1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Year:1912
Connacht:Galway
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Kilkenny
Ulster:Antrim
Team:Kilkenny
Titles:6th
Captain:Sim Walton
Team2:Cork
Captain2:Barry Murphy
Previous:1911
Next: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

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

See main article: 1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour . The GAA website . 28 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html . 5 September 2011 .