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.
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.

Teams

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

Championship statistics

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 19 points
  • *Clare 8–3 – 2–2 Kerry
  • Most goals in a match: 10
  • *Clare 9–4 – 4–14 Galway
  • Most points in a match: 23
  • *Clare 9–4 – 4–14 Galway
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 9
  • *Clare 9–4 – 4–14 Galway
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
  • *Offaly 5–2 – 6–8 Laois
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 6
  • *Galway 4–14 – 9–4 Clare

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 by scoring 7–04 in the second half to Galway's 0-07. It remains 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.