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1965 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	11 April – 19 September 1965
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (1st win)
Captain	Dave Murphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	London
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	16
Total Goals	119 (7.43 per game)
Total Points	239 (14.93 per game)
Top Scorer	Martin Nolan (5-21); Billy Galligan (1-33)
	← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 11 April to 19 September 1965.

Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the All-Ireland home final.^[1]^[2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 19 September 1965 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Cork and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-20 to 5-05 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.^[3]^[4]

Wexford's Martin Nolan and Cork's Billy Galligan were the championship's joint-top scorers.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

11 April 1965 First round	Wexford	5-11 - 0-01	Wicklow	Gorey Grounds
	M Nolan 0-7, C O'Rafferty 2-1, C Jacob 2-0, N Lacey 1-0, S Sheridan 0-1, L Whelan 0-1, C Hartigan 0-1.		M Jordan 0-1.

Leinster quarter-finals

11 April 1965 Quarter-final	Offaly	2-09 - 2-06	Laois	St. Brendan's Park
	T Feighery 1-0, JJ Conroy 1-0, S Lambe 0-3, L Weir 0-2, P Mulhaire 0-2, J Dillon 0-1, M Spain 0-1.		J Brophy 1-4, M Carey 1-0, D Conlon 0-1, P Carroll 0-1.	Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)

18 April 1965 Quarter-final	Dublin	4-03 - 3-08	Antrim	Croke Park
	S Maher 2-1, C Walsh 1-2, K Crookes 1-0.		D Elliott 2-0, C Barrett 1-0, D McNeill 0-2, B McGarry 0-2, A McCamphill 0-1, P McSheehan 0-1, J Campbell 0-1, S Burns 0-1.	Referee: N Smith (Meath)

2 May 1965 Quarter-final	Meath	7-04 - 2-04	Down	Páirc Tailteann
	C Cunningham 3-3, M McCabe 1-1, T Dixon 1-0, S Whelan 1-0, W Eiffe 1-0.		S Fitzgerald 1-1, S McGivern 1-1, H O'Prey 0-2.	Referee: J Gray (Dublin)

16 May 1965 Quarter-final	Wexford	8-08 - 1-09	Kilkenny	St. Patrick's Park
	L Rochford 3-0, C Jacob 2-0, M Codd 1-2, M Nolan 1-2, P Murphy 1-0, C O'Rafferty 0-3.		P Carroll 0-4, J Byrne 1-0, T Brennan 0-3, W Watson 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

23 May 1965 Semi-final	Meath	2-08 - 3-10	Antrim	Croke Park
	P Christie 1-2, P Collier 1-0, M Mullen 0-2, B Eiffe 0-2, P Martin 0-1, P Darby 0-1.		B McGarry 1-2, P Mullaney 0-4, C Barrett 1-0, D Elliott 1-0, P McShane 0-2, D McNeill 0-1, S McMullan 0-1.

6 June 1965 Semi-final	Wexford	9-11 - 2-09	Offaly	St. Patrick's Park
	M Nolan 2-4, M Codd 2-1, C Jacob 2-1, L Rochford 2-0, P Wilson 1-1, C O'Rafferty 0-3, L Whelan 0-1.		M Spain 1-5, B Maher 1-0, S Lambe 0-3, J Claffey 0-1.

Leinster final

20 June 1965 Final	Wexford	4-16 - 3-08	Antrim	Croke Park
	M Nolan 2-4, L Rochford 2-0, M Good 0-6, P Wilson 0-2, C Rafferty 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, J Doran 0-1, L Whelan 0-1.		P McShane 1-2, P Mullaney 1-1, B McGarry 1-0, J Richmond 0-2, J Burns 0-1, C Barrett 0-1, E Traynor 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

25 April 1965 Quarter-final	Cork	4-08 - 1-01	Tipperary	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	B Galligan 0-6, J Hogan 1-1, JK Coleman 1-1, D O'Brien 1-0, D O'Keeffe 1-0.		P Nealon 1-0, W O'Grady 0-1.	Referee: S Quaid (Limerick)

25 April 1965 Quarter-final	Waterford	4-09 - 3-05	Clare	Fraher Field
	K O'Ryan 2-0, J Kirwan 0-5, P Fitzgerald 1-0, J Whelan 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1, G Mason 0-1.		M Keane 2-1, J McCarthy 1-3, J McNamara 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (Cork)

9 May 1965 Quarter-final	Galway	8-05 - 7-04	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds
	S Devlin 3-2, E Lane 2-1, P Fahy 1-2, M Hoare 1-0, M Boyle 1-0.		M Hennessy 3-0, D Lovett 2-2, D Lucid 1-1, J Barry 1-0, T McCarthy 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

13 June 1965 Semi-final	Waterford	8-04 - 3-05	Limerick	Fraher Field
	D Mahon 4-0, M Regan 2-0, N Fitzgerald 2-0, J Phelan 0-4.

27 June 1965 Semi-final	Cork	6-14 - 3-04	Galway	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D O'Keeffe 2-3, E Dorney 2-1, B Galligan 0-5, S Barry 0-4, D O'Brien 1-0, JK Coleman 1-0, O O'Keeffe 0-1.		S Devlin 2-2, J Murray 1-1, H Shields 0-1.	Referee: S Quaid (Limerick)

Munster final

1 August 1965 Final	Waterford	3-02 - 1-15	Cork	Fraher Field
	N Fitzgerald 1-1, K Ryan 1-0, M Power 1-0, J O'Donnell 0-1.		B Galligan 0-7, D O'Brien 1-1, S Barry 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, S Daly 0-1, J Hogan 0-1, JK Coleman 0-1.	Referee: T Foran (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland home final

15 August 1965 Final	Wexford	2-06 - 3-07	Cork	St. Patrick's Park
	M Nolan 0-4, T Whelan 1-0, L Rochford 1-0, T Doran 0-2.		B Galligan 0-5, B Fitton 1-0, JK Coleman 1-0, M Murphy 1-0, J White 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.

All-Ireland final

19 September 1965 Final	Cork	2-20 - 5-05	London	Cork Athletic Grounds
	B Galligan 1-10, D O'Keeffe 1-3, JK Coleman 0-2, D O'Brien 0-2, S Barry-Murphy 0-1, S Barry 0-1, J Hogan 0-1.		M Ryan 1-1, J Curtin 1-0, T Morrison 1-0, M Collins 1-0, T Cleary 1-0, E Murphy 0-3, T Connolly 0-1.	Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total
1	Martin Nolan	Wexford	5-21	36
1	Billy Galligan	Cork	1-33	36
3	Lionel Rochford	Wexford	8-00	24
4	Christy Jacob	Wexford	6-01	19
4	Seán Devlin	Galway	5-04	19

References

^ "Wexford take Intermediate title". RTÉ Sport. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ "Wexford profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 8 April 2023.