| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May – 2 September 1951 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (16th win) |
| Captain | Jimmy Finn |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Wexford |
| Captain | Nicky Rackard |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 78 (6.0 per game) |
| Points total | 201 (15.4 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Nicky Rackard (9–18) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1950 1952 → | |
The1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Irelandhurling championship since its establishment by theGaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.
Tipperary were thedefending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7–7 to 3–9 defeat ofWexford.[1]
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945–46 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1946 | 1947 | 1947–48 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1948 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1950–51 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1950 | 1932–33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946–47 |
| Meath | Green and gold | |||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1950 | 1950 | 1949–50 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | |
First round
| 6 May 1951First round | Laois | 5–01 – 2–02 | Offaly | O'Moore Park,Portlaoise |
| P Kelly 3–0, W Dargan 1–0, P Lalor 1–0, H Gray 0–1. | M Ryan 2–0, Walsh 0–1, Mulrooney 0–1. | Referee: JJ Stuart (Dublin) |
| 6 May 1951First round | Westmeath | 0–06 – 6–10 | Dublin | Cusack Park,Mullingar |
| Daly 0–2, Aylward 0–2, Walsh 0–1, Kelleghan 0–1. | Melee goals 3–0, Cashin 2–0, J Finnan 1–1, O'Neill 0–5, Kelly 0–2, N Allen 0–1, J Prior 0–1. | Referee: T Donnelly |
| 6 May 1951First round | Meath | 2–07 – 2–07 | Wexford | St. Loman's Park,Trim |
| M Keogh 1–3, B Smyth 1–1, L Wright 0–2, M O'Brien 0–1. | N Rackard 1–0, Slater 1–0, Padge Kehoe 0–3, T Flood 0–3, R Rackard 0–1. | Referee: G Rosengrave |
| 20 May 1951First round replay | Wexford | 3–10 – 0–02 | Meath | Enniscorthy |
| N Rackard 1–5, Padge Kehoe 1–2, J Cummins 1–0, B Rackard 0–2, M Flood 0–1. | B Smyth 0–1, P Kelly 0–1. | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: P Grace (Kilkenny) |
Semi-finals
| 10 June 1951Semi-final | Laois | 5–10 – 2–07 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park,Portlaoise |
| P Kelly 3–1, H Gray 2–4, P Lalor 0–2, J Styles 0–1, W Dargan 0–1, J Maher 0–1. | J O'Neill 1–0, D Kennedy 1–0, J Langton 0–3, S Downey 0–2, P Lennon 0–1, W Walsh 0–1. | Referee: E Long (Carlow) |
| 17 June 1951Semi-final | Dublin | 4–06 – 6–09 | Wexford | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| J Finnan 2–0, S O'Neill 1–1, M Williams 1–0, P Donnelly 0–2, J Prior 0–1, N Allen 0–1, D Dillon 0–1. | N Rackard 2–4, Paddy Kehoe 2–0, Padge Kehoe 1–2, D Ahearne 1–0, J Cummins 0–1, T Flood 0–1, J Morrissey 0–1. | Attendance: 17,410 Referee: J Phelan (Kilkenny) |
Final
| 15 July 1951Final | Wexford | 3–12 – 4–03 | Laois | Croke Park,Dublin |
| N Rackard 1–4, J Cummins 2–0, T Russell 0–3, S Thorpe 0–1, N Wheeler 0–1, Padge Kehoe 0–2, T Flood 0–1. | H Gray 3–1, P Lalor 1–0, W Bohane 0–1, W Dargan 0–1. | Attendance: 26,692 Referee: E Long (Carlow) |
First round
| 10 June 1951First round | Tipperary | 2–10 – 1–10 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds,Cork |
| J Kennedy 1–3, S Kenny 1–0, B Stakelum 0–3, M Ryan 0–2, S Bannon 0–2. | J Kiely 1–1, J Fives 0–3, M Fives 0–3, J Keane 0–1, M O'Connor 0–1, M Flannelly 0–1. | Attendance: 18,100 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
Semi-finals
| 1 July 1951Semi-final | Cork | 5–07 – 3–05 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds,Limerick |
| S Condon 2–0, J Lynam 1–1, C Ring 0–4, S O'Brien 1–0, WJ Daly 1–0, M Fouhy 0–1, T Aherne 0–1. | J Smyth 3–1, Considine 0–3, M Nugent 0–1. | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
| 8 July 1951Semi-final | Tipperary | 3–08 – 1–06 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield,Thurles |
| T Ryan 1–1, M Ryan 1–1, S Bannon 1–1, P Stakelum 0–3, P Kenny 0–2. | M Ryan 1–0, D Stokes 0–1, T Murphy 0–1, D Kelly 0–1, T Long 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1, S Herbert 0–1. | Attendance: 30,633 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
Final
| 31 July 1951Final | Tipperary | 2–11 – 2–09 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds,Limerick |
| P Kenny 0–6, M Maher 1–1, N Ryan 1–0, P Shanahan 0–2, S Bannon 0–1, P Stakelum 0–1. | C Ring 1–4, T Crotty 1–0, WJ Daly 0–2, J Lynam 0–1, S Condon 0–1, W Griffin 0–1. | Attendance: 42,337 Referee: J Sadlier (Limerick) |
Semi-final
| 29 July 1951Semi-final | Wexford | 3–11 – 2–09 | Galway | Croke Park,Dublin |
| T Russell 1–5, N Rackard 1–3, Padge Kehoe 1–2, T Flood 0–1. | J Gallagher 0–4, M Glynn 1–0, Melee goal 1–0, J Molloy 0–2, J Salmon 0–2, K McNamee 0–1. | Attendance: 26,310 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
Final
| 2 September 1951Final | Tipperary | 7–07 – 3–09 | Wexford | Croke Park,Dublin |
| P Kenny 0–7, S Bannon 2–0, T Ryan 2–0, N Ryan 1–0, M Ryan 1–0, M Maher 1–0. | N Rackard 3–2, T Russell 0–3, Padge Kehoe 0–2, Paddy Kehoe 0–1, N Wheeler 0–1. | Attendance: 68,515 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 9–18 | 45 | 6 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 3–13 | 22 | 6 | 3.66 |
| 3 | Harry Gray | Laois | 5-06 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Paddy Kelly | Laois | 6-01 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 1–15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 6 | Tim Russell | Wexford | 1–11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 7 | Séamus Bannon | Tipperary | 3-04 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Christy Ring | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Jack Cummins | Wexford | 3-01 | 10 | 6 | 1.66 |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | |
| Jack Finnan | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Tim Ryan | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 3-02 | 11 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Paddy Kelly | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Kilkenny |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford | |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Cork | |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 2-04 | 10 | Kilkenny | |
| Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-04 | 10 | Dublin | |
| 3 | Paddy Kelly | Laois | 3-00 | 9 | Offaly |
| 4 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Meath |
| Tim Russell | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Galway | |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 1-04 | 7 | Laois |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Tipperary | |
| Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford |