1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	5 May - 1 September 1968
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Wexford (5th win)
Captain	Dan Quigley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Tipperary
Captain	Mick Roche
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	11
Top Scorer	Tony Doran (6-3)
Player of the Year	Dan Quigley
All-Star Team	See here
← 1967 1969 →

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1968 was the 82nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Wexford won the championship, beating Tipperary 5-8 to 3-12 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Participating counties

Province	County	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Leinster	Dublin	1938	1961
	Kilkenny	1967	1967
	Laois	1915	1949
	Offaly
	Westmeath
	Wexford	1960	1965
Munster	Clare	1914	1932
	Cork	1966	1966
	Galway	1923	1922
	Limerick	1940	1955
	Tipperary	1965	1967
	Waterford	1959	1963

Format

Leinster Championship

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

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the winner of the first round and another team 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 winners of the quarter-final join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster final.

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

Munster Championship

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

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

Final: (1 match) The winners 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 Leinster and the Munster champions contest the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

May 5, 1968
First Round

Westmeath	3-7 – 1-10	Laois
W. Weldon (2-0), M. Flanagan (1-1), T. Ring (0-3), L. Jackson (0-2), J. Rooney (0-1).		C. O'Brien (1-3), S. Bergin (0-4), B. Delaney (0-2), E. Moore (0-1).

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

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May 19, 1968
Second Round

Westmeath	3-8 – 3-15	Offaly
T. Ring (2-3), J. Rooney (1-1), J. Keary (0-2), S. Kirby (0-1), C. Connaughton (0-1).		P. Molloy (0-8), B. Barry (2-1), J. Flaherty (0-4), J. Kirwan (1-0), J. Purke (0-1), P. J. Whelehan (0-1).

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

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June 16, 1968
Semi-Final

Wexford	3-15 – 1-11	Dublin
T. Doran (2-2), C. Jacob (1-2), P. Lynch (0-5), J. O'Brien (0-4), C. Dowdall (0-1), N. Buggy (0-1).		D. Foley (0-4), N. Kinsella (1-0), A. Boothman (0-3), E. Flynn (0-2), P. Maycock (0-1), L. Foley (0-1).

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: S. Murphy (Kilkenny)

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June 23, 1968
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	3-13 – 4-6	Offaly
E. Keher (1-4), P. Freyne (1-3), J. Dwyer (1-1), F. Cummins (0-2), C. Dunne (0-1), R. Blanchfield (0-1), P. Moran (0-1).		P. Whelan (2-0), B. Barry (1-1), J. Flaherty (1-0), P. Molloy (0-3), J. J. Healion (0-1), G. Burke (0-1).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: D. Ferguson (Meath)

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July 14, 1968
Final

Wexford	3-13 – 4-9	Kilkenny
T. Doran (2-0), J. Berry (1-0), P. Lynch (0-4), J. O'Brien (0-3), C. Jacob (0-2), D. Quigley (0-1), P. Wilson (0-1), D. Bernie (0-1), J. Quigley (0-1).		J. Teehan (2-1), E. Keher (0-6), C. Dunne (1-1), S. Cleere (1-0), J. Dwyer (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

May 19, 1968
First Round

Clare	1-12 – 2-8	Waterford
L. Griffin (1-2), T. Ryan (0-4), N. Pyne (0-2), P. Cronin (0-2), L. Danaher (0-1), A. Lohan (0-1).		L. Guinan (1-0), F. Walsh (0-5), M. Óg Morrissey (1-1), J. Meaney (0-1), T. Cheasty (0-1).

Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

Referee: P. Cronin (Cork)

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May 26, 1968
First Round

Cork	3-11 – 2-9	Limerick
J. McCarthy (1-2), C. Sheehan (1-2), C. McCarthy (0-4), T. Connolly (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-2), C. Roche (0-1).		B. Hartigan (0-5), M. Cregan (1-1), P. Murphy (1-0), E. Cregan (0-3).

Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)

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June 23, 1968
Semi-Final

Cork	3-15 – 1-6	Galway
C. McCarthy (1-3), J. Bennett (1-3), G. McCarthy (0-5), A. O'Flynn (1-0), D. Coughlan (0-2), S. Barry (0-2).		M. O'Connor (1-1), S. Stanley (0-2), P. Mitchell (0-2), J. Connolly (0-1).

Ennis Road, Limerick

Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)

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June 30, 1968
Semi-Final

Tipperary	5-11 – 5-6	Clare
J. Doyle (0-7), J. Ryan (1-2), M. Ketaing (1-1), J. Flanagan (1-1), D. Nealon (1-0), J. McKenna (1-0).		T. Ryan (2-0), P. McNamara (1-2), N. Jordan (1-1), M. Arthur (1-0), P. CRonin (0-3).

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Referee: P. Cronin (Cork)

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July 21, 1968
Final

Tipperary	2-13 – 1-7	Cork
M. Keating (1-3), J. Doyle (0-5), L. Devaney (1-1), P. J. Ryan (0-2), J. Ryan (0-1), M. Burns (0-1).		C. McCarthy (0-4), T. Ryan (1-0), J. Bennett (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1), J. O'Sullivan (0-1).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 43,238

Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

September 1, 1968
Final

Wexford	5-8 – 3-12	Tipperary
J. Berry (2-2), T. Doran (2-1), P. Lynch (1-3), J. O'Brien (0-2).		J. Doyle (1-5), M. Keating (1-3), S. McLoughlin (1-1), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Burns (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 63,461

Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Wexford

Tipperary

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tony Doran	Wexford	6-03	21	3	7.00
2	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-17	20	3	6.66
3	Michael Keating	Tipperary	3-07	16	3	5.33
4	Paul Lynch	Wexford	1-12	15	3	5.00
5	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	1-11	14	3	4.66
6	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-10	13	2	6.50
7	Tommy Ring	Westmeath	2-06	12	2	6.00
8	Jack Berry	Wexford	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	0-11	11	2	5.50
10	Tom Ryan	Clare	2-04	10	2	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tommy Ring	Westmeath	2-03	9	Offaly
2	Tony Doran	Wexford	2-02	8	Dublin
	Jack Berry	Wexford	2-02	8	Tipperary
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-05	8	Wexford
	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	0-08	8	Westmeath
6	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-04	7	Offaly
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	0-07	7	Clare
8	Willie Weldon	Westmeath	2-00	6	Laois
	Pad Joe Whelehan	Offaly	2-00	6	Kilkenny
	Tony Doran	Wexford	2-00	6	Kilkenny
	Tom Ryan	Clare	2-00	6	Tipperary
	Michael Keating	Tipperary	1-03	6	Cork
	Paul Lynch	Wexford	1-03	6	Tipperary
	Michael Keating	Tipperary	1-03	6	Wexford
	Christy O'Brien	Laois	1-03	6	Westmeath
	P. Freyne	Kilkenny	1-03	6	Offaly
	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	1-03	6	Galway
	John Bennett	Cork	1-03	6	Galway

References

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).