1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates | 8 April – 7 October 1979 | ||
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Teams | 15 | ||
Champions | Blackrock (28th title) Tim Murphy (captain) Joe McGrath Tim Murphy (manager) | ||
Runners-up | St. Finbarr's Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain) Jim Power (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 32 | ||
Goals scored | 143 (4.47 per match) | ||
Points scored | 653 (20.41 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | John Fenton (5-45) | ||
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The 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 April 1979 and ended on 7 October 1979.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 7 October 1979 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in five years. Blackrock won the match by 2-14 to 2-06 to claim their 28th championship title overall, their second title in succession and their fifth of the decade.[2][3]
Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 5-45.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
Division 1
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 St. Finbarr's 3 2 1 0 7-41 6-20 +24 5 2 Blackrock 3 2 0 1 8-36 2-36 +18 4 3 Glen Rovers 3 1 1 1 8-29 4-29 +12 3 4 Sarsfields 3 0 0 3 4-21 15-42 -54 0 Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship proper.
Yellow background The third-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Results
11 April 1979 | St. Finbarr's | 5-14 - 3-05 | Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
J Barry-Murphy 2-3, C Ryan 1-4, J O'Shea 1-1, M Kennedy 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, J Cremin 0-2, J Allen 0-1. | T Murphy 1-2, P O'Riordan 1-0, E Kelleher 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-2, B Lotty 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
26 April 1979 | Blackrock | 2-12 - 1-10 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
É O'Donoghue 1-2, P Moylan 0-5, F Delaney 1-0, J Horgan 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, T Lyons 0-1, D Collins 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1. | T O'Neill 1-1, K O'Keeffe 0-4, P O'Doherty 0-3, P Horgan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
8 June 1979 | St. Finbarr's | 1-09 - 1-09 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
C Ryan 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, J Cremin 0-3, G McCarthy 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, J Allen 0-1. | P Horgan 0-7, T Collins 1-0, D Coughlan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
15 June 1979 | Blackrock | 4-18 - 0-08 | Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
P Kavanagh 1-3, P Moylan 0-6, F Cummins 1-1, É O'Donoghue 1-1, T Lyons 1-0, D Collins 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, J Horgan 0-1, P Butler 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. | B Óg Murphy 0-5, T Murphy 0-2, J Darcy. | Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown) |
18 July 1979 | Glen Rovers | 6-10 - 1-08 | Sarsfields | Church Road, Blackrock |
K O'Keeffe 1-4, J O'Callaghan 1-2, P Horgan 1-1, T Collins 1-1, T O'Neill 1-0, L Mulcahy 1-0, J BUckley 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1. | B Óg Murphy 0-6, P O'Riordan 1-0, S O'Farrell 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1. |
21 August 1979 | Blackrock | 2-06 - 1-18 | St. Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
É O'Donoghue 1-0, P Kavanagh 1-0, P Moylan 0-2, D Collins 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, F Cummins 0-1. | J Allen 0-7, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, J Cremin 0-4, T Maher 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. | Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown) |
Division 2
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Midleton 5 4 1 0 13-65 13-49 +16 9 2 Youghal 5 3 0 2 16-54 6-59 +25 6 3 University College Cork 5 3 0 2 9-63 8-50 +16 6 4 Na Piarsaigh 5 2 1 2 14-50 12-45 +11 5 5 Nemo Rangers 5 1 0 4 12-32 13-67 -38 2 6 Bandon 5 1 0 4 6-54 18-42 -24 2 Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Results
8 April 1979 | Midleton | 1-16 - 3-09 | Youghal | Castlemartyr |
J Fenton 1-7, T McCarthy 0-4, G Glavin 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1. | M Butler 2-1, S O'Leary 1-3, T Coyne 0-3, A O'Regan 0-1, H Fouhy 0-1. | Referee: J Motherway (Aghada) |
8 April 1979 | University College Cork | 3-13 - 1-11 | Bandon | Ballinhassig |
M Kelleher 1-2, P Curran 1-2, P O'Leary 1-0, B Waldron 0-3, S Feehan 0-2, J Higgins 0-2, N Leonard 0-1, B Dineen 0-1. | J Fitzgerald 1-2, P Crowley 0-4, K O'Driscoll 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
22 April 1979 | University College Cork | 2-11 - 0-11 | Na Piarsaigh | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
B Waldron 0-7, P Curran 1-1, J Greally 1-1, J Minogue 0-1, J Higgins 0-1. | P Barry 0-5, D Murphy 0-4, John O'Sullivan 0-2. | Referee: M Flaherty (Blackrock) |
