1967 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

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1967 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates22 October - 26 November 1967
Teams7
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Kilworth (1st title)
John Hogan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Cloughduv
Seán O'Mahony (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Points scored70 (11.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cork.svg Fred Sheedy (2-10)
1966 (Previous)(Next) 1968

The 1967 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.

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The final was played on 26 November 1967 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Kilworth and Cloughduv, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [1] [2] Kilworth won the match by 3-11 to 2-07 to claim their first ever championship. [3] [4]

Kilworth's Fred Sheedy was the championship's top scorer with 2-10.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Kilworth
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Newcestown
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Valley Rovers
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Kanturk
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Killeagh
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cloughduv
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Mayfield

Results

Quarter-finals

22 October 1967Quarter-final Killeagh 2-05 - 1-07 Mayfield Páirc Uí Chonaill
P Lynch 1-1, P Power 1-0, M Moroney 0-2, M McCarthy 0-2.C Kearney 1-1, T McAuliffe 0-2, V Ring 0-2, T Dunphy 0-1, K Fennelly 0-1.
22 October 1967Quarter-final Kilworth 5-03 - 3-07 Newcestown Cork Athletic Grounds
F Sheedy 2-1, T O'Halloran 1-0, P Farren 1-0, K Carey 1-0, J Keating 0-1, J Hogan 0-1.TJ Collins 0-5, J O'Callaghan 1-0, P Crowley 1-0, N Kehilly 1-0, K Kehilly 0-1, A O'Flynn 0-1.
29 October 1967Quarter-final Kanturk 2-03 - 1-05 Valley Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
J O'Mahony 1-3, R Quinn 1-0.D Coleman 1-0, Denis McCarthy 0-2, Dave McCarthy 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1.

Semi-finals

13 November 1967Semi-final Kilworth 2-06 - 2-04 Kanturk Buttevant Grounds
F Sheedy 0-4, K Casey 1-0, D O'Riordan 1-0, J Hogan 0-2.S O'Shea 1-1, A Smith 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1.
13 November 1967Semi-final Cloughduv 5-07 - 2-05 Killeagh Cork Athletic Grounds
C Kelly 1-3, J Kelly 1-2, M Walsh 1-0, N Cronin 1-0, J Long 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-1, N Dunne 0-1.P Lynch 1-1, P Barry 1-0, S Treacy 0-2, T Power 0-1, M Moloney 0-1.

Final

26 November 1967Final Kilworth 3-11 - 2-07 Cloughduv Cork Athletic Grounds
K Casey 1-2, F Sheedy 0-5, P Mahony 1-0, P Farren 1-0, D Condon 0-2, D Riordan 0-1, J Hogan 0-1.N Dunne 0-4, T Mahony 1-0, M Walsh 1-0, C Kelly 0-2, J Kelly 0-1.Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Fred Sheedy Kilworth 2-101635.33
2Pat Lynch Killeagh 2-02824.00
Kieran Casey Kilworth 2-02824.00
Connie Kelly Cloughduv 1-05824.00
5 Johnny O'Mahony Kanturk 1-04723.50
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Fred Sheedy Kilworth 2-017 Newcestown
2 Johnny O'Mahony Kanturk 1-036 Valley Rovers
Connie Kelly Cloughduv 1-036 Killeagh
4Jerry Kelly Cloughduv 1-025 Killeagh
Kieran Casey Kilworth 1-025 Cloughduv
T. J. Collins Newcestown 0-055 Kilworth
Fred Sheedy Kilworth 0-055 Cloughduv

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