1969_Cork_Senior_Hurling_Championship

1969 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1969 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

The 1969 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 13 April 1969 and ended on 21 September 1969.

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St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by University College Cork in the quarter-finals.

The final was played on 21 September 1969 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Glen Rovers and University College Cork, in what was their first meeting in a final in seven years. Glen Rovers won the match by 4–16 to 1–13 to claim their 22nd championship title overall and their first title since 1967.[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

13 April 1969 First round Duhallow 1-09 - 2-09 Avondhu Buttevant Sportsfield
B Buckley 1-7, S Stokes 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. F Sheedy 1-1, D Keating 1-0, R Browne 0-2, L Sheehan 0-2, P Behan 0-1, T McNamara 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1.
20 April 1969 First round Carbery 2-02 - 2-07 Sarsfields Kinsale Sportsfield
J Kirby 1-0, J Crowley 1-0, F Crowley 0-1, T Hayes 0-1. M Holland 1-2, M Kearney 1-0, JJ Long 0-2, S Riordan 0-1, R O'Rahilly 0-1, M Kearney 0-1.
27 April 1969 First round Blackrock 5-09 - 3-04 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
D McCarthy 3-0, P Moylan 1-2, N O'Keeffe 0-5, K Cummins 1-1, J O'Leary 0-1. J O'Sullivan 1-1, J O'Shea 1-0, A Murphy 1-0, T O'Neill 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
27 April 1969 First round Glen Rovers 4-11 - 2-06 Carrigdhoun UCC Sportsgrounds
M Kenneally 2-1, S Kennefick 1-2, L McAuliffe 1-1, W Carroll 0-2, T Corbett 0-2, P Harte 0-1, J Young 0-1, J Daly 0-1. D Coleman 2-0, JK Coleman 0-4, F Coleman 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
16 May 1969 First round Muskerry 3-06 - 1-08 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds
C Kelly 2-1, T Ryan 0-5, J Helay 1-0. T Browne 0-4, J Ahern 1-0, P Hegarty 0-2, T Meaney 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
25 May 1969 First round Na Piarsaigh 3-05 - 3-11 St. Finbarr's UCC Sportsgrounds
L Joyce 1-1, S Twomey 0-4, N Geaney 1-0, P Allen 1-0. C McCarthy 2-3, C Cullinane 1-0, C Roche 0-3, S Gillen 0-2, M Archer 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.
22 June 1969 First round University College Cork 6-11 - 1-08 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds
J O'Halloran 3-1, T Buckley 1-3, W Moore 1-1, D Motherway 1-1, N Dunne 0-2, N Morgan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1. D O'Regan 1-0, N Barry 0-3, C O'Shea 0-2, B O'Neill 0-1.
  • Passage received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

6 July 1969 Quarter-final Passage 1-06 - 4-10 Muskerry Ballinhassig Sportsfield
B Meade 1-1, J Murphy 0-2, E O'Brien 0-2, T O'Shea 0-1. T Ryan 1-5, M Ryan 1-2, S Coakley 1-0, C Kelly 1-0, T Mahony 0-1, J Sheedy 0-1.
6 July 1969 Quarter-final Blackrock 5-15 - 2-03 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds
J Bennett 2-2, J Russell 1-2, N O'Keeffe 0-5, P Kavanagh 1-1, P Moylan 0-4, B Cummins 1-0, F Norberg 0-1. S O'Riordan 1-1, D O'Connell 1-1, JJ Long 0-1.
13 July 1969 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-11 - 4-10 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
R Cummins 2-2, T Buckley 0-4, J O'Halloran 1-0, N Morgan 1-0, D Clifford 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, N Dunne 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. C McCarthy 1-4, M Archer 1-2, C Cullinane 1-2, G McCarthy 1-1, S Gillen 0-2. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
13 July 1969 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 2-10 - 2-06 Avondhu Páirc Mac Gearailt
P Harte 1-4, J Young 1-2, J Daly 0-1, K Houlihan 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1. R Browne 2-0, F Sheedy 0-3, L Sheehan 0-2, K Casey 0-1.

Semi-finals

24 August 1969 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-08 - 1-10 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds
M Kenneally 2-1, T O'Brien 1-1, L McAuliffe 1-1, P Harte 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, J Young 0-1. J Russell 1-3, N O'Keeffe 0-4, B Cummins 0-2, P Moylan 0-1.
24 August 1969 Semi-final University College Cork 3-11 - 2-07 Muskerry Charlie Hurley Park
N Morgan 2-1, R Cummins 1-1, N Dunne 0-4, T Buckley 0-2, J O'Halloran 0-2, J Barrett 0-1. T Ryan 0-5, J Coakley 1-1, C Sheehan 1-0, M Malone 0-1.

Final

21 September 1969 Final Glen Rovers 4-16 - 1-13 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
P Harte 1-6, M Kenneally 2-1, J Daly 1-2, W Carroll 0-4, S O'Riordan 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1. M Murphy 1-2, R Cummins 0-3, T Buckley 0-3, J O'Halloran 0-1, D Clifford 0-1, D Motherway 0-1, S Looney 0-1, P Kilkenny 0-1. Attendance: 17,824

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
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References

  1. [1]
    "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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