1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Mayo (1st win)
Captain	Séamus O'Malley
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Laois
Captain	J. McDonnell
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
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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.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

24 May 1936
Semi-Final

Mayo	5-6 – 0-4	Sligo
G Ormsby (1-0), T McNicholas (1-1), J Munnelly (0-1), G Courell (0-1), S O’Malley (1-0), P Munnelly (1-2).

James Stephens Park, Ballina

7 June 1936
Semi-Final

Galway	2-6 – 1-4	Roscommon

CastlereaAttendance: 4,000

19 July 1936
Final

Mayo	2-4 – 1-7	Galway
J Munnelly (0-1), P Laffey (0-1); G Courell (2-0), P Munnelly (0-1).

St. Coman's Park, RoscommonAttendance: 20,000

2 August 1936
Final Replay

Mayo	2-7 – 1-4	Galway
P Flannelly (1-4, four points from frees), G Ormsby (0-1, free), J Munnelly (1-1), P Munnelly (0-1).

St. Coman's Park, RoscommonAttendance: 15,000

Leinster Senior Football Championship

3 May 1936
Preliminary Round

Carlow	2-6 – 2-0	Wexford

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

3 May 1936
Preliminary Round

Offaly	6-5 – 0-11	Westmeath

O'Connor Park, TullamoreAttendance: 1,300Referee: P Waters (Kildare)

24 May 1936
Quarter-Final

Offaly	0-8 – 1-3	Dublin

Cusack Park, MullingarReferee: JV Kelly (Longford)

7 June 1936
Quarter-Final

Kildare	0-12 – 1-6	Meath
P.Byrne 0-8, T.Mulhall 0-2, R.O'Hara, P.Martin 0-1.

Cusack Park, Mullingar

14 June 1936
Quarter-Final

Louth	2-5 – 1-5	Wexford

Wexford Park, Wexford

28 June 1936
Semi-Final

Laois	4-5 – 3-4	Offaly

Geraldine Park, AthyReferee: P Waters (Kildare)

5 July 1936
Semi-Final

Kildare	1-8 –1-4	Louth
P. Martin 1-1, P. Byrne 0-3, T. Mulhall, P. Bourke, M. Geraghty, R. O'Hara 0-1.

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

19 July 1936
Final

Laois	3-3 – 0-8	Kildare
John O'Reilly 3-0 and Tom Keogh 0-3		Paddy Byrne 0-4f, Paddy Martin 0-2, Mick Brosnan and Paddy Burke 0-1

Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 13,567Referee: Martin Lynch (Carlow)

Munster Senior Football Championship

24 May 1936
Quarter-Final

Kerry	7-7 – 1-4	Limerick
Miko Doyle (0-1), Gearoid Fitzgerald (0-1), Charlie O'Sullivan (4-4), John Joe Landers (2-0) & Tim Landers (1-1).

Foynes

24 May 1936
Semi-Final

Clare	2-6 – 1-3	Cork
		R. Harnedy (1-0), M. Duggan (0-1) & D. O'Sullivan (0-2).

Cusack Park, Ennis

12 July 1936
Semi-Final

Kerry	1-5 – 0-5	Tipperary
Dan Spring (0-1), John Joe Landers (1-0) & Tim Landers (0-3).

Gaelic Grounds, LimerickReferee: J. O'Regan (CIare)

26 July 1936
Final

Kerry	1-11 – 2-2	Clare
Sean Brosnan (0-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-3), Willie Brick (0-1), John Joe Landers (1-1), Charlie O'Sullivan (0-1) & Tim Landers (0-4).

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Ulster Senior Football Championship

14 June 1936
Quarter-Final

Armagh	0-11 – 2-1	Antrim

Belfast

14 June 1936
Quarter-Final

Down	4-6 – 2-3	Tyrone

Warrenpoint

21 June 1936
Quarter-Final

Donegal	1-8 – 0-7	Fermanagh

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

28 June 1936
Quarter-Final

Monaghan	3-5 – 2-8	Down

Carrickmacross

12 July 1936
Quarter-Final Replay

Monaghan	4-9 – 0-4	Down

Pairc Esler, Newry

19 July 1936
Semi-Final

Armagh	2-1 – 1-8	Cavan

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

26 July 1936
Semi-Final

Monaghan	2-8 – 0-11	Donegal

Carrickmacross

9 August 1936
Final

Cavan	1-7 – 0-7	Monaghan

St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

9 August 1936
Semi-Final

Mayo	1-5 – 0-6	Kerry
P Flannelly (1-3, two points from frees) & J Munnelly (0-2).		Miko Doyle (0-1), Gearoid Fitzgerald (0-1), John Joe Landers (0-1), Mick Ferriter (0-1) & Tim Landers (0-2).

St. Coman's Park, Roscommon

23 August 1936
Semi-Final

Laois	2-6 – 1-5	Cavan

Croke Park, Dublin

Main article: 1936 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 27 September 1936
Final

Mayo	4-11 – 0-5	Laois
Patsy Flannelly (0-2), Jackie Carney (1-0), Tommy Grier (0-1), Josie Munnelly (2-3), Paddy Moclair (0-5), Paddy Munnelly (1-0).

Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 50,168Referee: Sean McCarthy (Kerry)

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.

References

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All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Pre-1928

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927

Beginning of
Sam Maguire

Seasons

Finals

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Qualifiers and
quarter-finals era

Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Associated competitions

Provincial Championships
Tailteann Cup
Tommy Murphy Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards

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