1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates12 May - 1 September 1963
Teams11
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Kilkenny (15th win)
Captain Séamus Cleere
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Waterford
Captain Joe Condon
Provincial champions
Munster Waterford
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played10
Top Scorer Eddie Keher (2-24)
Player of the Year Séamus Cleere
All-Star Team See here
1962
1964

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.

Contents

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

Carlow 5-5 3-7 Offaly
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).
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)

Carlow 3-8 2-3 Westmeath
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).
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: T. Coleman (Laois)

Dublin 3-12 3-5 Carlow
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).
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: E. Kelly (Laois)

Kilkenny 4-9 3-8 Wexford
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).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)

Kilkenny 2-10 0-9 Dublin
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).
Croke Park, Dublin
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

Cork 4-15 2-11 Clare
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).

Limerick 3-9 2-7 Galway
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).
Cusack Park, Ennis
Attendance: 10,000

Tipperary 4-7 1-11 Cork
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).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: S. Power (Waterford)

Waterford 2-15 3-6 Limerick
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).
Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Attendance: 24,000

Waterford 0-11 0-8 Tipperary
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).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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

Kilkenny 4-17 6-8 Waterford
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).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 73,123
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Season

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-2430310.00
2 Philly Grimes Waterford 2-152137.00
3Willie Walsh Carlow 4-041635.33
4Willie Hogan Carlow 4-031535.00
5 Séamus Power Waterford 3-041334.33

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-1414 Waterford
2 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-511 Wexford
3Willie Hogan Carlow 3-110 Offaly
Jimmy Smyth Clare 1-710 Cork
4 Richie Browne Cork 3-09 Clare
Seán McLoughlin Tipperary 3-09 Waterford
Séamus Power Waterford 3-09 Kilkenny
Willie Walsh Carlow 2-39 Dublin
8Fran Whelan Dublin 1-58 Carlow
Philly Grimes Waterford 0-88 Tipperary

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