1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 67th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1954, between Cork and Wexford. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 1-9 to 1-6.

1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cork Wexford
1-9 1-6
Date5 September 1954
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeJack Mulcahy (Kilkenny)
Attendance84,856

The game is notable for a number of reasons. The gates were closed 35 minutes before the start of the senior game due to the size of the crowd. A record 84,856 people were in attendance to see Christy Ring of Cork capture a record-breaking eighth All-Ireland winners' medal.

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