1954 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Explained

Type:Junior
Year:1954
Connacht:Galway
Munster:Kerry
Leinster:Dublin
Ulster:Donegal
Team:Kerry
Titles:8th
Captain:John "Walla" O'Connor
Team2:London
Previous:1953
Next:1955

The 1954 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kerry in the Munster final.[1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 3 October 1954 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kerry and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kerry won the match by 1–07 to 1-05 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title in five years.[3] [4]

Results

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: The History of the GAA in Liverpool. Lancashire GAA website. 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Cork profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Junior football. Munster GAA website. 18 August 2021.