All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1935

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1935
Championship Details
Dates 12 May - 1 September
Teams 13
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (11th win)
Captain Lory Meagher
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
Captain Timmy Ryan
Provincial Champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played 13
Total Goals 92 (7.07 per game)
Total Points 141 (10.84 per game)
All-Star Team See here
1934
1936

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1935 was the 49th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Limerick 2-5 to 2-4 in the final.[1]

Contents

Teams

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.

The Leinster championship was once again contested by the seven strongest hurling teams in the province. The Munster championship was contested by the five strongest hurling teams as Kerry did not field a team.

Galway, who had faced no competition in the Connacht championship since 1923, once again received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster championship in the All-Ireland series of games.

Format

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined three remaining Leinster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined the three remaining Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster championship were drawn to play Galway, who received a bye to this stage of the championship. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final and the Munster champions contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

May 12
Quarter-final
Offaly 7-10 – 4-3 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore

May 19
First round
Meath 3-5 – 3-3 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin

May 26
Semi-final
Kilkenny 7-7 – 2-6 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

June 2
Quarter-final
Laois 6-7 – 3-3 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar

June 16
Semi-final
Laois 5-1 – 3-7 Dublin Geraldine Park, Athy

July 14
Semi-final replay
Laois 3-5 – 2-6 Dublin St. Brendan's Park, Birr

July 21
Final
Laois 0-6 – 3-8 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

  Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
      
          Offaly 7-10  
          Kildare 4-3  
            Kilkenny 7-7  
            Offaly 2-6  
               
               
            Kilkenny 3-8
            Laois 0-6
               
               
            Laois
(R)
5-1
5-5
 
            Dublin
(R)
3-7
2-6
 
          Laois 6-7       
 Meath 3-5      Meath 3-3       
 Wexford 3-3  

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

July 7
Semi-final
Tipperary 8-4 – 1-2 Waterford Carrick-on-Suir

July 14
Quarter-final
Cork 8-3 – 2-4 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

July 28
Semi-final
Limerick 3-12 – 2-3 Cork Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

August 11
Final
Limerick 5-5 – 1-4 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

  Quarter-final Semi-finals Munster final
 Cork 8-3  
 Clare 2-4      Limerick 3-12  
          Cork 2-3  
            Limerick 5-5
            Tipperary 1-4
          Tipperary 8-4
          Waterford 1-2    
      

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

August 4
Semi-final
Kilkenny 6-10 – 1-8 Galway St. Brendan's Park, Birr

September 1
Final
Kilkenny 2-5 – 2-4 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 46,591
Referee: Dr. T. Daly (Clare)

References

Sources

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