Decade of ups and downs: No 1 Tipperary

1990: Beaten by Cork in Munster final. Mark Foley's day in the sun when he scored 2-7.

1991: All-Ireland champions. Beat Kilkenny in final.

1992: Beaten by Cork in Munster semi-final.

1993: Munster champions after trouncing Clare, but disappointed against Galway in All-Ireland semi-final.

1994: Beaten by Clare in the first round. John Leahy's football injury and an array of other injuries were held up as excuses, but the subsequent rise of Clare and decline of Tipperary somewhat gave the lie to that. Babs Keating's last match in charge

1995: Fr Tom Fogarty takes up the reins. Beaten by Limerick in Munster semi-final.

1996: Ten points up against Limerick at half-time in the Munster final at the Gaelic Grounds, they were beaten in a replay in Cork.

1997: Len Gaynor takes over as manager and they become the first back door boys. However, they are beaten by Clare in the Munster final and All-Ireland final.

1998: Beaten by Waterford in the Munster semi-final.

1999: Qualified to play Clare in the Munster semi-final on June 6th after Saturday night's canter against Kerry.

Longevity: Four players - Declan Ryan, John Leahy, Declan Carr and Conal Bonnar - played in the championships of 1990 and 1999, Carr taking a five-year sabbatical before this season. Manager Nicky English (pictured in graphic) was in player at the start of the decade along with selector Ken Hogan, while the other selector Jack Bergin, played in the '80s.