1957 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1957 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1957 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny Waterford 4-10 3-12
Date	1 September 1957
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	S. Gleeson (Limerick) [1]
Attendance	70,594
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The 1957 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 70th All-Ireland Final and marked the culmination of the 1957 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 1 September 1957, between Kilkenny and Waterford. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 4-10 to 3-12. ^[2] It was the fifth time for Kilkenny to win a final by a point. An interesting feature of this match was the participation of the English actor John Gregson in the Kilkenny team's parade as part of his role as a GAA player in the film Rooney . ^{[3] [4]}

Match details

1957-09-01
15:15 UTC+1

Kilkenny	4-10 – 3-12	Waterford

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 70,594

Referee: S. Gleeson (Limerick)

KILKENNY: GK 1 Ollie Walsh RCB 2 T. Walsh FB 3 J. Walsh LCB 4 J. Maher RWB 5 Paddy Buggy CB 6 M. Walsh LWB 7 Johnny McGovern M 8 M. Brophy M 9 J. Sutton RWF 10 D. Heaslip CF 11 Mick Kenny LWF 12 Mick Kelly (c) RCF 13 R. Rockett FF 14 W. Dwyer LCF 15 Seán Clohessy Substitutes: 9 B. Walsh

WATERFORD: GK 1 Richie Roche RCB 2 Tom Cunningham FB 3 Austin Flynn LCB 4 John Barron RWB 5 Michael O'Connor CB 6 Martin Óg Morrissey LWB 7 Séamus Power M 8 Johnny O'Connor M 9 Philly Grimes (c) RWF 10 Mick Flannelly CF 11 Tom Cheasty LWF 12 Larry Guinan RCF 13 Frankie Walsh FF 14 John Kiely LCF 15 Dónal 'Duck' Whelan

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes.
• Replay if scores level.
• Three named substitutes

References

1. The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (PDF). Dublin: DBA Publications Ltd. 2021. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
2. Irish Independent, Monday, 2 September 1957; Page: 7
3. Considine, Tony (26 November 2020). "Clash of the Titans: We revisit the 'nerve-shattering intensity' of Kilkenny and Waterford's All-Ireland trilogy in the 1950s". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 1 February 2024. As it turned out, English actor John Gregson was the extra man, being filmed for a scene in the 1958 film, Rooney, where he played a GAA player.
4. Moynihan, Michael (9 September 2020). "'GAA Collection' a treasure trove of All-Ireland film". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2024.