1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Tipperary (3rd win)
Captain Mikey Maher
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Dublin
Captain Pat Buckley
Provincial champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
All-Star Team See here
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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
Dublin 1-8 – 0-6 Kilkenny

An objection was made and a replay ordered.

Dublin 4-6 – 0-0 Kilkenny

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary 5-1 – 0-1 Clare
Cork 2-5 – 1-2 Limerick
Tipperary 1-3 – 1-3 Cork
Tipperary 7-9 – 2-3 Cork

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary 8-14 – 0-4 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

  1. ↑ "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).
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