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1953 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

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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

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.

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

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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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

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

All-Ireland final

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

References

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  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.