The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the various provincial championships took place on 22 October 1995. The championship ran from 5 May to 1 September 1996.
The All-Ireland final was played on 1 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Wexford and Limerick, in what was their third meeting in the final overall, a first meeting in the final in 78 years and a first championship meeting in 41 years.[5][6] Wexford won the match by 1–13 to 0–14 to claim their sixth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 26 years.
A. McCloskey (0–7), Gregory O'Kane (1–2), A. Elliott (0–2), P. Jennings (0–2), Gary O'Kane (0–2), J. Connolly (0–2), P. McKillen (0–2), S. P. McKillop (0–1).
D. O'Prey (1–4), N. Sands (1–3), M. McGrattan (0–2), M. Braniff (0–1), P. Coulter (0–1), M. Coulter, Snr (0–1).
A. Browne (1–1), B. Egan (0–3), K. Murray (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1), B. Corcoran (0–1), S. McCarthy (0–1).
P. Tobin (2–0), G. Kirby (0–6), O. O'Neill (1–1), T. J. Ryan (0–4), M. Galligan (0–2), M. Houlihan (0–2), D. Quigley (0–1), Seán O'Neill (0–1), C. Carey (0–1).
K. Broderick (3–1), F. Forde (1–5), J. Rabbitte (0–4), C. Moore (0–4), M. Coleman (0–3), O. Fahy (0–2), B. Keogh (0–1), J. Cooney (0–1), O. Canning (0–1).
R. Hogan (0–3), J. Madden (0–2), O. Cummins (0–1), I. Conroy (0–1), B. McCabe (0–1).
G. Kirby (0–9), F. Craroll (1–2), D. Quigley (0–2), T. J. Ryan (0–1), O. O'Neill (0–1), M. Houlihan (0–1), B. Foley (0–1).
J. Connolly (0–3), A. McCloskey (0–3), Gary O'Kane (0–2), S. P. McKillop (0–1), P. Graham (0–1), G. O'Kane (0–1), A. Elliot (0–1), Conor McCCambridge (0–1).
Cork's 3–18 to 1–8 defeat by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was the team's biggest defeat since 1936. It was also Cork's first championship defeat at home since 1923.
Debutantes
The following players made their début in the 1996 championship:
