1965 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling

| type = Intermediate

| year = 1965

| image =

| dates = 11 April – 19 September 1965

| teams =

| connacht =

| munster = Cork

| leinster = Wexford

| ulster =

| matches = 16

| team = Cork

| titles = 1st

| captain = Dave Murphy

| manager =

| team2 = London

| captain2 =

| manager2 =

| totalgoals = 119 (7.43 per game)

| totalpoints = 239 (14.93 per game)

| topscorer = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Martin Nolan (5-21)
File:Colours of Cork.svg Billy Galligan (1-33)

| previous = 1964

| next = 1966

}}

The 1965 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 11 April to 19 September 1965.

Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the All-Ireland home final.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2005/0903/195986-wexford/|title=Wexford take Intermediate title|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=3 September 2005|access-date=8 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Wexford/Profile|title=Wexford profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=|access-date=8 April 2023}}

The All-Ireland final was played on 19 September 1965 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Cork and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-20 to 5-05 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile|title=Cork profile|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=|access-date=8 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/intermediate-hurling/|title=Intermediate hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=|access-date=8 April 2023}}

Wexford's Martin Nolan and Cork's Billy Galligan were the championship's joint-top scorers.

[[Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]

=Leinster first round=

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| date = 11 April 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 5-11 - 0-01

| team2 = Wicklow

| report =

| goals1 = M Nolan 0-7, C O'Rafferty 2-1, C Jacob 2-0, N Lacey 1-0, S Sheridan 0-1, L Whelan 0-1, C Hartigan 0-1.

| goals2 = M Jordan 0-1.

| stadium = Gorey Grounds

| referee =

}}

=Leinster quarter-finals=

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| date = 11 April 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 2-09 - 2-06

| team2 = Laois

| report =

| goals1 = T Feighery 1-0, JJ Conroy 1-0, S Lambe 0-3, L Weir 0-2, P Mulhaire 0-2, J Dillon 0-1, M Spain 0-1.

| goals2 = J Brophy 1-4, M Carey 1-0, D Conlon 0-1, P Carroll 0-1.

| stadium = St. Brendan's Park

| referee = P Johnston (Kilkenny)

}}

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| date = 18 April 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Dublin

| score = 4-03 - 3-08

| team2 = Antrim

| report =

| goals1 = S Maher 2-1, C Walsh 1-2, K Crookes 1-0.

| goals2 = D Elliott 2-0, C Barrett 1-0, D McNeill 0-2, B McGarry 0-2, A McCamphill 0-1, P McSheehan 0-1, J Campbell 0-1, S Burns 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park

| referee = N Smith (Meath)

}}

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| date = 2 May 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Meath

| score = 7-04 - 2-04

| team2 = Down

| report =

| goals1 = C Cunningham 3-3, M McCabe 1-1, T Dixon 1-0, S Whelan 1-0, W Eiffe 1-0.

| goals2 = S Fitzgerald 1-1, S McGivern 1-1, H O'Prey 0-2.

| stadium = Páirc Tailteann

| referee = J Gray (Dublin)

}}

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| date = 16 May 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 8-08 - 1-09

| team2 = Kilkenny

| report =

| goals1 = L Rochford 3-0, C Jacob 2-0, M Codd 1-2, M Nolan 1-2, P Murphy 1-0, C O'Rafferty 0-3.

| goals2 = P Carroll 0-4, J Byrne 1-0, T Brennan 0-3, W Watson 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.

| stadium = St. Patrick's Park

| referee =

}}

=Leinster semi-finals=

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| date = 23 May 1965

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Meath

| score = 2-08 - 3-10

| team2 = Antrim

| report =

| goals1 = P Christie 1-2, P Collier 1-0, M Mullen 0-2, B Eiffe 0-2, P Martin 0-1, P Darby 0-1.

| goals2 = B McGarry 1-2, P Mullaney 0-4, C Barrett 1-0, D Elliott 1-0, P McShane 0-2, D McNeill 0-1, S McMullan 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park

| referee =

}}

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| date = 6 June 1965

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 9-11 - 2-09

| team2 = Offaly

| report =

| goals1 = M Nolan 2-4, M Codd 2-1, C Jacob 2-1, L Rochford 2-0, P Wilson 1-1, C O'Rafferty 0-3, L Whelan 0-1.

| goals2 = M Spain 1-5, B Maher 1-0, S Lambe 0-3, J Claffey 0-1.

| stadium = St. Patrick's Park

| referee =

}}

=Leinster final=

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| date = 20 June 1965

| round = Final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 4-16 - 3-08

| team2 = Antrim

| report =

| goals1 = M Nolan 2-4, L Rochford 2-0, M Good 0-6, P Wilson 0-2, C Rafferty 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, J Doran 0-1, L Whelan 0-1.

