1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Dates 5 April 1959 – 25 October 1959 Teams 14 Champions Glen Rovers (17th title)John Lyons (captain)Runners-up Blackrock Jimmy Brohan (captain)Matches played 13 Goals scored 95 (7.31 per match) Points scored 171 (13.15 per match) Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (6-12)
The 1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st 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 1959. The championship began on 5 April 1959 and ended on 25 October 1959.
Glen Rovers were the defending champions .
On 25 October 1959, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–11 to 3–5 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their 17th championship title overall and their second title in succession.[1]
Christy Ring from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 6–12.
Results [ ] First round
Carbery v Carrigtwohill 5 April 1959 First round Carbery 2-03 - 3-09 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork C Corcoran 1-1, M Farr 1-0, E Young 0-1, M Maguire 0-1.
P Roche 2-1, Driscoll 1-1, J Flynn 0-2, Paddy Hartnett 0-1, D Neville 0-1, Paul Hartnett 0-1, W Moore 0-1.
Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
St. Finbarr's v University College Cork 19 April 1959 First round St. Finbarr's 1-07 - 5-10 University College Cork The Mardyke , Cork D Hurley 1-1, W Walsh 0-3, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1.
Henchy 2-5, M Mortell 1-1, Browne 1-0, Melee goal 1-0, S Long 0-1, Murphy 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1,
Blackrock v Duhallow 3 June 1959 First round Blackrock 5-11 - 0-03 Duhallow The Mardyke , Cork P O'Sullivan 1-5, T Delea 1-2, M Nurphy 1-2, N O'Connell 1-1, A Connolly 1-0, J Darmody 0-1.
D Donoghue 0-2, S Stokes 0-1.
Referee: T Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Quarter-finals
Seandún v Muskerry 12 April 1959 Quarter-final Seandún 6-06 - 2-01 Muskerry Coachford J O'Reilly 2-0, V Barrett 1-2, B O'Shea 1-1, T Carroll 1-0, J Coughlan 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.
D Morrissey 1-1, P O'Brien 1-0.
Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
University College Cork v Carrigtwohill 5 July 1959 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-10 - 5-04 Carrigtwohill Clonmult Memorial Park , Midleton P Henchy 2-3, S Long 2-1, T Riordan 0-2, JJ Browne 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, T Gallagher 0-1.
J O'Connor 2-2, WJ Daly 1-0, P Roche 1-0, L Driscoll 1-0, J Flynn 0-2.
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
Blackrock v Sarsfields 13 September 1959 Quarter-final Blackrock 3-07 - 2-03 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork J Fahy 1-3, F O'Mahony 1-2, F O'Regan 1-1, N O'Connell 0-1.
P Barry 2-1, D Hurley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Semi-finals
Blackrock v Seandún 27 September 1959 Semi-final Blackrock 5-11 - 2-06 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork T Delea 2-0, J Bennett 1-2, N O'Connell 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, T Furlong 0-3, F O'Regan 0-2, J Fahy 0-1, M Cashman 0-1.
B O'Shea 1-1, T Carroll 1-0, V Barrett 0-3, E O'Connell 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.
Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
Final
Glen Rovers v Blackrock 25 October 1959 Final Glen Rovers 3-11 - 3-05 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork C Ring 1-6; P Healy 2-2; J Twomey 0-2; E Goulding 0-1.
N O'Connell 1-1; F O'Mahoney 1-0; T Delea 1-0; J Bennett 0-2; J Fahy 0-1; F O'Regan 0-1.
Attendance: 23,882
Championship statistics [ ] Top scorers [ ] Top score overall Top scorer in a single game References [ ]
Cork Senior and Premier Senior Hurling Championships
Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1887-2019
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