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Annual hurling competition season

1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April – 14 October 1973
Teams18
Champions Blackrock (25th title)
John Horgan (captain)
Runners-up Glen Rovers
Denis Coughlan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored96 (6 per match)
Points scored264 (16.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tom Buckley (2-22)
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The 1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 28 January 1973. The championship began on 8 April 1973 ended on 14 October 1973.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 14 October 1973 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in 14 years. Blackrock won the match by 2–12 to 2–10 to claim their 25th championship title overall and a first title in two years.

Tom Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 2-22.

Format

At the Cork County Convention on 28 January 1973, it was decided to introduce a system of seeding. As a result of this the four semi-finalists from the 1972 championship were automatically guaranteed a place in the second round.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

Mallow v St. Vincent's
8 April 1973 First round Mallow 1-11 - 4-05 St. Vincent's Blarney
P Buckley 0-7, P Carey 1-0, T Sheehan 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coakley 0-1, B Barrett 0-1. B O'Neill 2-1, J Helay 1-0, T Virgo 1-0, N Barry 0-2, J Russell 0-2. Referee: T Daly (Commercials)
University College Cork v Seandún
15 April 1973 First round University College Cork 3-08 - 3-05 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
H O'Sullivan 1-2, W Vericker 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Grady 0-2, F McCarthy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1. T McAuliffe 1-1, N Collins 1-0, P O'Connell 1-0, V Twomey 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, J Atkins 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Second round

Na Piarsaigh v Duhallow
Na Piarsaigh w/o - scr. Duhallow
Avondhu v Sarsfields
8 April 1973 Second round Avondhu 4-10 - 3-04 Sarsfields Páirc Mac Gearilt
S Fitzgibbon 2-1, F O'Sullivan 1-1, J Keane 1-0, K McSweeney 0-3, P Morrissey 0-3, P Noonan 0-1, T Condon 0-1. B Murphy 2-1, B Cotter 1-0, E Kelleher 0-3. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Glen Rovers v Nemo Rangers
15 April 1973 Second round Glen Rovers 4-20 - 2-04 Nemo Rangers The Mardyke
L McAuliffe 2-3, T Buckley 0-8, M Ryan 1-3, J Young 1-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, P Harte 0-2. D Calnan 2-2, S Coughlan 0-1, T Moloney 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
St. Finbarr's v Muskerry
22 April 1973 Second round St. Finbarr's 4-08 - 1-03 Muskerry Charlie Hurley Park
S Gillen 1-5, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, G McCarthy 1-2, C McCarthy 0-1. T Ryan 1-1, T O'Mahony 0-2. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
Carrigdhoun v Passage
22 April 1973 Second round Carrigdhoun 6-09 - 4-09 Passage Carrigaline
G Hanley 1-4, J Foster 2-0, F Coleman 1-1, G Webb 1-1, D Coleman 1-0, JK Coleman 0-2, B Coleman 0-1. J McCarthy 1-3, P McCarthy 1-3, K Keane 1-0, D Keane 1-0, B Meade 0-3. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
University College Cork v St. Vincent's
29 April 1973 Second round University College Cork 3-07 - 3-05 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds
H O'Sullivan 3-1, P McCarthy 0-2, D O'Grady 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, S Looney 0-1. C O'Shea 3-1, D Lenihan 0-2, A Russell 0-1, J Healy 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Youghal v Carbery
6 May 1973 Second round Youghal 4-11 - 4-09 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds
S O'Leary 3-2, N Hogan 1-3, F Cooper 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, H Fuohy 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. N Crowley 1-5, V Donovan 2-0, J Gabriel 1-2, P Flynn 0-2. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
Blackrock v Imokilly
6 May 1973 Second round Blackrock 4-13 - 3-06 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds
É O'Donoghue 1-4, P Moylan 1-3, R Cummins 1-1, N Keeffe 1-1, D Prendergast 0-3, J Norberg 0-1. T Meaney 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, P Barry 1-0, W Glavin 0-2, M SHeehan 0-1, T Canavan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

