Cork 30 Galway 4

6th Sep 2005

CORK LEAD HURLING'S ROLE OF HONOUR

It started out in May and four months later, the 2005 Guinness All-Ireland hurling championship is heading for its 33rd - and final - game when defending champions, Cork take on Galway in Croke Park next Sunday. It promises to be a glorious finale to what has been a historic season when, for the first time, the championship included group qualification games.

This will be the 6th All-Ireland final clash between Cork and Galway, with the westerners yet to beat the Rebels. Their last clash was in 1990 when Cork staged a great recovery to smash the Tribesmen by 5-15 to 2-21.

Deano on the run during last year's final

CORK'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 SO FAR

Cork have played four games in this year's championship, winning all four against Waterford (twice), Tipperary and Clare.

Cork 2-17 Waterford 2-15 (Munster semi-final, Thurles, May 22)
Cork scorers: Joe Deane 1-3, Brian Corcoran 1-2, Niall McCarthy 0-4, Ben O'Connor 0-4, Jerry O'Connor 0-2, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 0-1, Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-1.

Cork 1-21 Tipperary 1-16 (Munster final, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, June 26)
Cork scorers: Ben O'Connor 0-6, Joe Deane 0-5, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 1-2, Neil Ronan 0-3, Jerry O'Connor 0-2, Brian Corcoran 0-1, Niall McCarthy 0-1, Kieran Murphy (Erin's Own) 0-1.

Cork 1-18 Waterford 1-13 (All-Ireland quarter-final, Croke Park, July 24
Cork scorers: Joe Deane 0-5, Brian Corcoran 1-1, Ben O'Connor 0-4, John Gardiner 0-3, Jerry O'Connor 0-1, Tom Kenny 0-1, Sean Og O hAilpin 0-1, Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields) 0-1, Neil Ronan 0-1.

Cork 0-16 Clare 0-15 (All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, August 14)
Cork scorers: Ben O'Connor 0-5, Joe Deane 0-2, Jerry O'Connor 0-2, John Gardiner 0-2, Timmy McCarthy 0-1, Sean Og O hAilpin 0-1, Kieran Murphy
(Sarsfields) 0-1.
Average For: Average For: 1-18; Average Against: 1-15

Top Scorers
1. Ben O'Connor....0-19
2. Joe Deane.........1-15
3. Brian Corcoran...2-4
4. Kieran Murphy...1-5
5. Jerry O'Connor...0-7

Niall McCarthy raises the tempo after scoring his first point against Clare in the semi final

GALWAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 SO FAR

Galway have played five games, winning them all. They beat Laois, Antrim, Limerick, Tipperary and Kilkenny.

Galway 2-22 Laois 2-11 (Qualifier Round 1 - Portlaoise, June 18) Galway scorers: Ger Farragher 1-11, Tony Og Regan 0-5, Kevin Hayes 1-1, Richie Murray 0-3, David Tierney 0-1, Niall Healy 0-1.

Galway 3-29 Antrim 0-10 (Qualifier Round 2 - Salthill, July 2) Galway scorers: Ger Farragher 0-12, David Tierney 2-2, Damien Hayes 0-6, Niall Healy 1-1, Richie Murray 0-3, Kevin Hayes 0-2, Fergal Healy 0-2, Andy Smyth 0-1.

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14 (Qualifier Round 2 - Gaelic Grounds, July 9) Galway scorers: Ger Farragher 0-8, Damien Hayes 1-3, David Tierney 0-2, Ollie Canning 0-1, Fergal Healy 0-1, Tony Og Regan 0-1, Richie Murray 0-1, Alan Kerins 0-1.

Galway 2-20 Tipperary 2-18 (All-Ireland quarter-final, Croke Park, July 31) Galway scorers: Ger Farragher 0-9, David Forde 1-0, Damien Hayes 1-0, Richie Murray 0-3, Alan Kerins 0-2, Fergal Healy 0-2, David Tierney 0-2, Niall Healy 0-1, Shane Kavanagh 0-1.

Galway 5-18 Kilkenny 4-18 (All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, August 21) Galway scorers: Ger Farragher 2-9, Niall Healy 3-0, David Tierney 0-2, Richie Murray 0-2, David Forde 0-2, Damien Hayes 0-1, Fergal Healy 0-1, Kevin Broderick 0-1 each.
Average For: 2-23; Average Against: 2-14.

Top scorers
1. Ger Farragher....3-49
2. Damien Hayes....2-10
...David Tierney.....2-10
3. Niall Healy.........4-3
4. Richie Murray.....0-12

The Kenny half of the Tom and Jerry Show runs the Clare defence ragged.

CORK v GALWAY: PREVIOUS ALL-IRELAND FINALS 1990 - Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21
1986 - Cork 4-13 Galway 2-15
1953 - Cork 3-3 Galway 0-8
1929 - Cork 4-9 Galway 1-3
1928 - Cork 6-12 Galway 1-0

LAST ALL-IRELAND FINAL CLASH
1990: Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21
Galway led by 1-13 to 1-8 at half-time and by 1-17 to 1-10 after 44 minutes but Cork staged a remarkable recovery to out-score their rivals by 4-3 to 0-2 over the next twenty minutes to lead by 5-13 to 1-19. Two goals by John Fitzgibbon and one each by Mark Foley and Tomas Mulcahy shattered Galway and while they staged a late revival to cut the margin to three points, it wasn't enough to catch rampant Cork.

