1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details | |
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Dates | 22 April – 23 September 1956 |
Teams | 13 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Wexford (3rd win) |
Captain | Jim English |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Cork |
Captain | Tony O'Shaughnessy |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 12 |
Goals total | 85 (7.08 per game) |
Points total | 199 (16.58 per game) |
Top Scorer | Nicky Rackard (12-15) |
All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 22 April 1956 and ended on 23 September 1956.
Wexford were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 2–14 to 2–8 defeat of Cork.[1]
Teams
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, a reduction of one on the previous championship. Wicklow withdrew and did not field a team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Team summaries
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
Cork | Red and white | 1954 | 1954 | 1952-53 |
Dublin | Blue and navy | 1938 | 1952 | 1938-39 |
Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1950-51 | |
Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1953 | 1932-33 |
Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946-47 |
Meath | Green and gold | |||
Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1951 | 1951 | 1954-55 |
Waterford | White and blue | 1948 | 1948 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | 1955 | 1955 | 1955-56 |
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Westmeath v Meath
29 April 1956 First round | Westmeath | 9-06 - 6-01 | Meath | O'Connor Park |
J Daly 3-2, D O'Callaghan 3-0, S Stokes 2-1, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J McGrath 0-2, J Carey 0-1. | B Smith 2-0, M Kane 1-1, S O'Brien 1-0, W McGovern 1-0, M Cullen 1-0. | Referee: P O'Connell (Offaly) |
Quarter-finals
Laois v Offaly
22 April 1956 Quarter-final | Laois | 5-09 - 4-05 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
P Spencer 1-4, T Maher 1-1, B O'Keeffe 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, M O'Sullivan 1-0, B Bohane 0-3, J Kelly 0-1. | T Dooley 1-1, B McDermott 1-0, T Errity 1-0, A Pyke 1-0, J Brady 0-2, D Breen 0-1, S Grennan 0-1. | Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny) |
Kilkenny v Westmeath
20 May 1956 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 6-11 - 3-09 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
S Clohessey 0-9, W Dwyer 2-0, D Rockett 2-0, J Murphy 1-1, PJ Garvan 1-1. | J McGrath 0-4, D O'Callaghan 1-0, J Daly 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, S Stokes 0-3, J Carey 0-2. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: P O'Connell (Offaly) |
Semi-finals
Wexford v Laois
10 June 1956 Semi-final | Wexford | 8-09 - 2-02 | Laois | Nowlan Park |
N Rackard 4-3, N Wheeler 2-0, T Dixon 1-2, T Flood 1-1, J Morrissey 0-2, O Gough 0-1. | T Maher 1-2, M O'Sullivan 1-0. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny) |
Kilkenny v Dublin
17 June 1956 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 3-08 - 1-08 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
S Clohessey 2-2, W Dwyer 1-1, R Carroll 0-4, PJ Garvan 0-1. | W Cashin 1-3, N Allen 0-4, B Boothman 0-1. | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: P O'Connell |
Final
Wexford v Kilkenny
8 July 1956 Final | Wexford | 4-08 - 3-10 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
N Rackard 2-3, T Ryan 1-1, T Dixon 1-1, P Kehoe 0-3. | W Dwyer 1-4, D Rockett 2-0, J Murphy 0-3, S Clohessey 0-1, B Walsh 0-1, M Brophy 0-1. | Attendance: 52,077 Referee: M Spain (Offaly) |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Cork v Waterford
10 June 1956 Quarter-final | Cork | 5-09 - 2-12 | Waterford | FitzGerald Park |
M Ryan 2-2, C Ring 2-1, P Barry 1-0, M Finn 0-2, M Fouhy 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, WJ Daly 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1. | D Whelan 2-0, M Flannelly 0-4, T Cheasty 0-3, J Kiely 0-2, S Power 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, P Grimes 0-1. | Attendance: 18,500 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
Semi-finals
Limerick v Clare
17 June 1956 Semi-final | Limerick | 1-15 - 2-06 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield |
