1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	7 April – 12 November 1972
Teams	17
Champions	Glen Rovers (23rd title) Patsy Harte (captain)
Runners-up	Youghal Frank Cooper (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	90 (5.63 per match)
Points scored	305 (19.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Patsy Harte (3-14)
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The 1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 April 1972 and ended on 12 November 1972.

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the first round.

The final was played on 12 November 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 3–15 to 1–10 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a first title in three years. ^{[1] [2]}

Patsy Harte from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3–14.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Nemo Rangers ^[3]

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cloyne ^[4]

Results

First round

St. Finbarr's v Blackrock

19 August 1972First round	St. Finbarr's	6-11 - 1-14	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M Archer 2-1, E Fitzpatrick 2-1, C McCarthy 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, B Wylie 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1, S Gillen 0-1.		É O'Donoghue 1-4, P Moylan 0-6, D Collins 0-3, W Cronin 0-1.

Second round

Na Piarsaigh v Duhallow

7 April 1972Second round	Na Piarsaigh	8-10 - 4-10	Duhallow	Bishop Casey Memorial Park
	P Buckley 4-0, S Twomey 1-6, D Sheehan 2-0, D Daly 1-0, T Mullins 0-3, V Twomey 0-1.		B Buckley 1-2, D Kenneally 1-1, D Burke 1-1, TD Cronin 1-0, T Cremin 0-2, B Daly 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: T O'Riordan (Mallow)

Seandún v Imokilly

7 April 1972Second round	Seandún	1-04 - 2-05	Imokilly	Riverstown
	J O'Sullivan 1-2, W Murphy 0-2.		M Sheehan 1-2, S O'Farrell 1-1, T Brown 0-1, P Barry 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.

Youghal v Sarsfields

30 April 1972Second round	Youghal	4-11 - 2-11	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park
	F Cooper 2-0, R O'Sullivan 1-3, F Keane 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4, N Hogan 0-2, S Ring 0-1.		B Óg Murphy 1-6, P Cashman 1-0, R Fitzgerald 0-2, JJ Long 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1, P McEvoy 0-1.	Referee: D Twomey (Mitchelstown)

Passage v Nemo Rangers

14 May 1972Second round	Passage	2-08 - 4-14	Nemo Rangers	Carrigaline
	B Meade 0-5, J McCarthy 1-1, K Keane 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-2.		D Allen 3-5, B Morgan 0-5, D Calnan 1-1, N Morgan 0-3.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Carbery v Glen Rovers

14 May 1972Second round	Carbery	3-04 - 5-11	Glen Rovers	Ballinhassig
	R Crowley 1-3, P Harrington 1-1, B Nyhan 1-0.		P Harte 1-7, P Doherty 2-2, L McAuliffe 2-1, J O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: D Coleman (Ballinhassig)

Carrigdhoun v St. Vincent's

14 May 1972Second round	Carrigdhoun	5-10 - 3-09	St. Vincent's	Manning Park
	F Coleman 2-1, B Coleman 1-3, JK Coleman 1-2, T Fogarty 1-1, D Coleman 0-2, TF Hayes 0-1.		C O'Shea 2-1, D Linehan 0-4, J Russell 0-4, B O'Neill 1-0.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Muskerry v Avondhu

28 May 1972Second round	Muskerry	3-17 - 3-03	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C Kelly 2-4, T O'Mahony 0-6, M Malone 1-1, T Ryan 0-3, P Lucey 0-2, B Fitton 0-1.		D Fenton 2-0, E O'Sullivan 1-1, P Buckley 0-2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

St. Finbarr's v University College Cork

17 September 1972Second round	St. Finbarr's	4-15 - 2-05	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Barry-Murphy 3-0, G McCarthy 0-5, C Cullinane 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, C Roche 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, M Archer 0-1.		W Moore 1-0, N Coleman 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, J Collins 0-2, J O'Grady 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Quarter-finals