22 April 1979 | Midleton | 3-11 - 1-10 | Bandon | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
J Fenton 1-6, S Farrell 1-0, J Hurley 1-0, S O'Brien 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, G Glavin 0-1. | P Crowley 0-6, K O'Driscoll 1-1, F Crowley 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. | Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons) |
28 April 1979 | Youghal | 3-12 - 1-11 | University College Cork | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
S O'Leary 3-2, M Coyne 0-6, H Fuohy 0-3, S Ring 0-1. | B Waldron 0-8, J Greally 1-1, J Minogue 0-1, P Curran 0-1. | Referee: J Motherway (Aghada) |
5 May 1979 | Youghal | 3-17 - 0-05 | Nemo Rangers | Castlemartyr |
S O'Leary 2-5, C Hennessy 1-3, M Coyne 0-5, M Butler 1-0, S Ring 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, H Fuohy 0-1. | D Calnan 0-2, J Barry 0-1, W Barry 0-1, D Barry 0-1. | Referee: J Motherway (Aghada) |
16 May 1979 | Na Piarsaigh | 3-09 - 3-06 | Nemo Rangers | Ballinlough |
D Murphy 1-3, John O'Sullivan 1-1, W O'Connell 1-0, R McDonnell 0-2, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, G Whooley 0-1, V Twomey 0-1. | P O'Callaghan 2-3, W Barry 1-1, G Dullea 0-1, S Hayes 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
20 May 1979 | Nemo Rangers | 2-08 - 0-11 | Bandon | Kinsale |
D Calnan 2-3, D Murphy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, W Barry 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. | F Crowley 0-4, K O'Driscoll 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, PJ O'Mahony 0-1. | Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv) |
9 June 1979 | Midleton | 5-13 - 5-08 | Nemo Rangers | Riverstown |
K Hennessy 3-1, J Fenton 0-6, G Glavin 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, G Smith 0-1, J Barry 0-1. | D Calnan 2-6, D Barry 2-0, K Murphy 1-1, W Barry 0-1. | Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons) |
10 June 1979 | Na Piarsaigh | 6-10 - 2-04 | Bandon | Cloughduv |
John O'Sullivan 1-7, Jim O'Sullivan 3-0, W O'Connell 1-1, R McDonnell 1-0, J Whooley 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | P Crowley 1-1, D Desmond 1-0, F Crowley 0-2, N Crowley 0-1. | Referee: M English (Bishopstown) |
24 June 1979 | Bandon | 2-18 - 4-06 | Youghal | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
P Crowley 0-12, F Crowley 1-2, G O'Mahony 1-1, K O'Driscoll 0-2, PJ O'Mahony 0-1. | S O'Leary 2-0, A Coyne 1-0, M Butler 1-0, M Coyne 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-2, H Fouhy 0-2. |
27 June 1979 | University College Cork | 2-17 - 2-05 | Nemo Rangers | Ballinlough |
M Kelleher 2-1, B Waldron 0-7, J Higgins 0-4, E Murphy 0-2, P Fleming 0-1, J Greally 0-1, P O'Leary 0-1. | D Allen 1-2, J O'Neill 1-0, K Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, E Donnellan 0-1. | Referee: M English (Bishopstown) |
14 July 1979 | Youghal | 3-10 - 2-09 | Na Piarsaigh | Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh |
M Butler 2-0, M Coyne 0-6, T Coyne 1-1, S O'Leary 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-1. | John O'Sullivan 2-6, R McDonnell 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, T McDonnell 0-1. | Referee: J Motherway (Aghada) |
20 July 1979 | Midleton | 2-11 - 1-11 | University College Cork | Carrigtwohill |
J Fenton 2-7, K Hennessy 0-2, J Smith 0-1, G Glavin 0-1. | B Waldron 0-4, M Kelleher 1-0, B Greally 0-2, J Higgins 0-2, P O'Leary 0-1, J Boylan 0-1, P Fleming 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
17 August 1979 | Midleton | 2-14 - 3-11 | Na Piarsaigh | Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh |
J Fenton 1-8, K Hennessy 1-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, G Smith 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Hurley 0-1. | W O'Connell 2-2, D Murphy 1-2, John O'Sullivan 0-4, V Twomey 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1. |
Play-off
25 August 1979 Play-off | Youghal | 3-09 - 1-08 | University College Cork | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
T Coyne 2-1, M Butler 1-1, M Coyne 0-3, S O'Leary 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, C Hennessy 0-1. | J Higgins 1-2, B Waldron 0-3, P Curran 0-1, J Greally 0-1, P Fleming 0-1. | Referee: J Motherway (Aghada) |
Division 3
First round
29 April 1979 First round | Imokilly | 0-12 - 1-12 | Muskerry | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
M White 0-3, W Kearney 0-3, M Lynch 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, T Fogarty 0-1, K Lane 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. | D Desmond 0-6, T Deasy 1-1, S Noonan 0-2, T Hourihan 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, J Lucey 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
29 April 1979 First round | Seandún | 2-05 - 4-06 | Carrigdhoun | Manning Park, Passage |
