1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final took place on 6 September 1959 at Croke Park, Dublin. It was the 72nd All-Ireland final and was contested by Waterford and Kilkenny.

1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1959 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date6 September 1959
4 October 1959 (replay)
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeG. Fitzgerald (Limerick)
Attendance73,707
77,285 (replay)

The match ended level. This was the last All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at the end of which the teams finished level until 2012.

The first game ended level with a score of 1-17 to 5-5. A replay took place at the same venue four weeks later on 4 October 1959. On that occasion the Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3-12 to 1-10.

This was Waterford's second ever All-Ireland title. They have yet to win a third.

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