1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
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.
| Dates | 8 April 1979 - 7 October 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 15 | ||
| Champions |  Blackrock (28th title)Tim Murphy (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  St. Finbarr'sJimmy Barry-Murphy (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 32 | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  John Fenton (5-45) | ||
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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
Results
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) |
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
- "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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