1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates26 April – 6 September 1936
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamLimerick (5th win)
CaptainMick Mackey
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainPaddy Larkin
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played13
Goals total111 (8.5 per game)
Points total132 (10.1 per game)
Top ScorerMick Mackey (7–12)
All-Star TeamSee here
1935
1937

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

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

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

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

26 April Quarter-finalKildare3-3 – 9-11OffalyNaas
17 May Semi-finalLaois5-5 – 1-1OffalyO'Moore Park
14 June Quarter-finalMeath2-4 – 5-7DublinPáirc Tailteann
12 July Semi-finalKilkenny7-8 – 1-6DublinWexford Park
26 July FinalKilkenny4-6 – 2-5LaoisNowlan 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.

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

7 June 1936 First roundClare5-07 – 4-04WaterfordPáirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy

Second round

17 May 1936 Second roundTipperary10-02 – 3-04KerryMallow Town Park, Mallow
Referee: W Clancy (Cork)
5 July 1936 Second roundCork3-07 – 4-04ClareThurles 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 replayCork2-03 – 9-01ClareGaelic 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-finalTipperary5-07 – 3-02ClareCork 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 FinalTipperary4-06 – 8-05LimerickThurles 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)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

15 August Semi-finalLimerick4-9 – 2-4GalwaySt. Cronan's Park
6 September FinalLimerick5-6 – 1-5KilkennyCroke Park
Attendance: 51,535
Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • 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

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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