1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1968 was the 82nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Wexford won the championship, beating Tipperary 5-8 to 3-12 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates5 May - 1 September 1968
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamWexford (5th win)
CaptainDan Quigley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainMick Roche
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played11
Top ScorerTony Doran (6-3)
Player of the YearDan Quigley
All-Star TeamSee here
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1969 →

The championship

Participating counties
Province County Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Leinster Dublin 1938 1961
Kilkenny 1967 1967
Laois 1915 1949
Offaly
Westmeath
Wexford 1960 1965
Munster Clare 1914 1932
Cork 1966 1966
Galway 1923 1922
Limerick 1940 1955
Tipperary 1965 1967
Waterford 1959 1963

Format

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between two of the weaker teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the quarter-final.

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the winner of the first round and another team drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the quarter-final 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 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 final.

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The Leinster and the Munser champions contest the All-Ireland final.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Westmeath3-7 – 1-10Laois
W. Weldon (2-0), M. Flanagan (1-1), T. Ring (0-3), L. Jackson (0-2), J. Rooney (0-1). C. O'Brien (1-3), S. Bergin (0-4), B. Delaney (0-2), E. Moore (0-1).
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
Westmeath3-8 – 3-15Offaly
T. Ring (2-3), J. Rooney (1-1), J. Keary (0-2), S. Kirby (0-1), C. Connaughton (0-1). P. Molloy (0-8), B. Barry (2-1), J. Flaherty (0-4), J. Kirwan (1-0), J. Purke (0-1), P. J. Whelehan (0-1).
Referee: P. Johnston (Kilkenny)
Wexford3-15 – 1-11Dublin
T. Doran (2-2), C. Jacob (1-2), P. Lynch (0-5), J. O'Brien (0-4), C. Dowdall (0-1), N. Buggy (0-1). D. Foley (0-4), N. Kinsella (1-0), A. Boothman (0-3), E. Flynn (0-2), P. Maycock (0-1), L. Foley (0-1).
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: S. Murphy (Kilkenny)
Kilkenny3-13 – 4-6Offaly
E. Keher (1-4), P. Freyne (1-3), J. Dwyer (1-1), F. Cummins (0-2), C. Dunne (0-1), R. Blanchfield (0-1), P. Moran (0-1). P. Whelan (2-0), B. Barry (1-1), J. Flaherty (1-0), P. Molloy (0-3), J. J. Healion (0-1), G. Burke (0-1).
Referee: D. Ferguson (Meath)
Wexford3-13 – 4-9Kilkenny
T. Doran (2-0), J. Berry (1-0), P. Lynch (0-4), J. O'Brien (0-3), C. Jacob (0-2), D. Quigley (0-1), P. Wilson (0-1), D. Bernie (0-1), J. Quigley (0-1). J. Teehan (2-1), E. Keher (0-6), C. Dunne (1-1), S. Cleere (1-0), J. Dwyer (0-1).
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare1-12 – 2-8Waterford
L. Griffin (1-2), T. Ryan (0-4), N. Pyne (0-2), P. Cronin (0-2), L. Danaher (0-1), A. Lohan (0-1). L. Guinan (1-0), F. Walsh (0-5), M. Óg Morrissey (1-1), J. Meaney (0-1), T. Cheasty (0-1).
Referee: P. Cronin (Cork)
Cork3-11 – 2-9Limerick
J. McCarthy (1-2), C. Sheehan (1-2), C. McCarthy (0-4), T. Connolly (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-2), C. Roche (0-1). B. Hartigan (0-5), M. Cregan (1-1), P. Murphy (1-0), E. Cregan (0-3).
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)
Cork3-15 – 1-6Galway
C. McCarthy (1-3), J. Bennett (1-3), G. McCarthy (0-5), A. O'Flynn (1-0), D. Coughlan (0-2), S. Barry (0-2). M. O'Connor (1-1), S. Stanley (0-2), P. Mitchell (0-2), J. Connolly (0-1).
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)
Tipperary5-11 – 5-6Clare
J. Doyle (0-7), J. Ryan (1-2), M. Ketaing (1-1), J. Flanagan (1-1), D. Nealon (1-0), J. McKenna (1-0). T. Ryan (2-0), P. McNamara (1-2), N. Jordan (1-1), M. Arthur (1-0), P. CRonin (0-3).
Referee: P. Cronin (Cork)
Tipperary2-13 – 1-7Cork
M. Keating (1-3), J. Doyle (0-5), L. Devaney (1-1), P. J. Ryan (0-2), J. Ryan (0-1), M. Burns (0-1). C. McCarthy (0-4), T. Ryan (1-0), J. Bennett (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1), J. O'Sullivan (0-1).
Attendance: 43,238
Referee: M. Slattery (Clare)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford5-8 – 3-12Tipperary
J. Berry (2-2), T. Doran (2-1), P. Lynch (1-3), J. O'Brien (0-2). J. Doyle (1-5), M. Keating (1-3), S. McLoughlin (1-1), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Burns (0-1).
Attendance: 63,461
Referee: J. Dowling (Offaly)
Wexford
Tipperary

Top scorers

Season
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tony Doran Wexford 6-03 21 3 7.00
2 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 1-17 20 3 6.66
3 Michael Keating Tipperary 3-07 16 3 5.33
4 Paul Lynch Wexford 1-12 15 3 5.00
5 Charlie McCarthy Cork 1-11 14 3 4.66
6 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-10 13 2 6.50
7 Tommy Ring Westmeath 2-06 12 2 6.00
8 Jack Berry Wexford 3-02 11 3 3.66
Paddy Molloy Offaly 0-11 11 2 5.50
9 Tom Ryan Clare 2-04 10 2 5.00

Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Tommy Ring Westmeath 2-03 9 Offaly
2 Tony Doran Wexford 2-02 8 Dublin
Jack Berry Wexford 2-02 8 Tipperary
Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 1-05 8 Wexford
Paddy Molloy Offaly 0-08 8 Westmeath
6 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-04 7 Offaly
Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 0-07 7 Clare
8 Willie Weldon Westmeath 2-00 6 Laois
Pad Joe Whelehan Offaly 2-00 6 Kilkenny
Tony Doran Wexford 2-00 6 Kilkenny
Tom Ryan Clare 2-00 6 Tipperary
Michael Keating Tipperary 1-03 6 Cork
Paul Lynch Wexford 1-03 6 Tipperary
Michael Keating Tipperary 1-03 6 Wexford
Christy O'Brien Laois 1-03 6 Westmeath
P. Freyne Kilkenny 1-03 6 Offaly
Charlie McCarthy Cork 1-03 6 Galway
John Bennett Cork 1-03 6 Galway
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References
  • 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).

See also
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