| 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 → | |
The1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Irelandhurling championship since its establishment by theGaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 26 April 1936 and ended on 6 September 1936.
Kilkenny entered the championship asdefending champions, however, they were defeated byLimerick in theAll-Ireland final on a score line of 5–6 to 1–5 victory.[1]
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, however, there were some changes from the1935 championship.Wexford declined to field a team in Leinster, while in MunsterKerry reentered the championship after a long absence.
| 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 | |||
| 17 MaySemi-final | Laois | 5–5 – 1–1 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
| 14 JuneQuarter-final | Meath | 2–4 – 5–7 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann |
| 12 JulySemi-final | Kilkenny | 7–8 – 1–6 | Dublin | Wexford Park |
| 26 JulyFinal | Kilkenny | 4–6 – 2–5 | Laois | Nowlan Park |
| M White 2–0, J Dunne 1–0, M Power 1–0, L Meagher 0–3, J Walsh 0–2, L Carroll 0–1. | J Jones 1–1, M Nolan 1–0, J Cashin 0–3, P Farrell 0–1. |
First round
Second round
| 17 May 1936Second round | Tipperary | 10–02 – 3–04 | Kerry | Mallow Town Park,Mallow |
| Referee: W Clancy (Cork) |
| 5 July 1936Second round | Cork | 3–07 – 4–04 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield,Thurles |
| D Cogan 1–1, M Brennan 1–1, J Kenneally 1–1, P Dowling 0–3, W O'Driscoll 0–1. | P Loughnane 3–0, B Loughnane 1–0, J Mullane 0–1, J Houlihan 0–1, M Hennessy 0–1, PJ Quaine 0–1. | Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick) |
| 12 July 1936Second round replay | Cork | 2–03 – 9–01 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds,Limerick |
| W O'Driscoll/B Barrett 1–0, J Quirke 1–0, P Dowling 0–1, J Barrett 0–1, D Cogan 0–1. | M Hennessy 4–0, M Power 2–0, P Loughnane 2–0, J Quirke 1–1. | Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick) |
Semi-final
| 19 July 1936Semi-final | Tipperary | 5–07 – 3–02 | Clare | Cork Athletic Grounds,Cork |
| 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. | P Loughnane 1–0, M Hennessy 1–0, Jones 1–0, O'Halloran 0–1, Quirke 0–1. | Attendance: 10,050 Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick) |
Final
| 1 August 1936Final | Tipperary | 4–06 – 8–05 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield,Thurles |
| J Heeney 2–0, J Coffey 1–1, J Devaney 1–0, B O'Donnell 0–3, M Bourke 0–2. | M Mackey 5–3, P McMahon 2–0, D Clohessy 1–1, J Roche 0–1. | Attendance: 26,435 Referee: J O'Regan (Cork) |
| 15 AugustSemi-final | Limerick | 4–9 – 2–4 | Galway | St. Cronan's Park |
| 6 SeptemberFinal | Limerick | 5–6 – 1–5 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| Attendance: 51,535 Referee: J O'Regan (Cork) |