1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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Dates | 24 April - 4 September 1954 |
Teams | 14 |
All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Wexford (2nd win) |
Captain | Nick O'Donnell |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Galway |
Captain | Jimmy Duggan |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Limerick |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 14 |
Top Scorer | Nicky Rackard (7-10) |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1954 1956 → |
The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 24 April 1955 and ended on 4 September 1955.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Wexford won the title following a 3-13 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the final.[1]
Teams
A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, the same as the previous championship, however, there were some changes on personnel. Antrim withdrew from the senior championship, while Wicklow fielded a team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Team summaries
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
Cork | Red and white | 1954 | 1954 | 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 | 1954-55 |
Waterford | White and blue | 1948 | 1948 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1954 | |
Wicklow | Blue and gold |
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round 24 April | Meath | 2-6 - 2-2 | Wicklow | Parnell Park | ||
Referee: M Leahy | ||||||
First round 24 April | Westmeath | 2-11 - 2-3 | Offaly | Cusack Park | ||
Quarter-final 15 May | Kilkenny | 7-10 - 3-6 | Meath | O'Moore Park | ||
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: P Lalor | ||||||
Quarter-final 22 May | Westmeath | 4-8 - 2-3 | Laois | O'Connor Park | ||
Referee: P Connell | ||||||
Semi-final 26 June | Kilkenny | 4-15 - 5-8 | Dublin | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 36,367 | ||||||
Semi-final 26 June | Wexford | 5-9 - 3-4 | Westmeath | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 36,367 Referee: R Mulcahy | ||||||
Final 17 July | Wexford | 2-7 - 2-7 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 41,226 Referee: C Mcloughlin | ||||||
Final replay 31 July | Wexford | 5-6 - 3-9 | Kilkenny | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 37,079 Referee: M Spain | ||||||
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final 22 May | Limerick | 4-5 - 3-5 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds | ||
Referee: T Twomey | ||||||
Quarter-final 5 June | Clare | 3-8 - 2-10 | Cork | Thurles Sportsfield | ||
Attendance: 25,256 Referee: T O'Sullivan | ||||||
Semi-final 19 June | Tipperary | 0-8 - 1-6 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 38,000 Referee: C Conway | ||||||
Final 10 July | Limerick | 2-16 - 2-6 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds | ||
Attendance: 23,125 Referee: C Conway | ||||||
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-final 7 August | Wexford | 2-12 - 2-3 | Limerick | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 50,840 Referee: C McLoughlin | ||||||
Final 4 September | Wexford | 3-13 - 2-8 | Galway | Croke Park | ||
Attendance: 72,854 Referee: B Stakelum (Tipperary) | ||||||
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The attendance of 23,125 is one of the lowest attendances at a Munster final in recent years.
- The attendance of 50,840 at the game between Limerick and Wexford was a new record for an All-Ireland semi-final.
- Wexford win their second All-Ireland title, their first since 1910.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland win 1955". Ask About Ireland website. Retrieved 16 October 2013.