1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

• Derry (qualified)

Entered Championship

• New York

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

• None

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| date = July 6
Final

| team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway

| score = 2-10 - 3-19

| team1 = File:Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon

| goals1 = C. Kelly (0–5), R. Mulry (1–1), R. Dooley (1–0), P. Feeney (0–1), J. Mannion (0–1), D. Lohan (0–1), M. Cunniffe (0–1).

| goals2 = F. Forde (2–8), K. Broderick (1–2), J. Cooney (0–3), L. Burke (0–3), M. Donoghue (0–1), M. Coleman (0–1), J. Rabbitte (0–1).

| stadium = Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

| referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

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| date = July 14
Final

| team1 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

| score = 1-20 - 2-12

| team2 = File:Colours of Down.svg Down

| goals1 = A. McCloskey (0–7), Gregory O'Kane (1–2), A. Elliott (0–2), P. Jennings (0–2), Gary O'Kane (0–2), J. Connolly (0–2), P. McKillen (0–2), S. P. McKillop (0–1).

| goals2 = D. O'Prey (1–4), N. Sands (1–3), M. McGrattan (0–2), M. Braniff (0–1), P. Coulter (0–1), M. Coulter, Snr (0–1).

| stadium = Casement Park, Belfast

| referee = P. Aherne (Carlow)

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date = May 5
Preliminary round 1|

team1 = Carlow |

score = 1–15 – 2–12 |

team2 = Westmeath |

goals1 = N. English (1–9), P. Coady (0–2), J. Kavanagh (0–2), B. Murphy (0–1), V. English (0–1). |

goals2 = S. McLoughlin (1–6), R. Galvin (1–1), B. Kennedy (0–2), P. Galvin (0–1), P. Connaughton (0–1), P. Clancy (0–1). |

stadium = Castletown-Geoghegan|

referee = J. Guinan (Kilkenny)

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date = May 19
Preliminary round 1 replay|

team1 = Carlow |

score = 2–8 – 3–7 |

team2 = Westmeath |

goals1 = J. Byrne (2–2), P. Coady (0–2), N. English (0–2), S. Spruhan (0–1), M. Farrell (0–1). |

goals2 = B. Kennedy (1–1), S. McLoughlin (1–1), P. Connaughton (1–0), P. Clancy (0–2), R. Galvin (0–2), P. Galvin (0–1). |

stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow|

referee = J. Guinan (Kilkenny)

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date = May 26
Preliminary round 2|

team1 = Meath |

score = 2–11 – 1–5 |

team2 = Westmeath |

goals1 = D. Martin (0–6), M. Cole (1–1), N. Horan (1–1), P. Cahill (0–1), W. Donnelly (0–1), P. Potterton (0–1). |

goals2 = P. Galvin (1–1), S. McLoughlin (0–2), R. Galvin (0–1), B. Kennedy (0–1). |

stadium = Castletown-Geoghegan|

referee = P. Dunphy (Kilkenny)

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date = June 2
Quarter-Final |

team1 = Offaly |

score = 2–18 – 2–12 |

team2 = Meath |

goals1 = Johnny Dooley (0–7), D. Pilkington (1–1), J. Errity (1–0), J. Troy (0–3), B. Dooley (0–3), J. Pilkington (0–2), Joe Dooley (0–2). |

goals2 = D. Martin (1–6), M. Cole (1–0), N. Horan (0–2), P. Donnelly (0–1), B. Murray (0–1), W. Donnelly (0–1), D. Murray (0–1). |

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin|

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referee = P. Delaney (Laois)

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date = June 2
Quarter-Final |

team1 = Wexford |

score = 1–14 – 0–14 |

team2 = Kilkenny |

goals1 = M. Storey (0–5), B. Byrne (1–0), E. Scallan (0–3), A. Fenlon (0–2), P. Codd (0–1), R. McCarthy (0–1), L. Dunne (0–1), L. O'Gorman (0–1). |

goals2 = A. Lawlor (0–3), C. Brennan (0–3), M. Phelan (0–2), J. Power (0–2), P. J. Delaney (0–1), D. J. Carey (0–1), S. Ryan (0–1), P. Larkin (0–1). |

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin|

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referee = A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

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date = June 23
Semi-Final |

team2 = Wexford |

score = 1–9 – 2–12|

team1 = Dublin |

goals1 = J. Twomey (0–4), E. Morrissey (1–0), C. McCann (0–2), K. Flynn (0–2), J. Brennan (0–1). |

goals2 = G. Laffan (1–2), E. Scallan (0–4), D. Fitzhenry (1–0), M. Storey (0–2), L. Murphy (0–1), T. Dempsey (0–1), S. Flood (0–1), A. Fenlon (0–1). |

