1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 28 April 1968 and ended on 13 September 1968.

1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates28 April – 15 September 1968
Teams15
Champions St. Finbarr's (17th title)
Jim Power (captain)
Runners-up Imokilly
Paddy FitzGerald (captain)
Willie John Ring (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored88 (6.77 per match)
Points scored271 (20.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Charlie McCarthy (5-21)
1967 (Previous) (Next) 1969

Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they withdrew from the championship at the semi-final stage.

On 13 September 1968, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 5–9 to 1–19 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their 17th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.[1]

Charlie McCarthy from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 5-21.

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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28 April 1968 First round Avondhu 3-05 - 3-12 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
L Sheehan 1-2, R Browne 1-0, F Sheedy 1-0, J Browne 0-1, R Honohan 0-1, P Behan 0-1. R Lehane 2-2, J Barrett 1-1, N Rochford 0-3, T Field 0-3, P Dooley 0-2, B Morgan 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
28 April 1968 First round Ballincollig 3-08 - 5-09 Muskerry Cloughduv
G Regan 1-5, M Murphy 1-2, J Holmes 1-0, J Sheehy 0-1. T Ryan 2-2, F Kelleher 1-3, H O'Brien 1-1, J Brennan 1-0, M Malone 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, T Mahony 0-1.
28 April 1968 First round Na Piarsaigh 3-08 - 4-13 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Buckley 1-1, L Joyce 1-1, M O'Mahony 1-0, S Twomey 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, R Tuohy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1. P Freeney 2-3, C McCarthy 1-2, C Roche 0-4, M Archer 1-0, T Connolly 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2.
5 May 1968 First round Seandún 1-05 - 4-15 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J O'Sullivan 1-1, T McAuliffe 0-2, E Dorney 0-1, P Curley 0-1. W Carroll 2-1, P Harte 0-6, J Daly 1-2, A Flynn 1-0, S Kennefick 0-3, J Young 0-2, T Corbett 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
12 May 1968 First round Blackrock 6-07 - 3-11 Duhallow Millstreet
J Bennett 3-0, D McCarthy 2-1, N O'Keeffe 0-4, M Barry 1-0, M Waters 0-1, J Horgan 0-1. B Buckley 1-5, TD Cronin 1-3, S Stokes 1-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, B Quinn 0-1. Referee: D mannix (Mallow)
9 June 1968 First round Imokilly 6-13 - 1-04 Carbery Ballinhassig
P Ring 2-3, N Gallagher 2-3, M Hegarty 1-2, D Daly 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-2, T Meaney 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, O O'Keeffe 0-1. F Kehilly 1-0, L Hurley 0-2, J Holland 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
12 May 1968 First round Sarsfields 3-06 - 7-12 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
JJ Long 1-3, P O'Riordan 1-1, D Looney 1-0, S O'Riordan 0-1, N Long 0-1. J Barry 3-2, J McCarthy 0-8, G O'Sullivan 2-0, B Meade 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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16 June 1968 Quarter-final Carrigdhoun 4-13 - 2-18 Muskerry Kinsale
JK Coleman 2-7, T O'Leary 1-2, S Kelleher 1-0, F Coleman 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, L Webb 0-1. T Ryan 1-9, M Ryan 0-5, H O'Brien 1-1, J Kelly 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.
7 July 1968 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 4-18 - 4-07 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C McCarthy 2-5, C Cullinane 1-4, C Roche 1-2, B Kenneally 0-3, P Doolan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B Scully 0-1. J McCarthy 3-3, E O'Brien 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, B Meade 0-1, J Horan 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cloyne)
7 July 1968 Quarter-final Imokilly 5-12 - 2-09 Blackrock Riverstown
T Buckley 2-0, M Hegarty 1-3, S Barry 0-6, P Ring 1-1, D Daly 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2. D McCarthy 2-1, J Bennett 0-2, W Galligan 0-2, N O'Keeffe 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, M Waters 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
27 July 1968 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 0-10 - 0-08 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Harte 0-5, B Carroll 0-2, T Buckley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1. J O'Halloran 0-2, T Field 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, B Morgan 0-1, H O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Semi-finals

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11 August 1968 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 5-15 - 4-05 Carrigdhoun Manning Park, Passage
C McCarthy 1-9, M Archer 2-2, C Cullinane 1-1, B Kenneally 1-1, B Scully 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. JK Coleman 3-1, F Coleman 1-1, D Harrington 0-2, D Coleman 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
18 August 1968 Semi-final Imokilly w/o - scr. Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

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15 September 1968 Final St. Finbarr's 5-09 - 1-19 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C McCarthy 1-5, B Scully 2-0, B Kenneally 1-0, M Archer 1-0, T Kirby 0-1, T Maher 0-1, P Freaney 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1. S Barry 0-13, D Daly 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, M Hegarty 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, P Ring 0-1, D Clifford 0-1. Attendance: 13,433
Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 5-21 36 4 9.00
2 John Kevin Coleman Carrigdhoun 5-08 22 2 11.00
3 Justin McCarthy Passage 3-11 20 2 10.00
Tomás Ryan Muskerry 3-11 20 2 10.00
5 Seánie Barry Imokilly 0-19 19 2 9.50
6 Denis McCarthy Blackrock 4-02 14 2 7.00
Mick Archer St. Finbarr's 4-02 14 3 4.66
8 Paddy Ring Imokilly 3-04 13 3 4.33
Noel Gallagher Imokilly 2-07 13 3 4.33
10 Matt Hegarty Imokilly 2-06 12 3 4.00
Charlie Cullinane St. Finbarr's 2-06 12 4 3.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 John Kevin Coleman Carrigdhoun 2-07 13 Muskerry
Seánie Barry Imokilly 0-13 13 St. Finbarr's
3 Justin McCarthy Passage 3-03 12 St. Finbarr's
Tomás Ryan Muskerry 1-09 12 Carrigdhoun
Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 1-09 12 Carrigdhoun
6 John Barry Passage 3-02 11 Sarsfields
Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 2-05 11 Passage
8 John Kevin Coleman Carrigdhoun 3-01 10 St. Finbarr's
9 John Bennett Blackrock 3-00 9 Duhallow
Pierce Freaney St. Finbarr's 2-03 9 Na Piarsaigh
Paddy Ring Imokilly 2-03 9 Carbery
Noel Gallagher Imokilly 2-03 9 Carbery

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.