1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 21 January 1951. The championship began on 8 April 1951 and ended on 7 October 1951.

1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April 1951 – 7 October 1951
Teams14
Champions Sarsfields (1st title)
Pat O'Leary (captain)
Runners-up Glen Rovers
Seán O'Brien (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored88 (6.77 per match)
Points scored138 (10.62 per match)
Top scorer(s) Micka Brennan (9-01)
1950 (Previous) (Next) 1952

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 7 October 1951, Sarsfields won the championship following a 5–8 to 3–7 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their first championship title ever.[1]

Micka Brennan was the championship's top scorer with 9-01.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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8 April 1951 First round Sarsfields 7-07 - 6-01 Muskerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Brennan 3-0, D Buckley 2-0, J O'Neill 1-1, D Shine 1-0, P Barry 0-3, P O'Leary 0-2, D Barry 0-1. P Duggan 2-0, M Bowen 2-0, J Buckley 1-1, D Connor 1-0. Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)
15 April 1951 First round St. Finbarr's 5-09 - 0-04 Duhallow Rathluirc Sportstfield, Rathluirc
M Finn 2-3, S Condon 1-1, S Leddy 1-1, M Kickham 1-0, J Ring 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sargent 0-1. M Quane 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Noonan 0-1.
15 April 1951 First round Glen Rovers 8-08 - 0-03 Seandún The Mardyke, Cork
C Ring 3-1, S O'Sullivan 2-0, M Cullinane 1-3, D O'Donovan 1-1, J Hartnett 1-1, J Clifford 0-2. WC Horgan 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1.
29 April 1951 First round Blackrock 2-05 - 1-03 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Ryan 0-4, S McSweeney 1-0, M Cashman 0-1, T Flynn 1-0, J Crowley 1-0 (og), R Andrews 0-1, J West 0-1, J Deasy 0-1. Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)
29 April 1951 First round Carbery 4-04 - 1-08 University College Cork Innishannpn Sportsfield, Innishannon
F Lyndon 2-0, P Riordan 1-2, J Burrows 1-1, N O'Driscoll 0-1. B Murphy 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, T Crotty 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, T Kavanagh 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
29 April 1951 First round Imokilly 4-02 - 2-05 Avondhu Castlemartyr Sportsfield, Castlemartyr
L Dowling 2-0, A Ahern 2-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. W Griffin 1-1, D Carroll 0-2, V Fahy 0-1, Coffey 0-1. Referee: T Barrett (St. Finbarr's)
8 July 1951 First round Carrigtwohill 2-12 - 2-06 Rathluirc Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
V Deasy 2-3, M Fuohy 0-3, S Twomey 0-2, WJ Daly 0-2, D Foley 0-1, W Moore 0-1. M O'Toole 1-4, PJ O'Toole 1-1, D O'Toole 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Second round

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26 August 1951 Second round Glen Rovers 4-04 - 3-03 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Clifford 1-2, D O'Donovan 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, D Twomey 1-0, C Ring 0-2. V Deasy 1-1, W Moore 1-1, M Fuohy 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1. Referee: B Thornhill (Buttevant)
2 September 1951 Second round St. Finbarr's 3-03 - 4-06 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
S Condon 1-1, M Kickham 1-0, PJ O'Connor 1-0, M Finn 0-1, J O'Grady 0-1. M Brennan 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, J Barry 1-0, E Monahan 1-0, P Barry 0-2, W O'Neill 0-1, P O'Leary 0-1, T Bowman 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
9 September 1951 Second round Blackrock 4-09 - 3-04 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
B Tobin 3-2, M O'Riordan 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, P Aherne 0-1, T Furlong 0-1. A Ahern 2-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1. Referee: B Thornhill (Buttevant)
  • Carbery received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

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16 September 1051 Semi-final Sarsfields 4-07 - 2-01 Carbery Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
E Monahan 2-1, M Brennan 2-0, P Barry 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, W Dooley 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. P O'Neill 1-0, E Driscoll 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
23 September 1951 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-07 - 4-04 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D O'Donovan 2-0, C Ring 1-3, D Twomey 1-0, J Lynam 0-2, J Twomey 0-1, J Clifford 0-1. M O'Riordan 1-1, B Tobin 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, P Ahern 0-1.

Final

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7 October 1951 Final Sarsfields 5-08 - 3-07 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Brennan 3-1, Dooley 2-1, O'Leary 0-4, P Barry 0-1, Buckley 0-1. C Ring 2-0, Clifford 0-5, Lynam 1-0, O'Donovan 0-1, Twomey 0-1. Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total
1 M. Brennan Sarsfields 9-01 28
2 C. Ring Glen Rovers 6-06 24
3 B. Tobin Blackrock 4-02 14
D. O'Donovan Glen Rovers 4-02 14
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 B. Tobin Blackrock 3-02 11 Imokilly
2 C. Ring Glen Rovers 3-01 10 Seandún
M. Brennan Sarsfields 3-01 10 Glen Rovers
3 M. Brennan Sarsfields 3-00 9 Muskerry
M. Finn St. Finbarr's 2-03 9 Duhallow
V. Deasy Carrigtwohill 2-03 9 Rathluirc
4 A. Ahern Imokilly 2-01 7 Avondhu
E. Monahan Sarsfields 2-01 7 Carbery
W. Dooley Sarsfields 2-01 7 Glen Rovers
M. O'Toole Rathluirc 1-04 7 Carrigtwohill

Miscellaneous

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  • For the first time since 1931, the championship was won by a team other than Glen Rovers or St. Finbarr's.
  • Sarsfields win their first title after losing four finals.
  • Sarsfields are the first non city club to win the title since 1928.

References

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  1. ^ Foley, Cliona (13 November 2010). "Crowley out to turn tables as Sarsfields and De La Salle lock horns in repeat of epic '08 clash". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.