1946 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1946 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
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| dates = 7 April 1946 – 16 November 1946
| teams = 13
| sponsor =
| champions = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's
| count = 13
| champions captain = P. Coughlan
| champions manager =
| runners-up = File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
| runners-up captain = Christy Ring
| runners-up manager =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 14
| goals = 97
| points = 156
| top scorer =
| previous year = 1945
| previous tournament = 1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1947
| next tournament = 1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/cultureincork/sport/stfinbarrsgaaclub/stfinbarrsgaaclub1934-1965/|title=St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965|publisher=Cork Past and Present website|access-date=4 November 2017}}
Results
=First round=
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| date = 7 April 1946
| round = First round
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 7-05 - 1-06
| team2 = Army
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = T O'Neill 1-0, H Gouldsboro 0-3, Fitzsimons 0-1, E Young 0-1, P Hayes 0-1.
| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
| attendance =
| referee = P Taylor
}}
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| date = 21 April 1946
| round = First round
| team1 = Blackrock
| score = 4-09 - 6-03
| team2 = Imokilly
| report =
| goals1 = M O'Riordan 2-3, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, P Madden 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, Horgan 0-1.
| goals2 = P Abernethy 2-3, WJ Daly 1-0, P Campbell 1-0, E Cleary 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0.
| stadium = Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
| attendance =
| referee = F Casey (Glen Rovers)
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| date = 28 April 1946
| round = First round
| team1 = Carrigdhoun
| score = 5-03 - 7-07
| team2 = Glen Rovers
| report =
| goals1 = 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.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
| attendance =
| referee = C Murphy (Ballincollig)
}}
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| date = 28 April 1946
| round = First round
| team1 = Avondhu
| score = 1-09 - 3-03
| team2 = Sarsfields
| report =
| goals1 = J Lyons 1-4, M Twohill 0-1, T Higgins 0-1, W Griffin 0-1, R Walsh 0-1.
| goals2 = M Dwyer 3-0, P O'Leary 0-2, T Hayes 0-1.
| stadium = Buttevant Sporstfield, Buttevant
| attendance =
| referee = D Maher (Blackrock)
}}
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| date = 12 May 1946
| round = First round
| team1 = Nemo Rangers
| score = 1-01 - 4-09
| team2 = St. Finbarr's
| report =
| goals1 = B Murphy 1-0.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 12 May 1946
| round = First round
| team1 = Ballincollig
| score = 1-09 - 3-06
| team2 = Carbery
| report =
| goals1 = W Murphy 0-7, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.
| goals2 = D Cullinane 1-1, C O'Neill 1-1, W McGrath 1-1, Conroy 0-1, Nolan 0-1, H O'Neill 0-1.
| stadium = Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 4 August 1946
| round = First round replay
| team1 = Avondhu
| score = 1-07 - 1-09
| team2 = Sarsfields
| report =
| goals1 = O'Toole 1-5, W Griffin 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.
| goals2 = M Brennan 1-2, P O'Leary 0-3, A Lotty 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1.
| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
| attendance =
| referee = D Maher (Blackrock)
}}
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| date = 11 August 1946
| round = First round replay
| team1 = Blackrock
| score = 2-05 - 8-04
| team2 = Imokilly
| report =
| goals1 = M O'Riordan 1-0, T Horgan 1-0, K O'Riordan 0-3, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
| goals2 = 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.
| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
| attendance =
| referee = J Buckley (Glen Rovers)
}}
- Glen Rovers received a bye in this round.
=Second round=
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| date = 18 August 1946
| round = Second round
| team1 = Seandún
| score = 2-02 - 6-08
| team2 = Sarsfields
| report =
| goals1 =
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| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 15 September 1946
| round = Second round
| team1 = Muskerry
| score = 1-05 - 4-05
| team2 = Imokilly
| report =
| goals1 =
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| stadium = The Mardyke, Cork
| attendance =
| referee =
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| date = 15 September 1946
| round = Second round
| team1 = St. Finbarr's
| score = 5-10 - 3-09
| team2 = Carbery
| report =
| goals1 =
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| stadium = Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon
| attendance =
| referee =
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=Semi-finals=
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|date = 22 September 1946
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 8-04 - 1-07
|report =
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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|referee =
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|date = 29 September 1946
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 4-04 - 4-03
|report =
|team2 = Imokilly
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
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|referee =
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=Final=
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|date = 16 November 1946
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 2-03 - 2-01
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = S Condon 1-1, Gallagher 1-0, Goulding 0-1, Keating 0-1.
|goals2 = J Lynch 1-1, D Twomey 1-0.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- 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.