1953 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1953 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 August – 4 October 1953
Teams4
ChampionsBorder Borris–Ileigh (3rd title)
Tim Ryan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Boherlahan
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored19 (6.33 per match)
Points scored38 (12.67 per match)
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The 1953 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 30 August to 4 October 1953.

Thurles Sarsfields were the defending champions.[2][3]

The final was played on 4 October 1953 at Thurles Sportsfield, between Borris–Ileigh and Boherlahan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Borris–Ileigh won the match by 4–08 to 4–04 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4][5][6]

Qualification

Championship Champions
Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Boherlahan [7]
North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Borris–Ileigh [8]
South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Kilenaule [9]
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams [10]

Results

Semi-finals

30 August 1953 Semi-final Boherlahan 5-09 - 2-04 Killenaule Leahy Park

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Can Borris-Ileigh and Thurles Sarsfields attract a bumper crowd on Tipperary county final day?". Tipperary Live. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thurles Sarsfields HC". Club Info. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Borris-Ileigh embraces a big day like no other Tipperary club". Irish Examiner. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Borris Ileigh HC". Club Info. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Borris-Ileigh GAA Club". Borrisoleigh website. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Roll of honour". Boherlahan-Dualla GAA website. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Borris-Ileigh". Irish Independent. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Killenaule HC". Club Info. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Club history". Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAA website. Retrieved 6 October 2025.