1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 April – 6 September 1936 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (5th win) |
| Captain | Mick Mackey |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Paddy Larkin |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 111 (8.5 per game) |
| Points total | 132 (10.1 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Mick Mackey (7–12) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1935 1937 → | |
The 1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 26 April 1936 and ended on 6 September 1936.
Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Limerick in the All-Ireland final on a score line of 5–6 to 1–5 victory.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, however, there were some changes from the 1935 championship. Wexford declined to field a team in Leinster, while in Munster Kerry reentered the championship after a long absence.
Team summaries
[edit]| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1931 | 1931 | 1929–1930 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1927 | 1934 | 1928–1929 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930–1931 |
| Kerry | Green and gold | 1891 | 1891 | |
| Kildare | White | |||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1935 | 1935 | 1932–1933 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1934 | 1935 | 1935–1936 |
| Meath | Green and gold | |||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1930 | 1930 | 1927–1928 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | |||
Results
[edit]| 17 May Semi-final | Laois | 5-5 – 1-1 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
| 14 June Quarter-final | Meath | 2-4 – 5-7 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann |
| 12 July Semi-final | Kilkenny | 7-8 – 1-6 | Dublin | Wexford Park |
| 26 July Final | Kilkenny | 4-6 – 2-5 | Laois | Nowlan Park |
| M White 2-0, J Dunne 1-0, M Power 1-0, L Meagher 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, L Carroll 0-1. | J Jones 1-1, M Nolan 1-0, J Cashin 0-3, P Farrell 0-1. |
First round
| 7 June 1936 First round | Clare | 5-07 – 4-04 | Waterford | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
Second round
| 17 May 1936 Second round | Tipperary | 10-02 – 3-04 | Kerry | Mallow Town Park, Mallow |
| Referee: W Clancy (Cork) |
| 5 July 1936 Second round | Cork | 3-07 – 4-04 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| D Cogan 1-1, M Brennan 1-1, J Kenneally 1-1, P Dowling 0-3, W O'Driscoll 0-1. | P Loughnane 3-0, B Loughnane 1-0, J Mullane 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, PJ Quaine 0-1. | Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick) |
| 12 July 1936 Second round replay | Cork | 2-03 – 9-01 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| W O'Driscoll/B Barrett 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, P Dowling 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Cogan 0-1. | M Hennessy 4-0, M Power 2-0, P Loughnane 2-0, J Quirke 1-1. | Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick) |
Semi-final
| 19 July 1936 Semi-final | Tipperary | 5-07 – 3-02 | Clare | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| M Bourke 1-4, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, AN Other 1-0, T Treacy 0-2, J Heeney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-1. | P Loughnane 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, Jones 1-0, O'Halloran 0-1, Quirke 0-1. | Attendance: 10,050 Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick) |
Final
| 1 August 1936 Final | Tipperary | 4-06 – 8-05 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| J Heeney 2-0, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-3, M Bourke 0-2. | M Mackey 5-3, P McMahon 2-0, D Clohessy 1-1, J Roche 0-1. | Attendance: 26,435 Referee: J O'Regan (Cork) |
| 15 August Semi-final | Limerick | 4-9 – 2-4 | Galway | St. Cronan's Park |
| 6 September Final | Limerick | 5-6 – 1-5 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| Attendance: 51,535 Referee: J O'Regan (Cork) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- The All-Ireland semi-final between Limerick and Galway is suspended ten minutes into the second half when a melee develops and a Galway player is knocked unconscious. At a subsequent meeting of the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) Central Council, Limerick were awarded the match as Galway were suspended from the championship.
Sources
[edit]- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.