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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May - 7 September 1953 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (18th win) |
| Captain | Christy Ring |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Mickey Burke |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 75 (5.7 per game) |
| Points total | 201 (15.4 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Smyth (7-5) Jim Langton (1-23) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1952 1954 → | |
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
editTeam summaries
edit| 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
editFirst 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
editAll-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 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
edit| 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
editTop scorers
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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).
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.