1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates24 April - 4 September 1954
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamWexford (2nd win)
CaptainNick O'Donnell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamGalway
CaptainJimmy Duggan
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Top ScorerNicky Rackard (7-10)
All-Star TeamSee here
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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
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

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

24 April 1955 First round Meath 2-06 - 2-02 Wicklow Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: M Leahy
24 April 1955 First round Westmeath 2-11 - 2-03 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
J McGrath 0-6, J Daly 1-2, D O'Callaghan 1-1, J Carey 0-2, M Connors 1-0, T Errity 1-0, J Spain 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, W Nevin 0-1. Referee: J Conroy (Laois)

Second round

15 May 1955 Second round Kilkenny 7-10 - 3-06 Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
S Clohessy 2-4, S O'Brien 2-1, P Fitzgerald 2-0, R Carroll 0-5, W Walshe 1-1. F Foran 1-2, F Kelly 1-1, B Smyth 1-0, M Kane 0-2, F O'Brien 0-1. Attendance: 3,000
Referee: P Lalor (Laois)
22 May 1955 Second round Westmeath 4-08 - 2-03 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
T Walsh 1-2, D O'Callaghan 1-1, P Maxwell 1-1, F Smyth 1-0, J McGrath 0-3, R McMahon 0-1. P Hogan 1-2, P Lalor 1-0, M Byrne 0-1. Referee: P Connell

Semi-finals

26 June 1955 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-15 - 5-08 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
D Rockett 3-0, R Carroll 0-8, S Clohessy 1-3, J Sutton 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. T Maher 1-3, N Allen 1-1, V Bell 1-1, P Shanahan 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, C Murphy 0-3. Attendance: 36,367
Referee: M Spain (Offaly)
26 June 1955 Semi-final Wexford 5-09 - 3-04 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
T Flood 3-1, N Rackard 2-2, N Wheeler 0-3, H Connors 0-3. D Callaghan 2-0, B McMahon 1-1, J McGrath 0-3. Attendance: 36,367
Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny)

Finals

17 July 1955 Final Wexford 2-07 - 2-07 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
T Flood 1-3, N Rackard 1-1, Padge Kehoe 0-2, N Wheeler 0-1. S Clohessy 1-1, R Carroll 0-4, M Kelly 1-0, D Rockett 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 41,226
Referee: C Mcloughlin (Dublin)
31 July 1955 Final replay Wexford 5-06 - 3-09 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
N Rackard 3-0, O Gough 1-1, T Ryan 1-0, T Flood 0-3, Padge Kehoe 0-2. S Clohessy 1-2, D Rockett 1-1, Murphy 1-0, S O'Brien 0-3, R Carroll 0-2, J Sutton 0-1. Attendance: 37,079
Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

5 June 1955 First round Clare 3-08 - 2-10 Cork Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
J Carney 1-4, D Dillon 1-2, J Greene 1-0, J Smyth 0-2. C Ring 0-5, WJ Daly 1-1, Hartnett 1-0, J Clifford 0-1, O McAuliffe 0-1, M McAuliffe 0-1, Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 25,256
Referee: T O'Sullivan

Semi-finals

22 May 1955 Semi-final Limerick 4-05 - 3-05 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
V Cobbe 2-4, T Casey 1-0, M Fitzgibbon 1-0, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, McInerney 0-1. P Grimes 1-2, S Power 1-1, M Óg Morrissey 1-0, Healy 0-2. Referee: T Twomey
19 June 1955 Semi-final Tipperary 0-08 - 1-06 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
L Devaney 0-4, T Wall 0-2, S Bannon 0-1, T English 0-1. J Carney 1-1, J Smyth 0-3, D Dillon 0-2. Attendance: 38,000
Referee: C Conway

Final

10 July 1955 Final Limerick 2-16 - 2-06 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
D Kelly 1-12, V Cobbe 1-0, R Prendergast 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, L Ryan 0-1. J Greene 2-0, J Smyth 0-6. Attendance: 23,125
Referee: C Conway

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

7 August 1955 Semi-final Wexford 2-12 - 2-03 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
Paddy Kehoe 1-1, T Ryan 1-1, N Rackard 0-4, T Flood 0-2, N English 0-2, Padge Kehoe 0-1, B Rackard 0-1. V Cobbe 1-0, S Leonard 1-0, D Kelly 0-3. Attendance: 50,840
Referee: C McLoughlin

All-Ireland final

4 September 1955 Final Wexford 3-13 - 2-08 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
N Rackard 1-3, N Wheeler 1-2, T Flood 1-2, Padge Kehoe 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-1, S Hearne 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. P Egan 2-0, B Duffy 0-4, P Duggan 0-3, J Salmon 0-1. Attendance: 72,854
Referee: B Stakelum (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nicky Rackard Wexford 7-10 31 5 6.20
2 Tim Flood Wexford 5-11 26 5 5.20
3 Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 5-10 25 4 6.25
4 Dick Carroll Kilkenny 0-19 19 4 4.75
5 Vivian Cobbe Limerick 4-04 16 3 5.33
6 Dermot Kelly Limerick 1-12 15 3 5.00
7 Dinny O'Callaghan Westmeath 4-02 14 3 4.66
Dick Rockett Kilkenny 4-02 14 4 3.50
8 John McGrath Westmeath 0-12 12 3 4.00
9 Jimmy Carney Clare 2-05 11 3 3.66
Jimmy Smyth Clare 0-11 11 3 3.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Dermot Kelly Limerick 1-12 15 Clare
2 Tim Flood Wexford 3-01 10 Westmeath
Vivian Cobbe Limerick 2-04 10 Waterford
Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 2-04 10 Meath
3 Dick Rockett Kilkenny 3-00 9 Dublin
Nicky Rackard Wexford 3-00 9 Kilkenny
4 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-02 8 Westmeath
Dick Carroll Kilkenny 0-08 8 Dublin
5 Seánie O'Brien Kilkenny 2-01 7 Meath
Jimmy Carney Clare 1-04 7 Cork

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

  1. ^ "All-Ireland win 1955". Ask About Ireland website. Retrieved 16 October 2013.