1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates12 April – 4 October 1959
Teams11
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Waterford (2nd win)
Captain Frankie Walsh
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kilkenny
Captain Seán Clohessy
Provincial champions
Munster Waterford
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Top Scorer Frankie Walsh (2-28)
Player of the Year Christy Ring
All-Star Team See here
1958
1960

Refereed by Jeremiah Fitzgerald (Rathkeale, Limerick) The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 12 April 1959 and ended on 4 October 1959.

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The championship was won by Waterford who secured the title following a 3–12 to 1–10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their second All-Ireland title, their first in eleven championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland triumph.

Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Waterford in the Munster semi-final.

Provincial changes

Due to a lack of competition in their own province, the Galway County Board proposed a regrading to junior status in January 1958. This led to a wider debate regarding the structure of the championship. The abolition of the provincial system and the introduction of an open draw was rejected. Galway put forward their own proposal for the creation of a new "province" consisting of Galway, Clare, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath, however, this was also rejected. The possibility of starting the National Hurling League in April in an effort to give Galway some game time before the start of the championship was also discussed. At a meeting of the Munster Council on 10 January 1959 it was decided to invite Galway to participate in all grades of hurling in Munster on a temporary basis. This decision was later ratified at the GAA Congress.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

12 April 1959First Round Westmeath 2-03 – 3-04 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
T Houlihan 2-0, S Bolger 0-2, J McGrath 0-1.B Loughnane 1-2, T Cleary 1-0, T Errity 1-0, J Spain 0-2.
26 April 1959First Round Laois 3-08 – 0-08 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
T Maher 1-3, P Lalor 1-1, J Lyons 1-1, W Bohane 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.G Kelly 0-2, P Donoghue 0-2, A Foran 0-1, G Renehan 0-1, P McCabe 0-1, P Darby 0-1.Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Second round

10 May 1959Second Round Laois 6-12 – 2-07 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
T Maher 2-4, P Lalor 3-0, J Lyons 1-1, M Byrne 0-2, W Bohane 0-2, O Fennell 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.T Errity 1-1, P Spellman 1-0, J Spain 0-3, P Molloy 0-1, B Gilmartin 0-1, J Minnock 0-1.Referee: P Johnson (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

21 June 1959Semi-Final Kilkenny 8-10 – 2-04 Laois St. Brendan's Park, Birr
T O'Connell 3-3, S Clohessy 2-3, D Carroll 0-4, P Kelly 1-0, M Fleming 1-0, S O'Brien 1-0.T Maher 2-1, D Dunne 0-2, P Dillon 0-1.Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)
28 June 1959Semi-Final Dublin 3-12 – 4-08 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
H Doyle 0-5, A Young 1-0, B Boothman 1-0, P Kenny 1-0, F Whelan 0-3, D Foley 0-3, M Bohane 0-1.P Gough 2-2, P Kehoe 1-2, O McGrath 1-0, T Flood 0-2, H O'Connor 0-1, M Bergin 0-1.

Final

12 July 1959Final Kilkenny 2-09 – 1-11 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
T O'Connell 1-2, S Clohessy 1-0, D Carroll 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, D Heaslip 0-1, J McGovern 0-1.D Foley 1-6, H Doyle 0-2, P Kenny 0-2, T Shannon 0-1.Attendance: 31,312
Referee: E Kelly (Laois)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

24 May 1959First round Tipperary 2-09 – 1-07 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Nealon 1-1, M Maher 1-1, L Devaney 0-3, J McDonnell 0-2, Jimmy Doyle 0-1, T Wall 0-1.M Tynan 1-0, L Moloney 0-3, L Hogan 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, M Hayes 0-1.Referee: C Conway (Cork)
29 June 1959First round Waterford 7-11 – 0-08 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
F Walsh 1-7, D Whelan 3-0, S Power 2-0, L Guinan 1-1, T Cheasty 0-1, J Kiely 0-1, C Ware 0-1.T Sweeney 0-3, J Conroy 0-1, M Fox 0-1, P Egan 0-1, N Murray 0-1, G Cahill 0-1.Referee: M Walsh (Cork)

Semi-finals

21 June 1959Semi-Final Cork 4-15 – 1-03 Clare Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
C Ring 1-8, P Barry 1-4, C Cooney 1-0, N O'Connell 1-0, N Gallagher 0-1, E Goulding 0-1, M Quane 0-1.M Nugent 1-0, N Jordan 0-2, C Madigan 0-1.Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)
12 July 1959Semi-Final Waterford 9-03 – 3-04 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
L Guinan 3-0, C Ware 2-0, F Walsh 1-2, S Power 1-1, J Kiely 1-0, D Whelan 1-0,Jimmy Doyle 1-2, D Nealon 1-2, T Wall 1-0.Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Final

26 July 1959Final Waterford 3-09 – 2-09 Cork Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
J Kiely 2-2, F Walsh 0-5, S Power 1-0, T Cheasty 0-2.C Ring 1-5, P Barry 1-3, M Quane 0-1.Attendance: 55,174
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Finals

6 September 1959Final Waterford 1-17 – 5-5 Kilkenny Croke Park
F Walsh (0-5), T Cheasty (0-5), S Power (1-0), P Grimes (0-3), L Guinan (0-2), J Kiely (0-2).T O'Connell (3-0), R Carroll (1-2), W Dwyer (1-1), P Kelly (0-1), S Clohessy (0-1).Attendance: 73,707
Referee: G FitzGerald (Limerick)
4 October 1959Final Replay Waterford 3-12 – 1-10 Kilkenny Croke Park
T Cheasty (2-2), F Walsh (0-8), M Flannelly (1-1), L Guinan (0-1).W Dwyer (0-5), D Heaslip (1-1), E Keher (0-2), S Clohessy (0-1), M Walsh (0-1).Attendance: 77,285
Referee: G FitzGerald (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Frankie Walsh Waterford 2-273356.60
2 Tommy O'Connell Kilkenny 7-052646.50
3Timmy Maher Laois 5-082337.66
4 Christy Ring Cork 2-131928.50
5 Séamus Power Waterford 5-011653.20
Larry Guinan Waterford 4-041653.20
Tom Cheasty Waterford 2-101653.20
6 Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 3-051443.50
John Kiely Waterford 3-051452.80
7 Paddy Barry Cork 2-071326.50
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Tommy O'Connell Kilkenny 3-0312 Laois
2 Christy Ring Cork 1-0811 Clare
3Timmy Maher Laois 2-0410 Offaly
Frankie Walsh Waterford 1-0710 Galway
4 Larry Guinan Waterford 3-009 Tipperary
Tommy O'Connell Kilkenny 3-009 Waterford
Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 2-039 Laois
Des Foley Dublin 1-069 Kilkenny
5 Oliver Gough Wexford 2-028 Dublin
John Kiely Waterford 2-028 Cork
Tom Cheasty Waterford 2-028 Kilkenny
Frankie Walsh Waterford 0-088 Kilkenny

Miscellaneous

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1959 championship:

PlayerTeamDateOppositionGame
Eddie Keher Kilkenny October 4 Waterford All-Ireland final replay

Sources

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