2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. A total of thirteen teams competed in the championship, with Tipperary unseating the four-time defending champions Kilkenny by 4-17 to 1-18 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[1] The championship began on 22 May 2010 and concluded on 5 September 2010.

2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates22 May - 5 September 2010
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (26th win)
CaptainEoin Kelly
ManagerLiam Sheedy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainT. J. Reid
ManagerBrian Cody
Provincial champions
MunsterWaterford
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played25
Goals total72 (2.88 per game)
Points total851 (34.04 per game)
Top Scorer Eoin Kelly (3-44)
Player of the Year Lar Corbett
All-Star TeamSee here
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Pre-championship

The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Kilkenny and the 'drive for five'. 'The Cats' were installed as the bookies' favourites to retain the All-Ireland title for an unprecedented fifth successive occasion. Since 2006 the Kilkenny team had come to be regarded as arguably the greatest hurling team of all-time. In 2007, they surpassed their greatest rivals Cork at the top of the all-time roll of honour, while in 2009 the team equalled the seemingly unbeatable record of four All-Ireland titles in-a-row. Winning an elusive five-in-a-row would close the argument on hurling's greatest team.[2]

Tipperary were regarded as the primary challengers to Kilkenny's dominance. Many believed that they had the beating of Kilkenny in the previous year's All-Ireland final, however, 'the Cats' pulled away in the last ten minutes to seal the victory. With an extra year of experience many felt that Tipp may finally triumph for the first time in nine years.

A second tier of teams waited just behind the two clear front-runners. Perennial hopefuls Galway entered the championship as the newly crowned National Hurling League champions and were also seen as a stumbling block on Kilkenny's march to immortality. The westerners were regarded as potential Leinster and maybe even All-Ireland finalists. Cork were buoyed by some impressive displays in the National League. 'The Rebels' defeated both Kilkenny and Tipperary in the group stages and finished the campaign as runners-up. Similarly, Cork enjoyed a trouble-free winter and would enter the championship without any off-field controversy. Waterford were also viewed as a team that had the potential to make life difficult for any of the other top tier teams.

Limerick entered the championship in the midst of a crisis. After team manager Justin McCarthy dropped twelve players from the panel in October 2009, many of the remaining players decided to withdraw their services over the course of the next few months.[3][4][5] The crisis developed into something of a 'civil war' with the vast majority of the 2009 panel remaining 'on strike', while McCarthy was retained as manager and developed a new panel of players for 2010. The result was Limerick losing all of their National League matches and being relegated to Division 2.

The championship

Participating counties
Team Colours Sponsor Home stadium Captain Manager Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Antrim Saffron and white Creagh Concrete Casement Park Paul Shields Dinny Cahill 2011
Carlow Red, green and yellow Stone Developments Dr. Cullen Park Edward Coady Kevin Ryan
Clare Saffron and blue Pat O'Donnell Cusack Park Brian O'Connell Ger O'Loughlin 1997 1998 1978
Cork Red and white O2 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Kieran 'Fraggy' Murphy Denis Walsh 2005 2006 1998
Dublin Navy and blue Vodafone Parnell Park Stephen Hiney Anthony Daly 1938 1961 1939
Galway Maroon and white Supermacs Pearse Stadium Shane Kavanagh John McIntyre 1988 2004 2010
Kilkenny Black and amber Glanbia Nowlan Park T. J. Reid Brian Cody 2009 2009 2009
Laois Blue and white MW Hire Services O'Moore Park Brian Campion Niall Rigney 1915 1949
Limerick Green and white Sporting Limerick Gaelic Grounds Gavin O'Mahony Dónal O'Grady 1973 1996 1997
Offaly Green, white and gold Carroll Cuisine O'Connor Park Brian Carroll Joe Dooley 1998 1995 1991
Tipperary Blue and gold Enfer Semple Stadium Eoin Kelly Liam Sheedy 2001 2009 2008
Waterford White and blue 3 Walsh Park Stephen Molumphy Davy FitzGerald 1959 2007 2007
Wexford Purple and yellow Sports Savers Wexford Park Diarmuid Lyng Colm Bonnar 1996 2004 1973

Format

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no seeds.

Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay would take place.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game.

Leinster Championship

First Round: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster.

Quarter-finals: (3 matches) The winner of the first-round game joins five other Leinster teams to make up the three quarter-final pairings.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the three quarter-finals join Kilkenny, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game.

Qualifiers

The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland.

Preliminary Round (1 match): the five teams who fail to reach a provincial semi-final will enter the qualifiers at this stage. The first two teams drawn will play each other in the preliminary round with the winner of that match joining the other three teams in Phase 1.

Phase 1: (2 matches) The winner of the preliminary round and the other three remaining teams will play off. The two winners enter Phase 3.

Phase 2: (2 matches) The two beaten Leinster semi-finalists will play the two beaten Munster semi-finalists. The two winners enter Phase 3.

Phase 3: (2 matches) The four winners of Phase 1 and Phase 2 games meet in Phase 3. The two winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

All-Ireland Series

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The beaten Munster and Leinster finalists will play the winners of the Phase 3 qualifiers.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions will play the winners of the quarter-finals.

Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners will contest the final.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
     
        Wexford 1-14  
        Galway 2-22  
          Galway 3-16  
          Offaly 2-18  
        Antrim 3-16  
        Offaly 2-26  
          Galway 1-12
          Kilkenny 1-19
        Dublin 0-25  
Carlow 0-10     Laois 0-16  
Laois 1-13       Dublin 0-12  
          Kilkenny 4-19  
             
             
     
Carlow0-10 - 1-13Laois
D Murphy 0-4, C Doyle 0-3, P Kehoe 0-2, D Byrne 0-1 Report J Fitzpatrick 1-3, M Whelan 0-4, T Fitzgerald 0-3, J Walsh, E Costelloe, J Brophy 0-1 each
Referee: J. McGrath (Westmeath)
Wexford1-14 - 2-22Galway
D Lyng 0-11, T Waters 1-0, H Kehoe, R Jacob, E Quigley 0-1 each Report G Farragher 0-13, J Canning 1-3, K Hynes 1-0, D Hayes 0-2, D Burke, A Smyth, A Harte, A Callanan 0-1 each
Attendance: 7,877
Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)
Antrim3-16 - 2-26
AET		Offaly
N McManus 1-4, S McNaughton 0-5, K McKeegan, C McFall 1-0 each, J Campbell, K Stewart 0-2 each, K McGourty, N McAuley, B McFall 0-1 each Report S Dooley 1-10, R Hanniffy 1-1, K Brady, B Carroll, J. Bergin 0-3 each, O Kealey 0-2, D Molloy, G Healion, C Parlon, D Hayden 0-1 each
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A. Stapleton (Laois)
Dublin0-25 - 0-16Laois
A McCrabbe, S Durkin 0-5 each, L Rushe 0-4, J McCaffrey, P Kelly 0-3 each, P Ryan, S Lambert 0-2 each, L Ryan 0-1 Report W Hyland 0-6, J Brophy 0-3, Z Keenan 0-2, James Walsh, T Fitzgerald, M Whelan, C Delaney, J Purcell 0-1 each
Attendance: 3,861
Referee: C. McAllister (Cork)
Galway2-19 - 3-16Offaly
G Farragher, J Canning 1-5 each, D Burke, I Tannian, D Hayes 0-2 each, T Óg Regan, A Callanan, N Healy 0-1 each Report S Dooley 1-7, J Bergin 1-2, J Brady 1-1, D Hayden, B Carroll 0-2 each, R Hanniffy, D Molloy 0-1 each
Attendance: 25,260
Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)
Dublin0-12 - 4-19Kilkenny
A McCrabbe 0-6, P Kelly 0-2, J Boland, M O'Brien, J McCaffrey, D O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report H Shefflin 0-12, A Fogarty 2-0, E Brennan 1-1, R Power 1-0, M Rice, TJ Reid 0-2 each, M Comerford, R Hogan 0-1 each
Attendance: 25,260
Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)
Galway3-16 - 2-18Offaly
D Hayes 2-3, G Farragher 0-6, J Canning 1-3, I Tannian 0-2, A Callanan, A Smith, D Barry 0-1 each Report S Dooley 0-10, J Bergin, G Healion 1-1 each, B Carroll 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, D Kenny 0-1
Referee: C. McAllister (Cork)
Galway1-12 - 1-19Kilkenny
G Farragher 0-4, D Hayes 1-1, J Canning 0-2, A Harte, I Tannian, C Donnellan, K Hynes, E Lynch 0-1 each Report H Shefflin 1-7, TJ Reid, R Power 0-3 each, M Rice 0-2, E Brennan, E Larkin, A Fogarty, R Hogan 0-1 each
Attendance: 31,376
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster final
     
        Clare 1-15  
        Waterford 0-22  
          Waterford 1-16
          Cork 1-13
        Limerick 0-12
Cork 3-15     Cork 2-19    
Tipperary 0-14  
Cork3-15 - 0-14Tipperary
P Horgan 2-2, B O'Connor 0-5, A Ó hAilpín 1-1, J Gardiner, C Naughton, N McCarthy 0-2 each, P O'Sullivan 0-1 Report E Kelly 0-7, J O'Brien, L Corbett 0-2 each, B Maher, S Callanan, T Hammersley 0-1 each
Attendance: 36,827
Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)
Clare1-15 - 0-22Waterford
D Honan 1-3, N O'Connell, J Clancy 0-3 each, S Collins 0-2, J Conlon, C Ryan, C O'Donovan, D Barrett 0-1 each Report E Kelly 0-6, S Molumphy, D Prendergast, J Mullane 0-3 each, M Shanahan, S Prendergast, K Moran 0-2 each , K McGrath 0-1
Attendance: 11,027
Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)
Limerick0-12 - 2-19Cork
T O'Brien 0-6, G Mulcahy 0-3, A Brennan, P McNamara, A Owens 0-1 each Report P Horgan 1-2, N McCarthy 0-5, P O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Connor, J O'Connor 0-3 each, K Murphy 0-2, J Gardiner, L McLoughlin, C Naughton 0-1 each
Attendance: 13,638
Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)
Waterford2-15 - 2-15Cork
E Kelly 1-8, J Mullane 0-4, T Browne 1-0, S O'Sullivan 0-2, K Moran 0-1 Report B O'Connor 1-5, A Ó hAilpín 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3, C Naughton 0-2, S Óg Ó hAilpín, T Kenny, B Murphy, N McCarthy, M Cussen 0-1 each
Attendance: 35,375
Referee: J. Ryan (Tipperary)
Final Replay
Waterford1-16 - 1-13
AET		Cork
E Kelly 0-8, D Shanahan 1-0, J Mullane 0-3, T Browne, R Foley, K Moran, S Walsh, B O'Halloran 0-1 each Report B O'Connor 1-5, J Gardiner, C Naughton, P O'Sullivan 0-2 each, M Cussen, L McLoughlin 0-1 each
Attendance: 22,763
Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland qualifiers
Preliminary round Phase 1 / Phase 2 Phase 3 Quarter-finalists
     
        Antrim 2-18  
Carlow 1-19     Carlow 3-12  
Laois 3-12       Antrim 1-17  
          Dublin 0-19  
        Dublin 2-22  
        Clare 0-15  
          Antrim  
          Tipperary  
        Offaly 1-19  
        Limerick 1-13  
          Offaly 1-12  
          Tipperary 0-21  
        Tipperary 3-24      
        Wexford 0-19      
     

Preliminary round
Carlow1-19 - 3-12Laois
P Kehoe 0-11, D Murphy 1-4, C Doyle 0-3, E Nolan 0-1 Report T Fitzgerald, J Purcell 1-1 each, J Walsh, W Hyland 0-3 each, E Costelloe 1-0, J Fitzpatrick, Z Keenan 0-2 each
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

