1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1958 was the 72nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 4-9 to 2-5 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

Format

Leinster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between four 'weaker' teams from the province. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the second round.

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the two winners of the first round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the second round game 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 semi-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 semi-final.

All-Ireland Hurling Championship

Semi-finals: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final joins Galway, who received a bye, to contest the final.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	2-23	29	5	5.80
2	Mickey Kelly	Kilkenny	5-10	25	4	6.25
3	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	6-02	20	2	10.00
4	Tommy Errity	Offaly	3-06	15	3	5.00
5	Tim Flood	Wexford	4-02	14	2	7.00
	Christy Ring	Cork	3-05	14	2	7.00
6	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-07	13	5	2.60
7	Billy Dwyer	Kilkenny	3-03	12	4	3.00
8	Denis Heaslip	Kilkenny	3-02	11	4	2.75
	Liam Connolly	Tipperary	3-02	11	5	2.20

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tim Flood	Wexford	4-01	13	Offaly
	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	4-01	13	Kilkenny
	Mickey Kelly	Kilkenny	3-04	13	Wexford
2	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-08	11	Kilkenny
3	Denis Heaslip	Kilkenny	3-01	10	Dublin
	Christy Ring	Cork	2-04	13	Clare
4	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-06	9	Limerick
5	Tommy Errity	Offaly	2-02	8	Laois
	Billy Dwyer	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Wexford
	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-02	8	Galway

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 32 points
  • Wexford 9-13 : 2-2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
• Most goals in a match: 11
  • Wexford 9-13 : 2-2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
• Most points in a match: 24
  • Kilkenny 7-8 : 2-16 Dublin (Leinster semi-final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 9
  • Wexford 9-13 : 2-2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Clare 3-9 : 5-9 Cork (Munster first round)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 16
  • Dublin 2-16 : 7-8 Kilkenny(Leinster semi-final)

Miscellaneous

• For the first time ever the Munster and Leinster champions clashed in an All-Ireland semi-final. This was due to Galway receiving a bye to the All-Ireland final without playing a single game.
• The meeting of Tipperary and Galway was both sides first meeting in the All-Ireland final since 1925.

References

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).