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 |
←
1955
1957 → |
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]
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 | Colours | Most recent success | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
First round
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
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) |
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
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) |
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
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) |
Quarter-final
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
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) |
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
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) |
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 |
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) |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
←
1955
1957 → |
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]
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 | Colours | Most recent success | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
First round
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
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) |
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
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) |
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
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) |
Quarter-final
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
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) |
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
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) |
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 |
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) |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |