1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Football championship
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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
Attendance: 20,000
Attendance: 15,000
Leinster Senior Football Championship
Referee: JV Kelly (Longford)
Referee: P Waters (Kildare)
Munster Senior Football Championship
Referee: J. O'Regan (CIare)
Ulster Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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.