1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April – 7 October 1979
Teams15
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (28th title)
Tim Murphy (captain)
Joe McGrath
Tim Murphy (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's
Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain)
Jim Power (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored143 (4.47 per match)
Points scored653 (20.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Sligo.svg John Fenton (5-45)
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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.

Contents

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The final was played on 7 October 1979 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in five years. Blackrock won the match by 2-14 to 2-06 to claim their 28th championship title overall, their second title in succession and their fifth of the decade. [2] [3]

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

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts
1 St. Finbarr's 32107-416-20+245
2 Blackrock 32018-362-36+184
3 Glen Rovers 31118-294-29+123
4 Sarsfields 30034-2115-42-540
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

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts
1 Midleton 541013-6513-49+169
2 Youghal 530216-546-59+256
3 University College Cork 53029-638-50+166
4 Na Piarsaigh 521214-5012-45+115
5 Nemo Rangers 510412-3213-67-382
6 Bandon 51046-5418-42-242
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 1979Play-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 1979First 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 1979First 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 1979Semi-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 1979Semi-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 1979Final 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 1979Quarter-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 1979Quarter-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 1979Semi-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 1979Semi-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 1979Final 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
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 John Fenton Midleton 5-456078.57
2 Seánie O'Leary Youghal 11-144776.71
3 Kevin Hennessy Midleton 7-123374.71
4John O'Sullivan Na Piarsaigh 4-203256.40
Brian Waldron UCC 0-323265.33
6 Pádraig Crowley Bandon 1-232646.50
7Mick Butler Youghal 7-022363.83
Dan Calnan Nemo Rangers 4-112345.75
9Mick Coyne Youghal 0-222273.14
10 Pat Moylan Blackrock 0-202054.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Kevin Hennessy Midleton 3-0514 Youghal
2 John Fenton Midleton 2-0713 UCC
3Dan Calnan Nemo Rangers 2-0612 Midleton
John O'Sullivan Na Piarsaigh 2-0612 Youghal
Pádraig Crowley Bandon 0-1212 Youghal
6 Seánie O'Leary Youghal 3-0211 UCC
Seánie O'Leary Youghal 2-0511 Nemo Rangers
John Fenton Midleton 1-0811 Na Piarsaigh
9 Kevin Hennessy Midleton 3-0110 Nemo Rangers
Seánie O'Leary Youghal 3-0110 Midleton
Ger Hanley Carrigdhoun 2-0410 Seandún
John Fenton Midleton 1-0710 Youghal
John O'Sullivan Na Piarsaigh 1-0710 Bandon

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