Cork: Ger Cunningham; John Considine, Denis Walsh, Sean O'Gorman; Seanie McCarthy, Jim Cashman, Kieran McGuckin (0-1); Brendan O'Sullivan, Teddy McCarthy (0-3); Ger Fitzgerald (0-1), Mark Foley (1-1), Tony O'Sullivan (0-2); Tomas Mulcahy (1-2), Kevin Hennessy (1-4), John Fitzgibbon (2-1).
Subs; David Quirke for McGuckin; Cathal Casey for Brendan O'Sullivan.

Galway: John Commins; Dermot Fahy, Sean Treacy, Ollie Kilkenny; Pete Finnerty, Tony Keady (0-1), Gerry McInerney; Michael Coleman (0-1), Pat Malone; Anthony Cunningham (0-1), Joe Cooney (1-7), Martin Naughton (0-4); Michael 'Hopper' McGrath (0-1), Noel Lane (0-4), Eanna Ryan (0-2).
Subs: Tom Monaghan for Malone; Brendan Lynskey (1-0) for Cunningham.

LAST COMPETITIVE CLASH
Galway 1-24 Cork 1-21 (NHL, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, April 24, 2005)
Both sides were already out of contention for a final place but they still served up a great contest with Galway edging home in a 47-score thriller.

Scorers: Galway: R Murray 1-4 (0-2 sideline), E Cloonan 0-7 (0-5 frees), Damien Hayes, T Og Regan, A Kerins 0-3 each, D Collins, K Hayes 0-2 each.

Cork: J Deane 1-10 (0-5 frees), N Ronan, N McCarthy, J Gardiner, B O'Connor
0-2 each, K Murphy (Sarsfields), J O'Connor, E Collins 0-1 each.

Galway: L Donoghue; D Joyce, D Hardiman, C Coen; David Hayes, S Kavanagh, O Canning; D Collins, T Og Regan; R Murray, E Cloonan, A Callanan; Damien Hayes, K Hayes, A Kerins.
Sub: A Smyth for Callanan, F Healy for Joyce, D Forde for K Hayes

Cork: D Og Cusack; B Murphy, D O'Sullivan, J Browne; K Hartnett, J Gardiner, S Og O hAilpin; T Kenny, J O'Connor; B O'Connor, N McCarthy, N Ronan; K Murphy (Sarsfields), E Collins, J Deane.
Subs: R McGregor for Hartnett, K Murphy (Erin's Own) for K Murphy (Sarsfields), C O'Connor for Browne.

CORK'S 29 ALL-IRELAND TITLES
1890 - Cork awarded title!
1892 - Cork 2-4 Dublin 1-1
1893 - Cork 6-8 Kilkenny 0-2
1894 - Cork 5-20 Dublin 2-0
1902 - Cork 3-13 London 0-0
1903 - Cork 3-16 London 1-1
1919 - Cork 6-4 Dublin 2-4
1926 - Cork 4-6 Kilkenny 2-0
1928 - Cork 6-12 Galway 1-0
1929 - Cork 4-9 Galway 1-3
1931 - Cork 1-6 Kilkenny 1-6 (draw)
1931 - Cork 2-5 Kilkenny 2-5 (replay)
1931 - Cork 5-8 Kilkenny 3-4 (2nd replay)
1941 - Cork 5-11 Dublin 0-6
1942 - Cork 2-14 Dublin 3-4
1943 - Cork 5-16 Antrim 0-4
1944 - Cork 2-13 Dublin 1-2
1946 - Cork 7-5 Kilkenny 3-8
1952 - Cork 2-14 Dublin 0-7
1953 - Cork 3-3 Galway 0-8
1954 - Cork 1-9 Wexford 1-6
1966 - Cork 3-9 Kilkenny 1-10
1970 - Cork 6-20 Kilkenny 5-10
1976 - Cork 2-21 Wexford 4-11
1977 - Cork 1-17 Wexford 3-8
1978 - Cork 1-15 Kilkenny 2-8
1984 - Cork 3-16 Offaly 1-12
1986 - Cork 4-13 Galway 2-15
1990 - Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21
1999 - Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12
2004 - Cork 0-17 Kilkenny 0-9

GALWAY'S FOUR TITLES

1923 - Galway 7-3 Limerick 4-5
1980 - Galway 2-15 Limerick 3-9
1987 - Galway 1-12 Kilkenny 0-9
1988 - Galway 1-15 Tipperary 0-14

ALL-IRELAND HONOURS

29 - CORK
(1890-1892-1893-1894-1902-1903-1919-1926-1928-1929-1931-1941-1942-1943-1944-1946-1952-1953-1954-1966-1970-1976-1977-1978-1984-1986-1990-1999-2004).

28 - Kilkenny
(1904-1905-1907-1909-1911-1912-1913-1922-1932-1933-1935-1939-1947-1957-1963-1967-1969-1972-1974-1975-1979-1982-1983-1992-1993-2000-2002-2003).

25 - Tipperary
(1887-1895-1896-1898-1899-1900-1906-1908-1916-1925-1930-1937-1945-1949-1950-1951-1958-1961-1962-1964-1965-1971-1989-1991-2001).

7 - Limerick (1897-1918-1921-1934-1936-1940-1973).

6 - Dublin (1889-1917-1920-1924-1927-1938).

6 - Wexford (1910-1955-1956-1960-1968-1996).

4 - GALWAY (1923-1980-1987-1988).

4 - Offaly (1981-1985-1994-1998).

3 - Clare (1914-1995-1997)

2 - Waterford (1948-1959)

1 - Laois (1915)

1 - Kerry (1891)

1 - London (1901)