1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

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| date = 3 May 1953

| round = First round

| team1 = Westmeath

| score = 2-04 - 3-13

| team2 = Meath

| goals1 = J McGrath 1-2, D Callaghan 1-0, F Farrell 0-1, T Daly 0-1.

| goals2 = B Smyth 0-7, W Rispin 1-1, R Weldon 1-0, T Kelly 1-0, J Dempsey 0-2, T Walsh 0-1, M Regan 0-1, A Foran 0-1.

| stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar

| attendance =

| referee =

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Second round

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| date = 3 May 1953

| round = Second round

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 2-04 – 5-15

| team2 = Laois

| goals1 = J Spain 1-2, T Dooley 1-0, W Mitchell 0-1, T Mitchell 0-1.

| goals2 = H Grey 1-5, P Lalor 2-0, T Maher 1-2, P Kelly 1-1, J Styles 0-4, D Murray 0-2, L Harding 0-1.

| stadium = St. Brendan's Park, Birr

| attendance =

| referee =

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| date = 17 May 1953

| round = Second round

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 3-09 – 3-01

| team2 = Meath

| goals1 = P Johnston 1-3, D Carroll 0-5, T Ryan 1-0, D Kennedy 1-0, J Langton 0-1.

| goals2 = W Rispin 2-0, R Weldon 1-0, B Smyth 0-1.

| stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore

| attendance =

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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Semi-finals

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| date = 14 June 1953

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 4-13 – 3-05

| team2 = Laois

| goals1 = T Flood 2-6, Padge Kehoe 0-4, N Rackard 1-0, Cummins 1-0, M Flood 0-1, S Flood 0-1, Paddy Kehoe 0-1.

| goals2 = H Grey 2-2, J Styles 0-2, P Lalor 1-0, P Kelly 0-1.

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| attendance =

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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| date = 21 June 1953

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Dublin

| score = 4-08 – 3-11

| team2 = Kilkenny

| goals1 = J Prior 2-2, K Heffernan 2-0, N Allen 0-3, L Donnelly 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 0-1.

| goals2 = J Langton 1-6, S Downey 1-3, D Kennedy 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 14,829

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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| date = 5 July 1953

| round = Semi-final
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| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 2-13 – 1-05

| team2 = Dublin

| goals1 = J Langton 0-6, S Downey 1-1, D Carroll 0-4, P Buggy 1-0, D Kennedy 0-2.

| goals2 = K Heffernan 1-0, N Allen 0-3, C Murphy 0-1, L Healy 0-1.

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| attendance = 22,239

| referee = A Donnelly (Meath)

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Final

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| date = 19 July 1953

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 1-13 – 3-05

| team2 = Wexford

| goals1 = J Langton 0-6, D Kennedy 0-2, M Kelly 1-1, J Sutton 0-2, S Downey 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1.

| goals2 = N Rackard 2-3, Padge Kehoe 1-0, T Flood 0-2.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 37,533

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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First round

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| date = 14 June 1953

| round = First round

| team1 = Clare

| score = 10-08 – 1-01

| team2 = Limerick

| goals1 = J Smyth 6-4, P Greene 2-0, J Purcell 1-0, M Considine 1-0, M Nugent 0-3, J Meaney 0-1,

| goals2 = D Kelly 1-0, T McNamara 0-1.

| stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis

| attendance =

| referee = S Vaughan (Waterford)

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Semi-finals

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| date = 21 June 1953

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Tipperary

| score = 6-03 – 2-10

| team2 = Waterford

| goals1 = P Maher 2-0, P Kenny 1-3, N Ryan 1-0, PJ O'Brien 1-0, S Bannon 1-0, P Shanahan 0-1.

| goals2 = J Kiely 1-7, J Fives 1-1, P Grimes 0-1, W Doocey 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

| attendance =

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| date = 28 June 1953

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 2-11 – 4-02

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = J Hartnett 2-1, C Ring 0-5, WJ Daly 0-2, P Barry 0-1, M Fouhy 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.

| goals2 = P Greene 3-1, J Smith 1-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

| attendance =

| referee = S Vaughan (Waterford)

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Final

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| date = 26 July 1953

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 3-10 – 1-11

| team2 = Tipperary

| goals1 = C Ring 1-8, J Hartnett 1-1, L Dowling 1-0, G Murphy 0-1.

| goals2 = Shanahan 0-8, Stakelum 1-1, S Bannon 0-2.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

| attendance = 46,265

| referee = W O'Donoghue (Limerick)

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| date = 16 August 1953

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 3-05 – 1-10

| team2 = Kilkenny

| goals1 = J Killeen 2-0, J Gallagher 1-3, J Molloy 0-1, H Gordon 0-1.

| goals2 = S Downey 1-2, J Langton 0-4, J Sutton 0-2, P Buggy 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 38,690

| referee = R Stakelum (Tipperary)

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| date = 7 September 1953

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 3-03 – 0-08

| team2 = Galway

| goals1 = C Ring 1-1, J Hartnett 1-0, T O'Sullivan 1-0, P Barry 0-1, WJ Daly 0-1.

| goals2 = B Duffy 0-2, J Molloy 0-2, J Duggan 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, H Gordon 0-1, J Killeen 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 71,195

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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;Top scorers overall

;Top scorers in a single game

• Widest winning margin: 34 points
• Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
• Most goals in a match: 11
• Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
• Most points in a match: 21
• Cork 3-10 - 1-11 Tipperary (Munster final, 26 July 1953)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 10
• Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
• Clare 4-2 - 2-11 Cork (Munster semi-final, 28 June 1953)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 11
• Tipperary 1-11 - 3-10 Cork (Munster final, 26 July 1953)

• Clare's 10-8 to 1-1 defeat of Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was a record-breaking game. It was Clare's first championship defeat of their near rivals since 1914. The 34-point winning margin remains a record between these two teams. Jimmy Smyth of Clare scored a Munster championship record of 6-4 against Limerick.{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/recalling-jimmy-smyth-s-6-4-in-1953-1-2180454 |title=Recalling Jimmy Smyth's 6-4 in 1953 |publisher=Limerick Leader |date=25 July 2007 |access-date=18 April 2014 |first=Jerome |last=O'Connell |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011907/http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/recalling-jimmy-smyth-s-6-4-in-1953-1-2180454 |archive-date=19 April 2014 }}

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• 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).

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233840/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/competition/code/AIHC/1953 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results]

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