1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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.

1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates1 May - 4 September 1932
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (9th win)
CaptainJimmy Walsh
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamClare
CaptainJohn Joe Doyle
ManagerAmby Power
Provincial champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played12
Goals total90 (7.50 per game)
Points total112 (9.33 per game)
Top ScorerTull Considine (12-2)
All-Star TeamSee here
1931
1933

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

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A total of twelve teams contested the championship, the same number of participants from the previous championship. There were no new entrants.

Team summaries

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Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1914
Cork Red and white 1931 1931 1929-30
Dublin Blue and navy 1927 1930 1928-29
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1930-31
Kilkenny Black and amber 1922 1931
Laois Blue and white 1915 1915
Limerick Green and white 1921 1923
Meath Green and gold
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1930 1930 1927-28
Waterford White and blue
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1918

Results

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1 May 1932 Quarter-final Meath 0-2 - 4-6 Kilkenny Páirc Tailteann
Referee: W Allen
8 May 1932 Quarter final Offaly 5-2 – 6-8 Laois St. Brendan's Park
Referee: S O'Neill
8 May 1932 Semi-final Wexford 2-5 – 4-2 Dublin St. Patrick's Park
Referee: J Roberts
12 June 1932 Semi-final Laois 2-5 – 4-12 Kilkenny O'Moore Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: S Robbins (Offaly)
24 July 1932 Final Kilkenny 4-6 – 3-5 Dublin O'Moore Park
Martin Power 1-2, D Dunne 1-2, Matty Power 1-0, J Fitzpatrick 1-0, J Walsh 0-2. J Leeson 1-1, T Quinlan 1-1, D Maher 1-0, M Daniels 0-1, S Hegarty 0-1, N Wade 0-1. Referee: S Robbins (Offaly)
29 May 1932 Quarter-final Limerick 4-2 – 1-5 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds
Referee: S Óg Murphy (Cork)
12 June 1932 Quarter-final Waterford 1-5 – 5-6 Cork Fraher Field
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: T Keating
3 July 1932 Semi-final Clare 8-3 – 2-2 Kerry Gaelic Grounds
17 July 1932 Semi-final Cork 5-4 – 3-5 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: T Considine
31 July 1932 Final Clare 5-2 – 4-1 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
T Considine 3-1, J Houlihan 1-1, M O'Rourke 1-0. M Ahern 1-0, J Hurley 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, DB Murphy 1-0, W Clancy 0-1. Attendance: 25,000
Referee: W Gleeson (Tipperary)
14 August 1932 Semi-final Clare 9-4 – 4-14 Galway Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: J Flaherty
4 September 1932 Final Kilkenny 3-3 – 2-3 Clare Croke Park
Attendance: 34,392
Referee: S Robbins (Offaly)

Championship statistics

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Scoring

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  • Widest winning margin: 19 points
    • 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

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  • 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

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  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.