M Tynan 1-1, R Prendergast 0-4, D Kelly 0-4, V Cobbe 0-2, L Ryan 0-1, T Casey 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1, M McInerney 0-1. | J Smyth 1-2, S Madigan 1-0, M Nugent 0-3, G Ryan 0-1. | Attendance: 24,030 Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary) |
Cork v Tipperary
1 July 1956 Semi-final | Cork | 1-11 - 2-07 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds |
C Ring 0-6, P Barry 1-0, T Kelly 0-1, J Rogers 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1, P Healy 0-1, M Fouhy 0-1, | P Kenny 1-3, T Butler 1-1, P Stakelum 0-1, L Devaney 0-1, G Doyle T English 0-1. | Attendance: 36,946 Referee: M Pollard (Waterford) |
Final
Cork v Limerick
22 July 1956 Final | Cork | 5-05 - 3-05 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield |
T Kelly 2-2, C Ring 2-1, P Barry 1-0, C O'Shea 0-1, WJ Daly 0-1. | V Cobbe 1-1, T McGarry 1-1, L Ryan 1-0, D Kelly 0-3. | Attendance: 47,017 Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
Wexford v Galway
29 July 1956 Semi-final | Wexford | 5-13 - 1-8 | Galway | Croke Park |
N Rackard (5-3), English (0-2), W Rackard (0-2), Flood (0-2), Hearne (0-1), Ryan (0-1), Dixon (0-1), Kehoe (0-1). | Salmon (0-4), Fives (1-0), Conway (0-2), Cullinane (0-1), Molloy (0-1). | Attendance: 36,465 Referee: R Stakelum |
All-Ireland final
Wexford v Cork
23 September 1956 Final | Wexford | 2-14 - 2-8 | Cork | Croke Park |
N Rackard (1-6), Kehoe (1-1), T. Flood (0-2), Codd (0-2), Dixon (0-2), W. Rackard (0-1). | Ring (1-5), Barry (1-1), Regan (0-1) Goulding (0-1). | Attendance: 83,096 Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 12-15 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 |
2 | Christy Ring | Cork | 5-13 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
3 | Seán Clohessy | Kilkenny | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
4 | Billy Dwyer | Kilkenny | 4-05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
5 | Jimmy Daly | Westmeath | 4-02 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
6 | Paddy Barry | Cork | 4-01 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
7 | Dinny O'Callaghan | Westmeath | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
Tom Dixon | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 5-03 | 18 | Galway |
2 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 4-03 | 15 | Laois |
3 | Jimmy Daly | Westmeath | 3-02 | 11 | Meath |
4 | Dinny O'Callaghan | Westmeath | 3-00 | 9 | Meath |
Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 1-06 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
Seán Clohessy | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Westmeath | |
4 | Seán Clohessy | Kilkenny | 2-02 | 8 | Dublin |
Mick Ryan | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Waterford | |
Terry Kelly | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Limerick | |
Christy Ring | Cork | 1-05 | 8 | Wexford |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 19 points
- Wexford 8-9 - 2-2 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 10 June 1956)
- Most goals in a match: 15
- Westmeath 9-6 - 6-1 Meath (Leinster first round, 29 April 1956)
- Most points in a match: 22
- Wexford 2-14 - 2-8 Cork (All-Ireland final, 23 September 1956)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 9
- Westmeath 9-6 - 6-1 Meath (Leinster first round, 29 April 1956)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 6
- Westmeath 9-6 - 6-1 Meath (Leinster first round, 29 April 1956)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 12
- Cork 5-9 - 2-12 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1956)
Miscellaneous
- Wexford won a third Leinster title in-a-row. It remains the only time in their history that they went undefeated in the provincial championship for three successive campaigns.
- An outbreak of polio in Cork and the fear of a spread of the disease to Dublin due to an influx of Cork supporters lead to the postponement of the All-Ireland final until 23 September 1956.[2]
- The attendance of 83,096 at the All-Ireland final remains an all-time record.
- Wexford retained the All-Ireland title for the only time in their history. The 2–14 to 2–8 victory remained their only championship defeat of Cork until July 2016 when they did it again in the round 2 Qualifiers. (Cork–Wexford hurling rivalry)
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
- Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
- Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links
- 1956 All-Ireland Hurling Championship results
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