| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May – 7 September 1953 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (18th win) |
| Captain | Christy Ring |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Mickey Burke |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 75 (5.7 per game) |
| Points total | 201 (15.4 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Smyth (7–5) Jim Langton (1–23) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1952 1954 → | |
The1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Irelandhurling championship since its establishment by theGaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953.
Cork were thedefending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3–3 to 0–8 defeat ofGalway in thefinal.
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945–46 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1952 | 1952 | 1952–53 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1952 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1950–51 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1950 | 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 | 1951–52 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1951 | |
First round
| 3 May 1953First round | Westmeath | 2–04 – 3–13 | Meath | Cusack Park,Mullingar |
| J McGrath 1–2, D Callaghan 1–0, F Farrell 0–1, T Daly 0–1. | B Smyth 0–7, W Rispin 1–1, R Weldon 1–0, T Kelly 1–0, J Dempsey 0–2, T Walsh 0–1, M Regan 0–1, A Foran 0–1. |
Second round
| 3 May 1953Second round | Offaly | 2–04 – 5–15 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park,Birr |
| J Spain 1–2, T Dooley 1–0, W Mitchell 0–1, T Mitchell 0–1. | H Grey 1–5, P Lalor 2–0, T Maher 1–2, P Kelly 1–1, J Styles 0–4, D Murray 0–2, L Harding 0–1. |
| 17 May 1953Second round | Kilkenny | 3–09 – 3–01 | Meath | O'Connor Park,Tullamore |
| P Johnston 1–3, D Carroll 0–5, T Ryan 1–0, D Kennedy 1–0, J Langton 0–1. | W Rispin 2–0, R Weldon 1–0, B Smyth 0–1. | Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
Semi-finals
| 14 June 1953Semi-final | Wexford | 4–13 – 3–05 | Laois | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| T Flood 2–6, Padge Kehoe 0–4, N Rackard 1–0, Cummins 1–0, M Flood 0–1, S Flood 0–1, Paddy Kehoe 0–1. | H Grey 2–2, J Styles 0–2, P Lalor 1–0, P Kelly 0–1. | Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
| 21 June 1953Semi-final | Dublin | 4–08 – 3–11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park,Dublin |
| J Prior 2–2, K Heffernan 2–0, N Allen 0–3, L Donnelly 0–1, G Kelly 0–1, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 0–1. | J Langton 1–6, S Downey 1–3, D Kennedy 0–1, S Clohessy 0–1. | Attendance: 14,829 Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
| 5 July 1953Semi-final replay | Kilkenny | 2–13 – 1–05 | Dublin | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| J Langton 0–6, S Downey 1–1, D Carroll 0–4, P Buggy 1–0, D Kennedy 0–2. | K Heffernan 1–0, N Allen 0–3, C Murphy 0–1, L Healy 0–1. | Attendance: 22,239 Referee: A Donnelly (Meath) |
Final
| 19 July 1953Final | Kilkenny | 1–13 – 3–05 | Wexford | Croke Park,Dublin |
| J Langton 0–6, D Kennedy 0–2, M Kelly 1–1, J Sutton 0–2, S Downey 0–1, S Clohessy 0–1. | N Rackard 2–3, Padge Kehoe 1–0, T Flood 0–2. | Attendance: 37,533 Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
First round
| 14 June 1953First round | Clare | 10–08 – 1–01 | Limerick | Cusack Park,Ennis |
| J Smyth 6–4, P Greene 2–0, J Purcell 1–0, M Considine 1–0, M Nugent 0–3, J Meaney 0–1, | D Kelly 1–0, T McNamara 0–1. | Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford) |
Semi-finals
| 21 June 1953Semi-final | Tipperary | 6–03 – 2–10 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds,Cork |
| P Maher 2–0, P Kenny 1–3, N Ryan 1–0, PJ O'Brien 1–0, S Bannon 1–0, P Shanahan 0–1. | J Kiely 1–7, J Fives 1–1, P Grimes 0–1, W Doocey 0–1. |
| 28 June 1953Semi-final | Cork | 2–11 – 4–02 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds,Limerick |
| J Hartnett 2–1, C Ring 0–5, WJ Daly 0–2, P Barry 0–1, M Fouhy 0–1, L Dowling 0–1. | P Greene 3–1, J Smith 1–1. | Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford) |
Final
| 26 July 1953Final | Cork | 3–10 – 1–11 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds,Limerick |
| C Ring 1–8, J Hartnett 1–1, L Dowling 1–0, G Murphy 0–1. | Shanahan 0–8, Stakelum 1–1, S Bannon 0–2. | Attendance: 46,265 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
| 16 August 1953Semi-final | Galway | 3–05 – 1–10 | Kilkenny | Croke Park,Dublin |
| J Killeen 2–0, J Gallagher 1–3, J Molloy 0–1, H Gordon 0–1. | S Downey 1–2, J Langton 0–4, J Sutton 0–2, P Buggy 0–1, D Kennedy 0–1. | Attendance: 38,690 Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary) |
| 7 September 1953Final | Cork | 3–03 – 0–08 | Galway | Croke Park,Dublin |
| C Ring 1–1, J Hartnett 1–0, T O'Sullivan 1–0, P Barry 0–1, WJ Daly 0–1. | B Duffy 0–2, J Molloy 0–2, J Duggan 0–1, J Gallagher 0–1, H Gordon 0–1, J Killeen 0–1. | Attendance: 71,195 Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 7-05 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
| Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1–23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 | |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Cork | 2–14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Patrick Greene | Clare | 5-01 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 3-07 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| Shem Downey | Kilkenny | 3-07 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | |
| 4 | Josie Hartnett | Cork | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Tim Flood | Wexford | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 3-03 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Willie Rispin | Meath | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| John Kiely | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 6-04 | 22 | Limerick |
| 2 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | Laois |
| 3 | Christy Ring | Cork | 1-08 | 11 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Patrick Greene | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Cork |
| John Kiely | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1-06 | 9 | Dublin | |
| 6 | Harry Gray | Laois | 2-02 | 8 | Wexford |
| Jim Prior | Dublin | 2-02 | 8 | Kilkenny | |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 1-05 | 8 | Offaly |