1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 April 1961 and ended on 3 September 1961.

1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates16 April - 3 September 1961
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (18th win)
CaptainMatt Hassett
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
CaptainNoel Drumgoole
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterDublin
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
Top ScorerJimmy Doyle (2-17)
Player of the YearLiam Devaney
All-Star TeamSee here
1960
1962

Wexford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title after defeating Dublin by 0-16 to 1-12 in the All-Ireland final.[1]

Format

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All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives from Leinster and Munster made up the two final teams with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

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First round

16 April 1961 First round Laois 4-05 - 3-08 Westmeath O'Connor Park
J Fitzpatrick 2-0, J Conroy 1-2, D Dunne 1-1, J Lyons 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1. M Bolger 1-2, J Rooney 1-1, B Shields 1-0, J Carey 0-2, M Flanagan 0-1, D Bruer 0-1, S Kirby 0-1. Referee: J Spain
30 April 1961 First round replay Westmeath 2-09 - 2-08 Laois St. Brendan's Park
M Bolger 1-1, T Houlihan 1-0, S Kirby 0-2, N Bruer 0-2, P Jackson 0-1, M Mullen 0-1, S Bolger 0-1, J Rooney 0-1. J Conroy 1-1, D Dunne 0-4, J Fitzpatrick 1-0, D Donovan 0-1, P Brennan 0-1, S Cashin 0-1. Attendance: 2,000
Referee: R Sheppard

Quarter-final

28 May 1961 Quarter-final Westmeath 3-13 - 3-05 Offaly Cusack Park
J McGrath 1-5, J Rooney 1-1, B Shiels 1-0, P McCabe 0-3, M Bolger 0-2, M Mullen 0-1, S Kirby 0-1. M Banks 1-2, J Cleary 1-1, W Loughnane 1-0, E England 0-1, G Nallen 0-1. Referee: R Sheppard

Semi-final

18 June 1961 Semi-final Wexford 6-08 - 5-07 Kilkenny Croke Park
A Doyle 4-2, O McGrath 1-3, P Kehoe 1-0, E Doyle 0-2, T Flood 0-1. B Dwyer 2-3, E Keher 1-3, S Clohessy 1-1, M Carroll 1-0. Attendance: 31,636
Referee: J Dowling
25 June 1961 Semi-final Dublin 2-15 - 2-05 Westmeath O'Connor Park
L Shannon 1-4, W Jackson 1-2, A Boothman 0-4, F Whelan 0-2, C Hayes 0-1, D Foley 0-1, B Boothman 0-1. M Bolger 1-1, S Kirby 1-1, M Bruer 0-2, J McGrath 0-1. Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Dowling

Final

16 July 1961 Final Dublin 7-05 – 4-08 Wexford Nowlan Park
P Croke 3-0, B Boothman 2-0, L Shannon 1-1, W Jackson 1-0, M Bohane 0-2, D Foley 0-1, C Hayes 0-1. O McGrath 2-2, T Flood 2-2, P Kehoe 0-2, N Wheeler 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. Attendance: 40,000
Referee: J Dowling

Quarter-finals

28 May 1961 Quarter-final Galway 2-13 - 0-07 Clare MacDonagh Park
M Cullinane 1-4, T Sweeney 0-6, J Casey 1-0, PJ Lawless 0-2, P Fahy 0-1. J Smyth 0-3, N Jordan 0-3, J Cullinan 0-1. Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J Stapleton (Tipperary)
11 June 1961 Quarter-final Waterford 4-14 - 4-05 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds
T Walsh 1-2, M Flannelly 1-2, M Murphy 1-1, L Guinan 1-0, F Walsh 0-3, T Cheasty 0-2, S Power 0-2, P Grimes 0-2. Casey 1-1, Carey 1-1, D Flynn 1-1, J Quaid 1-0, L Hogan 0-2. Attendance: 12,500
Referee: P Cronin

Semi-finals

2 July 1961 Semi-final Tipperary 7-12 - 5-06 Galway Cusack Park
D Nealon 2-2, T Ryan 2-0, Jimmy Doyle 1-4, L Devaney 0-4, J McKenna 1-0, B Moloughney 1-0, T Moloughney 0-2. J Gillane 3-0, S Gohety 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, T Sweeney 0-3, J Salmon 0-2, M Cullinane 0-1. Attendance: 17,000
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)
9 July 1961 Semi-final Waterford 2-07 - 5-07 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
F Walsh 1-3, J Condon 1-0, D Whelan 0-2, S Power 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. C Ring 3-4, M Quane 2-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. Attendance: 42,824
Referee: M Hayes

Final

30 July 1961 Final Tipperary 3-06 – 0-07 Cork Ennis Road
L Devaney 1-1, J Doyle 1-1, D Nealon 1-1, J Daly 0-3. C Ring 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-2, P Barry 0-1. Attendance: 62,175
Referee: M Hayes

Final

3 September 1961 Final Tipperary 0-16 – 1-12 Dublin Croke Park
J Doyle 0-9, D Nealon 0-3, M O'Gara 0-2, Moloughney 0-1, J McKenna 0-1. B Jackson 1-2, A Boothman 0-5, L Shannon 0-3, D Foley 0-1, B Boothman 0-1. Attendance: 67,866
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Championship statistics

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Scoring statistics

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 2-14 20 3 6.66
2 Christy Ring Cork 3-08 17 2 8.50
3 Donie Nealon Tipperary 3-06 15 3 5.00
Mick Bolger Westmeath 3-06 15 4 3.75
4 Andy Doyle Wexford 4-02 14 2 7.00
Oliver McGrath Wexford 3-05 14 2 7.00
Larry Shannon Dublin 2-08 14 3 5.66
5 Billy Jackson Dublin 3-04 13 3 4.33
6 Joe Gillane Galway 3-00 9 1 9.00
J. Fitzpatrick Laois 3-00 9 2 4.50
Paddy Croke Dublin 3-00 9 3 3.00
Billy Dwyer Kilkenny 2-03 9 1 9.00
Jimmy Rooney Westmeath 2-03 9 4 2.25
Jack Conroy Laois 2-03 9 2 4.50
Tim Flood Wexford 2-03 9 2 4.50
Frankie Walsh Waterford 1-06 9 2 4.50
Achille Boothman Dublin 0-09 9 3 3.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Andy Doyle Wexford 4-02 14 Kilkenny
2 Christy Ring Cork 3-04 13 Waterford
3 Joe Gillane Galway 3-00 9 Tipperary
Paddy Croke Dublin 3-00 9 Wexford
Billy Dwyer Kilkenny 2-03 9 Wexford
Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 0-09 9 Dublin
4 Oliver McGrath Wexford 2-02 8 Dublin
Tim Flood Wexford 2-02 8 Dublin
Donie Nealon Tipperary 2-02 8 Galway
John McGrath Westmeath 1-05 8 Offaly

Miscellaneous

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  • The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary breaks all previous attendance records. An official crowd of 62,175 is the biggest ever attendance recorded at a sporting event outside of Croke Park in Dublin. An unofficial attendance, due to spectators storming the gates, meant that the crowd could have been as high as 70,000 or more. It remains a record for a Munster decider.
  • Westmeath are the top-scoring team in the championship for the first and only (as at 2021) time in their history.
  • They are also the first team to be the top scorers in a championship year, yet have a negative score difference. As of July 2021, the only other team to do so would be Waterford (2008).

Sources

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.