1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship#Final
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
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| dates = 13 March 1938 – 16 October 1938
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| champions = File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
| count = 5
| champions captain = Josa Lee
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| runners-up = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton
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| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 13
| goals = 112
| points = 86
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| previous year = 1937
| previous tournament = 1937 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1939
| next tournament = 1939 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
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The 1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th 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 30 January 1938. The championship began on 13 March 1938 and ended on 16 October 1938.
Glen Rovers were the defending champions.
On 16 October 1938, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–06 to 1–03 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their fifth championship title and the fifth of eight successive championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/pairc-ui-rinn-hosts-historic-county-final-as-sars-and-glen-rovers-meet-again-357932.html|title=Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=7 October 2015|accessdate=3 November 2017|first=Jim|last=O'Sullivan}}
Results
=Divisional section=
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| date = 13 March 1938
| round = First round
| team1 = Carrigdhoun
| score = 3-06 - 7-01
| team2 = Seandún
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| stadium = Douglas Sportsfield, Cork
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| date = 20 March 1938
| round = First round
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 3-06 - 2-00
| team2 = Carbery
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| stadium = Bandon Sportsfield, Bandon
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| date = 3 April 1938
| round = Second round
| team1 = Avondhu
| score = 2-02 - 4-02
| team2 = Seandún
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| stadium = Mallow Town Park, Mallow
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| date = 10 April 1938
| round = Final
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 5-01 - 1-01
| team2 = Seandún
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| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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=First round=
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| date = 1 May 1938
| round = First round
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 2-02 - 2-02
| team2 = Blackrock
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| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
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| date = 8 May 1938
| round = First round
| team1 = St. Finbarr's
| score = 4-03 - 6-03
| team2 = Carrigtwohill
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| stadium = Midleton Sportsfield, Midleton
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| date = 15 May 1938
| round = First round
| team1 = Midleton
| score = 7-04 - 4-01
| team2 = St. Anne's
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| stadium = Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
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| date = 26 June 1938
| round = First round replay
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 4-02 - 9-00
| team2 = Blackrock
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| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
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| date = 21 August 1938
| round = First round
| team1 = Ballincollig
| score = 4-02 - 11-04
| team2 = Glen Rovers
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| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
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=Second round=
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| date = 28 August 1938
| round = Second round
| team1 = Blackrock
| score = 5-06 - 2-07
| team2 = Carrigtwohill
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| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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=Semi-finals=
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| date = 11 September 1938
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Sarsfields
| score = 5-07 - 7-04
| team2 = Midleton
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| stadium = Fermoy Sportsfield, Fermoy
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| date = 25 September 1938
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Glen Rovers
| score = 6-05 - 1-06
| team2 = Blackrock
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| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
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=Final=
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|date = 16 October 1938
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|round = Final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 5-06 - 1-03
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|team2 = Midleton
|goals1 = C Tobin 3-1; W Hyland 1-0; D Moylan 1-0; J Buckley 0-2; W Hickey 0-2; J Lynch 0-1.
|goals2 = W Campbell 1-2; J Crowley 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- Glen Rovers set a new record by becoming the first team to win five successive championship titles.
- Josa Lee sets a new record by becoming the first, and to date only, man to captain a team to five championship titles.
- Midleton qualify for the final for the first time since 1917.
- Glen Rovers sister club St. Nicholas' also won the Cork Football Championship. The following players completed the double: Paddy O'Donovan, Danny Matt Dorgan, Jack Lynch, Connie Buckley, Dan Moylan, Charlie Tobin and Tim Kiely.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~nicksgaa/history1.htm|title=Club History|publisher=St. Nick's GAA website|date=|accessdate=27 June 2019|first=|last=}}