1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April 1973 – 14 October 1973
Teams18
ChampionsColours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (25th title)
John Horgan (captain)
Runners-upFlag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored96 (6 per match)
Points scored264 (16.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Tom Buckley (2-22)
← 1972 (Previous) (Next) 1974 →

The 1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 28 January 1973. The championship began on 8 April 1973 ended on 14 October 1973.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 14 October 1973, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–12 to 2–10 defeat Glen Rovers in the final.[1] This was their 25th championship title overall and their second title in three years.

Glen Rovers' Tom Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 2-22.

Format[]

At the Cork County Convention on 28 January 1973, it was decided to introduce a system of seeding. As a result of this the four semi-finalists from the 1972 championship were automatically guaranteed a place in the second round.

Team changes[]

To Championship[]

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results[]

First round

8 April 1973 First round Mallow 1-11 - 4-05 St. Vincent's Blarney
P Buckley 0-7, P Carey 1-0, T Sheehan 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coakley 0-1, B Barrett 0-1. B O'Neill 2-1, J Helay 1-0, T Virgo 1-0, N Barry 0-2, J Russell 0-2. Referee: T Daly (Commercials)
15 April 1973 First round University College Cork 3-08 - 3-05 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
H O'Sullivan 1-2, W Vericker 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Grady 0-2, F McCarthy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1. T McAuliffe 1-1, N Collins 1-0, P O'Connell 1-0, V Twomey 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, J Atkins 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Second round

Na Piarsaigh w/o - scr. Duhallow
8 April 1973 Second round Avondhu 4-10 - 3-04 Sarsfields Páirc Mac Gearilt, Fermoy
S Fitzgibbon 2-1, F O'Sullivan 1-1, J Keane 1-0, K McSweeney 0-3, P Morrissey 0-3, P Noonan 0-1, T Condon 0-1. B Murphy 2-1, B Cotter 1-0, E Kelleher 0-3. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
15 April 1973 Second round Glen Rovers 4-20 - 2-04 Nemo Rangers The Mardyke, Cork
L McAuliffe 2-3, T Buckley 0-8, M Ryan 1-3, J Young 1-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, P Harte 0-2. D Calnan 2-2, S Coughlan 0-1, T Moloney 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
22 April 1973 Second round St. Finbarr's 4-08 - 1-03 Muskerry Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
S Gillen 1-5, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, G McCarthy 1-2, C McCarthy 0-1. T Ryan 1-1, T O'Mahony 0-2. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
22 April 1973 Second round Carrigdhoun 6-09 - 4-09 Passage Carrigaline
G Hanley 1-4, J Foster 2-0, F Coleman 1-1, G Webb 1-1, D Coleman 1-0, JK Coleman 0-2, B Coleman 0-1. J McCarthy 1-3, P McCarthy 1-3, K Keane 1-0, D Keane 1-0, B Meade 0-3. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
29 April 1973 Second round University College Cork 3-07 - 3-05 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
H O'Sullivan 3-1, P McCarthy 0-2, D O'Grady 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, S Looney 0-1. C O'Shea 3-1, D Lenihan 0-2, A Russell 0-1, J Healy 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
6 May 1973 Second round Youghal 4-11 - 4-09 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
S O'Leary 3-2, N Hogan 1-3, F Cooper 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, H Fuohy 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. N Crowley 1-5, V Donovan 2-0, J Gabriel 1-2, P Flynn 0-2. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
6 May 1973 Second round Blackrock 4-13 - 3-06 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
É O'Donoghue 1-4, P Moylan 1-3, R Cummins 1-1, N Keeffe 1-1, D Prendergast 0-3, J Norberg 0-1. T Meaney 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, P Barry 1-0, W Glavin 0-2, M SHeehan 0-1, T Canavan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

20 May 1973 Quarter-final Youghal 3-08 - 2-08 University College Cork Riverstown
S O'Leary 1-4, F Cooper 2-0, F Keane 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1. J Buckley 1-3, J O'Grady 0-4, D O'Grady 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
9 June 1973 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 5-16 - 2-08 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
G McCarthy 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 2-1, S Canty 2-0, S Gillen 0-5, C Cullinane 1-1, T Butler 0-1. S Twomey 1-3, R Whitley 1-0, J Sullivan 0-2, M Kennefick 0-2, V Twomey 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)
10 June 1973 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-08 - 0-03 Avondhu Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
JJ O'Neill 1-4, P Harte 1-3, T Buckley 1-1, J Young 1-0. J Collins 0-3. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)
20 May 1973 Quarter-final Blackrock 2-14 - 1-11 Carrigdhoun Manning Park, Passage
R Cummins 2-3, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Donoghue 0-3, F Cummins 0-1, D Collins 0-1. T Fogarty 1-3, D Coleman 0-3, F Coleman 0-2, G Hanley 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, JK Coleman 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Semi-finals

22 July 1973 Semi-final Blackrock 3-11 - 2-05 Youghal Cobh
R Cummins 2-1, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Collins 0-2, B Dillon 0-1. W Doyle 1-1, F Keane 1-0, N Hogan 0-2, S O'Leary 0-2. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
26 August 1973 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-13 - 3-10 St. Finbarr's Athletic Grounds, Cork
T Buckley 1-8, J Young 1-2, P Harte 1-1, M Ryan 1-1, P Doherty 0-1. G McCarthy 1-2, S Gillen 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Wiley 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, M Archer 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Final

14 October 1973 Final Blackrock 2-12 - 2-10 Glen Rovers Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Collins 1-5, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Prendergast, N O'Keeffe, F Cummins, R Cummins, J Horgan and J O'Halloran 0-1 each. L McAuliffe 2-0, T Buckley 0-5, R Crowley 0-2, P Harte, M Ryan and M Corbett 0-1 each. Attendance: 14,046

Scoring statistics[]

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tom Buckley Glen Rovers 2-22 28 4 7.00
2 Ray Cummins Blackrock 5-06 21 4 5.25
3 Seánie O'Leary Youghal 4-08 20 3 6.66
4 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 3-09 18 4 4.50
Gerald McCarthy St. Finbarr's 2-12 18 3 6.00
Pat Moylan Blackrock 1-15 18 4 4.50
5 Séamus Gillen St. Finbarr's 2-11 17 3 5.66
6 Jimmy Barry-Murphy St. Finbarr's 5-01 16 3 5.33
Henry O'Sullivan UCC 4-04 16 3 5.33
7 Liam McAuliffe Glen Rovers 4-03 15 4 3.75
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Seánie O'Leary Youghal 3-02 11 Carbery
Tom Buckley Glen Rovers 1-08 11 St. Finbarr's
2 Henry O'Sullivan UCC 3-01 10 St. Vincent's
Christy O'Shea St. Vincent's 3-01 10 UCC
3 Liam McAuliffe Glen Rovers 2-03 9 Nemo Rangers
Ray Cummins Blackrock 2-03 9 Carrigdhoun
4 Dan Calnan Nemo Rangers 2-02 8 Glen Rovers
Séamus Gillen St. Finbarr's 1-05 8 Muskerry
Donie Collins Blackrock 1-05 8 Glen Rovers
Noel Crowley Carbery 1-05 8 Youghal
Tom Buckley Glen Rovers 0-08 8 Nemo Rangers
Gerald McCarthy St. Finbarr's 0-08 8 Na Piarsaigh

References[]

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