| Championship Details | |
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| Dates | 20 April - 7 September 1958 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Tipperary (17th win) |
| Captain | Tony Wall |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Seán Cullinane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Doyle |
| Player of the Year | Tony Wall |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1958 was the 72nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 4-9 to 2-5 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
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First round: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between four 'weaker' teams from the province. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the second round.
Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the two winners of the first round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the second round game 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 semi-final.
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 semi-final.
Semi-finals: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final joins Galway, who received a bye, to contest the final.
| April 20 First Round |
Offaly | 4-10 – 1-4 | Meath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
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| May 4 First Round |
Laois | – | Westmeath | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
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| May 18 Second Round |
Offaly | 2-6 – 1-3 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
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| June 15 Semi-Final |
Wexford | 9-13 – 2-2 | Offaly | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
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| June 29 Semi-Final |
Kilkenny | 3-2 – 2-5 | Dublin | Wexford Park, Wexford |
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| July 13 Semi-Final Replay |
Kilkenny | 7-8 – 2-16 | Dublin | Wexford Park, Wexford |
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| July 27 Final |
Kilkenny | 4-12 – 1-5 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 41,729 |
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| May 18 First Round |
Cork | 5-9 – 3-9 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
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| June 1 First Round |
Tipperary | 2-10 – 1-5 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
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| June 8 Semi-Final |
Kerry | 2-4 – 3-9 | Waterford | Fr. Breen Park, Kenmare |
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| June 22 Semi-Final |
Tipperary | 2-6 – 2-4 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
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| July 6 Final |
Tipperary | 4-12 – 1-5 | Waterford | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Attendance: 41,384 |
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| August 10 Semi-Final |
Tipperary | 1-13 – 1-8 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 53,357 |
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| Jimmy Doyle (1-8), L. Devaney (0-3), L. Keane (0-1), T. Larkin (0-1). | D. Rockett (1-0), M. Kelly (0-3), M. Brophy (0-1), Fleming (0-1), D. Heaslip (0-1), S. Clohessy (0-1), J. McGovern (0-1). |
| September 7 Final |
Tipperary | 4-9 – 2-5 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 47,276 Referee: M. Spain (Offaly) |
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| D. Nealon (2-2), L. Keane (1-0), T. Wall (1-0), Jimmy Doyle (0-3), T. Larkin (0-2), L. Connolly (0-1), L. Devaney (0-1). | P. J. Lawless (1-0), T. Conway (1-0), T. Kelly (0-3), T. Sweeney (0-1), J. Fives (0-1). |
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