1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
# 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.

### Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Colours | 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 | |

## Championship statistics

### Scoring

* 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

* 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's 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).
