The 1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 1 May 1932 and ended on 4 September 1932.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series of games. Kilkenny won the title following a 3–3 to 2–3 victory over Clare in the final.[1]
Teams
A total of twelve teams contested the championship, the same number of participants from the previous championship. There were no new entrants.
Clare 8-3 - 2-2 Kerry (Munster semi-final, 3 July 1932)
Most goals in a match: 10
Clare 9-4 – 4-14 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 14 August 1932)
Most points in a match: 23
Clare 9-4 – 4-14 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 14 August 1932)
Most goals by one team in a match: 9
Clare 9-4 – 4-14 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 14 August 1932)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
Offaly 5-2 – 6-8 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 8 May 1932)
Most points scored by a losing team: 6
Galway 4-14 - 9-4 Clare (All-Ireland semi-final, 14 August 1932)
Miscellaneous
The Munster quarter-final clash of Cork and Waterford and the Munster semi-final clash of Clare and Kerry, both scheduled for 5 June 1932, are postponed.
Clare win the Munster title for the first time since 1914.
Clare overcame a halftime deficit of 13 points in the All Ireland semifinal against Galway (2-00 4-07) by scoring 7-04 in the second half to Galway's 0-07. It remains (July 2022) the largest halftime deficit clawed back in an All Ireland semifinal.
There are a number of first-ever meetings. The All-Ireland semi-final between Clare and Galway is their first ever championship clash, while Clare and Kilkenny meet for the first time in the subsequent All-Ireland final.
Sources
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
