1963 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1963 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	14 April – 15 September 1963
Teams	14
Champions	Cobh (3rd title)
Runners-up	Castletownroche
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	97 (7.46 per match)
Points scored	148 (11.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Liam McGrath (7–02)
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The 1963 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. ^[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 January 1963. The championship ran from 14 April to 15 September 1963.

The final was played on 15 September 1963 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Cobh and Castletownroche, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[2] Cobh won the match by 2–10 to 3–05 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 36 years. ^[3]

Cobh's Liam McGrath was the championship's top scorer with 7–02.

Results

First round

Ballymartle v Castletownroche

14 April 1963First round	Ballymartle	0-06 - 4-02	Castletownroche	Cork Athletic Grounds
	S Nyhan 0-3, S Kelleher 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1.		J McCarthy 3-0, E Galvin 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-1, J Hogan 0-1.

Rathluirc v Mallow

21 April 1963First round	Rathluirc	3-04 - 3-11	Mallow	Fr Con Buckley Park
	M O'Toole 3-2, D O'Mahony 0-2.		P Cotter 2-0, B Nagle 1-0, L Sheehan 0-3, M Sheehan 0-2, D Buckley 0-2, M O'Callaghan 0-2, N O'Regan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Tracton v Cloyne

5 May 1963First round	Tracton	3-05 - 5-07	Cloyne	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Brady 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, B Quinn 1-0, P Walsh 0-1.		M O'Brien 2-1, D Cusack 1-4, J Aherne 1-0, T Kenneally 1-0, B Aherne 0-2.

Cobh v Éire Óg

5 May 1963First round	Cobh	5-06 - 4-02	Éire Óg	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J O'Connell 2-1, S Butler 1-1, L McGrath 1-0, P O'Flynn 1-0, M Meaney 0-2, J Aherne 0-1, P Butler 0-1.		D O'Brien 2-0, D O'Leary 1-0, P O'Brien 1-0, M Murphy 0-2.

Fermoy v Glen Rovers

12 May 1963First round	Fermoy	2-02 - 5-06	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	R Ennis 1-0, A Scannell 1-0, M Flynn 0-2.		D O'Driscoll 1-1, N Kearney 1-1, J Buckley 0-4, N Crowley 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, M Coughlan 1-0.

Carrigaline v Sarsfields

12 May 1963First round	Carrigaline	3-05 - 3-07	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C Cooney 1-3, R Duane 1-0, R O'Mahony 1-0, J Desmond 0-1, Canice Cooney 0-1.		P O'Meara 2-3, D Looney 1-0, J Long 0-2, JJ Long 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.

• Bandon and St Finbarr's received byes in this round.

Quarter-finals

St Finbarr's v Bandon

5 May 1963Quarter-final	St Finbarr's	3-07 - 2-05	Bandon	Ballinhassig Grounds
	M Ryan 1-1, J Goulding 1-1, D O'Connell 1-0, S O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.		D McMahon 1-0, M O'Donovan 1-0, J Crowley 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-1.

Castletownroche v Mallow

23 June 1963Quarter-final	Castletownroche	5-06 - 3-05	Mallow	Kildorrery Grounds
				Referee: M O'Connell (St Vincent's)

Cloyne v Sarsfields

23 June 1963Quarter-final	Cloyne	4-03 - 7-04	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park
	D Cusack 4-0, J Ahern 0-1, J Duignan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.		M Barry 2-3, T O'Sullivan 1-1, P Crowley 1-0, J Long 1-0, P O'Meara 1-0, D Looney 1-0.

Cobh v Glen Rovers

23 June 1963Quarter-final	Cobh	7-08 - 2-04	Glen Rovers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	L McGrath 3-2, J Butler 1-2, J O'Connell 1-1, P Butler 1-0, P O'Flynn 1-0, M Meaney 0-2, J Clifford 0-1.		D O'Brien 1-0, N Lynam 1-0, M Twomey 0-2, J Geaney 0-1, T O'Driscoll 0-1.

Semi-finals

Castletownroche v St Finbarr's

21 July 1963Semi-final	Castletownroche	8-05 - 4-04	St Finbarr's	Bishop Casey Memorial Park
	R Browne 4-3.

Cobh v Sarsfields

28 July 1963Semi-final	Cobh	4-11 - 3-08	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds
	L McGrath 2-0, J Clifford 1-2, P Butler 1-1, M Meaney 0-3, S Butler 0-3, J O'Connell 0-1, J Aherne 0-1.		S Barry 1-4, M Barry 1-1, D Looney 1-0, M O'Regan 0-1, J Long 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.

Final

Cobh v Castletownroche

15 September 1963Final	Cobh	2-10 - 3-05	Castletownroche	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Clifford 1-1, L McGrath 1-0, M Meaney 0-3, P Butler 0-2, L Butler 0-1, S Butler 0-1, J Dorney 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1.		G Browne 1-3, J Hogan 1-0, C Flynn 1-0, P Noonan 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.

References

1. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
2. "Intermediate 'A' Hurling Roll of Honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
3. "The 1960s - a great period for Castletownroche GAA". The Avondhu. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2025.