Youghal v Imokilly

11 June 1972Quarter-final	Youghal	4-09 - 2-14	Imokilly	Castlemartyr
	W Doyle 1-1, N Hogan 1-1, P Hegarty 1-0, N Gallagher 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, R Sullivan 0-3, F Cooper 0-1.		W Glavin 0-12, P Barry 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: P Murphy (Blackrock)

Nemo Rangers v Na Piarsaigh

2 July 1972Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-15 - 4-02	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinlough
	D Calnan 0-8, N Morgan 2-1, D Allen 0-4, J Barrett 0-1, S Buckley 0-1.		S Twomey 2-1, B Joyce 1-1, P Buckley 1-0.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Glen Rovers v Muskerry

20 August 1972Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	4-06 - 2-11	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park
	L McAuliffe 2-1, P Doherty 1-1, JJ O'Neill 1-0, P Harte 0-2, M Corbett 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.		T Ryan 0-6, M Malone 1-2, C Kelly 1-1, P Lucey 0-2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

St. Finbarr's v Carrigdhoun

1 October 1972Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-15 - 0-02	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park
	C McCarthy 1-4, M Archer 1-2, C Roche 0-3, S Gillen 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B Wylie 0-1.		T Fogarty 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Semi-finals

Youghal v Nemo Rangers

10 September 1972Semi-final	Youghal	2-13 - 3-08	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	F Cooper 1-1, F Keane 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4, R O'Sullivan 0-3, N Horgan 0-2, W Doyle 0-2.		S Coughlan 1-2, S Buckley 1-1, D Allen 1-1, B Morgan 0-3, F Cogan 0-1.

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

29 October 1972Semi-final	Glen Rovers	1-09 - 1-04	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	P Doherty 1-1, P Harte 0-4, JJ O'Neill 0-2, J Young 0-1, T Buckley 0-1.		J Barry-Murphy 1-0, S Gillen 0-2, B Wylie 0-1, C Roche 0-1.	Attendance: 9,397 Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Final

Glen Rovers v Youghal

12 November 1972Final	Glen Rovers	3-15 - 1-10	Youghal	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Buckley 1-5, P Harte 2-1, P Doherty 0-4, P Barry, T O'Brien, M Ryan, L McAuliffe and J O'Sullivan 0-1 each.		S O'Leary 0-5, F Cooper 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, R O'Sullivan, W Doyle and N Hogan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 7,873 Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	3-14	23	4	5.75
2	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	4-10	22	3	7.33
3	Pat O'Doherty	Glen Rovers	4-08	20	4	5.00
4	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	2-12	18	4	4.50
5	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	5-02	17	4	4.25
6	Seán Twomey	Na Piarsaigh	3-07	16	2	8.00
	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	0-16	16	4	4.00
8	Paul Buckley	Na Piarsaigh	5-00	15	2	7.50
	Liam McAuliffe	Glen Rovers	4-03	15	4	3.75
10	Frank Cooper	Youghal	4-02	14	4	3.50
	Connie Kelly	Muskerry	3-05	14	2	7.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	3-05	14	Passage
2	Paul Buckley	Na Piarsaigh	4-00	12	Duhallow
	Willie Glavin	Imokilly	0-12	12	Youghal
4	Connie Kelly	Muskerry	2-04	10	Avondhu
	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	1-07	10	Carbery
6	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	3-00	9	UCC
	Bertie Óg Murphy	Sarsfields	1-06	9	Youghal
	Seán Twomey	Na Piarsaigh	1-06	9	Duhallow
9	Pat O'Doherty	Glen Rovers	2-02	8	Carbery
	Tom Buckley	Glen Rovers	1-05	8	Youghal
	Dan Calnan	Nemo Rangers	0-08	8	Na Piarsaigh

Miscellaneous

• Youghal qualified for the final for the first time in their history.

References

1. "Glen are part of the fabric of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
2. "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "History". Cloyne GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.