1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	20 April - 7 September 1958
Teams	14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (17th win)
Captain	Tony Wall
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Seán Cullinane
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Top Scorer	Jimmy Doyle (2-23)
Player of the Year	Tony Wall
All-Star Team	See here
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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

Offaly v Meath

20 April First round	Offaly	4-10 – 1-4	Meath	O'Connor Park
				Referee: M Leahy

Laois v Westmeath

4 May First round	Laois	5-8 - 4-10	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: B Smith

Offaly v Laois

18 May Quarter-final	Offaly	2-6 – 1-3	Laois	St. Brendan's Park
				Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Mulcahy

Wexford v Offaly

15 June Semi-final	Wexford	9-13 – 2-2	Offaly	Nowlan Park
				Attendance: J Mulcahy Referee: 10,000

Kilkenny v Dublin

29 June Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-2 – 2-5	Dublin	Wexford Park
				Attendance: 8,000 Referee: B Smith

Kilkenny v Dublin

13 July Semi-final replay	Kilkenny	7-8 – 2-16	Dublin	Wexford Park
				Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Dowling

Kilkenny v Wexford

27 July Final	Kilkenny	4-12 – 1-5	Wexford	Croke Park
				Attendance: 41,729 Referee: B Smith

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Cork v Clare

18 May Quarter-final	Cork	5-9 – 3-9	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
				Attendance: 16,348 Referee: W Gleeson

Tipperary v Limerick

1 June Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-10 – 1-5	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds
				Attendance: 30,516 Referee: C Conway

Kerry v Waterford

8 June Semi-final	Kerry	2-4 – 3-9	Waterford	Fr. Breen Park
				Attendance: 2,000 Referee: M Walsh

Tipperary v Cork

22 June Semi-final	Tipperary	2-6 – 2-4	Cork	Gaelic Grounds
				Attendance: 45,064 Referee: G Fitzgerald

Tipperary v Waterford

6 July Final	Tipperary	4-12 – 1-5	Waterford	Thurles Sportsfield
				Attendance: 41,384 Referee: M Walsh

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary v Kilkenny

10 August Semi-final	Tipperary	1-13 – 1-8	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	Jimmy Doyle (1-8), L Devaney (0-3), L Keane (0-1), T Larkin (0-1).		D Rockett (1-0), M Kelly (0-3), M Brophy (0-1), Fleming (0-1), D Heaslip (0-1), S Clohessy (0-1), J McGovern (0-1).	Attendance: 53,357 Referee: C McLoughlin

Tipperary v Galway

7 September Final	Tipperary	4-9 – 2-5	Galway	Croke Park
	D Nealon (2-2), L Keane (1-0), T Wall (1-0), Jimmy Doyle (0-3), T Larkin (0-2), L Connolly (0-1), L Devaney (0-1).		PJ Lawless (1-0), T Conway (1-0), T Kelly (0-3), T Sweeney (0-1), J Fives (0-1).	Attendance: 47,276 Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Championship statistics

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).