1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampionship details |
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Dates | 12 May - 1 September 1963 |
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Teams | 11 |
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All-Ireland champions |
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Winning team | Kilkenny (15th win) |
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Captain | Séamus Cleere |
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All-Ireland Finalists |
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Losing team | Waterford |
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Captain | Joe Condon |
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Provincial champions |
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Munster | Waterford |
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Leinster | Kilkenny |
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Ulster | Not Played |
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Connacht | Not Played |
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Championship statistics |
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No. matches played | 10 |
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Top Scorer | Eddie Keher (2-24) |
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Player of the Year | Séamus Cleere |
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All-Star Team | See here |
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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). |
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). |
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). |
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). |
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). |
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: T. Coleman (Laois)
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). |
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). |
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). |
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick)
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). |
Attendance: 73,123
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)
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
Single game
References
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
See also
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Pre-1923 | |
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Beginning of Liam MacCarthy | |
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80-minute experiment | |
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Post-experiment | |
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'Back-door' era | |
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Associated competitions | |
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Statistics and awards | |
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