1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
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
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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

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Meath v Wicklow

24 April First round	Meath	2-6 - 2-2	Wicklow	Parnell Park
				Referee: M Leahy

Westmeath v Offaly

24 April First round	Westmeath	2-11 - 2-3	Offaly	Cusack Park

Kilkenny v Meath

15 May Quarter-final	Kilkenny	7-10 - 3-6	Meath	O'Moore Park
				Attendance: 3,000 Referee: P Lalor

Westmeath v Laois

22 May Quarter-final	Westmeath	4-8 - 2-3	Laois	O'Connor Park
				Referee: P Connell

Kilkenny v Dublin

26 June Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-15 - 5-8	Dublin	Croke Park
				Attendance: 36,367

Wexford v Westmeath

26 June Semi-final	Wexford	5-9 - 3-4	Westmeath	Croke Park
				Attendance: 36,367 Referee: R Mulcahy

Wexford v Kilkenny

17 July Final	Wexford	2-7 - 2-7	Kilkenny	Croke Park
				Attendance: 41,226 Referee: C Mcloughlin

Wexford v Kilkenny

31 July Final replay	Wexford	5-6 - 3-9	Kilkenny	Croke Park
				Attendance: 37,079 Referee: M Spain

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Limerick v Waterford

22 May Semi-final	Limerick	4-5 - 3-5	Waterford	Cork Athletic Grounds
				Referee: T Twomey

Clare v Cork

5 June Quarter-final	Clare	3-8 - 2-10	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield
				Attendance: 25,256 Referee: T O'Sullivan

Tipperary v Clare

19 June Semi-final	Tipperary	0-8 - 1-6	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
				Attendance: 38,000 Referee: C Conway

Limerick v Clare

10 July Final	Limerick	2-16 - 2-6	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
				Attendance: 23,125 Referee: C Conway

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Wexford v Limerick

7 August Semi-final	Wexford	2-12 - 2-3	Limerick	Croke Park
				Attendance: 50,840 Referee: C McLoughlin

Wexford v Galway

4 September Final	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

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