1961 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling
| type = Intermediate
| year = 1961
| image =
| dates = 2 April – 17 September 1961
| teams = 14
| connacht =
| munster = Tipperary
| leinster = Wexford
| ulster =
| matches = 14
| team = Wexford
| titles = 1st
| captain = Larry Byrne
| manager =
| team2 = London
| captain2 = Willie Dorgan
| manager2 =
| totalgoals = 106 (7.57 per game)
| totalpoints = 232 (16.57 per game)
| topscorer = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Johnny Walsh (5-18)
| previous =
| next = 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.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Wexford/Profile|title=Wexford profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=|accessdate=10 July 2010|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/intermediate-hurling/|title=Intermediate hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=|accessdate=9 July 2010|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/newrossstandard/sport/1961-champions-to-be-honoured-27510250.html|title=1961 champions to be honoured|publisher=New Ross Standard|date=4 October 2011|accessdate=9 July 2010|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P86-All-Irl-I%E2%80%A6ermed-Hurling.pdf|title=Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams|publisher=Leinster GAA website|date=|accessdate=10 July 2022|first=|last=}}
Wexford's Johnny Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 5-18.
[[Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=Leinster quarter-finals=
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| date = 2 April 1961
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 2-10 - 2-05
| team2 = Antrim
| report =
| goals1 = C Ryan 1-3, M Bermingham 1-0, M Dempsey 0-2, P Dunphy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, J Kirwan 0-1, B Cooney 0-1.
| goals2 = O Campbell 2-0, P Mullaney 0-2, F Walsh 0-1, B McGurk 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1.
| stadium = Croke Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 16 April 1961
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 4-07 - 6-10
| team2 = Wexford
| report =
| goals1 = J Doyle 2-1, E Doyle 1-1, M Carroll 1-0, M Henderson 0-1, T Ryan 0-1.
| goals2 = J Coady 2-1, J Phelan 2-0, J Walsh 1-3, A Doyle 1-2, L Creane 0-3, N Newport 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 21 May 1961
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Carlow
| score = 8-16 - 2-04
| team2 = Offaly
| report =
| goals1 = Black W Walsh 2-6, J McCarthy 2-1, E Long 2-0, Red W Walsh 1-3, Fortune 1-3, M Morrissey 0-1, P McGovern 0-1, McGovern 0-1.
| goals2 = J Troy 1-0, T Dooley 0-3, M Healion 0-1.
| stadium = Dr. Cullen Park
| referee =
}}
=Leinster semi-final=
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| date = 11 June 1961
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Westmeath
| score = 2-10 - 3-09
| team2 = Dublin
| report =
| goals1 = P O'Loughlin 1-4, P McDonnell 1-0, M Garland 0-1, V Newman 0-1, M Carey 0-1, R Carey 0-1, T Carrigy 0-1, J Keary 0-1.
| goals2 = M Dempsey 1-2, S Ryan 1-2, J Kirwan 1-0, M Bermingham 0-3, W Barry 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.
| stadium = Cusack Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 9 July 1961
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 6-08 - 3-07
| report =
| team2 = Carlow
| goals1 = J Walsh 2-2, J Coady 1-4, P Lynch 2-0, L Byrne 1-0, S Whelan 0-2.
| goals2 = J McCarthy 2-3, M Morrissey 1-1, Black W Walsh 0-2, Red W Walsh 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = O'Kennedy Park
}}
=Leinster final=
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| date = 30 July 1961
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 3-11 - 2-10
| report =
| team2 = Dublin
| goals1 = S Whelan 2-2, J Walsh 1-4, T Hawkins 0-3, L Creane 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.
| goals2 = M Bermingham 1-4, S Ryan 1-1, B Cooney 0-3, N Dempsey 0-2.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Croke Park
}}
[[Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=Munster quarter-finals=
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| date = 30 April 1961
| round = Quarter-final
| time =
| team1 = Clare
| score = 1-05 - 4-07
| report =
| team2 = Tipperary
| goals1 = T Vaughan 1-0, J Kelly 0-3, J Cullinan 0-2.
| goals2 = T Flynn 2-1, T Larkin 2-0, B Ryan 0-4, L Tierney 0-1, M Fahy 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Cusack Park
}}
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| date = 14 May 1961
| round = Quarter-final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 8-10 - 2-06
| report =
| team2 = Limerick
| goals1 = R Sisk 5-0, R Browne 1-3, T Furlong 1-1, S Fitzgerald 1-0, C O'Shea 0-3, W Walsh 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, B Ahern 0-1.
