1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Waterford (1st win)
Captain	Jim Ware
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Dublin
Captain	Frank Cummins
Provincial champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
Top Scorer	John Keane (6-7)
All-Star Team	See here
	← 1947 1949 →

The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 May 1948 and ended on 5 September 1948.

Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Waterford won the All-Ireland crown for the first time in their history, following a 6-7 to 4-2 defeat of Dublin in the final.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:

The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the first All-Ireland semi-final.
The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final.
Antrim, the representatives from the Ulster Championship, were drawn to play the Leinster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they were drawn to play the Munster champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

16 May 1948 First round	Wexford	8-05 - 2-04	Offaly	St. James' Park, Kilkenny
	N Rackard 4-0, Paddy Kehoe 2-1, Kielty 1-1, Fenlon 1-0, Murphy 0-2, Padge Kehoe 0-2.		Sheeran 1-2, Geraghty 1-0, Burke 0-1, Marshall 0-1.

23 May 1948 First round	Laois	7-10 - 3-00	Westmeath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	White 2-4, F Moloney 2-0, McCabe 2-0, H Gray 1-3, P O'Brien 0-3.		Fitzsimons 1-0, Fagan 1-0, Callaghan 1-0.

Semi-finals

27 June 1948 Semi-final	Laois	4-05 - 2-07	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P Lalor 3-0, H Gray 0-4, F Moloney 1-0, P O'Brien 0-1.		J Langton 0-5, T Walton 1-1, J Mulcahy 1-1.

27 June 1948 Semi-final	Wexford	3-09 - 6-04	Dublin	Enniscorthy
	Fenlon 2-0, Paddy Kehoe 1-0, T Russell 0-3, N Rackard 0-3, Stamp 0-2, B Rackard 0-1.		J Kennedy 1-2, D Cantwell 1-1, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 1-1, M Williams 1-0, J Prior 1-0, F Cummins 1-0.

Final

11 July 1948 Final	Dublin	5-09 - 3-03	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	M Williams 2-1, J Kennedy 1-2, P Thornton 1-1, J Prior 1-0, L Donnelly 0-3, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 0-2.		F Moloney 1-1, H Gray 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, B Bohane 0-1, O'Brien 0-1.	Attendance: 25,719 Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

27 June 1948 First round	Tipperary	6-04 – 8-04	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Devitt 2-1, H Goldsboro 2-0, AN Other 1-0, P Madden 1-0, W Carroll 0-1, T Doyle 0-2.		J Power 3-0, J McCarthy 2-0, D Stokes 1-2, J Mackey 1-0, T O'Brien 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.	Referee: PJ Quane (Clare)

Semi-finals

23 May 1948 Semi-final	Waterford	4-08 – 5-03	Clare	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	E Daly 2-0, V Baston 0-4, G Power 1-0, J O'Connor 1-0, J Keane 0-3, E Carew 0-1.		W McAllister 3-0, J Whelan 1-0, A Hannon 1-0, M Daly 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Purcell (Tipperary)

18 July 1948 Semi-final	Cork	5-03 – 2-05	Limerick	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J Lynch 2-1, M O'Riordan 1-1, B Murphy 1-0, WJ Daly 1-0, E O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Power 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0, D Stokes 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, Sadlier 0-1.	Referee: PJ Quane (Clare)

Final

1 August 1948 Final	Waterford	4-07 – 3-09	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	T Curran 1-1, W Galvin 1-0, J O'Connor 1-0, C Moylan 1-0, J Keane 0-3, D Carew 0-2, V Baston 0-1.		C Ring 1-4, J Lynch 1-1, W Murphy 1-0, WJ Daly 0-3, C Murphy 0-1.	Referee: J Roche (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

1 August 1948 Semi-final	Dublin	8-13 – 2-06	Antrim	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Prior 3-2, M Williams 3-0, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 1-4, F Cummins 1-1, M Hassett 0-4, J Kennedy 0-2.		McDonald 1-2, T Sheehan 1-0, Owens 0-1, Campbell 0-1, H Sheehan 0-1, D Cormican 0-1.	Referee: D O'Riordan (Kildare)

15 August 1948 Semi-final	Waterford	3-07 – 1-06	Galway	Croke Park
	J Keane 2-0, V Baston 1-1, W Galvin 0-2, C Moylan 0-2, E Carew 0-1, T Curran 0-1.		J Gallagher 1-4, Duignan 0-1, Hanniffy 0-1.	Attendance: 31,843 Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)

Final

5 September 1948 Final	Waterford	6-07 – 4-02	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Keane 2-2, W Galvin 2-0, C Moylan 1-3, E Daly 1-0, V Baston 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.		J Kennedy 2-2, F Cummins 1-0, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 1-0.	Attendance: 61,742 Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Keane	Waterford	4-08	20	4	5.00
1	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	4-08	20	4	5.00
2	Mickey Williams	Dublin	6-01	19	4	4.75
3	Jim Prior	Dublin	5-02	17	4	4.25
4	Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin	Dublin	3-07	16	4	4.00
5	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	4-03	15	2	7.50
6	Fint Moloney	Laois	4-01	13	3	4.66
6	Harry Gray	Laois	2-07	13	3	4.66
7	Jackie Power	Clare	4-00	12	2	6.00
7	Paddy Lalor	Laois	4-00	12	3	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	4-00	12	Offaly
2	Jim Prior	Dublin	3-02	11	Antrim
3	Liam White	Laois	2-04	10	Westmeath
4	Paddy Lalor	Laois	3-00	9	Kilkenny
	Jackie Power	Limerick	3-00	9	Tipperary
	Willie McAllister	Clare	3-00	9	Waterford
	Mickey Williams	Dublin	3-00	9	Antrim
5	John Keane	Waterford	2-02	8	Dublin
5	Jimmy Kennedy	Dublin	2-02	8	Waterford
6	Paddy Kehoe	Wexford	2-01	7	Offaly
	Mickey Williams	Dublin	2-01	7	Laois
	Jim Devitt	Tipperary	2-01	7	Limerick
	Jack Lynch	Cork	2-01	7	Limerick
	Christy Ring	Cork	1-04	7	Waterford
	Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin	Dublin	1-04	7	Antrim
	Josie Gallagher	Galway	1-04	7	Waterford

Sources

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

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