1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 26 April – 6 September 1936
Teams 13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Limerick (5th win)
Captain Mick Mackey
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kilkenny
Captain Paddy Larkin
Provincial champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 13
Goals total 111 (8.5 per game)
Points total 132 (10.1 per game)
Top Scorer Mick Mackey (7–12)
All-Star Team See here
1935
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.[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

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Sources

External links

References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 24 July 2011.


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