1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox Hurling All-Ireland
| year = 1936
| image =
| dates = 26 April – 6 September 1936
| teams = 13
| connacht =
| munster = Limerick
| leinster = Kilkenny
| ulster =
| matches = 13
| poty =
| team = Limerick
| titles = 5th
| captain = Mick Mackey
| manager =
| team2 = Kilkenny
| captain2 = Paddy Larkin
| manager2 =
| totalgoals = 111 (8.5 per game)
| totalpoints = 132 (10.1 per game)
| topscorer = Mick Mackey (7–12)
| previous = 1935
| next = 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.{{cite web|url=http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html |title=All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour |publisher=The GAA website |access-date=24 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html |archive-date=5 September 2011 }}
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=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Colours !colspan="3"|Most recent success |
|---|
| All-Ireland
!Provincial !League |
| Clare
|Saffron and blue |1914 |1932 | |
| Cork
|Red and white |1931 |1931 |
| Dublin
|Navy and blue |1927 |1934 |
| Galway
|Maroon and white |1923 |1922 |
| Kerry
|Green and gold |1891 |1891 | |
| Kildare
|White | | | |
| Kilkenny
|Black and amber |1935 |1935 |
| Laois
|Blue and white |1915 |1915 | |
| Limerick
|Green and white |1934 |1935 |
| Meath
|Green and gold | | | |
| Offaly
|Green, white and gold | | | |
| Tipperary
|Blue and gold |1930 |1930 |
| Waterford
|Blue and white | | | |
Results
=[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]=
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| date = 26 April
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Kildare
| score = 3-3 – 9-11
| team2 = Offaly
| stadium = Naas
}}
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| date = 17 May
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Laois
| score = 5-5 – 1-1
| team2 = Offaly
| stadium = O'Moore Park
}}
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| date = 14 June
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Meath
| score = 2-4 – 5-7
| team2 = Dublin
| stadium = Páirc Tailteann
}}
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| date = 12 July
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 7-8 – 1-6
| team2 = Dublin
| stadium = Wexford Park
}}
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| date = 26 July
| round = Final
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 4-6 – 2-5
| team2 = Laois
| goals1 = M White 2-0, J Dunne 1-0, M Power 1-0, L Meagher 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, L Carroll 0-1.
| goals2 = J Jones 1-1, M Nolan 1-0, J Cashin 0-3, P Farrell 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park
}}
=[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]=
First round
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| date = 7 June 1936
| round = First round
| team1 = Clare
| score = 5-07 – 4-04
| team2 = Waterford
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
}}
Second round
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| date = 17 May 1936
| round = Second round
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 10-02 – 3-04
| team2 = Kerry
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Mallow Town Park, Mallow
| referee = W Clancy (Cork)
}}
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| date = 5 July 1936
| round = Second round
| team1 = Cork
| score = 3-07 – 4-04
| team2 = Clare
| goals1 = D Cogan 1-1, M Brennan 1-1, J Kenneally 1-1, P Dowling 0-3, W O'Driscoll 0-1.
| goals2 = P Loughnane 3-0, B Loughnane 1-0, J Mullane 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, PJ Quaine 0-1.
| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
| referee = W Gleeson (Limerick)
}}
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| date = 12 July 1936
| round = Second round replay
| team1 = Cork
| score = 2-03 – 9-01
| team2 = Clare
| goals1 = W O'Driscoll/B Barrett 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, P Dowling 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Cogan 0-1.
| goals2 = M Hennessy 4-0, M Power 2-0, P Loughnane 2-0, J Quirke 1-1.
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
| referee = W Gleeson (Limerick)
}}
Semi-final
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| date = 19 July 1936
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 5-07 – 3-02
| team2 = Clare
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = P Loughnane 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, Jones 1-0, O'Halloran 0-1, Quirke 0-1.
| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
| attendance = 10,050
| referee = W Gleeson (Limerick)
}}
Final
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| date = 1 August 1936
| round = Final
| team1 = Tipperary
| score = 4-06 – 8-05
| team2 = Limerick
| goals1 = J Heeney 2-0, J Coffey 1-1, J Devaney 1-0, B O'Donnell 0-3, M Bourke 0-2.
| goals2 = M Mackey 5-3, P McMahon 2-0, D Clohessy 1-1, J Roche 0-1.
| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
| attendance = 26,435
| referee = J O'Regan (Cork)
}}
=[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]=
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| date = 15 August
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 4-9 – 2-4
| team2 = Galway
| stadium = St. Cronan's Park
}}
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| date = 6 September
| round = Final
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 5-6 – 1-5
| team2 = Kilkenny
| stadium = Croke 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).
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225615/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/competition/code/AIHC/1936 1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results]