1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April 1979 – 7 October 1979
Teams15
ChampionsColours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (28th title)
Tim Murphy (captain)
Runners-upColours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's
Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Top scorer(s)Colours of Sligo.svg John Fenton (5-45)
1978 (Previous) (Next) 1980

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 were the defending champions.

On 7 October 1979, Blackrock won the championship following a 2-14 to 2-6 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 28th championship title overall and their fifth of the decade.[1]

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
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
5 Pádraig Crowley Bandon 1-23 26 4 6.50
6 Mick Butler Youghal 7-02 23 6 3.83
Dan Calnan Nemo Rangers 4-11 23 4 5.75
7 Mick Coyne Youghal 0-22 22 7 3.14
8 Pat Moylan Blackrock 0-20 20 5 4.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
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
4 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
5 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

References[]

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