| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May - 1 September 1963 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (15th win) |
| Captain | Séamus Cleere |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Waterford |
| Captain | Joe Condon |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Waterford |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 10 |
| Top Scorer | Eddie Keher (2-24) |
| Player of the Year | Séamus Cleere |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1962 1964 → | |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1963 was the 77th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Waterford 4-17 to 6-8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
The championship
Format
Munster Championship
First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
Leinster Championship
First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
All-Ireland Championship
Final: (1 match) The champions of Munster and Leinster contest this game.
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| Carlow | 5-5 – 3-7 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hogan (3-1), W. Walsh (1-0), P. Hickey (1-0), M. Morrissey (0-1), P. Freaney (0-1), M. O'Brien (0-1), L. Walsh (0-1). | P. Molloy (2-1), E. Fox (1-1), M. Green (0-1), G. Kirwan (0-1), A. Hoctor (0-1), A. Dooley (0-1), B. Loughnane (0-1). |
| Carlow | 3-8 – 2-3 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| L. Walsh (0-5), J. McCarthy (1-1), W. Walsh (1-1), R. Hickey (1-0), W. Hogan (0-1). | T. Ring (1-1), J. Rooney (1-0), J. Carey (0-2). |
| Dublin | 3-12 – 3-5 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| F. Whelan (1-5), M. Kennedy (1-4), M. Bermingham (1-1), W. Jackson (0-1), M. Hayes (0-1). | W. Walsh (2-3), W. Hogan (1-1), P. O'Connell (0-1). |
| Kilkenny | 4-9 – 3-8 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (2-5), T. Walsh (1-0), T. Murphy (1-0), S. Cleere (0-3), T. Kelly (0-1). | O. McGrath (1-2), J. O'Brien (1-1), A. Quirke (1-0), P. Lynch (0-3), N. Wheeler (0-1), P. Wilson (0-1). |
| Kilkenny | 2-10 – 0-9 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (0-5), S. Clohessy (1-1), J. McGovern (1-0), W. O'Dwyer (0-1), A. Kelly (0-1), P. Moran (0-1). | M. Bermingham (0-5), M. Kennedy (0-2), F. Whelan (0-1), D. Ferguson (0-1). |
| First round | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Leinster final | ||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 4-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 3-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 3-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 3-5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 3-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 5-5 | Westmeath | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
| Cork | 4-15 – 2-11 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| R. Browne (3-0), M. Mortell (0-6), P. Harte (0-4), J. Barry (1-0), T. Corbett (0-3), N. Gallagher (0-2), | J. Smyth (1-7), M. O'Shea (1-3), N. Jordan (0-1). |
| Limerick | 3-9 – 2-7 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| T. McGarry (1-1), M. O'Brien (1-0), T. Bluett (1-0), P. Cobb (0-3), P. J. Keane (0-2), B. Hartigan (0-2), L. Hogan (0-1). | S. Murray (1-1), J. Murray (1-0), M. Cullinane (0-3), T. Sweeney (0-2), J. Conroy (0-1). |
| Tipperary | 4-7 – 1-11 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| S. McLoughlin (3-0), J. McKenna (1-0), Jimmy Doyle (0-3), L. Kiely (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1), T. English (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1). | P. Harte (0-6), P. Barry (1-0), M. Mortell (0-2), R. Browne (0-2), C. O'Shea (0-1). |
| Waterford | 2-15 – 3-6 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| P. Grimes (1-3), J. Barron (1-0), S. Power (0-3), M. Flanelly (0-3), J. Meaney (0-2), F. Walsh (0-2), J. Condon (0-1), M. Óg Morrissey (0-1). | T. Bluett (2-0), M. O'Brien (1-0), M. Tynan (0-2), T. McGarry (0-2), M. Rainford (0-1), K. Long (0-1). |
| Waterford | 0-11 – 0-8 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| P. Grimes (0-8), J. Condon (0-1), F. Walsh (0-1), S. Power (0-1). | Jimmy Doyle (0-4), T. English (0-1), L. Deveaney (0-1), L. Kiely (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1). |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Munster final | ||||||||||||
| Limerick | 3-9 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 2-7 | Waterford | 2-15 | |||||||||||
| Limerick | 3-6 | |||||||||||||
| Waterford | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 0-8 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 4-7 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 4-15 | Cork | 1-11 | |||||||||||
| Clare | 2-11 | |||||||||||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Kilkenny | 4-17 – 6-8 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (0-14), T. Murphy (2-1), T. Walsh (2-0), S. Cleere (0-2). | S. Power (3-0), P. GRimes (1-4), M. Flanelly (2-0), F. Walsh (0-2), M. Dempsey (0-1), J. Condon (0-1). |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Waterford's Munster final victory was their last until 2002.
- The All-Ireland final was Waterford's ninth time playing at Croke Park. It would be 1998 before the team returned to the stadium for an All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny. It would be 2008 before Waterford played in another All-Ireland final where, once again, the opposition turned out to be Kilkenny.
Top scorers
Season
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-24 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Philly Grimes | Waterford | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Willie Walsh | Carlow | 4-04 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 4 | Willie Hogan | Carlow | 4-03 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Séamus Power | Waterford | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-14 | 14 | Waterford |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-5 | 11 | Wexford |
| 3 | Willie Hogan | Carlow | 3-1 | 10 | Offaly |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 1-7 | 10 | Cork | |
| 4 | Richie Browne | Cork | 3-0 | 9 | Clare |
| Seán McLoughlin | Tipperary | 3-0 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Séamus Power | Waterford | 3-0 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| Willie Walsh | Carlow | 2-3 | 9 | Dublin | |
| 8 | Fran Whelan | Dublin | 1-5 | 8 | Carlow |
| Philly Grimes | Waterford | 0-8 | 8 | Tipperary |
References
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).