1961 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1961 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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
1962 →

The 1961 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the first staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship ended on 17 September 1961.

Wexford won the title after defeating London by 3-15 to 4-4 in the final.^[1]

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Wexford v Carlow

9 July 1961 Semi-final	Wexford	6-8 - 3-7	Carlow	O'Kennedy Park

Wexford v Dublin

30 July 1961 Final	Wexford	3-11 - 2-10	Dublin	Croke Park

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Clare v Tipperary

30 April 1961 Quarter-final	Clare	1-5 - 4-7	Tipperary	Cusack Park

Cork v Limerick

14 May 1961 Quarter-final	Cork	8-10 - 2-6	Limerick	Mallow Sportsfield

Waterford v Tipperary

28 May 1961 Semi-final	Waterford	3-7 - 4-10	Tipperary	Walsh Park

Cork v Galway

4 June 1961 Semi-final	Cork	7-4 - 5-3	Galway	Gaelic Grounds

Tipperary v Cork

25 June 1961 Final	Tipperary	3-10 - 2-12	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Wexford v Tipperary

13 August 1961 Home final	Wexford	5-6 - 5-6	Tipperary	Nowlan Park

Wexford v Tipperary

20 August 1961 Home final replay	Wexford	4-11 - 3-9	Tipperary	Nowlan Park

Wexford v London

17 September 1961 Final	Wexford	3-15 - 4-4	London	Wexford Park

References

1. "1961 champions to be honoured". New Ross Standard. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2010.