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1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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FieldValue
year1936
dates26 April – 6 September 1936
teams13
munsterLimerick
leinsterKilkenny
matches13
teamLimerick
titles5th
captainMick Mackey
team2Kilkenny
captain2Paddy Larkin
totalgoals111 (8.5 per game)
totalpoints132 (10.1 per game)
topscorerMick Mackey (7–12)
previous1935
next1937

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.

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

TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeague
ClareSaffron and blue19141932
CorkRed and white193119311929–1930
DublinNavy and blue192719341928–1929
GalwayMaroon and white192319221930–1931
KerryGreen and gold18911891
KildareWhite
KilkennyBlack and amber193519351932–1933
LaoisBlue and white19151915
LimerickGreen and white193419351935–1936
MeathGreen and gold
OffalyGreen, white and gold
TipperaryBlue and gold193019301927–1928
WaterfordBlue and white

Results

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First round

Second round

Semi-final

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]

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).

References

References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website.
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