# 1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1958 was the 72nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 4-9 to 2-5 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## The championship
### Format
#### Leinster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between four 'weaker' teams from the province. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the second round.
Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the two winners of the first round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the second round game join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

#### Munster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

#### All-Ireland Hurling Championship

Semi-finals: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The winner of the lone semi-final joins Galway, who received a bye, to contest the final.

## Results
### Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round
Second round
Semi-finals
Final

### Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round
Semi-finals
Final

### All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-23 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 2 | Mickey Kelly | Kilkenny | 5-10 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 6-02 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Tommy Errity | Offaly | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 4-02 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Christy Ring | Cork | 3-05 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
| 7 | Billy Dwyer | Kilkenny | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Denis Heaslip | Kilkenny | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 8 | Liam Connolly | Tipperary | 3-02 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 4-01 | 13 | Offaly |
| 1 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 4-01 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 1 | Mickey Kelly | Kilkenny | 3-04 | 13 | Wexford |
| 2 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 3 | Denis Heaslip | Kilkenny | 3-01 | 10 | Dublin |
| 3 | Christy Ring | Cork | 2-04 | 13 | Clare |
| 4 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick |
| 5 | Tommy Errity | Offaly | 2-02 | 8 | Laois |
| 5 | Billy Dwyer | Kilkenny | 2-02 | 8 | Wexford |
| 5 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Galway |

### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 32 points
** Wexford 9-13 : 2-2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
* Most goals in a match: 11
** Wexford 9-13 : 2-2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
* Most points in a match: 24
** Kilkenny 7-8 : 2-16 Dublin (Leinster semi-final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 9
** Wexford 9-13 : 2-2 Offaly (Leinster semi-final)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
** Clare 3-9 : 5-9 Cork (Munster first round)
* Most points scored by a losing team: 16
** Dublin 2-16 : 7-8 Kilkenny(Leinster semi-final)

### Miscellaneous

* For the first time ever the Munster and Leinster champions clashed in an All-Ireland semi-final. This was due to Galway receiving a bye to the All-Ireland final without playing a single game.
* The meeting of Tipperary and Galway was both sides first meeting in the All-Ireland final since 1925.