1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st 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 25 January 1959. The championship began on 5 April 1959 and ended on 25 October 1959.

1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates5 April – 25 October 1959
Teams14
Champions Glen Rovers (17th title)
John Lyons (captain)
Runners-up Blackrock
Jimmy Brohan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored95 (7.31 per match)
Points scored171 (13.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (6-12)
1958 (Previous) (Next) 1960

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 25 October 1959 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Blackrock, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Glen Rovers won the match by 3–11 to 3–05 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a second title in succession[2][3][4]

Christy Ring from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 6–12.

Results

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First round

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5 April 1959 First round Carbery 2-03 - 3-09 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds
C Corcoran 1-1, M Farr 1-0, E Young 0-1, M Maguire 0-1. P Roche 2-1, Driscoll 1-1, J Flynn 0-2, Paddy Hartnett 0-1, D Neville 0-1, Paul Hartnett 0-1, W Moore 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
5 April 1959 First round Imokilly 6-05 - 5-07 Avondhu Páirc Mac Gearailt
P Fitzgerald 2-3, J Murphy 2-0, M O'Brien 1-1, S Daly 1-0, G Gorman 0-1. M O'Toole 3-1, P Browne 2-3, W Galligan 0-2, P Behan 0-1.
12 April 1959 First round Na Piarsaigh 3-04 - 11-05 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
P Allen 2-2, D Sheehan 1-0, J Gould 0-2. C Ring 4-3, J Young 2-1, B Carroll 2-1, J Daly 1-0, J Twomey 1-0, N Lynam 1-0. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
19 April 1959 First round St. Finbarr's 1-07 - 5-10 University College Cork The Mardyke
D Hurley 1-1, W Walsh 0-3, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. Henchy 2-5, M Mortell 1-1, Browne 1-0, Melee goal 1-0, S Long 0-1, Murphy 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1,
10 May 1959 First round Sarsfields 5-06 - 3-08 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds
P Barry 3-0, T Murphy 1-3, P O'Leary 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, M Kenny 0-1. S Kelly 1-5, D Lordan 1-0, T Brady 1-0, S Nyhan 0-2, T Kelly 0-1.
3 June 1959 First round Blackrock 5-11 - 0-03 Duhallow The Mardyke
P O'Sullivan 1-5, T Delea 1-2, M Nurphy 1-2, N O'Connell 1-1, A Connolly 1-0, J Darmody 0-1. D Donoghue 0-2, S Stokes 0-1. Referee: T Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

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12 April 1959 Quarter-final Seandún 6-06 - 2-01 Muskerry Coachford
J O'Reilly 2-0, V Barrett 1-2, B O'Shea 1-1, T Carroll 1-0, J Coughlan 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-1. D Morrissey 1-1, P O'Brien 1-0. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
5 July 1959 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-10 - 5-04 Carrigtwohill Clonmult Memorial Park
P Henchy 2-3, S Long 2-1, T Riordan 0-2, JJ Browne 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, T Gallagher 0-1. J O'Connor 2-2, WJ Daly 1-0, P Roche 1-0, L Driscoll 1-0, J Flynn 0-2. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
30 August 1959 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-08 - 1-05 Imokilly Riverstown Sportsfield
M Lynch 1-4, M Quane 2-0. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
13 September 1959 Quarter-final Blackrock 3-07 - 2-03 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds
J Fahy 1-3, F O'Mahony 1-2, F O'Regan 1-1, N O'Connell 0-1. P Barry 2-1, D Hurley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Semi-finals

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27 September 1959 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-06 - 2-10 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
M Quane 2-1, C Ring 1-3, B Carroll 1-1, N Lynam 0-1. JJ Browne 1-1, P Henchy 0-4, N Gallagher 1-0, T Riordan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, S Long 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
27 September 1959 Semi-final Blackrock 5-11 - 2-06 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
T Delea 2-0, J Bennett 1-2, N O'Connell 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, T Furlong 0-3, F O'Regan 0-2, J Fahy 0-1, M Cashman 0-1. B O'Shea 1-1, T Carroll 1-0, V Barrett 0-3, E O'Connell 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Final

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25 October 1959 Final Glen Rovers 3-11 - 3-05 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds
C Ring 1-6; P Healy 2-2; J Twomey 0-2; E Goulding 0-1. N O'Connell 1-1; F O'Mahoney 1-0; T Delea 1-0; J Bennett 0-2; J Fahy 0-1; F O'Regan 0-1. Attendance: 23,882

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top score overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 6-12 30 3 10.00
2 Tommy Delea Blackrock 4-02 14 4 3.50
3 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 4-01 13 3 4.33
Noel O'Connell Glen Rovers 3-04 13 4 3.25
Pat Henchy UCC 2-07 13 2 6.50

References

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  1. ^ "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969". Cork GAA Records website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Club history". Glen Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "The March Continues!" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.