1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1938 and ended on 4 September 1938.

1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	1 May – 4 September 1938
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Dublin (6th win)
Captain	Mick Daniels
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Waterford
Captain	Mick Hickey
Provincial champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	13
Goals total	66
Points total	113
Top Scorer	Locky Byrne (4–5)
All-Star Team	See here
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Tipperary were the defending champions but were disqualified from the championship after fielding an ineligible player in their Munster semi-final defeat of Clare.

On 4 September 1938, Dublin won the championship following a 2–5 to 1–6 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland triumph.

Waterford's Locky Byrne was the championship's top scorer with 4–5.

Teams

Overview

The 1938 championship featured no new entrants to the competition. Kerry, a team who had fielded a team throughout much of the 1930s, declined to participate in the Munster Championship.

Galway were the sole representatives from the Conancht Championship and received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster Championship.

Summaries

Team	Colours	Grounds	Most recent success
			All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Clare	Saffron and blue	Cusack Park	1914	1932
Cork	Red and white	Cork Athletic Grounds	1931	1931	1929–30
Dublin	Blue and navy	Croke Park	1927	1934	1928–29
Galway	Maroon and white	Pearse Stadium	1923
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Nowlan Park	1935	1937	1932–33
Laois	Blue and white	O'Moore Park	1915	1915
Limerick	Green and white	Ennis Road	1936	1936	1937–38
Meath	Green and gold	Páirc Tailteann
Offaly	Green, white and gold	St. Brendan's Park
Tipperary	Blue and gold	Thurles Sportsfield	1937	1937	1927–28
Waterford	White and blue	Walsh Park
Westmeath	Maroon and white	Cusack Park
Wexford	Purple and gold	Wexford Park	1910	1918

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Dublin v Wexford

1 May 1938 Quarter-final

Dublin

7–1 – 3–7

Wexford

Aughrim Park, Aughrim

Westmeath v Meath

8 May 1938 Quarter-final

Westmeath

5–4 – 4–2

Meath

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Offaly v Laois

15 May 1938 Quarter-final

Offaly

2–2 – 1–6

Laois

St. Brendan's Park, Birr

Semi-finals

Dublin v Westmeath

Semi-final

Dublin

3–6 – 3–1

Westmeath

Laois v Kilkenny

26 June 1938 Semi-final

Laois

1–2 – 5–7

Kilkenny

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Finals

Dublin v Kilkenny

17 July 1938 Final	Dublin	2–3 – 2–3	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	R Ryan 1–1, J Byrne 1–0, J Gray 0–2.		J Walsh 1–0, M White 1–0, D Maher 1–0, J Mulcahy 0–1, J Phelan 0–1.

The Leinster final ended in a draw for the first time since 1934.

Dublin v Kilkenny

31 July 1938 Final replay	Dublin	4–9 – 3–5	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	M McDonnell 0–7, M Brophy 2–0, J Gray 1–1, J Byrne 1–1.		D Maher 1–1, J Mulcahy 1–0, T Leahy 1–0, J Phelan 0–3, J Langton 0–1.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Cork v Limerick

22 May 1938 Quarter-final	Cork	5–04 – 2–05	Limerick	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J Kelly 1–1, C Buckley 1–1, F Barry 1–0, M Brennan 1–0, D Moylan 1–0, J Lynch 0–2.		Givens 1–0, J McCarthy 1–1, M Mackey 0–3, T Ryan 0–1.

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Clare

26 June 1938 Semi-final	Tipperary	3–10 – 2–03	Clare	Ennis Road, Limerick
	J Coffey 2–2, N Wade 1–2, J Cooney 0–1, P Ryan 0–1, T Doyle 0–1, Burke 0–1, Barry 0–1, B O'Donnell 0–1.		Hennessy 1–0, Murphy 1–0, C Flanagan 0–2, O'Halloran 0–1.	Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Clare later objected to the victory as Tipperary had fielded Jimmy Cooney who was suspended. The objection was upheld and Clare were later awarded the game.

Waterford v Cork

10 July 1938 Semi-final	Waterford	5–02 – 1–03	Cork	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	PA Sheehan 2–0, L Byrne 2–0, D Goode 1–0, T Greaney 0–1, S Feeney 0–1.		M Brennan 1–0, F Barry 0–1, J Young 0–1, J Barrett 0–1.

Final

Waterford v Clare

31 July 1938 Final	Waterford	3–05 – 2-05	Clare	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	L Byrne 1–0, J Butler 1–0, J Halpin 1–0, J Feeney 0–2, C Moylan 0–2, T Greaney 0–1.		Hennessy 1–1, P Loughnane 1–0, S Guinnane 0–2, M Murphy 0–2.	Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Waterford won the Munster title for the first time in their history.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Waterford v Galway

7 August 1938 Semi-final

Waterford

4–8 – 3–1

Galway

Cusack Park, Ennis

Waterford's first championship match against Galway

Final

Dublin v Waterford

4 September 1938 Final	Dublin	2–5 – 1–6	Waterford	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Flynn 1–0, W Loughman 1–0, M McDonnell 0–3, H Gray 0–1, P Doody 0–1.		J Keane 0–4, D Goode 1–0, L Byrne 0–2.	Attendance: 37,129 Referee: I Harney (Galway)

Waterford's first All-Ireland final and first championship match against Dublin