1963 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1963
Championship Details
Dates14 April 1963 - 1 September 1963
Teams24
All Ireland Champions
Winners Wexford (1st win)
CaptainWillie Bernie
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
Captain Éamonn Cregan
Provincial Champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Roscommon
Championship Statistics
Matches Played26
1962
1964

The 1963 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Contents

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title, however, they were beaten by Wexford in the Leinster final.

On 1 September 1963 Wexford won the championship following a 6-12 to 5-9 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

Connacht Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

14 July 1963Semi-final Roscommon 4-11 - 1-7 Leitrim MacHale Park, Castlebar

Final

8 August 1963Final Roscommon 1-7 - 3-0 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

14 April 1963First round Westmeath 6-10 - 0-0 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
14 April 1963First round Kildare 7-7 - 3-0 Wicklow Geraldine Park, Athy

Second round

28 April 1963Second round Carlow 3-1 - 1-2 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
12 May 1963Second round Westmeath 3-9 - 2-3 Kildare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Quarter-finals

23 June 1963Quarter-final Laois 5-6 - 4-6 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
30 June 1963Quarter-final Dublin 1-8 - 2-5 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
7 July 1963Quarter-final replay Dublin 5-9 - 1-1 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin

Semi-finals

7 July 1963Semi-final Wexford 7-9 - 3-4 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
21 July 1963Semi-final Kilkenny 1-10 - 0-9 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Final

28 July 1963Final Wexford 6-10 - 6-8 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

12 May 1963Quarter-final Waterford 9-6 - 0-4 Kerry Castle Grounds, Lismore
12 May 1963Quarter-final Limerick 2-11 - 4-4 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
12 May 1963Quarter-final Cork 2-7 - 3-3 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Semi-finals

30 June 1963Semi-final Tipperary 6-6 - 3-9 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
7 July 1963Semi-final Limerick 2-6 - 1-9 Waterford Athletic Grounds, Cork
7 July 1963Semi-final replay Limerick 2-9 - 2-5 Waterford MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

Final

28 July 1963Final Limerick 4-12 - 5-4 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

30 June 1963Semi-final Donegal 2-9 - 1-4 Tyrone Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
14 July 1963Semi-final Antrim 3-7 - 4-4 Down Casement Park, Belfast
21 July 1963Semi-final replay Down 4-7 - 2-4 Antrim St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry

Final

4 August 1963Final Antrim 4-12 - 5-4 Donegal The Playing Fields, Lurgan

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

11 August 1963Semi-final Antrim 3-1 - 8-14 Wexford Casement Park, Belfast
20 August 1963Semi-final Limerick 15-13 - 1-1 Roscommon Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

1 September 1963Final Wexford 6-12 - 5-9 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
C Dowdall 0-8, T Doran 2-1, W Benrie 2-0, V Staples 1-1, S Barron 1-0, F Swords 0-1, W Carley 0-1.B Cobbe 2-0, A Roche 0-6, C Danaher 1-0, S Geary 1-0, G Cosgrave 1-0, B Savage 0-2, É Cregan 0-1.

Statistics

Miscellaneous

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