1999 season | |||
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Manager | Nicky English | ||
All-Ireland SHC | Didn't qualify | ||
Munster SHC | Semi-Finals | ||
National League | Winners | ||
Top scorer | |||
Highest SHC attendance | |||
Lowest SHC attendance | |||
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Tipperary competed in the 1999 National Hurling League and the 1999 Munster Championship. It was Nicky English's first year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his first year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA. [1]
On 2 May, Tipperary won the league title following a 1-14 - 1–10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.
On 12 June, Tipperary lost to Clare in the Munster semi-final replay by 1–21 to 1-11 and failed to qualify for the All-Ireland Championship. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Tipperary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 10 | Division 1 champions |
2 | Kilkenny | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | |
3 | Cork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 8 | |
4 | Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 6 | |
5 | Waterford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | |
6 | Wexford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
7 | Down | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -113 | 0 | Relegation to Division 2 |
7 March 1999 | Down | 0-8 - 4-23 | Tipperary | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
J McCrickard 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, N Sands 0-1, S Murray 0-1, M Branniff 0-1. | T Dunne 1-8, P Ormond 1-2, L Cahill 1-1, J Enright 0-4, E Tucker 1-0, W Maher 0-3, B O'Meara 0-2, D Browne 0-2, J Leahy 0-1. | Referee: É Morris (Dublin) |
21 March 1999 | Tipperary | 1-16 - 1-8 | Wexford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
T Dunne 0-9, D Browne 1-1, L Cahill 0-2, E Tucker 0-1, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, P Ormonde 0-1. | P Codd 1-6, R McCarthy 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
28 March 1999 | Kilkenny | 3-14 - 1-13 | Tipperary | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
N Moloney 1-3, H Shefflin 0-6, B McEvoy 1-1, K O'Shea 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, A Comerford 0-1. | T Dunne 0-5, P Shelly 1-1, L Cahill 0-3, E Tucker 0-2, W Maher 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1. | Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick) |
4 April 1999 | Tipperary | 1-12 - 1-11 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
L Cahill 1-2, T Dunne 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, G Maguire 0-1. | J Deane 1-6, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
10 April 1999 | Laois | 1-9 - 2-16 | Tipperary | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
M Rooney 1-0, N Rigney 0-3, D Cuddy 0-2, Declan Rooney 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2. | T Dunne 0-7, P Shelley 1-1, G Maguire 0-4, B O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-2, D Browne 0-1, D Carr 0-1. | Referee: G Devlin (Armagh) |
18 April 1999 | Tipperary | 1-14 - 0-14 | Waterford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
D Browne 1-1, T Dunne 0-4, L Cahill 0-4, G Maguire 0-2, D Carr 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, P Shelley 0-1. | P Flynn 0-4, K McGrath 0-2, M White 0-2, A Lannon 0-1, D Bennett 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P Queally 0-1, F Hartley 0-1. | Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) |
2 May 1999 Semi-final | Tipperary | 0-19 - 1-15 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
T Dunne 0-12, B O'Meara 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, D Carr 0-1, L Cahill 0-1. | J O'Connor 0-7, R O'Hara 1-1, N Gilligan 0-3, A Markham 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, S McMahon 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
16 May 1999 Final | Tipperary | 1-14 - 1-10 | Galway | Cusack Park, Ennis |
T Dunne 0-9, J Leahy 1-1, D Carr 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. | E Cloonan 1-3, A Kerins 0-4, K Broderick 0-3. | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
Tipperary | 4-29 – 2-6 | Kerry |
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P. Shelley 2-2; T. Dunne 0-7 (0-4 frees); J. Leahy 0-6 (0-2 frees); L. Cahill, D. Ryan 1-2 each; P. Kelly 0-4; B. O'Meara 0-3; C. Gleeson 0-2; E. Enright 0-1. | (report) | P. Cronin, B. O'Sullivan 1-0 each; M. Slattery 0-3 (frees); T. Maunsell 0-3. |
Clare | 2-12 – 0-18 | Tipperary |
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J. O'Connor 1-2 (0-2 frees); D. Fitzgerald 1-0 penalty; D. Forde 0-3; N. Gilligan 0-2; A. Markham, S. McMahon, C. Lynch, B. Murphy and C. Clancy 0-1 each. | (report) | T. Dunne 0-7 (0-3 frees, 0-2 7 seventies); L. Cahill 0-3; P. Shelley 0-2; J. Leahy, E. Enright, B. O'Meara, E. Tucker, D. Ryan and P. Kelly 0-1 each. |
Clare | 1-21 – 1-11 | Tipperary |
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A. Markham 1-3; S. McMahon 0-6 (0-5 frees); C. Lynch 0-4; B. Murphy 0-3; D. Forde 0-2 frees; J. O'Connor (free), O. Baker and E. Flannery 0-1 each. | (report) | T. Dunne 0-10 (0-9 from frees); D. Ryan 1-0 free; E. Enright 0-1. |
Tommy Dunne won Tipperary's only All Star Award. [3]