1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final explained

1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event:1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Team1:Cork
Team1score:3-3
Team2:Galway
Team2score:0-8
Date:6 September 1953
Stadium:Croke Park
City:Dublin
Referee:P. O'Connell (Offaly)
Attendance:71,195
Previous:1952
Next:1954

The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 66th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 6 September 1953, between Cork and Galway. The Connacht men narrowly lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3-3 to 0-8.

Match details

Due to the clash of colours, both counties lined out in their provincial jerseys, Cork wearing Munster's blue while Galway wore the white of Connacht.

Cork Team:

D. Creedon, J. Riordan, J. Lyons, A. O'Shaughnessy, M. Fouhy, D. Hayes, V. Twomey, J. Twomey, G. Murphy, W. J. Daly, J. Hartnett, C. Ring, T. O'Sullivan, L. Dowling, P. Barry