The 1946 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 April 1946 and ended on 16 November 1946.
Dates | 7 April 1946 – 16 November 1946 | ||
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Teams | 13 | ||
Champions | ![]() P. Coughlan (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Christy Ring (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 14 | ||
Goals scored | 97 (6.93 per match) | ||
Points scored | 156 (11.14 per match) | ||
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Glen Rovers were the defending champions.
On 16 November 1946, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 2–3 to 2–1 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 13th championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.[1]
Results
editFirst round
edit7 April 1946 First round | Muskerry | 7-05 - 1-06 | Army | Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford |
J Barry-Murphy 3-0, T Barry-Murphy 1-1, J Twomey 1-0, M Desmond 1-0, J O'Grady 1-0, D Moynihan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, T Burns 0-1. | T O'Neill 1-0, H Gouldsboro 0-3, Fitzsimons 0-1, E Young 0-1, P Hayes 0-1. | Referee: P Taylor |
21 April 1946 First round | Blackrock | 4-09 - 6-03 | Imokilly | Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook |
M O'Riordan 2-3, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, P Madden 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, Horgan 0-1. | P Abernethy 2-3, WJ Daly 1-0, P Campbell 1-0, E Cleary 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0. | Referee: F Casey (Glen Rovers) |
28 April 1946 First round | Carrigdhoun | 5-03 - 7-07 | Glen Rovers | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
R Andrews 2-0, D Dunne 2-0, M Drinan 1-0, W Twomey 0-1, T O'Callghan 0-1, R O'Regan 0-1. | C Ring 3-1, C O'Flaherty 2-0, D Twomey 1-2, J Lynch 1-0, J Young 0-1, D Healy 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1. | Referee: C Murphy (Ballincollig) |
28 April 1946 First round | Avondhu | 1-09 - 3-03 | Sarsfields | Buttevant Sporstfield, Buttevant |
J Lyons 1-4, M Twohill 0-1, T Higgins 0-1, W Griffin 0-1, R Walsh 0-1. | M Dwyer 3-0, P O'Leary 0-2, T Hayes 0-1. | Referee: D Maher (Blackrock) |
12 May 1946 First round | Nemo Rangers | 1-01 - 4-09 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
B Murphy 1-0. | S Condon 1-4, MJ O'Driscoll 1-0, F O'Donovan 1-0, J Goulding 0-1, T O'Halloran 0-1, T Coughlan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1. |
12 May 1946 First round | Ballincollig | 1-09 - 3-06 | Carbery | Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon |
W Murphy 0-7, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. | D Cullinane 1-1, C O'Neill 1-1, W McGrath 1-1, Conroy 0-1, Nolan 0-1, H O'Neill 0-1. |
4 August 1946 First round replay | Avondhu | 1-07 - 1-09 | Sarsfields | The Mardyke, Cork |
O'Toole 1-5, W Griffin 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. | M Brennan 1-2, P O'Leary 0-3, A Lotty 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1. | Referee: D Maher (Blackrock) |
11 August 1946 First round replay | Blackrock | 2-05 - 8-04 | Imokilly | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
M O'Riordan 1-0, T Horgan 1-0, K O'Riordan 0-3, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | P Campbell 3-0, C Murphy 2-1, E Cleary 2-1, P Abernethy 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1, WJ Daly 0-1. | Referee: J Buckley (Glen Rovers) |
- Glen Rovers received a bye in this round.
Second round
edit18 August 1946 Second round | Seandún | 2-02 - 6-08 | Sarsfields | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
15 September 1946 Second round | Muskerry | 1-05 - 4-05 | Imokilly | The Mardyke, Cork |
15 September 1946 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 5-10 - 3-09 | Carbery | Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon |
Semi-finals
edit22 September 1946 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 8-04 - 1-07 | Sarsfields | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
29 September 1946 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 4-04 - 4-03 | Imokilly | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Final
edit16 November 1946 Final | St. Finbarr's | 2-03 - 2-01 | Glen Rovers | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
S Condon 1-1, Gallagher 1-0, Goulding 0-1, Keating 0-1. | J Lynch 1-1, D Twomey 1-0. |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- The tricolour was flown at half mast and a two-minute silence was held at all games on 12 May in honour of IRA hunger striker Seán McCaughey who died in Portlaoise Prison the previous day.
References
edit- ^ "St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965". Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.