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin|

attendance = 30,008 |

referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

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date = June 23
Semi-Final |

team2 = Laois |

score = 4–17 – 2–10 |

team1 = Offaly |

goals1 = J. Troy (2–2), Johnny Dooley (0–8), J. Errity (2–0), Joe Dooley (0–2), B. Dooley (0–2), D. Pilkington (0–1), B. Whelehan (0–1), J. Pilkington (0–1). |

goals2 = D. Cuddy (0–6), N. Delaney (1–1), P. J. Cuddy (1–0), O. Coss (0–3). |

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin|

attendance = 30,008 |

referee = P. Aherne (Carlow)

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date = July 14
Final |

team1 = Wexford |

score = 2–23 – 2–15 |

team2 = Offaly |

report = [https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/flashback-1996-leinster-shc-final-wexford-v-offaly/ Report] |

goals1 = T. Dempsey (1–05

), M. Storey (0–5), E. Scallan (0–4), L. Murphy (0–4), D. Fitzhenry (1–0), R. McCarthy (0–3), L. O'Gorman (0–2). |

goals2 = B. Dooley (1–2), M. Duignan (1–1), Johnny Dooley (0–4), J. Pilkington (0–4), Joe dooley (0–3), D. Pilkington (0–1). |

stadium = Croke Park, Dublin|

attendance = 34,365 |

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date = May 26
Quarter-Final |

team2 = Limerick |

score = 1–8 – 3–18 |

team1 = Cork |

goals1 = A. Browne (1–1), B. Egan (0–3), K. Murray (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1), B. Corcoran (0–1), S. McCarthy (0–1). |

goals2 = P. Tobin (2–0), G. Kirby (0–6), O. O'Neill (1–1), T. J. Ryan (0–4), M. Galligan (0–2), M. Houlihan (0–2), D. Quigley (0–1), Seán O'Neill (0–1), C. Carey (0–1). |

stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |

referee = W. Barrett (Tipperary)

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date = June 2
Quarter-Final |

team1 = Waterford |

score = 1–11 – 1–14 |

team2 = Tipperary |

goals1 = P. Flynn (1–5), J. Brenner (0–3), T. Fives (0–1), P. Queally (0–1), K. McGrath (0–1). |

goals2 = L. Cahill (1–2), M. Cleary (0–4), T. Dunne (0–4), N. English (0–2), L. McGrath (0–1), J. Leahy (0–1). |

stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford|

attendance = 15,655|

referee = D. Murphy (Wexford)

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date = June 15
Semi-Final |

team1 = Kerry |

score = 2–11 – 4–19 |

team2 = Tipperary |

goals1 = Jerry O'Sullivan (1–2), M. McKivergan (1–0), M. Hennessy (0–3), C. Walsh (0–3), P. O'Connell (0–1), C. Ross (0–1), L. O'Connor (0–1). |

goals2 = J. Leahy (2–2), L. Cahill (1–4), T. Dunne (1–3), M. Kennedy (0–3), M. Cleary (0–3), D. Ryan (0–1), P. Fox (0–1), A. Butler (0–1), N. English (0–1). |

stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee|

attendance = 4,300 |

referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

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date = June 16
Semi-Final |

team1 = Limerick |

score = 1–13 – 0–15 |

team2 = Clare |

report = [https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/flashback-1996-munster-shc-semi-final-limerick-v-clare/ Report] |

goals1 = G. Kirby (1–7), B. Foley (0–2), M. Galligan (0–1), T. J. Ryan (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), M. Houlihan (0–1). |

goals2 = J. O'Connor (0–5), S. McMahon (0–3), F. Tuohy (0–3), G. O'Loughlin (0–2), E. Taaffe (0–2). |

stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick|

attendance = 43,534|

referee = W. Barrett (Tipperary)

