1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	12 May - 1 September 1963
Teams	11
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (15th win)
Captain	Séamus Cleere
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Waterford
Captain	Joe Condon
Provincial champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	10
Top Scorer	Eddie Keher (2-24)
Player of the Year	Séamus Cleere
All-Star Team	See here
← 1962 1964 →

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

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Carlow v Offaly

April 28
First round

Carlow	5-5 – 3-7	Offaly

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Carlow v Westmeath

May 12
Quarter-final

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).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: T. Coleman (Laois)

Dublin v Carlow

June 30
Semi-Final

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).

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: E. Kelly (Laois)

Kilkenny v Wexford

July 7
Semi-Final

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).

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Hatton (Wicklow)

Kilkenny v Dublin

July 21
Final

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).

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 33,438
Referee: T. Coleman (Laois)

First round		Quarter-final		Semi-finals		Leinster final




				Kilkenny	4-9
				Wexford	3-8


						Kilkenny	2-10
						Dublin	0-0


				Dublin	3-12
				Carlow	3-5
		Carlow	3-8
Carlow	5-5	Westmeath	2-3
Offaly	3-7

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Cork v Clare

May 26
Quarter-final

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).

Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

Limerick v Galway

June 9
Quarter-final

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).

Cusack Park, Ennis
Attendance: 10,000

Tipperary v Cork

June 30
Semi-Final

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).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: S. Power (Waterford)

Waterford v Limerick

July 7
Semi-Final

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).

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Attendance: 24,000

Waterford v Tipperary

July 28
Final

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).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: G. FitzGerald (Limerick)

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Munster final

Limerick	3-9
Galway	2-7	Waterford	2-15
		Limerick	3-6
				Waterford	0-11
				Tipperary	0-8
		Tipperary	4-7
Cork	4-15	Cork	1-11
Clare	2-11

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Kilkenny v Waterford

September 1
Final

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).

Croke Park, Dublin
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

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
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

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
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
8	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

References

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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