The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland

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championship since its establishment by the

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in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.

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

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Teams

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

First round Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

First round Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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 (''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

* Wexford win their first Leinster title since

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. 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

{{Hurling All-Irelands

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