1964 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 March - 4 October 1964 |
| Teams | 18 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Tipperary (1st win) |
| Captain | Francis Loughnane |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
| Captain | Jim Berry |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 17 |
| Total Goals | 154 (9.0 per game) |
| Total Points | 187 (11.0 per game) |
1965 → | |
The 1964 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The championship began on 29 March 1964 and ended on 4 October 1964.
Tipperary won the title after defeating Wexford 8-9 to 3-1 in the final.
Teams
A total of eighteen teams entered the inaugural under-21 championship, however, there was a lop-sides nature to the competition due to the provincial structure. Galway, who had played in the Munster province at senior and minor levels since 1959, joined the other six traditional Munster teams and competed in the southern championship. Nine of the Leinster counties, including Louth, more notable as a Gaelic football stronghold, contested the eastern province. Antrim were the sole representatives from Ulster while Roscommon faced no competition as Connacht representatives.
Team summaries
| Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster |
|---|---|---|---|
Results
| 29 March First round | Louth | 0-4 - 3-12 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann |
| 5 April First round | Carlow | 1-4 - 6-1 | Kildare | Dr. Cullen Park |
| 12 April Quarter-final | Laois | 4-2 - 1-3 | Kildare | O'Moore Park |
| 26 April Quarter-final | Westmeath | 3-9 - 5-4 | Dublin | Cusack Park |
| 7 June Semi-final | Laois | 10-7 - 5-2 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
| 14 June Semi-final | Wexford | 8-13 - 3-6 | Dublin | Enniscorthy |
| 28 June Final | Wexford | 4-7 - 2-2 | Laois | Enniscorthy |
| 31 May Quarter-final | Kerry | 4-6 - 4-7 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds |
| 31 May Quarter-final | Limerick | 7-4 - 9-7 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
| 5 July Semi-final | Waterford | 8-13 - 3-5 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds |
| 9 July Semi-final | Tipperary | 7-6 - 2-4 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
| 30 July Final | Waterford | 8-9 - 3-1 | Tipperary | Walsh Park |
| 2 August Semi-final | Antrim | 3-3 - 5-8 | Wexford | Casement Park |
| E Trainor (1-0), H Donaghy (1-0), S McMullan (0-2), A Black (0-1). | S Barron (2-0), J Lacey (2-0), C Jacob (1-2), C Dowdall (0-4), P Quigley (0-1), B Bernie (0-1). |
| 16 August Semi-final | Roscommon | 2-4 - 11-6 | Tipperary | St. Coman's Park |
| M Murphy (1-0), J Dolan (1-0), P Harrington (0-2), J Moore (0-1), J Craughwell (0-1). | M Keating (2-2), N Lane (2-1), M Burckley (2-1), TJ Butler (2-0), T Brennan (2-0), J Ryan (1-1), F Loughnane (0-1). |
| 4 October Final | Tipperary | 8-9 - 3-1 | Wexford | Nowlan Park |
| M Keating (2-2), J Fogarty (2-0), M Lane (1-1), J Dillon (1-1), TK Butler (1-1), M Roche (1-0), F Loughnane (0-3), T Brennan (0-1). | C Dowdall (2-1), C Jacob (1-0). | Referee: A Higgins (Galway) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Antrim and Roscommon were the sole representatives of Ulster and Connacht respectively due to a lack of competition.
- Tipperary become the first team to claim the senior and under-21 double. Earlier in the year the Tipperary senior team defeated Kilkenny to claim the Liam MacCarthy Cup.