| goals2 = P McShane 1-2, P Mullaney 1-1, B McGarry 1-0, J Richmond 0-2, J Burns 0-1, C Barrett 0-1, E Traynor 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park

| referee =

}}

[[Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship]]

=Munster quarter-finals=

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| date = 25 April 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 4-08 - 1-01

| team2 = Tipperary

| report =

| goals1 = B Galligan 0-6, J Hogan 1-1, JK Coleman 1-1, D O'Brien 1-0, D O'Keeffe 1-0.

| goals2 = P Nealon 1-0, W O'Grady 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc Mac Gearailt

| referee = S Quaid (Limerick)

}}

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| date = 25 April 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 4-09 - 3-05

| team2 = Clare

| report =

| goals1 = K O'Ryan 2-0, J Kirwan 0-5, P Fitzgerald 1-0, J Whelan 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1, G Mason 0-1.

| goals2 = M Keane 2-1, J McCarthy 1-3, J McNamara 0-1.

| stadium = Fraher Field

| referee = P Cronin (Cork)

}}

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| date = 9 May 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 8-05 - 7-04

| team2 = Kerry

| report =

| goals1 = S Devlin 3-2, E Lane 2-1, P Fahy 1-2, M Hoare 1-0, M Boyle 1-0.

| goals2 = M Hennessy 3-0, D Lovett 2-2, D Lucid 1-1, J Barry 1-0, T McCarthy 0-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds

| referee =

}}

=Munster semi-finals=

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| date = 13 June 1965

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 8-04 - 3-05

| team2 = Limerick

| report =

| goals1 = D Mahon 4-0, M Regan 2-0, N Fitzgerald 2-0, J Phelan 0-4.

| goals2 =

| stadium = Fraher Field

| referee =

}}

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| date = 27 June 1965

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 6-14 - 3-04

| team2 = Galway

| report =

| goals1 = D O'Keeffe 2-3, E Dorney 2-1, B Galligan 0-5, S Barry 0-4, D O'Brien 1-0, JK Coleman 1-0, O O'Keeffe 0-1.

| goals2 = S Devlin 2-2, J Murray 1-1, H Shields 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee = S Quaid (Limerick)

}}

=Munster final=

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| date = 1 August 1965

| round = Final

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 3-02 - 1-15

| team2 = Cork

| report =

| goals1 = N Fitzgerald 1-1, K Ryan 1-0, M Power 1-0, J O'Donnell 0-1.

| goals2 = B Galligan 0-7, D O'Brien 1-1, S Barry 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, S Daly 0-1, J Hogan 0-1, JK Coleman 0-1.

| stadium = Fraher Field

| referee = T Foran (Tipperary)

}}

[[All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship]]

=All-Ireland home final=

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| date = 15 August 1965

| round = Final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 2-06 - 3-07

| team2 = Cork

| report =

| goals1 = M Nolan 0-4, T Whelan 1-0, L Rochford 1-0, T Doran 0-2.

| goals2 = B Galligan 0-5, B Fitton 1-0, JK Coleman 1-0, M Murphy 1-0, J White 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.

| stadium = St. Patrick's Park

| referee =

}}

=All-Ireland final=

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| date = 19 September 1965

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 2-20 - 5-05

| team2 = London

| report =

| goals1 = B Galligan 1-10, D O'Keeffe 1-3, JK Coleman 0-2, D O'Brien 0-2, S Barry-Murphy 0-1, S Barry 0-1, J Hogan 0-1.

| goals2 = M Ryan 1-1, J Curtin 1-0, T Morrison 1-0, M Collins 1-0, T Cleary 1-0, E Murphy 0-3, T Connolly 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee = G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

}}

Championship statistics

=Top scorers=

;Overall

class="wikitable"
Rank ! Player ! Team ! Tally ! Total
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\|1 \|Martin Nolan \|Wexford \|align=center\|5-21 \|align=center\|36
Billy Galligan \|Cork \|align=center\|1-33 \|align=center\|36
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"\|3 \|Lionel Rochford \|Wexford \|align=center\|8-00 \|align=center\|24
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\|4 \|Christy Jacob \|Wexford \|align=center\|6-01 \|align=center\|19
Seán Devlin \|Galway \|align=center\|5-04 \|align=center\|19

class="wikitable"

Rank

! Player

! Team

! Tally

! Total

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1

|Martin Nolan

|Wexford

|align=center|5-21

|align=center|36

Billy Galligan