1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1965 and ended on 5 September 1965.

1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	25 April – 5 September 1965
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (21st win)
Captain	Jimmy Doyle
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Wexford
Captain	Tom Neville
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	13
Goals total	60 (4.6 per game)
Points total	234 (18.0 per game)
Top Scorer	Paddy Molloy (4-12)
Player of the Year	Jimmy Doyle[1]
All-Star Team	See here
← 1964 1966 →

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2-16 to 0-10 defeat of Wexford. It was the team's fourth All-Ireland championship in five years.

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, the same number and makeup of participants from the previous championship.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Carlow	Red, green and yellow
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	1932	1945-46
Cork	Red and white	1954	1956	1952-53
Dublin	Blue and navy	1938	1961	1938-39
Galway	Maroon and white	1923		1950-51
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1963	1964	1932-33
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1949
Limerick	Green and white	1940	1955	1946-47
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1964	1964	1964-65
Waterford	White and blue	1959	1963	1962-63
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1960	1962	1957-58

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Offaly v Carlow

25 April 1965 First round	Offaly	5-12 – 0-6	Carlow	O'Moore Park
	P Molloy 2-7, W Gorman 1-1, N Delaney 1-0, B Loughnan 1-0, E Fox 0-2, B Moylan 0-2.		L Walsh 0-2, J Hickey 0-2, W Horgan 0-2.	Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

Laois v Westmeath

23 May 1965 First round	Laois	5-6 - 2-5	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
	C O'Brien 2-2, J Conroy 2-0, J Fitzpatrick 1-1, P Muldowney 0-2, J Lyons 0-1.		J Rooney 1-1, M Flanagan 1-1, P Brady 0-2, T Ring 0-1.	Referee: J Grey (Dublin)

Quarter-final

Offaly v Laois

13 June 1965 Quarter-final	Offaly	2-9 – 2-14	Laois	St. Brendan's Park
	P Molloy 2-5, W Gorman 0-3, B Loughnane 0-1.		C O'Brien 1-5, P Bates 1-2, S Cashin 0-2, E Jones 0-2, J Conroy 0-2, T Walshe 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Dublin

27 June 1965 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-20 – 3-8	Dublin	O'Moore Park
	E Keher 0-8, T Walsh 1-3, P Carroll 0-3, C Dunne 0-2, C Cleere 0-2, S Buckley 0-1, P Moran 0-1.		M Bermingham 0-5, S Lynch 1-0, B Cooney 1-0, A Loughnane 1-0, D Foley 0-2, E Malone 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Maddock (Wexford)

Wexford v Laois

11 July 1965 Semi-final	Wexford	1-15 - 2-6	Laois	Croke Park
	O McGrath 1-3, J Foley 0-5, J Nolan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, P Wilson 0-1, L Butler 0-1.		C O'Brien 1-1, J Lyons 1-0, J Conroy 0-1, P Dooley 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, C Cuddy 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

Final

Wexford v Kilkenny

1 August 1965 Final	Wexford	2-11 – 3-7	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	M Byrne 2-1, D Shannon 0-3, O McGrath 0-2, M Codd 0-2, J Foley 0-1, P Wilson 0-1, T Neville 0-1.		T Walsh 1-2, E Keher 1-1, P Carroll 1-0, C Dunne 0-2, P Carroll 0-1, A Comerford 0-1.	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: J Grey (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Galway v Clare

6 June 1965 Quarter-final	Galway	3-10 – 4-8	Clare	Pearse Stadium
	S Coffey 1-6, M Fox 2-1, P Mitchell 0-2, P Burns 0-1.		P Cronin 2-1, P Dunne 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, N Jordan 0-3, M Danaher 0-1, V Loftus 0-1, M Slattery 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: P Ryan

Waterford v Limerick

6 June 1965 Quarter-final	Waterford	3-8 – 2-9	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds
	F Walsh 1-3, P Grimes 1-1, J Kirwan 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, J O'Byrne 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1.		É Cregan 1-2, T Bluett 1-0, B Hartigan 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, D O'Flynn 0-1, T Moloney 0-1, E Carey 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (Cork)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Clare

27 June 1965 Semi-final	Tipperary	5-8 – 3-3	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	S McLoughlin 2-0, M Keating 1-3, D Nealon 1-1, M Roche 1-0, J McKenna 0-2, J Doyle 0-1, L Devaney 0-1.		M O'Shea 1-0, D Pyne 1-0, N Pyne 1-0, P Cronin 0-2, J Woods 0-1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: T Higgins

Cork v Waterford

4 July 1965 Semi-final	Cork	2-6 – 2-6	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	J Bennett 0-4, E O'Brien 1-1, C Sheehan 1-0, C McCarthy 0-1.		F Walsh 1-2, M Flannelly 1-0, P Grimes 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1, M Óg Morrissey 0-1,	Attendance: 20,000

Cork v Waterford

11 July 1965 Semi-final replay	Cork	1-11 – 2-5	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	J Bennett 1-3, E O'Brien 0-4, J McCarthy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		J Kirwan 2-0, P Grimes 0-2, S Power 0-2, T Cheasty 0-1.	Attendance: 25,500 Referee: T Higgins (Galway)

Final

Tipperary v Cork

25 July 1965 Final	Tipperary	4-11 – 0-5	Cork	Gaelic Grounds
	T English 2-1, J Doyle 0-7, S McLoughlin 2-0, D Nealon 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.		J Bennett 0-3, P Harte 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.	Attendance: 39,687 Referee: J Smyth (Clare)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Tipperary v Wexford

5 September 1965 Final	Tipperary	2-16 – 0-10	Wexford	Croke Park
	S McLoughlin 2-1, J Doyle 0-6, J McKenna 0-5, L Kiely 0-2, T English 0-1, L Devaney 0-1.		J O'Brien 0-4, M Codd 0-3, D Shannon 0-3.	Attendance: 67,498 Referee: M Hayes (Clare)[2]

Main article: 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	4-12	24	2	12.00
2	Seán McLoughlin	Tipperary	6-01	19	3	6.33
3	Christy O'Brien	Laois	3-07	16	2	8.00
4	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	0-14	14	3	4.66
5	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	1-09	12	2	6.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	2-07	13	Carlow
2	Paddy Molloy	Offaly	2-05	11	Laois
3	Frank Coffey	Galway	1-06	9	Clare
4	Christy O'Brien	Laois	2-02	8	Westmeath
	Christy O'Brien	Laois	1-05	8	Offaly
	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Dublin
4	Martin Byrne	Wexford	2-01	7	Kilkenny
	Mattie Fox	Galway	2-01	7	Clare
	Pat Cronin	Clare	2-01	7	Galway
	Theo English	Tipperary	2-01	7	Cork
	Seán McLoughlin	Tipperary	2-01	7	Wexford
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	0-07	7	Cork