1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship


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.

Provincial championships

[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]

First round
Second round
Semi-finals
'''Finals'''

[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
'''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
7Dick RockettKilkenny4-021443.50
8John McGrathWestmeath0–121234.00
9Jimmy CarneyClare2-051133.66
9Jimmy SmythClare0–111133.66

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Dermot KellyLimerick1–1215Clare
2Tim FloodWexford3-0110Westmeath
2Vivian CobbeLimerick2-0410Waterford
2Seán ClohessyKilkenny2-0410Meath
3Dick RockettKilkenny3-009Dublin
3Nicky RackardWexford3-009Kilkenny
4Nicky RackardWexford2-028Westmeath
4Dick CarrollKilkenny0-088Dublin
5Seánie O'BrienKilkenny2-017Meath
5Jimmy 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.