Phase 1
Antrim2-18 - 3-12Carlow
N McManus 0-5, K McKeegan 0-4, L Watson 1-1, K Stewart, S McNaughton 0-3 each, PJ O'Connell 1-0, E McCloskey, S McCrory 0-1 each Report C Doyle 2-3, P Kehoe 1-6, J Rogers, HP O'Byrne, M Brennan 0-1 each
Referee: A. Stapleton (Laois)
Tipperary3-24 - 0-19Wexford
L Corbett 2-3, E Kelly 0-8, G Ryan 0-4, D Egan 1-0, D Young, N McGrath 0-3 each, P Maher 0-2, S Callanan 0-1 Report H Kehoe, R Jacob, J Berry, C Farrell 0-3 each, P Atkinson, S Banville, T Mahon 0-2 each, D Stamp 0-1
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Phase 2
Offaly1-19 - 1-13Limerick
C Parlon, S Dooley 0-5 each, D Molloy 1-2, B Carroll 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, J Brady, J Bergin 0-1 each Report T O'Brien 1-7, JV O'Brien 0-2, N Quaid, G Mulcahy, C Mullane, P Russell 0-1 each
Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)
Dublin2-22 - 0-15Clare
A McCrabbe 0-8, D O'Callaghan 0-6, P Kelly, S Lambert 1-1 each, S Hiney 0-2, S Durkin, M O'Brien, L Rushe, D O'Dwyer 0-1 each Report J Conlon, C Ryan 0-3 each, N O'Connell, J Clancy, F Lynch 0-2 each, B Bugler, D Honan, S Collins 0-1 each
Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

Phase 3
Antrim1-17 - 0-19Dublin
N McManus 0-8, PJ O'Connell 1-1, S McNaughton, L Watson, K McKeegan 0-2 each, S Delargy, K Stewart 0-1 each Report A McCrabbe 0-9, S Lambert, P Carton 0-3 each, J Boland, L Rushe, D O'Callaghan, P Ryan 0-1 each
Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)
Offaly1-12 - 0-21Tipperary
S Dooley 1-7, J Bergin 0-3, D Molloy, D Hayden 0-1 each Report E Kelly 0-11, G Ryan 0-3, L Corbett, B Maher 0-2 each, C O'Mahony, S McGrath, N McGrath 0-1 each
Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

All-Ireland series
Quarter-finals Semi-finals All-Ireland final
     
        Kilkenny 3-22  
Cork 1-25     Cork 0-19  
Antrim 0-19       Kilkenny 1-18
          Tipperary 4-17
        Waterford 1-18
Galway 3-16     Tipperary 3-19    
Tipperary 3-17  

Quarter-finals
Cork1-25 - 0-19Antrim
B O'Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 1-2, K Murphy 0-4, J Gardiner, T Kenny, P O'Sullivan 0-3, C Naughton 0-2, A Ó hAilpín, W Egan 0-1 each Report N McManus 0-9, L Watson 0-6, J Campbell, S McNaughton, K McKeegan, M Herron 0-1 each
Attendance: 27,864
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)
Galway3-16 - 3-17Tipperary
J Canning 1-5, D Hayes 1-3, E Ryan 1-1, G Farragher, K Hynes 0-2 each, D Burke, I Tannian, A Callanan 0-1 each Report E Kelly 1-7, G Ryan 1-2, S Callanan 1-0, L Corbett 0-3, B Maher 0-2, P Maher, N McGrath, J O'Brien 0-1 each
Attendance: 27,864
Referee: J. Owens (Wexford)

Semi-finals
Kilkenny3-22 - 0-19Cork
R Power 1-8, A Fogarty 1-2, E Brennan 1-1, J Fitzpatrick, M Fennelly, H Shefflin, M Comerford 0-2 each, T Walsh, TJ Reid, E Larkin 0-1 each Report B O'Connor 0-7, P Horgan 0-6, J Gardiner 0-2, S Óg Ó hAilpín, C Naughton, N McCarthy, J O'Connor 0-1 each
Attendance: 41,060
Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)
Waterford1-18 - 3-19Tipperary
E Kelly 0-5, T Browne, J Mullane, K McGrath 0-3 each, E McGrath 1-0, R Foley, K Moran, S Molumphy, S Prendergast 0-1 each Report E Kelly 2-4, J O'Brien, N McGrath 0-6 each, L Corbett 1-2, S McGrath 0-1
Attendance: 49,754
Referee: J. Sexton (Cork)

