| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 17 September 1961 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Wexford (1st win) |
| Captain | Larry Byrne |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | London |
| Captain | Willie Dorgan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Total Goals | 106 (7.57 per game) |
| Total Points | 232 (16.57 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Johnny Walsh (5-18) |
1962 → | |
The 1961 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship. The championship ran from 2 April to 17 September 1961.
The All-Ireland final was played at Wexford Park on 17 September 1961 between Wexford and London, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Wexford won the match by 3-15 to 4-04 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[1][2][3][4]
Wexford's Johnny Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 5-18.
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- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "1961 champions to be honoured". New Ross Standard. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2022.