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1969 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1969 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 April - 21 September 1969
Teams15
Champions Glen Rovers (22nd title)
Denis O'Riordan (captain)
Runners-up University College Cork
Paddy Crowley (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored78 (5.57 per match)
Points scored242 (17.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mick Kenneally (6-03)
1968 (Previous) (Next) 1970

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.

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

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Kenneally Glen Rovers 6-03 21 4 5.25
2 Patsy Harte Glen Rovers 2-13 19 4 4.75
3 Tomás Ryan Muskerry 1-15 18 3 6.00
4 John O'Halloran UCC 4-04 16 4 4.00
Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 3-07 16 2 8.00

References

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