1953 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1953 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 32nd staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1953 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (7th win)
CaptainMick Kenny
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWarwickshire
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
← 1952
1954 →

Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 11 October 1953 at Thurles Sportsfield, between Tipperary and Warwickshire, in what was their first meeting in a final. Tipperary won the match by 4-10 to 3-03 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title since 1933.[2][3]

Results

All-Ireland semi-finals
23 August 1953 Semi-final Galway 3-05 - 3-05 Tipperary Ballinasloe Sportsfield
30 August 1953 Semi-final replay Tipperary 6-08 - 2-04 Galway St. Brendan's Park
30 August 1953 Semi-final Antrim 3-03 - 5-00 Offaly Casement Park

All-Ireland home final
13 September 1953 Home final Offaly 1-02 - 1-07 Tipperary St. Brendan's Park

All-Ireland final
11 October 1953 Final Tipperary 4-10 - 1-03 Warwickshire Thurles Sportsfield

References
  1. "Dublin profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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