1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland champions | |
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Winning team | Tipperary (3rd win) |
Captain | Mikey Maher |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Dublin |
Captain | |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1895 1897 → |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1896 was the tenth series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Dublin 8–14 to 0–4 in the final.[1]
Rule change[]
At the Gaelic Athletic Association's (GAA) annual congress it was decided to change the value of a goal. From 1892 until 1896 a goal was worth five points; however, the new change resulted in a goal being worth three points.
Format[]
All-Ireland Championship
Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives made up the two final teams with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Results[]
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship[]
Dublin | w.o – scr. | Offaly |
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Dublin | 1–8 – 0–6 | Kilkenny |
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Jones' Road, Dublin
An objection was made and a replay ordered.
Dublin | 4–6 – 0–0 | Kilkenny |
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship[]
Tipperary | 5–1 – 0–1 | Clare |
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Kilmallock
Cork | 2–5 – 1–2 | Limerick |
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Tipperary
Tipperary | 1-3 – 1-3 | Cork |
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Kilmallock
Tipperary | 7–9 – 2–3 | Cork |
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Jones's Road, Dublin
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[]
Tipperary | 8–14 – 0–4 | Dublin |
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Jones's Road, Dublin
Attendance: c.8,000
Referee: D. Wood (Dublin)
Championship statistics[]
Miscellaneous[]
- The Munster final ended in a draw for the first time ever. A replay was played for the 1891 Munster final; however, this was due to an objection rather than a draw.
- The Leinster final went to a replay as Kilkenny launched an objection against Dublin.
- Tipperary became the second team to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles following their final victory over Dublin. Mikey Maher became the first person to captain two All-Ireland-winning teams.
References[]
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
Sources[]
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
Categories:
- 1896 in hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships