1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	20 April – 7 September 1958
Teams	14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (17th win)
Captain	Tony Wall
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Seán Cullinane
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Top Scorer	Jimmy Doyle (2-23)
Player of the Year	Tony Wall
All-Star Team	See here
	← 1957 1959 →

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

20 April 1958 First round	Offaly	4-10 – 1-04	Meath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	T Errity 1-3, P Spellman 1-3, J Brady 1-0, T Cleary 1-0, D Breene 0-2, M Spain 0-1, G Nallen 0-1.		G Kelly 1-0, A Foran 0-2, F Kelly 0-1, M Lenehan 0-1.	Referee: M Leahy (Dublin)

4 May 1958 First round	Laois	5-08 - 4-10	Westmeath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	J Lyons 2-1, P Lalor 2-1, T Maher 1-1, O Fennell 0-2, W Bohane 0-1, L O'Mahony 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1.		J McGrath 1-4, J McCarthy 2-0, J Graham 1-1, E Bruer 0-2, T Walsh 0-1, T Bolger 0-1, T Walshe 0-1.	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: B Smith (Meath)

Second round

18 May 1958 Second round	Offaly	2-06 – 1-03	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	T Errity 2-2, J Spain 0-2, M Spain 0-1, G Nallen 0-1.		J Lyons 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-1, P Lalor 0-1, T Maher 0-1.	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

15 June 1958 Semi-final	Wexford	9-13 – 2-02	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Flood 4-1, P Kehoe 2-1, J O'Reilly 1-4, H O'Connor 1-3, J O'Brien 1-0, O Gough 0-3, B Rackard 0-1.		J Spain 1-0, D Flanagan 1-0, T Errity 0-1, T Cleary 0-1.	Attendance: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny) Referee: 10,000

29 June 1958 Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-02 – 2-05	Dublin	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Kelly 1-1, B Dwyer 1-0, M Fleming 1-0, S Clohessy 0-1.		A Lynch 2-0, L Shannon 0-2, F Whelan 0-1, A Burke 0-1, B Keyes 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: B Smith (Meath)

13 July 1958 Semi-final replay	Kilkenny	7-08 – 2-16	Dublin	Wexford Park, Wexford
	D Heaslip 3-1, M Kelly 1-2, S Clohessy 1-1, D Rockett 1-1, M Fleming 1-0, M Kenny 0-2, B Dwyer 0-1.		D Foley 0-7, L Cashin 1-1, B Keyes 0-4, L Roe 1-0, J Whelan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Dowling

Final

27 July 1958 Final	Kilkenny	5-12 – 4-09	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Kelly 3-4, B Dwyer 2-2, S Clohessy 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, D Rockett 0-1, M Brophy 0-1.		P Kehoe 4-1, J Morrissey 0-3, H O'Connor 0-2, T Flood 0-1, O Gough 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.	Attendance: 41,729 Referee: B Smith (Meath)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship