Championship details | |
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Dates | 11 April - 5 September 1954 |
Teams | 14 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Cork (19th win) |
Captain | Christy Ring |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Wexford |
Captain | Padge Kehoe |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 14 |
Goals total | 87 (6.2 per game) |
Points total | 183 (13.0 per game) |
Top Scorer | Nicky Rackard (12-19) |
All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 11 April 1954 and ended on 5 September 1954.
Cork were the defending champions and retained their title following a 1-9 to 1-6 victory over Wexford in the final.
A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, an increase of one on the previous championship. Antrim, who last participated at this level in 1949, re-entered the championship in spite of facing no competition in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.
The following players made their début in the 1954 championship:
The following players played their last game in the 1954 championship: