| 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 → | |
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.
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
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
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
| 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
| 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
| 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
- 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
References
- ↑ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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