Final
Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Kilkenny1-18 - 4-17Tipperary
R Power 1-9, TJ Reid 0-4, M Rice, J Mulhall, H Shefflin, A Fogarty, D Lyng 0-1 each Report L Corbett 3-0, E Kelly 0-7, N McGrath 1-0, J O'Brien, B Maher, S Callanan 0-2 each, G Ryan, S Hennessy, B Cummins, B Dunne 0-1 each
Attendance: 81,765
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

Statistics

Player facts
Debutants

The following players made their début in the 2010 senior championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game
Eoin Reilly Laois May 22 Carlow Leinster first round
Hugh Paddy O'Byrne Carlow May 22 Laois Leinster first round
Eoin Nolan Carlow May 22 Laois Leinster first round
Aidan Harte Galway May 29 Wexford Leinster quarter-final
David Burke Galway May 29 Wexford Leinster quarter-final
Donal Barry Galway May 29 Wexford Leinster quarter-final
Noel Carton Wexford May 29 Galway Leinster quarter-final
Paul Morris Wexford May 29 Galway Leinster quarter-final
Lar Prendergast Wexford May 29 Galway Leinster quarter-final
Colm McFall Antrim May 30 Offaly Leinster quarter-final
Thomas McCann Antrim May 30 Offaly Leinster quarter-final
James Dempsey Offaly May 30 Antrim Leinster quarter-final
Stephen Egan Offaly May 30 Antrim Leinster quarter-final
Shane Kelly Offaly May 30 Antrim Leinster quarter-final
Michael Cahill Tipperary May 30 Cork Munster quarter-final
Brian O'Meara Tipperary May 30 Cork Munster quarter-final
Timmy Hammersley Tipperary May 30 Cork Munster quarter-final
Séamus Hennessy Tipperary May 30 Cork Munster quarter-final
Jody Brennan Tipperary May 30 Cork Munster quarter-final
Lorcán McLoughlin Cork May 30 Tipperary Munster quarter-final
Michael Cussen Cork May 30 Tipperary Munster quarter-final
Ruairí Trainor Dublin June 6 Laois Leinster quarter-final
Shane Ryan Dublin June 6 Laois Leinster quarter-final
Neil Foyle Laois June 6 Dublin Leinster quarter-final
Liam Lawlor Waterford June 7 Clare Munster semi-final
Donal Tuohy Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Cian Dillon Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Nicky O'Connell Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Seán Collins Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
John Conlon Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Darach Honan Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Cormac O'Donovan Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Domhnall O'Donovan Clare June 7 Waterford Munster semi-final
Shane O'Neill Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Kieran O'Rourke Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Shaun O'Riordan Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Tommy O'Brien Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Andrew Brennan Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Seán Herlihy Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Graeme Mulcahy Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Anthony Owens Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Richie McKeogh Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Lorcan O'Dwyer Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Peter Russell Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Cathal Mullane Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Nicky Quaid Limerick June 20 Cork Munster semi-final
Ray Ryan Cork June 20 Limerick Munster semi-final
John Mulhall Kilkenny June 20 Dublin Leinster semi-final
Éanna Ryan, Jnr Galway June 26 Offaly Leinster semi-final replay
Alan McDonald Carlow June 26 Laois All-Ireland qualifier
Michael Heffernan Tipperary July 3 Wexford All-Ireland qualifier
Patrick Maher Tipperary July 3 Wexford All-Ireland qualifier
David Young Tipperary July 3 Wexford All-Ireland qualifier
Barry Kenny Wexford July 3 Tipperary All-Ireland qualifier
Kieran McGourty Antrim July 3 Carlow All-Ireland qualifier
Michael Noonan Limerick July 10 Offaly All-Ireland qualifier
Cian Hayes Limerick July 10 Offaly All-Ireland qualifier
Daniel Moore Limerick July 10 Offaly All-Ireland qualifier
James V. O'Brien Limerick July 10 Offaly All-Ireland qualifier
Chris O'Connell Antrim July 3 Carlow All-Ireland qualifier
Luke O'Farrell Cork July 17 Waterford Munster final replay
William Egan Cork July 17 Waterford Munster final replay
Brian O'Halloran Waterford July 17 Cork Munster final replay
Thomas Ryan Waterford August 15 Tipperary All-Ireland semi-final
Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 2010 championship:

