1967 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1967 was the 81st staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Tipperary 3-8 to 2-7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

1967 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	14 May - 3 September 1967
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (16th win)
Captain	Jim Treacy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Tipperary
Captain	Mick Roche
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	11
Player of the Year	Ollie Walsh
All-Star Team	See here
← 1966 1968 →

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:

• There were no All-Ireland semi-finals.
• The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
• The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
• The Ulster Championship remained suspended due to a lack of competition.
• Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, played in the Munster Championship for the ninth consecutive year.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

May 14, 1967
First Round

Offaly	4-8 – 5-10	Westmeath
P. Molloy (2-5), J. Flaherty (1-0), B. Barry (1-0), B. Moylan (0-2), T. Dooley (0-1).		T. Ring (1-5), M. Flanagan (2-1), J. Walsh (1-1), T. O'Donoghue (1-0), P. Jackson (0-2), L. Jackson (0-1).

St. Brendan's Park, Birr

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May 21, 1967
Second Round

Laois	5-11 – 3-9	Westmeath
C. O'Brien (1-5), M. Mahon (2-1), D. Conroy (1-1), B. Delaney (1-1), J. Lyons (0-2), J. Dooley (0-1).		T. Ring (0-6), J. Walsh (1-2), J. Kenry (1-0), M. Fagan (1-0), T. O'Donoghue (0-1).

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

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June 25, 1967
Semi-Final

Wexford	6-10 – 1-6	Laois
P. Lynch (2-2), T. Doran (1-2), J. O'Brien (1-2), F. Duff (1-0), B. Wilson (1-0), C. Jacob (0-2), P. Quigley (0-1), R. Shannon (0-1).		D. Conroy (1-2), P. Payne (0-2), C. O'Brien (0-1), B. Delaney (0-1).

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)

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July 2, 1967
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	6-10 – 1-5	Dublin
J. Lynch (4-0), E. Keher (1-7), D. Blanchfield (1-1), J. Bennett (0-1), T. Walsh (0-1).		D. Foley (1-1), E. Flynn (0-3), H. Dalton (0-1).

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)

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July 16, 1967
Final

Kilkenny	4-10 – 1-12	Wexford
E. Keher (2-5), C. Dunne (1-1), J. Bennett (1-0), T. Walsh (0-2), R. Blanchfield (0-2).		P. Lynch (0-7), S. Whelan (1-0), P. Wilson (0-2), J. O'Brien (0-2), D. Quigley (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 25,243

Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

June 4, 1967
First Round

Waterford	3-10 – 1-8	Cork
J. Kirwan (1-1), V. Connors (1-1), D. Maho (1-1), F. Walsh (0-4), L. Guinan (0-1), N. Power (0-1), T. Cheasty (0-1).		S. Barry (0-5), J. Bennett (1-0), J. O'Halloran (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1), P. Fitzgerald (0-1).

Walsh Park, Waterford

Referee: S. Moloney (Tipperary)

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June 11, 1967
First Round

Clare	3-14 – 2-7	Limerick
P. Cronin (0-10), M. Kane (1-1), P. McNamara (1-0), T. Ryan (1-0), P. Vaughan (0-2), J. Smyth (0-1).		R. Bennis (1-2), P. Murphy (1-1), S. Quaid (0-2), E. Cregan (0-1), E. Grimes (0-1).

Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

Referee: P. Ryan (Tipperary)

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July 2, 1967
Semi-Final

Tipperary	2-16 – 3-3	Waterford
J. McKenna (1-1), S. McLoughlin (1-1), L. Kiely (0-4), D. Nealon (0-3), M. Keating (0-3), M. Roche (0-2), L. Devaney (0-1), T. English (0-1).		F. Walsh (1-1), M. Morrissey (1-0), J. Kirwan (1-0), F. Whelan (0-1), T. Hearne (0-1).

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Referee: P. Cronin (Cork)

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July 9, 1967
Semi-Final

Clare	3-13 – 1-11	Galway
P. Cronin (1-5), N. Jordan (1-1), M. Keane (1-0), J. Smyth (1-0), N. Pyne (0-2), P. Vaughan (0-2), L. Danaher (0-1), T. Ryan (0-1).		P. Fahy (0-7), J. Connolly (1-0), S. Coen (0-1), M. Fox (0-1), P. J. Qualter (0-1), D. Coen (0-1).

Cusack Park, Ennis

Referee: G. Fitzgerald (Limerick)

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July 30, 1967
Final

Tipperary	4-12 – 2-6	Clare
M. Keating (3-2), J. Flanagan (1-2), D. Nealon (0-4), L. Devaney (0-3), M. Roche (0-1).		P. Cronin (1-3), J. Smyth (1-1), N. Jordan (0-1), M. Keane (0-1).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee: P. Cronin (Cork)

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

September 3, 1967
Final

Kilkenny	3-8 – 2-7	Tipperary
T. Walsh (1-2), P. Moran (1-0), M. Brennan (1-0), E. Keher (0-3), C. Dunne (0-2), R. Blanchfield (0-1).		D. Nealon (2-0), Jimmy Doyle (0-5), M. Roche (0-2).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 64,241

Referee: M. Hayes (Clare)

Kilkenny

Tipperary

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	3-15	24	3	8.00
	Pat Cronin	Clare	2-18	24	3	8.00
3	Paul Lynch	Wexford	2-9	15	2	7.50
4	Michael Keating	Tipperary	3-5	14	3	4.66
	Tommy Ring	Westmeath	1-11	14	2	7.00
6	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-7	13	3	4.33
7	Jim Lynch	Kilkenny	4-0	12	3	4.00
8	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	2-5	11	1	11.00
9	Joe Walsh	Westmeath	2-3	9	2	4.50
	Christy O'Brien	Laois	1-6	9	2	4.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jim Lynch	Kilkenny	4-0	12	Dublin
2	Michael Keating	Tipperary	3-2	11	Clare
	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2-5	11	Wexford
	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	2-5	11	Westmeath
5	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-7	10	Dublin
	Pat Cronin	Clare	0-10	10	Tipperary
7	Paul Lynch	Wexford	2-2	8	Laois
	Tommy Ring	Westmeath	1-5	8	Offaly
	Christy O'Brien	Laois	1-5	8	Westmeath
	Pat Cronin	Clare	1-5	8	Galway

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