In Pictures: 1959 SHC Final Replay

Tuesday, 2 September 2008

View a selection of stills from Waterford's last All-Ireland SHC final success, their 3-12 to 1-10 1959 replay win over Kilkenny. Watch the highlights.

The sides had drawn the first match, Waterford 1-17 to Kilkenny 5-05, on 6 September and had to wait until 4 October for the replay. Here the players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann Loading image. Please wait
The sides had drawn the first match, Waterford 1-17 to Kilkenny 5-05, on 6 September and had to wait until 4 October for the replay. Here the players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann
The sides had drawn the first match, Waterford 1-17 to Kilkenny 5-05, on 6 September and had to wait until 4 October for the replay. Here the players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann Kilkenny's Mickey Walsh looks in the direction of the Canal End posts before opening the scoring with a fine point Fans young and old came to Croke Park in anticipation of another close encounter between these two rivals Tom Cheasty, a three-time Munster winner with the Déise, about to hammer to the net for Waterford's second goal after latching onto the rebound of his initial long-range effort Waterford's defence came under considerable pressure on the day but on this occasion they needed the luck of the post to keep Kilkenny at bay before clearing Waterford held a three-point lead at the interval, 3-05 to 1-08. Note the precarious vantage point taken by the more adventurous spectators, with the Dublin-Sligo rail line a considerable drop behind them How times have changed? A plethora of players gather around the referee before the start of second half Philly Dwyer, shadow to the right, braces himself before sending over a Kilkenny free Kilkenny fought right to the whistle and Sean Clohessy almost got some reward from the last effort of the game The full-time score confirms Waterford's 3-12 to 1-10 victory as the boys in white claimed their second All-Ireland title Waterford fans celebrate a memorable victory at the final whistle Captain Frank Walsh climbs the steps of the Hogan Stand to receive the Liam McCarthy Cup
The sides had drawn the first match, Waterford 1-17 to Kilkenny 5-05, on 6 September and had to wait until 4 October for the replay. Here the players stand for Amhrán na bhFiann
Kilkenny's Mickey Walsh looks in the direction of the Canal End posts before opening the scoring with a fine point
Fans young and old came to Croke Park in anticipation of another close encounter between these two rivals
Tom Cheasty, a three-time Munster winner with the Déise, about to hammer to the net for Waterford's second goal after latching onto the rebound of his initial long-range effort
Waterford's defence came under considerable pressure on the day but on this occasion they needed the luck of the post to keep Kilkenny at bay before clearing
Waterford held a three-point lead at the interval, 3-05 to 1-08. Note the precarious vantage point taken by the more adventurous spectators, with the Dublin-Sligo rail line a considerable drop behind them
How times have changed? A plethora of players gather around the referee before the start of second half
Philly Dwyer, shadow to the right, braces himself before sending over a Kilkenny free
Kilkenny fought right to the whistle and Sean Clohessy almost got some reward from the last effort of the game
The full-time score confirms Waterford's 3-12 to 1-10 victory as the boys in white claimed their second All-Ireland title
Waterford fans celebrate a memorable victory at the final whistle
Captain Frank Walsh climbs the steps of the Hogan Stand to receive the Liam McCarthy Cup
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