1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
# 1963 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1963 was the 77th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Waterford 4-17 to 6-8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## The championship

### Format

**Munster Championship**

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

**Leinster Championship**

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams 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 winner of the first round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner 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 champions of Munster and Leinster contest this game.

## Results

### Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster final | Leinster final | Leinster final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 4-9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Wexford | Wexford | 3-8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 2-10 |
| | | | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 0-9 |
| | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 3-12 | | | |
| | | | | | | Carlow | Carlow | 3-5 | | | |
| | | | Carlow | Carlow | 3-8 | | | | | | |
| Carlow | Carlow | 5-5 | Westmeath | Westmeath | 2-3 | | | | | | |
| Offaly | Offaly | 3-7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Munster Senior Hurling Championship

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Munster final | Munster final | Munster final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Limerick | Limerick | 3-9 | | | | | | |
| Galway | Galway | 2-7 | Waterford | Waterford | 2-15 | | | |
| | | | Limerick | Limerick | 3-6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Waterford | Waterford | 0-11 |
| | | | | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 0-8 |
| | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 4-7 | | | |
| Cork | Cork | 4-15 | Cork | Cork | 1-11 | | | |
| Clare | Clare | 2-11 | | | | | | |

## Championship statistics

### Miscellaneous

* Waterford's Munster final victory was their last until 2002.
* The All-Ireland final was Waterford's ninth time playing at Croke Park. It would be 1998 before the team returned to the stadium for an All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny. It would be 2008 before Waterford played in another All-Ireland final where, once again, the opposition turned out to be Kilkenny.

## Top scorers

### Season

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-24 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Philly Grimes | Waterford | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Willie Walsh | Carlow | 4-04 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 4 | Willie Hogan | Carlow | 4-03 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Séamus Power | Waterford | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-14 | 14 | Waterford |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-5 | 11 | Wexford |
| 3 | Willie Hogan | Carlow | 3-1 | 10 | Offaly |
| 3 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 1-7 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | Richie Browne | Cork | 3-0 | 9 | Clare |
| 4 | Seán McLoughlin | Tipperary | 3-0 | 9 | Waterford |
| 4 | Séamus Power | Waterford | 3-0 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 4 | Willie Walsh | Carlow | 2-3 | 9 | Dublin |
| 8 | Fran Whelan | Dublin | 1-5 | 8 | Carlow |
| 8 | Philly Grimes | Waterford | 0-8 | 8 | Tipperary |
