1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	15 April 1962 - 2 September 1962
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (19th win)
Captain	Jimmy Doyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Wexford
Captain	Billy Rackard
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	12
Goals total	75 (6.25 per game)
Points total	215 (19.9 per game)
Top Scorer	Jimmy Doyle (4-24)
Player of the Year	Donie Nealon
All-Star Team	See here
	← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 April 1962 and ended on 2 September 1962.

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained the championship after defeating Wexford by 3-10 to 2-11 in the All-Ireland final.^[1]

Teams

A total of twelve teams contested the championship.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
Team	Colours	All-Ireland	Provincial	League
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	1957	1959	1962-63
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1949
Limerick	Green and white	1940	1955	1946-47
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1961	1961	1960-61
Waterford	White and blue	1959	1959
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1960	1960	1957-58

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

15 April 1962 First round	Laois	5-8 - 2-1	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	J Conroy 2-0, P Keenan 1-2, D O'Donovan 1-0, P Delaney 1-0, J Rafter 0-3, S Cashin 0-2, J Alley 0-1.		P Molloy 1-0, N Feehan 1-0, B Loughnane 0-1.	Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)

Quarter-final

29 April 1962 Quarter-final	Westmeath	4-3 - 4-5	Laois	O'Connor Park
	J Rooney 1-1, P Loughlin 1-1, M Bolger 1-0, N Bruer 1-0.		S Cashin 1-1, O Fennell 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, P Delaney 1-0, J Alley 0-1, J Lyons 0-1, J Rafter 0-1, P Dillon 0-1.	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

1 July 1962 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-16 - 1-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	E Keher 1-4, S Clohessy 1-3, B Dwyer 1-3, D Heaslip 1-2, O Gogh 0-4.		A Young 1-1, A Boothman 0-3, L Shannon 0-3, F Whelan 0-1, M Bermingham 0-1, B Boothman 0-1.	Referee: T Coleman

8 July 1962 Semi-final	Wexford	5-14 - 3-6	Laois	Croke Park
	P Kehoe 2-3, Jimmy O'Brien 1-3, N Wheeler 1-1, T Flood 1-1, P Lynch 0-3, W Rackard 0-1, O McGrath 0-1, John Nolan 0-1.		M McDonald 3-1, P Keenan 0-3, J Conroy 0-1, O Fennell 0-1.	Attendance: 9,758 Referee: C Foley

Final

22 July 1962 Final	Wexford	3-9 - 2-10	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	N Wheeler 1-2, P Kehoe 0-5, P Lynch 1-0, O McGrath 1-0, T Flood 0-2.		W Dwyer 1-1, D Heaslip 1-0, E Keher 0-3, O Gough 0-2, W Murphy 0-2, S Clohessy 0-1.	Attendance: 45,303 Referee: J Hatton (Laois)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

20 May 1962 Quarter-final	Clare	3-00 - 4-11	Waterford	Thurles Sportsfield
	G Ryan 1-0, J Cullinan 1-0, L Danaher 1-0.		J Kiely 2-1, P Grimes 0-6, S Power 1-1, J Barron 1-0, L Guinan 0-2, F Walsh 0-1.	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald

27 May 1962 Quarter-final	Limerick	2-13 - 2-7	Galway	Cusack Park
	E Carey 2-1, M Rainsford 0-4, P Hartnett 0-3, O O'Neill 0-2, T McGr.. 0-1, L Hogan 0-1, S Quaid 0-1.		J Gillane 2-0, M Cullinane 0-3, T Sweeney 0-2, J Conroy 0-1, L Salmon 0-1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: M Hayes

Semi-finals

1 July 1962 Semi-final	Tipperary	3-12 - 4-9	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Doyle 2-4, D Nealon 1-3, T Moloughney 1-0, L Devaney 0-3, T Ryan 0-1, M Burns 0-1.		PJ Keane 1-2, T McGarry 0-4, E Carey 1-0, P Murphy 1-0, E O'Neill 1-0, M Rainsford 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, S Quaid 0-1.	Attendance: 21,998 Referee: J Smyth (Clare)

8 July 1962 Semi-final	Cork	1-16 - 4-10	Waterford	Thurles Sportsfield
	P Harte 1-6, C Ring 0-3, T Corbett 0-2, T Kelly 0-2, J Barry 0-1, J Sullivan 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.		P Grimes 1-4, J Kiely 1-1, M Flanelly 1-0, T Cheasty 1-0, J Barron 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, S Power 0-1.	Attendance: 31,705 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

22 July 1962 Semi-final replay	Tipperary	5-13 - 2-4	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds
	Jimmy Doyle 1-6, T Moloughney 2-1, S Loughlin 1-0, D Nealon 1-0, J McKenna 0-2, T Ryan 0-2, M Burns 0-1, L Devaney 0-1.		T Casey 1-1, P Keane 1-0, P Murphy 0-2, T McGarry 0-1.	Attendance: 24,300 Referee: P Cronin

Final

5 August 1962 Final	Tipperary	5-14 - 2-3	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	Jimmy Doyle 1-10, L Devaney 2-1, J McKenna 1-0, S McLoughlin 1-0, T Ryan 0-1, D Nealon 0-1, T Moloughney 0-1.		J Kiley 1-0, J Condon 1-0, P Grimes 0-3.	Attendance: 31,197 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

2 September 1962 Final	Tipperary	3-10 – 2-11	Wexford	Croke Park
	S McLoughlin 1-2, Jimmy Doyle 0-4, T Ryan 1-0, D Nealon 0-3, L Connolly 0-1.		N Wheeler 1-1, P Kehoe 0-4, J O'Brien 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, T Flood 0-2, O McGrath 0-1, W Rackard 0-1.	Attendance: 75,039 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	4-24	36	4	9.00
2	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	2-12	18	3	6.00
3	John Kiely	Waterford	4-02	14	3	4.66
4	Ned Wheeler	Wexford	3-04	13	3	4.33
5	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-07	13	4	3.25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-10	13	Waterford
2	M. McDonald	Laois	3-01	10	Wexford
2	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	2-04	10	Limerick
3	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	2-03	13	Laois
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-06	9	Limerick
	Patsy Harte	Cork	1-06	9	Waterford
4	John Kiely	Waterford	2-01	7	Clare
	Eamon Carey	Limerick	2-01	7	Galway
	Tom Moloughney	Tipperary	2-01	7	Limerick
	Liam Devaney	Tipperary	2-01	7	Waterford
	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-04	7	Dublin
	Phil Grimes	Waterford	1-04	7	Cork

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 20 points
- Tipperary 5-14 - 2-3 Waterford (Munster final, 5 August 1962)
Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 4-5 - 4-3 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 19 April 1962)
- Wexford 5-14 - 3-6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
Most points in a match: 26
- Kilkenny 4-16 - 1-10 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 1 July 1962)
- Cork 1-16 - 4-10 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Laois 5-8 - 2-1 Offaly (Leinster first round, 15 April 1962)
- Wexford 5-14 - 3-6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Tipperary 5-13 - 2-4 Limerick (Munster semi-final replay, 22 August 1962)
- Tipperary 5-14 - 2-3 Waterford (Munster final, 5 August 1962)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Westmeath 4-3 - 4-5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 29 April 1962)

Miscellaneous

The All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Wexford becomes the first championship game to be broadcast live on Telefís Éireann.

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).

References

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

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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.

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