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1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1958 was the 72nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 4–9 to 2–5 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Format

Leinster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between four 'weaker' teams from the province. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the second round.

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the two winners of the first round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the second round game join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Hurling Championship

Semi-finals: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final joins Galway, who received a bye, to contest the final.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 32 points
  • Wexford 9–13 : 2–2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
  • Wexford 9–13 : 2–2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most points in a match: 24
  • Kilkenny 7–8 : 2–16 Dublin (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 9
  • Wexford 9–13 : 2–2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Clare 3–9 : 5–9 Cork (Munster first round)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 16
  • Dublin 2–16 : 7–8 Kilkenny(Leinster semi-final)

Miscellaneous

  • For the first time ever the Munster and Leinster champions clashed in an All-Ireland semi-final. This was due to Galway receiving a bye to the All-Ireland final without playing a single game.
  • The meeting of Tipperary and Galway was both sides first meeting in the All-Ireland final since 1925.

References

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

See also