1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May – 1 September 1963 |
| Teams | 11 |
| 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 played | 10 |
| 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.
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
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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). |
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).