1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May 1951 - 2 September 1951 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (16th win) |
| Captain | Jimmy Finn |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Wexford |
| Captain | Nicky Rackard |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 78 (6.0 per game) |
| Points total | 201 (15.4 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Nicky Rackard (9-18) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7-7 to 3-9 defeat of Wexford.[1]
Teams
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1946 | 1947 | 1947-48 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1948 | 1938-39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1950-51 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1950 | 1932-33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946-47 |
| Meath | Green and gold | |||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1950 | 1950 | 1949-50 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | |
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-final 6 May 1951 | Laois | 5-1 - 2-9 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | ||
| Referee: J J Stuart (Dublin) | ||||||
| Quarter-final 6 May 1951 | Westmeath | 0-6 - 6-10 | Dublin | Cusack Park | ||
| Referee: T Donnelly | ||||||
| Quarter-final 6 May 1951 | Meath | 2-7 - 2-7 | Wexford | St. Loman's Park | ||
| Referee: G Rosengrave | ||||||
| Quarter-final replay 20 May 1951 | Wexford | 3-10 - 0-2 | Meath | Enniscorthy | ||
| Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P Grace | ||||||
| Semi-final 10 June 1951 | Laois | 5-10 - 2-7 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park | ||
| Referee: E Long | ||||||
| Semi-final 17 June 1951 | Dublin | 4-6 - 6-9 | Wexford | Nowlan Park | ||
| Attendance: 17,410 Referee: J Phelan | ||||||
| Final 15 July 1951 | Wexford | 3-12 - 4-3 | Laois | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 26,692 Referee: E Long | ||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Quarter-final 10 June 1951 | Tipperary | 2-10 – 1-10 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
| Attendance: 18,100 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) | ||||||
| Semi-final 1 July 1951 | Cork | 5-7 – 3-5 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds | ||
| Attendance: 25,000 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) | ||||||
| Semi-final 8 July 1951 | Tipperary | 3-8 – 1-6 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
| Attendance: 30,633 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) | ||||||
| Final 31 July 1951 | Tipperary | 2-11 – 2-9 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds | ||
| Attendance: 42,337 Referee: J Sadler | ||||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Semi-final 30 July 1951 | Wexford | 3-11 – 2-9 | Galway | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 26,310 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) | ||||||
| Final 2 September 1951 | Tipperary | 7-7 – 3-9 | Wexford | Croke Park | ||
| Attendance: 68,515 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) | ||||||
Main article: 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 22 points
- Dublin 6-10 - 0-6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 6 May 1951)
- Most goals in a match: 10
- Tipperary 7-7 - 3-9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951)
- Most points in a match: 20
- Tipperary 2-10 - 1-10 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951)
- Tipperary 2-11 - 2-9 Cork (Munster final, 30 July 1951)
- Wexford 3-11 - 2-9 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 30 July 1951)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Tipperary 7-7 - 3-9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Dublin 4-6 - 6-9 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1951)
- Laois 4-3 - 3-12 Wexford (Leinster final, 15 July 1951)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 10
- Waterford 1-10 - 2-10 Tipperary (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951)
Miscellaneous
- Wexford win their first Leinster title since 1918. The team also qualify for their first All-Ireland decider since then.
- A colour clash between Wexford and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final resulted in both sides wearing their provincial colours. Tipperary wore the blue of Munster while Wexford wore the green of Leinster.
- Tipperary win their 16th All-Ireland title and join Cork as joint leaders on the all-time roll of honour.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links
References
- ↑ "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website. Retrieved 14 April 2014.