1931 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1931 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	22 March 1931 – 13 December 1931
Teams	15
Champions	Blackrock (21st title) Eudie Coughlan (captain)
Runners-up	Éire Óg Dinny Barry-Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	77 (5.5 per match)
Points scored	91 (6.5 per match)
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The 1931 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 25 January 1931. The championship began on 22 March 1931 and ended on 13 December 1931.

Blackrock were the defending champions.

On 13 December 1931, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–4 to 0–3 defeat of Éire Óg in the final. This was their 21st championship title overall and their third successive title.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Midleton
• Passage West
• St. Anne's

Results

First round

Ballincollig v Passage West

22 March 1931 First round

Ballincollig

3-05 - 2-00

Passage West

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Blackrock v Midleton

12 April 1931 First round

Blackrock

8-08 - 1-00

Midleton

Riverstown Sportsfield, Glanmire

Redmonds v Éire Óg

19 April 1931 First round

Redmonds

2-03 - 6-04

Éire Óg

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Glen Rovers v Mallow

26 April 1931 First round

Glen Rovers

9-04 - 2-00

Mallow

Blarney Sportsfield, Blarney

St. Anne's v Fr. Mathew Hall

3 May 1931 First round

St. Anne's

3-04 - 5-01

Fr. Mathew Hall

The Mardyke, Cork

University College Cork v St. Finbarr's

17 May 1931 First round

University College Cork

1-04 - 6-06

St. Finbarr's

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Carrigtwohill v Sarsfields

21 June 1931 First round

Carrigtwohill

3-03 - 3-05

Sarsfields

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

Nemo Rangers v Ballincollig

17 May 1931 Second round

Nemo Rangers

4-03 - 0-04

Ballincollig

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

St. Finbarr's v Fr. Mathew Hall

5 July 1931 Second round

St. Finbarr's

3-04 - 0-02

Fr. Mathew Hall

The Mardyke, Cork

Sarsfields v Éire Óg

12 July 1931 Second round

Sarsfields

1-00 - 2-06

Éire Óg

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

15 November 1931 Second round

Blackrock

3-04 - 1-01

Glen Rovers

The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

Éire Óg v Nemo Rangers

22 November 1931 Semi-final	Éire Óg	2-07 - 2-03	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Murphy 1-2, D Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Flynn 0-3, M Murphy 0-1.		Aherne 1-0, O'Connor 0-1.

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

29 November 1931 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-02 - 0-01	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Coughlan 1-1, M Aherne 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, E Coughlan 0-1.		J Kenneally 0-1.

Final

Blackrock v Éire Óg

13 December 1931 Final	Blackrock	2-04 - 0-03	Éire Óg	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Delea 1-0, M Ahern 0-2, E Coughlan 0-1.		B O'Flynn 0-3.	Referee: W Gleeson (Fedamore)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• On the eve of their first-round game against Glen Rovers, the Honorary Secretary of the Mallow club received a telegram, allegedly from County Board Secretary Seán Óg Murphy, announcing that the game was off due to an unplayable pitch. The telegram was later revealed to be a hoax.