1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 11 April - 5 September 1954
Teams 14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Cork (19th win)
Captain Christy Ring
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Wexford
Captain Padge Kehoe
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 14
Goals total 87 (6.2 per game)
Points total 183 (13.0 per game)
Top Scorer Nicky Rackard (12-19)
All-Star Team See here
1953
1955

The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 11 April 1954 and ended on 5 September 1954.

Cork were the defending champions and retained their title following a 1-9 to 1-6 victory over Wexford in the final.[1]

Teams

A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, an increase of one on the previous championship. Antrim, who last participated at this level in 1949, re-entered the championship in spite of facing no competition in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Antrim Saffron and white 1946
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1945-46
Cork Red and white 1953 1953 1952-53
Dublin Blue and navy 1938 1952 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1950-51
Kilkenny Black and amber 1947 1953 1932-33
Laois Blue and white 1915 1949
Limerick Green and white 1940 1940 1946-47
Meath Green and gold
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1951 1951 1953-54
Waterford White and blue 1948 1948
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1951

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round Second round Semi-finals Leinster final
      
            
            
            Wexford 5-11  
         Kilkenny 0-7  
         
            
            Wexford 8-5
 Meath 1-10        Dublin 1-4
 Laois 1-9      Meath
(R)
2-8
3-6
 
 Offaly 6-8      Offaly
(R)
3-5
3-4
 
 Westmeath 1-3        Dublin 3-8  
            Meath 2-4  
                 
                 
      

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final Semi-finals Munster final
      
          Tipperary 5-6  
          Clare 3-3  
            Tipperary 1-8
            Cork 2-8
          Cork 7-8
 Limerick 0-1      Waterford 4-5    
 Waterford 4-3  

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Scoring

Miscellaneous

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1954 championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game
Peter Darby Meath April 11 Laois Leinster first round
Mick Cashman Cork June 27 Waterford Munster semi-final
Johnny Clifford Cork June 27 Waterford Munster semi-final
Éamonn Goulding Cork June 27 Waterford Munster semi-final

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 1954 championship:

Player Team Last Game Date Opposition Début
Tom O'Sullivan Cork Munster final July 18 Tipperary 1953

Sources

References

  1. "As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning". Irish Independent. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.


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