1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates12 May - 1 September 1963
Teams11
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (15th win)
CaptainSéamus Cleere
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWaterford
CaptainJoe Condon
Provincial champions
MunsterWaterford
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played10
Top ScorerEddie Keher (2-24)
Player of the YearSéamus Cleere
All-Star TeamSee here
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1963 was the 77th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Waterford 4-17 to 6-8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The champions of Munster and Leinster contest this game.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Carlow5-5 – 3-7Offaly
W. Hogan (3-1), W. Walsh (1-0), P. Hickey (1-0), M. Morrissey (0-1), P. Freaney (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1), L. Walsh (0-1). P. Molloy (2-1), E. Fox (1-1), M. Green (0-1), G. Kirwan (0-1), A. Hoctor (0-1), A. Dooley (0-1), B. Loughnane (0-1).
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Carlow3-8 – 2-3Westmeath
L. Walsh (0-5), J. McCarthy (1-1), W. Walsh (1-1), R. Hickey (1-0), W. Hogan (0-1). T. Ring (1-1), J. Rooney (1-0), J. Carey (0-2).
Referee: T. Coleman (Laois)
Dublin3-12 – 3-5Carlow
F. Whelan (1-5), M. Kennedy (1-4), M. Bermingham (1-1), W. Jackson (0-1), M. Hayes (0-1). W. Walsh (2-3), W. Hogan (1-1), P. O'Connell (0-1).
Referee: E. Kelly (Laois)
Kilkenny4-9 – 3-8Wexford
E. Keher (2-5), T. Walsh (1-0), T. Murphy (1-0), S. Cleere (0-3), T. Kelly (0-1). O. McGrath (1-2), J. O'Brien (1-1), A. Quirke (1-0), P. Lynch (0-3), N. Wheeler (0-1), P. Wilson (0-1).
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Kilkenny2-10 – 0-9Dublin
E. Keher (0-5), S. Clohessy (1-1), J. McGovern (1-0), W. O'Dwyer (0-1), A. Kelly (0-1), P. Moran (0-1). M. Bermingham (0-5), M. Kennedy (0-2), F. Whelan (0-1), D. Ferguson (0-1).
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: T. Coleman (Laois)
First round Quarter-final Semi-finals Leinster final
Kilkenny 4-9
Wexford 3-8
Kilkenny 2-10
Dublin 0-9
Dublin 3-12
Carlow 3-5
Carlow 3-8
Carlow 5-5 Westmeath 2-3
Offaly 3-7

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Cork4-15 – 2-11Clare
R. Browne (3-0), M. Mortell (0-6), P. Harte (0-4), J. Barry (1-0), T. Corbett (0-3), N. Gallagher (0-2), J. Smyth (1-7), M. O'Shea (1-3), N. Jordan (0-1).
Limerick3-9 – 2-7Galway
T. McGarry (1-1), M. O'Brien (1-0), T. Bluett (1-0), P. Cobb (0-3), P. J. Keane (0-2), B. Hartigan (0-2), L. Hogan (0-1). S. Murray (1-1), J. Murray (1-0), M. Cullinane (0-3), T. Sweeney (0-2), J. Conroy (0-1).
Attendance: 10,000
Tipperary4-7 – 1-11Cork
S. McLoughlin (3-0), J. McKenna (1-0), Jimmy Doyle (0-3), L. Kiely (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1), T. English (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1). P. Harte (0-6), P. Barry (1-0), M. Mortell (0-2), R. Browne (0-2), C. O'Shea (0-1).
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: S. Power (Waterford)
Waterford2-15 – 3-6Limerick
P. Grimes (1-3), J. Barron (1-0), S. Power (0-3), M. Flanelly (0-3), J. Meaney (0-2), F. Walsh (0-2), J. Condon (0-1), M. Óg Morrissey (0-1). T. Bluett (2-0), M. O'Brien (1-0), M. Tynan (0-2), T. McGarry (0-2), M. Rainford (0-1), K. Long (0-1).
Attendance: 24,000
Waterford0-11 – 0-8Tipperary
P. Grimes (0-8), J. Condon (0-1), F. Walsh (0-1), S. Power (0-1). Jimmy Doyle (0-4), T. English (0-1), L. Deveaney (0-1), L. Kiely (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1).
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick)
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster final
Limerick 3-9
Galway 2-7 Waterford 2-15
Limerick 3-6
Waterford 0-11
Tipperary 0-8
Tipperary 4-7
Cork 4-15 Cork 1-11
Clare 2-11

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Kilkenny4-17 – 6-8Waterford
E. Keher (0-14), T. Murphy (2-1), T. Walsh (2-0), S. Cleere (0-2). S. Power (3-0), P. GRimes (1-4), M. Flanelly (2-0), F. Walsh (0-2), M. Dempsey (0-1), J. Condon (0-1).
Attendance: 73,123
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
Main article: 1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Waterford's Munster final victory was their last until 2002.
  • The All-Ireland final was Waterford's ninth time playing at Croke Park. It would be 1998 before the team returned to the stadium for an All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny. It would be 2008 before Waterford played in another All-Ireland final where, once again, the opposition turned out to be Kilkenny.

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-24 30 3 10.00
2 Philly Grimes Waterford 2-15 21 3 7.00
3 Willie Walsh Carlow 4-04 16 3 5.33
4 Willie Hogan Carlow 4-03 15 3 5.00
5 Séamus Power Waterford 3-04 13 3 4.33

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-14 14 Waterford
2 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-5 11 Wexford
3 Willie Hogan Carlow 3-1 10 Offaly
Jimmy Smyth Clare 1-7 10 Cork
4 Richie Browne Cork 3-0 9 Clare
Seán McLoughlin Tipperary 3-0 9 Waterford
Séamus Power Waterford 3-0 9 Kilkenny
Willie Walsh Carlow 2-3 9 Dublin
8 Fran Whelan Dublin 1-5 8 Carlow
Philly Grimes Waterford 0-8 8 Tipperary

References

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

See also