1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 3 May 1942 and ended on 3 September 1942.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 2–14 to 3–4 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title.
Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the fifth time in their history.
Teams
Overview
Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship.Results
[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]
First roundSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]
Semi-final'''Final'''
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 22 points
- *Tipperary 5–13 : 1–3 Clare
- Most goals in a match: 11
- *Laois 5–3 : 6–2 Wexford
- Most points in a match: 18
- *Cork 2–14 : 3–4 Dublin
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- *Offaly 6–5 : 4–3 Westmeath
- *Wexford 6–2 : 5–3 Laois
- *Cork 6–8 : 2–4 Galway
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- *Laois 5–3 : 6–2 Wexford
- *Limerick 5–3 : 4–8 Cork
- Most points scored by a losing team: 4
- *Wexford 4–4 : 5–5 Kilkenny
- *Offaly 1–4 : 4–7 Dublin
- *Galway 2–4 : 6–8 Cork
- *Dublin 3–4 : 2–14 Cork
Roll of Honour
- Cork – 13
- Kilkenny – 12
- Tipperary – 12
- Limerick – 6
- Dublin – 6
- Galway – 1
- Laois – 1
- Clare – 1
- Wexford – 1
- London – 1
- Kerry – 1