1963 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

33rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship April 2022 Minor 1963 14 April 1963 - 1 September 1963 24 Roscommon Limerick Wexford Antrim 26 Wexford 1st Willie Bernie Limerick Éamonn Cregan 1962 1964 The 1963 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title, however, they were beaten by Wexford in the Leinster final. On 1 September 1963 Wexford won the championship following a 6-12 to 5-9 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. Results Connacht Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final 14 July 1963 Semi-final Roscommon 4-11 - 1-7 Leitrim MacHale Park, Castlebar Final 8 August 1963 Final Roscommon 1-7 - 3-0 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Leinster Minor Hurling Championship First round 14 April 1963 First round Westmeath 6-10 - 0-0 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar 14 April 1963 First round Kildare 7-7 - 3-0 Wicklow Geraldine Park, Athy Second round 28 April 1963 Second round Carlow 3-1 - 1-2 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 12 May 1963 Second round Westmeath 3-9 - 2-3 Kildare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Quarter-finals 23 June 1963 Quarter-final Laois 5-6 - 4-6 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore 30 June 1963 Quarter-final Dublin 1-8 - 2-5 Carlow Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 7 July 1963 Quarter-final replay Dublin 5-9 - 1-1 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin Semi-finals 7 July 1963 Semi-final Wexford 7-9 - 3-4 Laois Croke Park, Dublin 21 July 1963 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-10 - 0-9 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin Final 28 July 1963 Final Wexford 6-10 - 6-8 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin Munster Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 12 May 1963 Quarter-final Waterford 9-6 - 0-4 Kerry Castle Grounds, Lismore 12 May 1963 Quarter-final Limerick 2-11 - 4-4 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 12 May 1963 Quarter-final Cork 2-7 - 3-3 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Semi-finals 30 June 1963 Semi-final Tipperary 6-6 - 3-9 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 7 July 1963 Semi-final Limerick 2-6 - 1-9 Waterford Athletic Grounds, Cork 7 July 1963 Semi-final replay Limerick 2-9 - 2-5 Waterford MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Final 28 July 1963 Final Limerick 4-12 - 5-4 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Ulster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-finals 30 June 1963 Semi-final Donegal 2-9 - 1-4 Tyrone Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon 14 July 1963 Semi-final Antrim 3-7 - 4-4 Down Casement Park, Belfast 21 July 1963 Semi-final replay Down 4-7 - 2-4 Antrim St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry Final 4 August 1963 Final Antrim 4-12 - 5-4 Donegal The Playing Fields, Lurgan All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-finals 11 August 1963 Semi-final Antrim 3-1 - 8-14 Wexford Casement Park, Belfast 20 August 1963 Semi-final Limerick 15-13 - 1-1 Roscommon Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Final 1 September 1963 Final Wexford 6-12 - 5-9 Limerick C Dowdall 0-8, T Doran 2-1, W Benrie 2-0, V Staples 1-1, S Barron 1-0, F Swords 0-1, W Carley 0-1. B Cobbe 2-0, A Roche 0-6, C Danaher 1-0, S Geary 1-0, G Cosgrave 1-0, B Savage 0-2, É Cregan 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin Statistics Miscellaneous The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Roscommon was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams. It remains their only meeting in this grade. The 54-point winning margin for Limerick is a record for an All-Ireland semi-final. External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship