| Championship Details | |
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| Dates | 12 May - 1 September 1963 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (15th win) |
| Captain | Séamus Cleere |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Waterford |
| Captain | Joe Condon |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Waterford |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 10 |
| Top Scorer | Eddie Keher (2-24) |
| Player of the Year | Séamus Cleere |
| 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.
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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.
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.
Final: (1 match) The champions of Munster and Leinster contest this game.
| May 12 First Round |
Carlow | 3-8 – 2-3 | Westmeath | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: T. Coleman (Laois) |
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| 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). |
| June 30 Semi-Final |
Dublin | 3-12 – 3-5 | Carlow | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: E. Kelly (Laois) |
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| 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). |
| July 7 Semi-Final |
Kilkenny | 4-9 – 3-8 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow) |
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| 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). |
| July 21 Final |
Kilkenny | 2-10 – 0-9 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 33,438 Referee: T. Coleman (Laois) |
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| 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). |
| May 26 First Round |
Cork | 4-15 – 2-11 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
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| 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). |
| June 9 First Round |
Limerick | 3-9 – 2-7 | Galway | Cusack Park, Ennis Attendance: 10,000 |
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| 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). |
| June 30 Semi-Final |
Tipperary | 4-7 – 1-11 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 30,000 Referee: S. Power (Waterford) |
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| 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). |
| July 7 Semi-Final |
Waterford | 2-15 – 3-6 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Attendance: 24,000 |
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| 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). |
| July 28 Final |
Waterford | 0-11 – 0-8 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Attendance: 36,000 Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick) |
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| 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). |
| September 1 Final |
Kilkenny | 4-17 – 6-8 | Waterford | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 73,123 Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow) |
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| 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). |
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| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-24 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Philly Grimes | Waterford | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Séamus Power | Waterford | 3-4 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-14 | 14 | Waterford |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-5 | 11 | Wexford |
| 3 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 1-7 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | Richard 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 | |
| 10 | Tom Walsh | Kilkenny | 2-1 | 7 | Waterford |
| Mick Kennedy | Dublin | 1-4 | 7 | Carlow | |
| Philly Grimes | Waterford | 1-4 | 7 | Kilkenny |