1951 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

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.

1951 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (3rd win)
CaptainS. Hokey
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
CaptainW. Brophy
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
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

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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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

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11 September 1951 Home final Kilkenny 4-09 - 4-03 Galway MacDonagh Park

All-Ireland final

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14 October 1951 Final Kilkenny 3-09 - 3-05 London Nowlan Park

References

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  1. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.