1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Explained

Year:	1936
Team:	Mayo
Titles:	1st
Team2:	Laois
Leinster:	Laois
Munster:	Kerry
Ulster:	Cavan
Connacht:	Mayo
Next:	1937

The 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 50th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. In the All Ireland semi-final Laois ended Cavan's year as All Ireland champions. Mayo won their first title.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Leinster Senior Football Championship

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Munster Senior Football Championship

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Ulster Senior Football Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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See main article: 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Roscommon's pitch becomes known as St. Coman's Park, until 1971 when it was replaced by Dr. Hyde Park.
• The following GAA grounds are named after famous people, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney after Dick Fitzgerald, Dr. Cullen Park in Carlow after Matthew Cullen & Cusack Park in Ennis after Michael Cusack.
• Laois win the Leinster title for the first time since 1889.
• Mayo are All Ireland champions for the first time ever becoming the second from Connacht after Galway in 1925 to do so.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football Results 1911 - 1940 | the Official Website of the GAA . 2011-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030358/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/football_results_1911_1940.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104405/http://hoganstand.com/general/champs/honoursf.aspx . 2011-07-16 . dead .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-09-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061017/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/pdf/P130_134_Senior_FootChamp.pdf . 2011-09-28 .