1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.

1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates6 May - 2 September 1951
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (16th win)
CaptainJimmy Finn
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainNicky Rackard
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total78 (6.0 per game)
Points total201 (15.4 per game)
Top ScorerNicky Rackard (9-18)
All-Star TeamSee here
1950
1952

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7-7 to 3-9 defeat of Wexford.[1]

Teams

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Team summaries

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Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1945-46
Cork Red and white 1946 1947 1947-48
Dublin Navy and blue 1938 1948 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1922 1950-51
Kilkenny Black and amber 1947 1950 1932-33
Laois Blue and white 1915 1949
Limerick Green and white 1940 1940 1946-47
Meath Green and gold
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1950 1950 1949-50
Waterford Blue and white 1948 1948
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1918

Results

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First round

6 May 1951 First round Laois 5-01 - 2-02 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
P Kelly 3-0, W Dargan 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, H Gray 0-1. M Ryan 2-0, Walsh 0-1, Mulrooney 0-1. Referee: JJ Stuart (Dublin)
6 May 1951 First round Westmeath 0-06 - 6-10 Dublin Cusack Park, Mullingar
Daly 0-2, Aylward 0-2, Walsh 0-1, Kelleghan 0-1. Melee goals 3-0, Cashin 2-0, J Finnan 1-1, O'Neill 0-5, Kelly 0-2, N Allen 0-1, J Prior 0-1. Referee: T Donnelly
6 May 1951 First round Meath 2-07 - 2-07 Wexford St. Loman's Park, Trim
M Keogh 1-3, B Smyth 1-1, L Wright 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1. N Rackard 1-0, Slater 1-0, Padge Kehoe 0-3, T Flood 0-3, R Rackard 0-1. Referee: G Rosengrave
20 May 1951 First round replay Wexford 3-10 - 0-02 Meath Enniscorthy
N Rackard 1-5, Padge Kehoe 1-2, J Cummins 1-0, B Rackard 0-2, M Flood 0-1. B Smyth 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. Attendance: 4,000
Referee: P Grace (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

10 June 1951 Semi-final Laois 5-10 - 2-07 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
P Kelly 3-1, H Gray 2-4, P Lalor 0-2, J Styles 0-1, W Dargan 0-1, J Maher 0-1. J O'Neill 1-0, D Kennedy 1-0, J Langton 0-3, S Downey 0-2, P Lennon 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. Referee: E Long (Carlow)
17 June 1951 Semi-final Dublin 4-06 - 6-09 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Finnan 2-0, S O'Neill 1-1, M Williams 1-0, P Donnelly 0-2, J Prior 0-1, N Allen 0-1, D Dillon 0-1. N Rackard 2-4, Paddy Kehoe 2-0, Padge Kehoe 1-2, D Ahearne 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, T Flood 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. Attendance: 17,410
Referee: J Phelan (Kilkenny)

Final

15 July 1951 Final Wexford 3-12 - 4-03 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
N Rackard 1-4, J Cummins 2-0, T Russell 0-3, S Thorpe 0-1, N Wheeler 0-1, Padge Kehoe 0-2, T Flood 0-1. H Gray 3-1, P Lalor 1-0, W Bohane 0-1, W Dargan 0-1. Attendance: 26,692
Referee: E Long (Carlow)

First round

10 June 1951 First round Tipperary 2-10 – 1-10 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Kennedy 1-3, S Kenny 1-0, B Stakelum 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, S Bannon 0-2. J Kiely 1-1, J Fives 0-3, M Fives 0-3, J Keane 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1. Attendance: 18,100
Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

Semi-finals

1 July 1951 Semi-final Cork 5-07 – 3-05 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
S Condon 2-0, J Lynam 1-1, C Ring 0-4, S O'Brien 1-0, WJ Daly 1-0, M Fouhy 0-1, T Aherne 0-1. J Smyth 3-1, Considine 0-3, M Nugent 0-1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick)
8 July 1951 Semi-final Tipperary 3-08 – 1-06 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
T Ryan 1-1, M Ryan 1-1, S Bannon 1-1, P Stakelum 0-3, P Kenny 0-2. M Ryan 1-0, D Stokes 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, T Long 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, S Herbert 0-1. Attendance: 30,633
Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

