1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates6 May - 2 September 1951
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (16th win)
CaptainJimmy Finn
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainNicky Rackard
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total78 (6.0 per game)
Points total201 (15.4 per game)
Top ScorerNicky Rackard (9-18)
All-Star TeamSee here
1950
1952

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7-7 to 3-9 defeat of Wexford.[1]

  1. ^ "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.