1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1965 and ended on 5 September 1965.

1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates25 April – 5 September 1965
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (21st win)
CaptainJimmy Doyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainTom Neville
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total60 (4.6 per game)
Points total234 (18.0 per game)
Top ScorerPaddy Molloy (4-12)
Player of the YearJimmy Doyle
All-Star TeamSee here
1964
1966

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2-16 to 0-10 defeat of Wexford. It was the team's fourth All-Ireland championship in five years.

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, the same number and makeup of participants from the previous championship.

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Carlow Red, green and yellow
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 1963 1964 1932-33
Laois Blue and white 1915 1949
Limerick Green and white 1940 1955 1946-47
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1964 1964 1964-65
Waterford White and blue 1959 1963 1962-63
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1960 1962 1957-58

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

25 April 1965 First round Offaly 5-12 – 0-6 Carlow O'Moore Park
P Molloy 2-7, W Gorman 1-1, N Delaney 1-0, B Loughnan 1-0, E Fox 0-2, B Moylan 0-2. L Walsh 0-2, J Hickey 0-2, W Horgan 0-2. Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)
23 May 1965 First round Laois 5-6 - 2-5 Westmeath O'Connor Park
C O'Brien 2-2, J Conroy 2-0, J Fitzpatrick 1-1, P Muldowney 0-2, J Lyons 0-1. J Rooney 1-1, M Flanagan 1-1, P Brady 0-2, T Ring 0-1. Referee: J Grey (Dublin)

Quarter-final

13 June 1965 Quarter-final Offaly 2-9 – 2-14 Laois St. Brendan's Park
P Molloy 2-5, W Gorman 0-3, B Loughnane 0-1. C O'Brien 1-5, P Bates 1-2, S Cashin 0-2, E Jones 0-2, J Conroy 0-2, T Walshe 0-1. Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

27 June 1965 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-20 – 3-8 Dublin O'Moore Park
E Keher 0-8, T Walsh 1-3, P Carroll 0-3, C Dunne 0-2, C Cleere 0-2, S Buckley 0-1, P Moran 0-1. M Bermingham 0-5, S Lynch 1-0, B Cooney 1-0, A Loughnane 1-0, D Foley 0-2, E Malone 0-1. Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J Maddock (Wexford)
11 July 1965 Semi-final Wexford 1-15 - 2-6 Laois Croke Park
O McGrath 1-3, J Foley 0-5, J Nolan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, P Wilson 0-1, L Butler 0-1. C O'Brien 1-1, J Lyons 1-0, J Conroy 0-1, P Dooley 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, C Cuddy 0-1. Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

Final

1 August 1965 Final Wexford 2-11 – 3-7 Kilkenny Croke Park
M Byrne 2-1, D Shannon 0-3, O McGrath 0-2, M Codd 0-2, J Foley 0-1, P Wilson 0-1, T Neville 0-1. T Walsh 1-2, E Keher 1-1, P Carroll 1-0, C Dunne 0-2, P Carroll 0-1, A Comerford 0-1. Attendance: 28,000
Referee: J Grey (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

6 June 1965 Quarter-final Galway 3-10 – 4-8 Clare Pearse Stadium
S Coffey 1-6, M Fox 2-1, P Mitchell 0-2, P Burns 0-1. P Cronin 2-1, P Dunne 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, N Jordan 0-3, M Danaher 0-1, V Loftus 0-1, M Slattery 0-1. Attendance: 8,000
Referee: P Ryan
6 June 1965 Quarter-final Waterford 3-8 – 2-9 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds
F Walsh 1-3, P Grimes 1-1, J Kirwan 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, J O'Byrne 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1. É Cregan 1-2, T Bluett 1-0, B Hartigan 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, D O'Flynn 0-1, T Moloney 0-1, E Carey 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (Cork)

Semi-finals

27 June 1965 Semi-final Tipperary 5-8 – 3-3 Clare Gaelic Grounds
S McLoughlin 2-0, M Keating 1-3, D Nealon 1-1, M Roche 1-0, J McKenna 0-2, J Doyle 0-1, L Devaney 0-1. M O'Shea 1-0, D Pyne 1-0, N Pyne 1-0, P Cronin 0-2, J Woods 0-1. Attendance: 12,000
Referee: T Higgins
4 July 1965 Semi-final Cork 2-6 – 2-6 Waterford Gaelic Grounds
J Bennett 0-4, E O'Brien 1-1, C Sheehan 1-0, C McCarthy 0-1. F Walsh 1-2, M Flannelly 1-0, P Grimes 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1, M Óg Morrissey 0-1, Attendance: 20,000
11 July 1965 Semi-final replay Cork 1-11 – 2-5 Waterford Gaelic Grounds
J Bennett 1-3, E O'Brien 0-4, J McCarthy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. J Kirwan 2-0, P Grimes 0-2, S Power 0-2, T Cheasty 0-1. Attendance: 25,500
Referee: T Higgins (Galway)

Final

25 July 1965 Final Tipperary 4-11 – 0-5 Cork Gaelic Grounds
T English 2-1, J Doyle 0-7, S McLoughlin 2-0, D Nealon 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, P Doyle 0-1. J Bennett 0-3, P Harte 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. Attendance: 39,687
Referee: J Smyth (Clare)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

5 September 1965 Final Tipperary 2-16 – 0-10 Wexford Croke Park
S McLoughlin 2-1, J Doyle 0-6, J McKenna 0-5, L Kiely 0-2, T English 0-1, L Devaney 0-1. J O'Brien 0-4, M Codd 0-3, D Shannon 0-3. Attendance: 67,498
Referee: M Hayes (Clare)

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paddy Molloy Offaly 4-12 24 2 12.00
2 Seán McLoughlin Tipperary 6-01 19 3 6.33
3 Christy O'Brien Laois 3-07 16 2 8.00
4 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 0-14 14 3 4.66
5 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-09 12 2 6.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Paddy Molloy Offaly 2-07 13 Carlow
2 Paddy Molloy Offaly 2-05 11 Laois
3 Frank Coffey Galway 1-06 9 Clare
4 Christy O'Brien Laois 2-02 8 Westmeath
Christy O'Brien Laois 1-05 8 Offaly
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-08 8 Dublin
4 Martin Byrne Wexford 2-01 7 Kilkenny
Mattie Fox Galway 2-01 7 Clare
Pat Cronin Clare 2-01 7 Galway
Theo English Tipperary 2-01 7 Cork
Seán McLoughlin Tipperary 2-01 7 Wexford
Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 0-07 7 Cork

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).
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