Player Team Last Game Date Opposition Début
Brian Mullins Offaly Leinster quarter-final May 30 Antrim 2003
Kevin Flynn[6] Dublin All-Ireland qualifiers July 17 Antrim 1996
Ollie Canning[7] Galway All-Ireland quarter-final July 24 Tipperary 1996
Aisake Ó hAilpín[8] Cork All-Ireland semi-final August 8 Kilkenny 2009
Ken McGrath Waterford All-Ireland semi-final August 15 Tipperary 1996
Dan Shanahan[9] Waterford All-Ireland semi-final August 15 Tipperary 1998
Declan Fanning[10] Tipperary All-Ireland final September 5 Kilkenny 2004
Ger Oakley.[11] Offaly All Ireland quailifiers July 18 Tipperary 1998
Derek Lyng[12] Kilkenny All-Ireland final September 5 Tipperary 2001
James Ryall[13] Kilkenny All-Ireland final September 5 Tipperary 2002
Martin Comerford[14] Kilkenny All-Ireland final September 5 Tipperary 2002

Scoring
  • First goal of the championship: Joe Fitzpatrick for Laois against Carlow (Leinster First Round)
  • Last goal of the championship: Lar Corbett for Tipperary against Kilkenny (All-Ireland Final)
  • Widest winning margin: 19 points
  • Most goals in a match: 6
  • Most points in a match: 44
    • Cork 1-25 - 0-19 Antrim (All-Ireland Quarter Final)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 19

Miscellaneous
  • In the Leinster quarter-final Galway defeat Wexford for the first time in the history of the championship.
  • Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin scores twelve points against Dublin in the Leinster semi-final to become the highest-scoring player in the history of the championship. The record was previously held by Shefflin's fellow county man Eddie Keher and had stood since 1973.[15]
  • In the All-Ireland qualifiers Antrim defeat Dublin for the first time in the history of the championship.
  • Lar Corbett becomes the first player since Eddie O'Brien in 1970 to score a hat-trick of goals in an All-Ireland final.

Discipline

Top scorers
Overall
NameTeamTallyTotalGamesAverage
1Eoin KellyTipperary3-445368.83
2Shane DooleyOffaly3-394859.6
3Ben O'ConnorCork2-313766.14
4Ger FarragherGalway1-303356.6
5Eoin KellyWaterford1-273047.5
5Joe CanningGalway4-183056
7Richie PowerKilkenny3-202947.25
7Lar CorbettTipperary6-112964.83
7Neil McManusAntrim1-262947.25
10Alan McCrabbeDublin0-282847
Single game
NameTallyTotalCountyOpposition
1Ger Farragher0-1313GalwayvWexford
1Shane Dooley1-1013OffalyvAntrim
3Henry Shefflin0-1212KilkennyvDublin
3Richie Power1-912KilkennyvCork
5Diarmuid Lyng0-1111WexfordvGalway
5Paudie Kehoe0-1111CarlowvLaois
5Eoin Kelly0-1111TipperaryvOffaly
5Eoin Kelly1-811WaterfordvCork
5Richie Power1-811KilkennyvCork

Awards
Monthly
Month Vodafone Player of the Month Opel GPA Player of the Month
Player County Player County
May Aisake Ó hAilpín[16] Cork Ger Farragher[17] Galway
June Shane Dooley[18] Offaly Damien Hayes[19] Galway
July Tony Browne[20] Waterford Michael Walsh[21] Waterford
August Noel McGrath[22] Tipperary Richie Power[23] Kilkenny
September Lar Corbett[24] Tipperary Lar Corbett[25] Tipperary

Managerial changes

The following managerial changes took place during the championship.

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position
Laois Niall Rigney[26] Resigned 30 June 2010 Brendan Fennelly 27 September 2010 Defeated in All-Ireland Qualifiers preliminary round
Limerick Justin McCarthy End of term 10 July 2010 Dónal O'Grady 22 September 2010 Defeated in All-Ireland Qualifiers phase 2

References
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  2. "Kilkenny won't be complacent in push for fifth dimension". Irish Independent. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  3. "McCarthy makes major Limerick changes". RTÉ Sport. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  4. "Limerick hurling crisis rumbles on". RTÉ Sport. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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