# 1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1993 was the 107th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Galway 2-17 to 1-15 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
* Meath (qualified)

### From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
* Derry

## The championship
### Participating counties

| Province | County | Stadium | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Province | County | Stadium | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Leinster | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park | | |
| | Dublin | Parnell Park | 1938 | 1961 |
| | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park | 1992 | 1992 |
| | Laois | O'Moore Park | 1915 | 1949 |
| | Meath | Páirc Tailteann | | |
| | Offaly | O'Connor Park | 1985 | 1990 |
| | Wexford | Wexford Park | 1968 | 1977 |
| Munster | Clare | Cusack Park | 1914 | 1932 |
| | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 1990 | 1992 |
| | Kerry | Austin Stack Park | 1891 | 1891 |
| | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds | 1973 | 1981 |
| | Tipperary | Semple Stadium | 1991 | 1991 |
| | Waterford | Walsh Park | 1959 | 1963 |
| Connacht | Galway | Pearse Stadium | 1988 | 1922 |
| Ulster | Antrim | Casement Park | | 1991 |
| | Down | Páirc Esler | | 1992 |

### Format
#### Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

#### Ulster Championship

Final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the two competing Ulster teams. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

#### Munster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

#### All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the Ulster champions and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the lone quarter-final and Galway. The Munster and Leinster winners will be in opposite semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winnerss advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners will contest the All-Ireland final.

## All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Antrim | Antrim | 3-27 | | | | | | |
| Meath | Meath | 4-10 | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 4-18 | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 1-09 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 2-17 |
| | | | | | | Galway | Galway | 1-15 |
| | | | Galway | Galway | 1-16 | | | |
| | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-14 | | | |

### All-Ireland final

| Kilkenny | Galway |

## Championship statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the championship: Paul Flynn for Waterford against Kerry (Munster quarter-final)
* Last goal of the championship: P. J. Delaney for Kilkenny against Galway (All-Ireland final)
* Hat-trick heroes:
** First hat-trick of the championship: Paul Flynn for Waterford against Kerry (Munster quarter-final)
** Second hat-trick of the championship: Michael Cleary for Tipperary against Kerry (Munster semi-final)
* Widest winning margin: 18 points
** Kilkenny 5-19 : 0-16 Carlow (Leinster semi-final)
** Tipperary 4-21 : 2-9 Kerry (Munster semi-final)
** Tipperary 3-27 : 2-12 Clare (Munster final)
** Kilkenny 4-18 : 1-9 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
* Most goals in a match: 7
** Kerry 4-13 : 3-13 Waterford (Munster quarter-final)
** Antrim 3-27 : 4-10 Meath (All-Ireland quarter-final)
* Most points in a match: 39
** Tipperary 3-27 : 2-12 Clare (Munster final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 5
** Kilkenny 5-19 : 0-16 Carlow (Leinster semi-final)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
** Meath 4-10 : 3-27 Antrim (All-Ireland quarter-final)
* Most points scored by a losing team: 16
** Carlow 0-16 : 5-19 Kilkenny (Leinster semi-final)

### Miscellaneous

* At the All-Ireland quarter-final between Antrim and Meath an oversight on the part of officials meant that Amhrán na bhFiann was not played before the match. It was claimed at the time that this was the first occasion that the national anthem was not played before an inter-county game.
* Kerry's defeat of Waterford in the Munster quarter-final was the team's first Munster championship victory since 1926.

## Roll of Honour

* Cork - 27 (1990)
* Kilkenny - 25 (1993)
* Tipperary - 24 (1991)
* Limerick - 7 (1973)
* Dublin - 6 (1938)
* Wexford - 5 (1968)
* Galway - 4 (1988)
* Waterford - 2 (1959)
* Offaly - 2 (1985)
* Laois - 1 (1915)
* Clare - 1 (1914)
* London - 1 (1901)
* Kerry - 1 (1891)

## Top scorers
### Season

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 6-23 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
| 2 | Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 4-14 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 3 | Eamon Morrissey | Kilkenny | 5-11 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 |
| 5 | P. J. Delaney | Kilkenny | 3-8 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 6 | Cyril Lyons | Clare | 3-6 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Olcan McFetridge | Antrim | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Gregory O'Kane | Antrim | 1-12 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Adrian Ronan | Kilkenny | 1-11 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 |
| 10 | Martin Storey | Kilkenny | 0-13 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Olcan McFetridge | Antrim | 2-7 | 13 | Meath |
| 2 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 3-2 | 11 | Kerry |
| 2 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 3-2 | 11 | Kerry |
| 2 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 2-5 | 11 | Antrim |
| 5 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 2-4 | 10 | Offaly |
| 5 | Cyril Lyons | Clare | 2-4 | 10 | Antrim |
| 7 | Eamon Morrissey | Kilkenny | 2-3 | 9 | Carlow |
| 7 | Eamon Morrissey | Kilkenny | 2-3 | 9 | Wexford |
| 7 | Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 0-9 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 10 | Liam McCarthy | Kilkenny | 1-5 | 8 | Carlow |
| 10 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 1-5 | 8 | Wexford |
| 10 | D. J. Leahy | Kerry | 2-2 | 8 | Waterford |
| 10 | Ger O'Loughlin | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Limerick |
| 10 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 0-8 | 8 | Galway |