The 1953 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 22nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Galway entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Connacht Championship. On 27 September 1953, Mayo won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-6 defeat of Clare in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in fifteen championship seasons.
Results Connacht Minor Football Championship
Munster Minor Football Championship
Leinster Minor Football Championship
GK1 Seán Óg Flood (Dundalk Young Irelands)RCB2 Tom McArdle (Clan na Gael)FB3 Ken Smyth (Kilsaran)LCB4 Patsy McEntee (St Dominic's)RHB5 Patsy Coleman (St Mary's)CHB6 John McArdle (Clan na Gael) (c)LHB7 Eamon McGrath (Cooley Kickhams)MF8 Paddy Hallinan (St Dominic's)MF9 Oliver Judge (Oliver Plunketts)RHF10 Brendan Kierans (Oliver Plunketts)CHF11 Jackie Reynolds (Lourdes Rangers)LHF12 Jim Judge (Oliver Plunketts)RCF13 Frank Murphy (Lourdes Rangers)FF14 Patrick McMahon (Dowdallshill)LCF15 Brian McDonald (Dundalk Young Irelands) GK1 S. Kelly (Round Towers)RCB2 P. Loughlin (Round Towers)FB3 F. McGinty (Carbury)LCB4 S. Mullally (Athgarvan)RHB5 F. Mooney (Sarsfields)CHB6 J. Daly (Naas)LHB7 J. Dowling (Moorefield)MF8 M. Carroll (Kildangan)MF9 T. Halligan (Athy)RHF10 E. Hogan (Naas) (c)CHF11 S. Aldridge (Round Towers)LHF12 T. Martin (Rathangan)RCF13 S. Harrison (Kildangan)FF14 D. Kane (Naas)LCF15 W. Ryan (Athy)
Ulster Minor Football Championship
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Miscellaneous
Clare win the Munster Championship for the first time since 1930.
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