1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953.

1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates3 May - 7 September 1953
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (18th win)
CaptainChristy Ring
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainMickey Burke
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total75 (5.7 per game)
Points total201 (15.4 per game)
Top ScorerJimmy Smyth (7-5)
Jim Langton (1-23)
All-Star TeamSee here
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Cork were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Galway in the final.

Teams

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Team summaries

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Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1945-46
Cork Red and white 1952 1952 1952-53
Dublin Navy and blue 1938 1952 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1922 1950-51
Kilkenny Black and amber 1947 1950 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 1951-52
Waterford Blue and white 1948 1948
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1951

Provincial championships

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First round

3 May 1953 First round Westmeath 2-04 - 3-13 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
J McGrath 1-2, D Callaghan 1-0, F Farrell 0-1, T Daly 0-1. B Smyth 0-7, W Rispin 1-1, R Weldon 1-0, T Kelly 1-0, J Dempsey 0-2, T Walsh 0-1, M Regan 0-1, A Foran 0-1.

Second round

3 May 1953 Second round Offaly 2-04 – 5-15 Laois St. Brendan's Park, Birr
J Spain 1-2, T Dooley 1-0, W Mitchell 0-1, T Mitchell 0-1. H Grey 1-5, P Lalor 2-0, T Maher 1-2, P Kelly 1-1, J Styles 0-4, D Murray 0-2, L Harding 0-1.
17 May 1953 Second round Kilkenny 3-09 – 3-01 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
P Johnston 1-3, D Carroll 0-5, T Ryan 1-0, D Kennedy 1-0, J Langton 0-1. W Rispin 2-0, R Weldon 1-0, B Smyth 0-1. Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Semi-finals

14 June 1953 Semi-final Wexford 4-13 – 3-05 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
T Flood 2-6, Padge Kehoe 0-4, N Rackard 1-0, Cummins 1-0, M Flood 0-1, S Flood 0-1, Paddy Kehoe 0-1. H Grey 2-2, J Styles 0-2, P Lalor 1-0, P Kelly 0-1. Referee: P Connell (Offaly)
21 June 1953 Semi-final Dublin 4-08 – 3-11 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
J Prior 2-2, K Heffernan 2-0, N Allen 0-3, L Donnelly 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 0-1. J Langton 1-6, S Downey 1-3, D Kennedy 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1. Attendance: 14,829
Referee: P Connell (Offaly)
5 July 1953 Semi-final
replay
Kilkenny 2-13 – 1-05 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Langton 0-6, S Downey 1-1, D Carroll 0-4, P Buggy 1-0, D Kennedy 0-2. K Heffernan 1-0, N Allen 0-3, C Murphy 0-1, L Healy 0-1. Attendance: 22,239
Referee: A Donnelly (Meath)

Final

19 July 1953 Final Kilkenny 1-13 – 3-05 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
J Langton 0-6, D Kennedy 0-2, M Kelly 1-1, J Sutton 0-2, S Downey 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1. N Rackard 2-3, Padge Kehoe 1-0, T Flood 0-2. Attendance: 37,533
Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

First round

14 June 1953 First round Clare 10-08 – 1-01 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
J Smyth 6-4, P Greene 2-0, J Purcell 1-0, M Considine 1-0, M Nugent 0-3, J Meaney 0-1, D Kelly 1-0, T McNamara 0-1. Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford)

Semi-finals

21 June 1953 Semi-final Tipperary 6-03 – 2-10 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Maher 2-0, P Kenny 1-3, N Ryan 1-0, PJ O'Brien 1-0, S Bannon 1-0, P Shanahan 0-1. J Kiely 1-7, J Fives 1-1, P Grimes 0-1, W Doocey 0-1.
28 June 1953 Semi-final Cork 2-11 – 4-02 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J Hartnett 2-1, C Ring 0-5, WJ Daly 0-2, P Barry 0-1, M Fouhy 0-1, L Dowling 0-1. P Greene 3-1, J Smith 1-1. Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford)

Final

26 July 1953 Final Cork 3-10 – 1-11 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
C Ring 1-8, J Hartnett 1-1, L Dowling 1-0, G Murphy 0-1. Shanahan 0-8, Stakelum 1-1, S Bannon 0-2. Attendance: 46,265
Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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16 August 1953 Semi-final Galway 3-05 – 1-10 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
J Killeen 2-0, J Gallagher 1-3, J Molloy 0-1, H Gordon 0-1. S Downey 1-2, J Langton 0-4, J Sutton 0-2, P Buggy 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1. Attendance: 38,690
Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

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7 September 1953 Final Cork 3-03 – 0-08 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 1-1, J Hartnett 1-0, T O'Sullivan 1-0, P Barry 0-1, WJ Daly 0-1. B Duffy 0-2, J Molloy 0-2, J Duggan 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, H Gordon 0-1, J Killeen 0-1. Attendance: 71,195
Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Smyth Clare 7-05 26 2 13.00
Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-23 26 5 5.20
2 Christy Ring Cork 2-14 20 3 6.66
3 Patrick Greene Clare 5-01 16 2 8.00
Harry Gray Laois 3-07 16 2 8.00
Shem Downey Kilkenny 3-07 16 5 3.20
4 Josie Hartnett Cork 4-02 14 3 4.66
Tim Flood Wexford 2-08 14 2 7.00
5 Nicky Rackard Wexford 3-03 12 2 6.00
6 Willie Rispin Meath 3-01 10 2 5.00
John Kiely Waterford 1-07 10 1 10.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Smyth Clare 6-04 22 Limerick
2 Tim Flood Wexford 2-06 12 Laois
3 Christy Ring Cork 1-08 11 Tipperary
4 Patrick Greene Clare 3-01 10 Cork
John Kiely Waterford 1-07 10 Tipperary
5 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-03 9 Kilkenny
Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-06 9 Dublin
6 Harry Gray Laois 2-02 8 Wexford
Jim Prior Dublin 2-02 8 Kilkenny
Harry Gray Laois 1-05 8 Offaly

Scoring

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  • Widest winning margin: 34 points
    • Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
    • Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
  • Most points in a match: 21
    • Cork 3-10 - 1-11 Tipperary (Munster final, 26 July 1953)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 10
    • Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
    • Clare 4-2 - 2-11 Cork (Munster semi-final, 28 June 1953)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 11
    • Tipperary 1-11 - 3-10 Cork (Munster final, 26 July 1953)

Miscellaneous

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  • Clare's 10-8 to 1-1 defeat of Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was a record-breaking game. It was Clare's first championship defeat of their near rivals since 1914. The 34-point winning margin remains a record between these two teams. Jimmy Smyth of Clare scored a Munster championship record of 6-4 against Limerick.[1]

Sources

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  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
  • Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
  • Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
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References

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  1. ^ O'Connell, Jerome (25 July 2007). "Recalling Jimmy Smyth's 6-4 in 1953". Limerick Leader. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.