1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1946 was the 60th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Kilkeny 7–5 to 3–8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 April - 1 September 1946 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (16th win) |
| Captain | Christy Ring |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Jack Mulcahy |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 16 |
| Top Scorer | Paddy O'Brien (7–3) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1945 1947 → | |
Format
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis, whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
- The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland semi-finals.
- The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final.
- Antrim, the representatives from the Ulster Championship, were drawn to play the Leinster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final.
- Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, automatically advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final where they were drawn to play the Munster champions.
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Referee: W. O'Donnell (Tipperary)
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).