Youghal v University College Cork
20 May 1973 Quarter-final Youghal 3-08 - 2-08 University College Cork Riverstown
S O'Leary 1-4, F Cooper 2-0, F Keane 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1. J Buckley 1-3, J O'Grady 0-4, D O'Grady 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
St. Finbarr's v Na Piarsaigh
9 June 1973 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 5-16 - 2-08 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds
G McCarthy 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 2-1, S Canty 2-0, S Gillen 0-5, C Cullinane 1-1, T Butler 0-1. S Twomey 1-3, R Whitley 1-0, J Sullivan 0-2, M Kennefick 0-2, V Twomey 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)
Glen Rovers v Avondhu
10 June 1973 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-08 - 0-03 Avondhu Clonmult Memorial Park
JJ O'Neill 1-4, P Harte 1-3, T Buckley 1-1, J Young 1-0. J Collins 0-3. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)
Blackrock v Carrigdhoun
20 May 1973 Quarter-final Blackrock 2-14 - 1-11 Carrigdhoun Manning Park
R Cummins 2-3, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Donoghue 0-3, F Cummins 0-1, D Collins 0-1. T Fogarty 1-3, D Coleman 0-3, F Coleman 0-2, G Hanley 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, JK Coleman 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Semi-finals

Blackrock v Youghal
22 July 1973 Semi-final Blackrock 3-11 - 2-05 Youghal Páirc Uí Chonaill
R Cummins 2-1, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Collins 0-2, B Dillon 0-1. W Doyle 1-1, F Keane 1-0, N Hogan 0-2, S O'Leary 0-2. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's
26 August 1973 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-13 - 3-10 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
T Buckley 1-8, J Young 1-2, P Harte 1-1, M Ryan 1-1, P Doherty 0-1. G McCarthy 1-2, S Gillen 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Wiley 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, M Archer 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Final

Blackrock v Glen Rovers
14 October 1973 Final Blackrock 2-12 - 2-10 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
D Collins 1-5, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Prendergast, N O'Keeffe, F Cummins, R Cummins, J Horgan and J O'Halloran 0-1 each. L McAuliffe 2-0, T Buckley 0-5, R Crowley 0-2, P Harte, M Ryan and M Corbett 0-1 each. Attendance: 14,046

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tom Buckley Glen Rovers 2-22 28 4 7.00
2 Ray Cummins Blackrock 5-06 21 4 5.25
3 Seánie O'Leary Youghal 4-08 20 3 6.66
4 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 3-09 18 4 4.50
Gerald McCarthy St. Finbarr's 2-12 18 3 6.00
Pat Moylan Blackrock 1-15 18 4 4.50
7 Séamus Gillen St. Finbarr's 2-11 17 3 5.66
8 Jimmy Barry-Murphy St. Finbarr's 5-01 16 3 5.33
Henry O'Sullivan UCC 4-04 16 3 5.33
10 Liam McAuliffe Glen Rovers 4-03 15 4 3.75
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Seánie O'Leary Youghal 3-02 11 Carbery
Tom Buckley Glen Rovers 1-08 11 St. Finbarr's
3 Henry O'Sullivan UCC 3-01 10 St. Vincent's
Christy O'Shea St. Vincent's 3-01 10 UCC
5 Liam McAuliffe Glen Rovers 2-03 9 Nemo Rangers
Ray Cummins Blackrock 2-03 9 Carrigdhoun
7 Dan Calnan Nemo Rangers 2-02 8 Glen Rovers
Séamus Gillen St. Finbarr's 1-05 8 Muskerry
Donie Collins Blackrock 1-05 8 Glen Rovers
Noel Crowley Carbery 1-05 8 Youghal
Tom Buckley Glen Rovers 0-08 8 Nemo Rangers
Gerald McCarthy St. Finbarr's 0-08 8 Na Piarsaigh

Miscellaneous

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. "Kanturk the kingpins after show of fitness and courage". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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