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date = July 7
Final |

team1 = Limerick |

score = 0–19 – 1–16 |

team2 = Tipperary |

goals1 = G. Kirby (0–10), T. J. Ryan (0–3), F. Carroll (0–2), M. Galligan (0–1), O. O'Neill (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), Seán O'Neill (0–1). |

goals2 = L. Cahill (1–3), M. Cleary (0–4), D. Ryan (0–2), T. Dunne (0–2), J. Leahy (0–2), K. Tucker (0–1). N. English (0–1), L. McGrath (0–1). |

stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick|

attendance = 43,525 |

referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

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date = July 14
Final Replay |

team1 = Limerick |

score = 4–7 – 0–16 |

team2 = Tipperary |

goals1 = O. O'Neill (2–0), F. Carroll (1–1), T. J. Ryan (1–1), D. Quigley (0–2), B. Foley (0–1). C. Carey (0–1), G. Kirby (0–1). |

goals2 = M. Cleary (0–7), D. Ryan (0–4), N. English (0–3), L. McGrath (0–1), L. Cahill (0–1). |

stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork|

attendance = 40,000 |

referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

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| date = June 16
Preliminary round 1

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| score = 1–16 – 0–14

| team2 = File:Colours of London.svg London

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| date = July 7
Preliminary round 2

| team1 = File:Colors of New York.svg New York

| score = 4–16 – 0–13

| team2 = File:Colours of Derry.svg Derry

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| date = July 20
Quarter-Final

| team1 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway

| score = 4–22 – 0–08

| team2 = File:Colors of New York.svg New York

| goals1 = K. Broderick (3–1), F. Forde (1–5), J. Rabbitte (0–4), C. Moore (0–4), M. Coleman (0–3), O. Fahy (0–2), B. Keogh (0–1), J. Cooney (0–1), O. Canning (0–1).

| goals2 = R. Hogan (0–3), J. Madden (0–2), O. Cummins (0–1), I. Conroy (0–1), B. McCabe (0–1).

| stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry

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| date = August 4
Semi-Final

| team1 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

| score = 1–17 – 0–13

| team2 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

| goals1 = G. Kirby (0–9), F. Craroll (1–2), D. Quigley (0–2), T. J. Ryan (0–1), O. O'Neill (0–1), M. Houlihan (0–1), B. Foley (0–1).

| goals2 = J. Connolly (0–3), A. McCloskey (0–3), Gary O'Kane (0–2), S. P. McKillop (0–1), P. Graham (0–1), G. O'Kane (0–1), A. Elliot (0–1), Conor McCCambridge (0–1).

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 61,937

| referee = P. Aherne (Carlow)

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| date = August 4
Semi-Final

| team1 = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford

| score = 2–13 – 3–07

| team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway

| goals1 = T. Dempsey (0–6), R. McCarthy (1–1), B. Byrne (1–0), M. Storey (0–3), L. Murphy (0–1), É. Scallan (0–1), J. O'Connor (0–1).

| goals2 = C. Moore (1–3), K. Broderick (1–0), J. Cooney (1–0), F. Forde (0–2), L. Burke (0–1), B. Keogh (0–1).

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 61,937

| referee = J. O'Leary (Cork)

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| date = September 1
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| team1 = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford

| score = 1–13 – 0–14

| team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick

| report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/wexford-overcome-sending-off-to-end-long-wait-for-title-1.82255 Report]

| goals1 = T. Dempsey (1–3), G. Laffan (0–3), L. O'Gorman (0–2), M. Storey (0–2), L. Murphy (0–1), É. Scallan (0–1), J. O'Connor (0–1).

| goals2 = B. Foley (0–4), C. Carey (0–3), G. Kirby (0–2), O. O'Neill (0–1), D. Quigley (0–1), T. J. Ryan (0–1), F. Carroll (0–1), D. Clarke (0–1).

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 65,847

| referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

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• First goal of the championship: Robert Galvin for Westmeath against Carlow (Leinster preliminary round 1)
• Last goal of the championship: Tom Dempsey for Wexford against Limerick (All-Ireland final)
• First hat-trick of the championship: Kevin Broderick for Galway against New York (All-Ireland quarter-final)
• Widest winning margin: 26 points
• Galway 4–22 : 0–8 New York (All-Ireland quarter-final)
• Most goals in a match: 6
• Offaly 4–17 : 2–10 Laois (Leinster semi-final)
• Kerry 2–11 : 4–19 Tipperary (Munstersemi-final)
• Most points in a match: 38
• Wexford 2–23 : 2–15 Offaly (Leinster final)

• Cork's 3–18 to 1–8 defeat by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was the team's biggest defeat since 1936. It was also Cork's first championship defeat at home since 1923.

The following players made their début in the 1996 championship:

The following players played their last game in the 1996 championship:

{{reflist}}

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110711070832/http://www.gaainfo.com/comp.php?cyear=1995&comp=shc&co=intercounty&year=1996&submit=Go All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1996 Results]

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