1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates10 May - 1 November 1931
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Cork (11th win)
Captain Eudie Coughlan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kilkenny
Captain Lory Meagher
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played15
Goals total79 (5.64 per game)
Points total117 (8.35 per game)
Top Scorer Dan Dunne (8-3)
All-Star Team See here
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The 1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1931 and ended on 1 November 1931.

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Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series of games. Cork won the title following a 5-8 to 3-4 victory over Kilkenny in a second replay of the final. [1]

Format

Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two single matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were two single matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-final: (1 match) The winners of the two quarter-finals played in this lone semi-final. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the semi-final and Waterford, who received a bye to this stage of the championship, contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster championship were drawn to play Galway, who received a bye to this stage of the championship. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final and the Munster champions contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

17 May 1931Quarter-final Offaly 3-2 3-5 Meath O'Connor Park
31 May 1931Quarter-final Wexford 1-1 8-8 Kilkenny New Ross
21 June 1931Semi-final Laois 2-2 1-3 Dublin Nowlan Park
5 July 1931Semi-final Kilkenny 5-9 1-2 Meath Nowlan Park
Attendance: 10,000
2 August 1931Final Kilkenny 4-7 4-2 Laois Nowlan Park
M Larkin 2-2, D Morrissey 1-0, Matty Power 1-0, P Phelan 0-2, E Byrne 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, L Meagher 0-1.J Fitzpatrick 2-0, P Drennan 1-2, P Carroll 1-0.Attendance: 10,000

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

10 May 1931Quarter-final Tipperary 3-4 - 0-2 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds
28 June 1931Quarter-final Cork 3-4 - 1-6 Clare Thurles Sportsfield
17 May 1931Semi-final Waterford 8-4 - 3-1 Kerry Tralee
26 July 1931Semi-final Tipperary 2-3 - 3-5 Cork Thurles Sportsfield
16 August 1931Final Waterford 4-0 - 1-9 Cork Clonmel
30 August 1931Final replay Cork 5-4 - 2-1 Waterford Clonmel

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

16 August 1931Semi-final Kilkenny 7-02 3-01 Galway Croke Park, Dublin

Final

6 September 1931Final Cork 1-06 1-06 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 26,460
Referee: S Robbins (Offaly)
11 October 1931Final replay Cork 2-05 2-05 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 33,124
Referee: S Robbins (Offaly)
1 NovemberFinal second replay Cork 5-08 3-04 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 31,935
Referee: W Walsh (Waterford)

Championship statistics

Scoring

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References

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

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