1965 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling
| type = Minor
| year = 1965
| image =
| dates =
| teams =
| connacht = Leitrim
| munster = Limerick
| leinster = Dublin
| ulster = Antrim
| matches =
| poty =
| team = Dublin
| titles = 4th
| captain = Liam Martin
| manager =
| team2 = Limerick
| captain2 = Michael O'Flaherty
| manager2 =
| totalgoals =
| totalpoints =
| topscorer =
| previous = 1964
| next = 1966
}}
The 1965 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.{{cite web|url=https://www.southernstar.ie/sport/can-you-help-name-these-cork-minors-4094989|title=Can you help name these Cork minors|date=23 March 2015|work=The Southern Star|accessdate=28 December 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40113158.html|title=Cork minor hurlers of 1964 were a major team to bridge a gap of 13 years|date=19 June 2020|work=Echo Live|accessdate=28 December 2023|first=John|last=Horgan}}
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September 1965 between Dublin and Limerick, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dublin won the match by 4-10 to 2-07 to claim their fourth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 11 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/call-goes-out-for-dublins-1965-heroes/31401918.html|title=Call goes out for Dublin's 1965 Heroes|date=28 July 2015|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=5 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P94-98-All-%E2%80%A6l-M.H.-Winne.pdf|title=Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams|date=|work=Leinster GAA website|accessdate=5 June 2023}}
[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]
=All-Ireland semi-finals=
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| date = 15 August 1965
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 15-13 - 6-03
| team2 = Leitrim
| goals1 = S Burke 5-0, B Murnane 4-1, N Hayes 2-4, C Shanahan 2-1, É Grimes 2-1, M Grace 0-3, N Boland 0-2, D Foley 0-1.
| goals2 = Canning 3-0, Keane 1-3, Moran 1-0, Kelly 1-0.
| stadium = St Brendan's Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 15 August 1965
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 6-16 - 1-04
| team2 = Antrim
| goals1 = Davey 2-5, Whelan 2-3, Grealish 1-2, McCann 1-2, McDonnell 0-3, Kinsella 0-1.
| goals2 = Doran 1-1, McKinney 0-1, McAllister 0-1, Carson 0-1.
| stadium = Croke Park
| referee =
}}
=All-Ireland final=
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| date = 5 September 1965
| round = Final
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 4-10 - 2-07
| team2 = Limerick
| goals1 = T McCann 1-1, P Cassells 1-1, N Kinsella 0-4, J Fetherston 1-0, B Whelan 1-0, H Dalton 0-3, E Davey 0-1.
| goals2 = É Grimes 1-2, M Grace 1-0, N Hayes 0-2, S Burke 0-1, C Shanahan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1.
| stadium = Croke Park
| referee = A Higgins (Galway)
}}
Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- Leitrim won the Connacht Championship for the first and only time in their history.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/surreal-tale-of-the-time-leitrim-hurlers-were-kings-of-connacht/30916135.html|title=Surreal tale of the time Leitrim hurlers were kings of Connacht|date=18 January 2015|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=5 June 2023|first=Dermot|last=Crowe}}
- The All-Ireland final between Dublin and Limerick was the first ever championship meeting the two teams.
References
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{{All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship}}