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1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

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

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 44 points
  • Wexford 12–17 : 2–3 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most goals in a match: 14
  • Wexford 12–17 : 2–3 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most points in a match: 20
  • Wexford 12–17 : 2–3 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 12
  • Wexford 12–17 : 2–3 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Waterford 4–5 : 7–8 Cork (Munster semi-final)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 9
  • Laois 1–9 : 1–10 Meath (Leinster first round)

Miscellaneous

  • Meath qualified for the Leinster semi-finals for the first time in the history of the championship.
  • Antrim took part in the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 1949. It was their last game at this stage of the championship until re-entering the championship in 1984.
  • Wexford's Nicky Rackard scores 7–7 in their All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Antrim. It is believed to be a record score for an All-Ireland semi-final.
  • Cork's Christy Ring wins a record-breaking eighth All-Ireland medal as Cork claim a third successive championship for the third time in their history.

Roll of Honour

  • Cork – 19 (1954)
  • Tipperary – 16 (1951)
  • Kilkenny – 13 (1947)
  • Limerick – 6 (1940)
  • Dublin – 6 (1938)
  • Waterford – 1 (1948)
  • Galway – 1 (1923)
  • Laois – 1 (1915)
  • Clare – 1 (1914)
  • Wexford – 1 (1910)
  • London – 1 (1901)
  • Kerry – 1 (1891)

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1954 championship:

Retirees

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

Sources

  • 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).

References