1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
Introduction The '''1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final''' was the 102nd All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 3 September 1989, between Tipperary, managed by Bab's Keating and Antrim, managed by Jim Nelson. The game was shown live in Ireland on Network 2 with match commentary provided by Ger Canning and comments throughout provided by Jimmy Magee.The Ulster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 4-24 to 3-9.Tipperary had led at half time by 1-13 to 0-5 with their goal coming from Declan Ryan who scored when his high long range shot for a point hit the hurley of the Antrim goalkeeper Niall Patterson on its way into the net after 18 minutes.The game is notable for a number of reasons. This was Antrim's second ever appearance in an All-Ireland final, some forty-six years after they lost to Cork at the same stage of the championship. Nicky English set a scoring record for a single player in the modern era as he notched up 2-12 to win his first All-Ireland Senior medal. The victory for Tipperary, eighteen years after their last in 1971, also preserved the county's unique record of winning an All-Ireland title in every decade of the GAA's existence. Tipperary were captained by Bobby Ryan.
Match details '''TIPPERARY:''' GK '''1'''  Ken HoganRCB '''2'''  John HeffernanFB '''3'''  Conor O'DonovanLCB '''4'''  Noel SheehyRWB '''5'''  Conal BonnarCB '''6'''  Bobby Ryan (c)LWB '''7'''  John KennedyM '''8'''  Colm BonnarM '''9'''  Declan CarrRWF '''10''' John Leahy CF '''11''' Declan RyanLWF '''12''' Michael Cleary RCF '''13''' Pat FoxFF '''14''' Cormac Bonnar LCF '''15''' Nicky English'''Substitutes:'''FF    Joe Hayes for Cormac Bonnar RWF   Donie O'Connell for J. Leahy  LWF   Aidan Ryan for M. Cleary '''ANTRIM:''' GK '''1'''  Niall PattersonRCB '''2'''  Gary O'Kane FB '''3'''  T. DonnellyLCB '''4'''  Dessie DonnellyRWB '''5'''  James McNaughtonCB '''6'''  Dominic McKinley LWB '''7'''  Leonard McKeeganM '''8'''  Paul McKillenM '''9'''  D. McMullan RWF '''10''' Ciaran Barr (c)CF '''11''' Aiden McCarryLWF '''12''' Olcan McFetridgeRCF '''13''' Donal ArmstrongFF '''14''' Brian DonnellyLCF '''15''' Terence 'Sambo' McNaughton'''Substitutes:'''M    Danny McNaughton for D. McMullan CF    Darren McKillop for G. O'Kane RCF    M. Sullivan for D. McKinley '''MATCH RULES'''*70 minutes*Replay if scores level*Maximum of 3 substitutions
References
External links * Full Video of the final* Cover of 1989 All Ireland Final Programme