W Murphy 1-3, P O'Sullivan 1-0, S Lucey 0-1, D Keane 0-1. | G Hanley 2-4, D Coleman 1-0, K O'Donovan 1-0, B Coleman 0-2. | Referee: J O'Riordan (Bandon) |
Semi-finals
10 June 1979 Semi-final | Carbery | 3-09 - 4-14 | Avondhu | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
P O'Leary 2-1, D Healy 1-1, S O'Neill 0-4, D Noonan 0-2, P Brennan 0-1. | S O'Gorman 2-3, D Ryan 1-5, G Regan 1-1, D Relihan 0-2, G Madigan 0-2, D Herlihy 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
16 June 1979 Semi-final | Carrigdhoun | 1-11 - 0-08 | Muskerry | Church Road, Blackrock |
K O'Donovan 1-4, G Hanley 0-3, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, G Webb 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, W Coleman 0-1. | D Desmond 0-4, J O'Leary 0-2, J Coakley 0-1, F Deasy 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
Final
21 July 1979 Final | Avondhu | 3-11 - 3-06 | Carrigdhoun | Riverstown |
T Sheehan 1-6, D Coughlan 1-1, D Relihan 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, P Buckley 0-2. | F Tobin 2-0, G Hanley 0-5, D Dunne 1-0, B Coleman 0-1. | Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons) |
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
9 September 1979 Quarter-final | Midleton | 4-11 - 4-04 | Youghal | Castlemartyr |
K Hennessy 3-5, G Glavin 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, T McCarthy 0-3. | S O'Leary 3-1, S Fitzgerald 1-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, S Ring 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
9 September 1979 Quarter-final | Glen Rovers | 2-11 - 0-09 | Avondhu | Castlelyons |
L Mulcahy 1-1, J O'Brien 1-0, J O'Neill 0-3, P Doherty 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1. | J Browne 0-3, S Gorman 0-3, D Coughlan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, D Ryan 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Semi-finals
22 September 1979 Semi-final | Blackrock | 4-09 - 0-11 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
R Cummins 1-2, D Buckley 1-2, É O'Donoghue 1-1, É O'Sullivan 1-1, P Moylan 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1. | P Horgan 0-6, K O'Keeffe 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1. | Referee: J O'Riordan (Bandon) |
23 September 1979 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-10 - 1-12 | Midleton | Riverstown |
T Maher 1-1, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, C Ryan 0-3, C McCarthy 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1. | J Fenton 0-8, S O'Farrell 1-0, D Mulcahy 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, K Murley 0-1. | Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons) |
Final
7 October 1979 Final | Blackrock | 2-14 - 2-06 | St. Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
P Moylan 0-5, T Lyons 1-1, É O'Sullivan 1-0, É O'Donoghue 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, R Cummins 0-1. | C McCarthy 0-4, É Fitzpatrick 1-0, J Allen 1-0, B O'Brien 0-1, C Ryan 0-1. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limericky) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | John Fenton | Midleton | 5-45 | 60 | 7 | 8.57 |
2 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 11-14 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 |
3 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 7-12 | 33 | 7 | 4.71 |
4 | John O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | 4-20 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
Brian Waldron | UCC | 0-32 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 | |
6 | Pádraig Crowley | Bandon | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
7 | Mick Butler | Youghal | 7-02 | 23 | 6 | 3.83 |
Dan Calnan | Nemo Rangers | 4-11 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 | |
9 | Mick Coyne | Youghal | 0-22 | 22 | 7 | 3.14 |
10 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 0-20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 3-05 | 14 | Youghal |
2 | John Fenton | Midleton | 2-07 | 13 | UCC |
3 | Dan Calnan | Nemo Rangers | 2-06 | 12 | Midleton |
John O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | 2-06 | 12 | Youghal | |
Pádraig Crowley | Bandon | 0-12 | 12 | Youghal | |
6 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 3-02 | 11 | UCC |
Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 2-05 | 11 | Nemo Rangers | |
John Fenton | Midleton | 1-08 | 11 | Na Piarsaigh | |
9 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 3-01 | 10 | Nemo Rangers |
Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 3-01 | 10 | Midleton | |
Ger Hanley | Carrigdhoun | 2-04 | 10 | Seandún | |
John Fenton | Midleton | 1-07 | 10 | Youghal | |
John O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | 1-07 | 10 | Bandon |
Miscellaneous
References
- ^ "Glen Rovers v Blackrock: A reminder of the halcyon days of Cork hurling". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "History". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 11 July 2022.