The 1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 19 May 1912 and ended on 17 November 1912.
| All-Ireland champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kilkenny (6th win) |
| Captain | Sim Walton |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Barry Murphy |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1911 1913 → | |
Kilkenny were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 2-1 to 1-3 defeat of Cork in the final.[1]
Format edit
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives made up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Results edit
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| 16 June 1912 Semi-final | Laois | 4-00 - 2-2 | Dublin | Portlaoise Sportsfield |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: H Boland |
| 23 June 1912 Quarter-final | Wexford | 4-6 - 2-3 | Offaly | Jones's Road |
| Referee: J Quigley |
| 11 August 1912 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 4-4 - 4-3 | Wexford | Jones's Road |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: H Boland |
| 15 September 1912 Final | Laois | 2-4 - 6-6 | Kilkenny | Portaloise Sportsfield |
| Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H Boland |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| 19 May 1912 Quarter-final | Waterford | 1-00 - 4-5 | Limerick | Waterford Sportsfield |
| 2 June 1912 Quarter-final | Cork | 4-5 - 2-1 | Kerry | Fermoy Sportsfield |
| Referee: J McDonnell |
| 18 August 1912 Semi-final | Clare | 2-3 - 3-3 | Tipperary | Ennis Sportsfield |
| Referee: J McDonnell |
| 1 September 1912 Semi-final | Cork | 2-2 - 1-3 | Limerick | Fraher Field |
| Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J McDonnell |
| 27 October 1912 Final | Cork | 5-1 - 3-1 | Tipperary | Fraher Field |
| Attendance: 6,500 Referee: J McDonnell |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship edit
| 25 August 1912 Semi-final | Limerick | 11-4 – 2-0 | Antrim | Jones's Road |
| Referee: J Grace |
| 29 September 1912 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 8-3 – 2-2 | Galway | Jones’s Road |
| Referee: M. F. Crowe |
| 17 November 1912 Final | Kilkenny | 2-1 – 1-3 | Cork | Jones's Road |
| Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M. F. Crowe |
Sources edit
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.