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1953 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
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.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Cork (2nd win) |
| Captain | John Lyons |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Lancashire |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Longford |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Mayo |
← 1952 1954 → | |
Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Junior Championship.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 10 October 1953 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Cork and Lancashire, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 1–11 to 1–04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first tile since 1951.[2][3][4]
Results edit
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship edit
All-Ireland semi-finals edit
| 2 August 1953 Semi-final | Cork | 2-08 - 2-07 | Mayo | Croke Park |
| 31 August 1953 Semi-final | Longford | 2-05 - 2-04 | Derry | Pearse Park |
All-Ireland home final edit
| 13 September 1953 Home final | Cork | 2-09 - 0-04 | Longford | Croke Park |
All-Ireland final edit
| 4 October 1953 Final | Cork | 1-11 - 1-04 | Lancashire | Cork Athletic Grounds |
References edit
- ^ "Meath profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "The History of the GAA in Liverpool". Lancashire GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.