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.
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 TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueCarlowRed, green and yellowClareSaffron and blue191419321945–46CorkRed and white195419561952–53DublinBlue and navy193819611938–39GalwayMaroon and white19231950–51KilkennyBlack and amber196319641932–33LaoisBlue and white19151949LimerickGreen and white194019551946–47OffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold196419641964–65WaterfordWhite and blue195919631962–63WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold196019621957–58
Results Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Final
Championship statistics Scoring
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Paddy MolloyOffaly4–1224212.002Seán McLoughlinTipperary6-011936.333Christy O'BrienLaois3-071628.004Jimmy DoyleTipperary0–141434.665Eddie KeherKilkenny1-091226.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Paddy MolloyOffaly2-0713Carlow2Paddy MolloyOffaly2-0511Laois3Frank CoffeyGalway1-069Clare4Christy O'BrienLaois2-028WestmeathChristy O'BrienLaois1-058OffalyEddie KeherKilkenny0-088Dublin4Martin ByrneWexford2-017KilkennyMattie FoxGalway2-017ClarePat CroninClare2-017GalwayTheo EnglishTipperary2-017CorkSeán McLoughlinTipperary2-017WexfordJimmy DoyleTipperary0-077Cork
References
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results