Final

31 July 1951 Final Tipperary 2-11 – 2-09 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Kenny 0-6, M Maher 1-1, N Ryan 1-0, P Shanahan 0-2, S Bannon 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1. C Ring 1-4, T Crotty 1-0, WJ Daly 0-2, J Lynam 0-1, S Condon 0-1, W Griffin 0-1. Attendance: 42,337
Referee: J Sadlier (Limerick)

Semi-final

29 July 1951 Semi-final Wexford 3-11 – 2-09 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
T Russell 1-5, N Rackard 1-3, Padge Kehoe 1-2, T Flood 0-1. J Gallagher 0-4, M Glynn 1-0, Melee goal 1-0, J Molloy 0-2, J Salmon 0-2, K McNamee 0-1. Attendance: 26,310
Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick)

Final

2 September 1951 Final Tipperary 7-07 – 3-09 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
P Kenny 0-7, S Bannon 2-0, T Ryan 2-0, N Ryan 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, M Maher 1-0. N Rackard 3-2, T Russell 0-3, Padge Kehoe 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-1, N Wheeler 0-1. Attendance: 68,515
Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nicky Rackard Wexford 9-18 45 6 7.50
2 Padge Kehoe Wexford 3-13 22 6 3.66
3 Harry Gray Laois 5-06 21 3 7.00
4 Paddy Kelly Laois 6-01 19 3 6.33
5 Paddy Kenny Tipperary 1-15 18 4 4.50
6 Tim Russell Wexford 1-11 14 3 4.66
7 Séamus Bannon Tipperary 3-04 13 4 3.25
8 Christy Ring Wexford 1-08 11 2 5.50
9 Jack Cummins Wexford 3-01 10 6 1.66
Jimmy Smyth Clare 3-01 10 1 10.00
Jack Finnan Dublin 3-01 10 2 5.00
Tim Ryan Tipperary 3-01 10 4 2.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Nicky Rackard Wexford 3-02 11 Tipperary
2 Paddy Kelly Laois 3-01 10 Kilkenny
Harry Gray Laois 3-01 10 Wexford
Jimmy Smyth Clare 3-01 10 Cork
Harry Gray Laois 2-04 10 Kilkenny
Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-04 10 Dublin
3 Paddy Kelly Laois 3-00 9 Offaly
4 Nicky Rackard Wexford 1-05 8 Meath
Tim Russell Wexford 1-05 8 Galway
5 Nicky Rackard Wexford 1-04 7 Laois
Christy Ring Cork 1-04 7 Tipperary
Paddy Kenny Tipperary 0-07 7 Wexford

Scoring

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  • Widest winning margin: 22 points
    • Dublin 6-10 - 0-6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 6 May 1951)
  • Most goals in a match: 10
    • Tipperary 7-7 - 3-9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951)
  • Most points in a match: 20
    • Tipperary 2-10 - 1-10 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951)
    • Tipperary 2-11 - 2-9 Cork (Munster final, 30 July 1951)
    • Wexford 3-11 - 2-9 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 30 July 1951)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
    • Tipperary 7-7 - 3-9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
    • Dublin 4-6 - 6-9 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1951)
    • Laois 4-3 - 3-12 Wexford (Leinster final, 15 July 1951)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 10
    • Waterford 1-10 - 2-10 Tipperary (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951)

Miscellaneous

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  • Wexford win their first Leinster title since 1918. The team also qualify for their first All-Ireland decider since then.
  • A colour clash between Wexford and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final resulted in both sides wearing their provincial colours. Tipperary wore the blue of Munster while Wexford wore the green of Leinster.
  • Tipperary win their 16th All-Ireland title and join Cork as joint leaders on the all-time roll of honour.

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).
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References

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  1. ^ "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.