| goals2 = P Salmon 1-3, J Fitzgerald 1-0, P Benson 0-2, P Kelleher 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Bishop Casey Memorial Park
}}
=Munster semi-finals=
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| date = 28 May 1961
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Waterford
| score = 3-07 - 4-10
| report =
| team2 = Tipperary
| goals1 = R Tobin 2-2, P Kenneally 1-3, B Foley 0-1, J Butler 0-1.
| goals2 = John McGrath 3-1, T Larkin 0-4, D Ryan 0-4, P Dwyer 1-0, J Flynn 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Walsh Park
}}
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| date = 4 June 1961
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Cork
| score = 7-04 - 5-03
| report =
| team2 = Galway
| goals1 = R Browne 2-1, R Sisk 2-0, C O'Shea 1-1, T Furlong 1-1, J Fitzgerald 1-0, J Pearse 0-1.
| goals2 = M Hoare 2-0, M Curtin 2-0, J O'Mahony 1-2, M Lynch 0-1.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds
}}
=Munster final=
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| date = 25 June 1961
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 3-10 - 2-12
| report =
| team2 = Cork
| goals1 = T Larkin 3-2, D Ryan 0-2, M McGovern 0-2, M Keating 0-2, T O'Dwyer 0-1, T O'Flynn 0-1.
| goals2 = R Browne 1-6, F Furlong 1-0, L Walsh 0-3, R Sisk 0-3.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield
}}
[[All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship]]
=All-Ireland home final=
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| date = 13 August 1961
| round = Home final
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 5-06 - 5-06
| report =
| team2 = Tipperary
| goals1 = P Lynch 1-3, J Walsh 1-1, L Crean 1-0, M Redmond 1-0, M Newport 1-0, T Hawkins 0-1, S Whelan 0-1.
| goals2 = S McGovern 2-1, John McGrath 1-2, Jim McGrath 1-1, M Keating 1-0, D Ryan 0-2.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Nowlan Park
}}
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| date = 20 August 1961
| round = Home final replay
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 4-11 - 3-09
| report =
| team2 = Tipperary
| goals1 = L Creane 2-0, P Lynch 0-6, N Newport 1-1, M Redmond 1-0, J Walsh 0-3, J Whelan 0-1.
| goals2 = J McGovern 1-2, T Larkin 1-1, L Tierney 0-4, L O'Grady 1-0, Jim McGrath 0-2.
| referee =
| attendance =
| stadium = Nowlan Park
}}
=All-Ireland final=
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| date = 17 September 1961
| round = Final
| time =
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 3-15 - 4-04
| report =
| team2 = London
| goals1 = P Lynch 1-6, J Walsh 0-5, T Hawkins 1-1, S Whelan 1-0, J Coady 0-2, J Creane 0-1.
| goals2 = J Redmond 1-1, L Healy 1-0, P Ryan 1-0, J Kiely 1-0, W Duffy 0-2, P Egan 0-1.
| referee = C Foley (Dublin)
| attendance =
| stadium = Wexford Park
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|Johnny Walsh |align=center|5-18 |align=center|33 |align=center|6 |align=center|5.50 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|4-16 |align=center|28 |align=center|6 |align=center|4.66 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|6-07 |align=center|25 |align=center|5 |align=center|5.00 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|4
|Ray Sisk |Cork |align=center|7-03 |align=center|24 |align=center|3 |align=center|8.00 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|5
|Cork |align=center|4-10 |align=center|22 |align=center|3 |align=center|7.33 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|6
|Jim McCarthy |align=center|4-04 |align=center|16 |align=center|2 |align=center|8.00 |
| John Coady
|align=center|3-07 |align=center|16 |align=center|6 |align=center|2.66 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|8
|align=center|4-03 |align=center|15 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.00 |
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|9
|align=center|3-05 |align=center|14 |align=center|6 |align=center|2.33 |
| Larry Creane
|align=center|3-05 |align=center|14 |align=center|6 |align=center|2.33 |
| Seán McGovern
|align=center|3-05 |align=center|14 |align=center|5 |align=center|2.80 |
| "Black" Willie Walsh
|align=center|2-08 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|7.00 |
;In a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|Ray Sisk |Cork |align=center|5-00 |align=center|15 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|"Black" Willie Walsh |align=center|2-06 |align=center|12 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|3-02 |align=center|11 |Cork |
| Johnny McGrath
|align=center|3-01 |align=center|11 |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|5
|Jim McCarthy |align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
| Paul Lynch
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
| Richie Browne
|Cork |align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|8
|Dick Tobin |align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
| Johnny Walsh
|align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
| Séamus Whelan
|align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
References
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{{All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship}}