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.

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

Teams

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game

Scoring

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

Miscellaneous

• 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

• 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).

External links

• 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results

References