A Whelan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 31,965 Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	3-24	33	4	8.25
2	Conor McCambridge	Ruairí Óg	2-24	30	5	6.00
3	Ollie Collins	Lavey	1-18	21	2	10.50
4	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	1-17	20	3	6.66
	Paul Flynn	Ballygunner	1-17	20	3	6.66
5	Seánie McMahon	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	0-18	18	5	3.60
6	Jamesie O'Connor	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield	0-17	17	5	3.40
7	John O'Connor	St. Martin's	3-05	14	2	7.00
	Paul Seevers	Tubbercurry	1-11	14	1	14.00
	Johnny Cunnane	Tooreen	1-11	14	2	7.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ollie Collins	Lavey	1-12	15	Ruairí Óg
2	Paul Seevers	Tubbercurry	1-11	14	St. Mary's Kiltoghert
3	Michael Moran	Kiltegan	3-02	11	Erin's Own
4	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	1-07	10	Ahane
5	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	2-03	9	Birr
	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	2-03	9	Birr
	Ray Heffernan	Glenmore	1-06	9	Lough Lene Gaels
	Conor McCambridge	Lavey	1-06	9	Ruairí Óg
	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	1-06	9	St. Gabriel's
	Paul Flynn	Ballygunner	0-09	9	Blackrock
	Eugene Cloonan	Athenry	0-09	9	St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
	Johnny Cunnane	Tooreen	0-09	9	St. Dominic's

References

1. Horan, Liam (18 March 1999). "Clare stars take final hurdle in their stride". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
2. "Athenry take All-Ireland Club Hurling title". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2010.