1952 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1952 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 31st staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1952 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersDublin (3rd win)
CaptainLiam Skelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterDublin
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtRoscommon
1951
1953

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Dublin in the Leinster semi-final.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 19 October 1952 at New Eltham in London, between Dublin and London, in what was their first meeting in a final in 15 years. Dublin won the match by 3–04 to 2–06 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title since 1937.[3]

Results

All-Ireland semi-finals

24 August 1952 Semi-final Antrim 10-04 - 2-01 Roscommon Corrigan Park
24 August 1952 Semi-final Dublin 1-14 - 1-11 Limerick Croke Park

All-Ireland home final

14 September 1952 Home final Dublin 4-10 - 2-05 Antrim Croke Park

All-Ireland final

19 October 1952 Final Dublin 3-04 - 2-06 London New Eltham

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Dublin profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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