1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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Dates | 15 April 1962 - 2 September 1962 |
Teams | 12 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Tipperary (19th win) |
Captain | Jimmy Doyle |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Wexford |
Captain | Billy Rackard |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 12 |
Goals total | 75 (6.25 per game) |
Points total | 215 (19.9 per game) |
Top Scorer | Jimmy Doyle (4-24) |
Player of the Year | Donie Nealon |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1961 1963 → |
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 April 1962 and ended on 2 September 1962.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained the championship after defeating Wexford by 3-10 to 2-11 in the All-Ireland final.[1]
Teams
A total of twelve teams contested the championship.
Team summaries
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
Cork | Red and white | 1954 | 1956 | 1952-53 |
Dublin | Blue and navy | 1938 | 1961 | 1938-39 |
Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1950-51 | |
Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1957 | 1959 | 1962-63 |
Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1955 | 1946-47 |
Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1961 | 1961 | 1960-61 |
Waterford | White and blue | 1959 | 1959 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | 1960 | 1960 | 1957-58 |
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round 15 April 1962 | Laois | 5-8 - 2-1 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | ||
Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny) | ||||||
Quarter-final 29 April 1962 | Westmeath | 4-3 - 4-5 | Laois | O'Connor Park | ||
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny) | ||||||
Semi-final 1 July 1962 | Kilkenny | 4-16 - 1-10 | Dublin | Nowlan Park | ||
Referee: T Coleman | ||||||
Semi-final 8 July 1962 | Wexford | 5-14 - 3-6 | Laois | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 9,758 Referee: C Foley | ||||||
Final 22 July 1962 | Wexford | 2-10 - 3-9 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 45,303 Referee: J Hatton (Laois) | ||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final 20 May 1962 | Clare | 3-00 - 4-11 | Waterford | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
Quarter-final 27 May 1962 | Limerick | 2-13 - 2-7 | Galway | Cusack Park | ||
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: M Hayes | ||||||
Semi-final 1 July 1962 | Tipperary | 3-12 - 4-9 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 21,998 Referee: J Smyth (Clare) | ||||||
Semi-final 8 July 1962 | Cork | 1-16 - 4-10 | Waterford | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
Attendance: 31,705 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
Semi-final replay 22 July 1962 | Tipperary | 5-13 - 2-4 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 24,300 Referee: P Cronin | ||||||
Final 5 August 1962 | Tipperary | 5-14 - 2-3 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 31,197 Referee: G Fitzgerald | ||||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Final 2 September 1962 | Tipperary | 3-10 – 2-11 | Wexford | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 75,039 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly) | ||||||
Main article: 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 20 points
- Tipperary 5-14 - 2-3 Waterford (Munster final, 5 August 1962)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 4-5 - 4-3 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 19 April 1962)
- Wexford 5-14 - 3-6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Most points in a match: 26
- Kilkenny 4-16 - 1-10 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 1 July 1962)
- Cork 1-16 - 4-10 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Laois 5-8 - 2-1 Offaly (Leinster first round, 15 April 1962)
- Wexford 5-14 - 3-6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Tipperary 5-13 - 2-4 Limerick (Munster semi-final replay, 22 August 1962)
- Tipperary 5-14 - 2-3 Waterford (Munster final, 5 August 1962)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Westmeath 4-3 - 4-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 29 April 1962)
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).
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 28 July 2011.