The 1951 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kilkenny (3rd win) |
| Captain | S. Hokey |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | London |
| Captain | W. Brophy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
← 1950 1952 → | |
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster first round.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 14 October 1951 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first meeting in a final in five years. Kilkenny won the match by 3-09 to 3-05 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title since 1946.[3][4]
Results
editAll-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 26 August 1951 Semi-final | Galway | 5-08 - 2-03 | Antrim | Balliansloe Sportsfield |
| 26 August 1951 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 3-04 - 2-05 | Tipperary | Pirc Daibhín |
All-Ireland home final
edit| 11 September 1951 Home final | Kilkenny | 4-09 - 4-03 | Galway | MacDonagh Park |
All-Ireland final
edit| 14 October 1951 Final | Kilkenny | 3-09 - 3-05 | London | Nowlan Park |
References
edit- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.