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1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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FieldValue
year1954
dates24 April – 4 September 1954
teams14
munsterLimerick
leinsterWexford
matches14
teamWexford
titles2nd
captainNick O'Donnell
team2Galway
captain2Jimmy Duggan
topscorerNicky Rackard (7–10)
previous1954
next1956

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.

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

TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeague
ClareSaffron and blue191419321945–46
CorkRed and white195419541952–53
DublinBlue and navy193819521938–39
GalwayMaroon and white19231950–51
KilkennyBlack and amber194719531932–33
LaoisBlue and white19151949
LimerickGreen and white194019401946–47
MeathGreen and gold
OffalyGreen, white and gold
TipperaryBlue and gold195119511954–55
WaterfordWhite and blue19481948
WestmeathMaroon and white
WexfordPurple and gold19101954
WicklowBlue and gold

Provincial championships

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Finals

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Scoring

;Top scorers overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Nicky RackardWexford7–103156.20
2Tim FloodWexford5–112655.20
3Seán ClohessyKilkenny5–102546.25
4Dick CarrollKilkenny0–191944.75
5Vivian CobbeLimerick4-041635.33
6Dermot KellyLimerick1–121535.00
7Dinny O'CallaghanWestmeath4-021434.66
Dick RockettKilkenny4-021443.50
8John McGrathWestmeath0–121234.00
9Jimmy CarneyClare2-051133.66
Jimmy SmythClare0–111133.66

;Top scorers in a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Dermot KellyLimerick1–1215Clare
2Tim FloodWexford3-0110Westmeath
Vivian CobbeLimerick2-0410Waterford
Seán ClohessyKilkenny2-0410Meath
3Dick RockettKilkenny3-009Dublin
Nicky RackardWexford3-009Kilkenny
4Nicky RackardWexford2-028Westmeath
Dick CarrollKilkenny0-088Dublin
5Seánie O'BrienKilkenny2-017Meath
Jimmy CarneyClare1-047Cork

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

References

  1. "All-Ireland win 1955". Ask About Ireland website.
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