1957 Cork Senior Hurling Championship#Second round

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{{Infobox hurling championship

| name = 1957 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| dates = 31 March – 15 September 1957

| teams = 14

| sponsor =

| champions = Sarsfields

| count = 2

| champions captain = Mossy O'Connor

| champions manager =

| runners-up = University College Cork

| runners-up captain =

| runners-up manager =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches = 13

| goals = 86

| points = 158

| top scorer = Paddy Barry (7-11)

| previous year = 1956

| previous tournament = 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

| next year = 1958

| next tournament = 1958 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

}}

The 1957 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The competition was held between 31 March and 15 September 1957.

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Glen Rovers in the second round.

On 15 September 1957, Sarsfields won the championship following a 5–10 to 4–6 defeat of University College Cork in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.corkindependent.com/features/topics/articles/2016/09/08/4126258-gaa-in-glanmire-is-doing-just-fine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024712/http://www.corkindependent.com/features/topics/articles/2016/09/08/4126258-gaa-in-glanmire-is-doing-just-fine/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2017|title=GAA in Glanmire is doing just fine!|publisher=Cork Independent|access-date=4 November 2017}}

It was their second championship title overall and their first title in six championship seasons.

Paddy Barry was the championship's top scorer with 7–11.

Results

=First round=

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| date = 31 March 1957

| round = First round

| team1 = Avondhu

| score = 1-01 - 5-09

| team2 = University College Cork

| goals1 = P Morrissey 1-0, J Browne 0-1.

| goals2 = D Troy 1-6, J Dwane 1-2, S Moore 1-1, S Long 1-1, J Rabbitte 1-0.

| stadium = Bishop Casey Memorial Park

| referee =

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| date = 7 April 1957

| round = First round

| team1 = Muskerry

| score = 3-01 - 2-06

| team2 = Nemo Rangers

| goals1 = P Carroll 2-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, T Carroll 0-1.

| goals2 = G Allen 1-1, V Barrett 0-4, B Hurley 0-1.

| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield

| referee =

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| date = 14 April 1957

| round = First round

| team1 = Midleton

| score = 1-02 - 7-07

| team2 = Blackrock

| goals1 = P Fitzgerald 1-1, J Gorman 0-1.

| goals2 = F O'Mahony 3-1, S Horgan 2-0, J Dermody 1-0, C Hurley 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, T Furlong 0-1.

| stadium = Riverstown Sportsfield

| referee =

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| date = 14 April 1957

| round = First round

| team1 = Glen Rovers

| score = 5-10 - 4-01

| team2 = Carbery

| goals1 = C Ring 4-5, J Daly 1-1, V Twomey 0-2, B Hackett 0-1, W Carroll 0-1.

| goals2 = D Davis 1-0, C Corcoran 1-0, D Lehane 1-0, D White 1-0, J O'Riordan 0-1.

| stadium = Kinsale Sportsfield

| referee =

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| date = 28 April 1957

| round = First round

| team1 = Duhallow

| score = 0-03 - 7-07

| team2 = Sarsfields

| goals1 = D O'Donoghue 0-1, B O'Dea 0-1, P Dwane 0-1.

| goals2 = T Murphy 3-0, P Barry 2-3, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-1.

| stadium = Bishop Casey Memorial Park

| referee =

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| date = 28 April 1957

| round = First round

| team1 = Carrigdhoun

| score = 4-03 - 2-12

| team2 = Carrigtwohill

| goals1 = T Walsh 2-1, J Kelleher 1-0, D Lordan 1-0, C Nyhan 0-1. R Sisk 0-1.

| goals2 = J Aherne 2-0, WJ Daly 0-6, K Tabb 0-4, M Fouhy 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee = P O'Leary

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=Second round=

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| date = 7 April 1957

| round = Second round

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 4-02 - 3-06

| team2 = Seandún

| goals1 = M Ryan 2-0, M Finn 1-1, T Maher 1-0, T Cronin 0-1.

| goals2 = C O'Shea 2-3, D O'Connor 0-1, M Nagle 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 26 May 1957

| round = Second round

| team1 = University College Cork

| score = 3-07 - 2-04

| team2 = Nemo Rangers

| goals1 = J Rabbitte 2-2, J Dwane 1-1, D Troy 0-3, S Moore 0-1.

| goals2 = G Allen 1-0, J Seward 1-0, V Barrett 0-2, T Brophy 0-2.

| stadium = The Mardyke

| referee = P O'Leary

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| date = 7 July 1957

| round = Second round

| team1 = Sarsfields

| score = 3-10 - 2-07

| team2 = Carrigtwohill

| goals1 = P Barry 2-5, L Dowling 1-0, M McDonnell 0-3, T Murphy 0-1, W Walsh 0-1.

| goals2 = K Tabb 1-1, S Butler 1-0, WJ Daly 0-3, M Fouhy 0-3.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 28 July 1957

| round = Second round

| team1 = Blackrock

| score = 2-04 - 2-08

| team2 = Glen Rovers

| goals1 = N O'Connell 1-0, S Horgan 1-0, F O'Mahony 0-2, J Bennett 0-2.

| goals2 = B Hackett 1-0, C Moynihan 1-0, E Goulding 0-2, P Healy 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, S Kennefick 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| attendance = 14,000

| referee = M Walsh

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=Semi-finals=

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|date = 25 August 1957

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|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Sarsfields

|score = 6-09 - 1-02

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|team2 = Seandún

|goals1 = M McDonnell 2-1, L Dowling 1-4, P Barry 1-1, J Hayes 1-1, R Lotty 1-0, T Murphy 0-2.

|goals2 = J O'Neill 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-2.

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|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

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|referee =

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|date = 1 September 1957

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = University College Cork

|score = 4-11 - 4-10

|report =

|team2 = Glen Rovers

|goals1 = J Rabbitte 2-0, G McCarthy 1-3, R Troy 0-5, L Shalloe 0-1, S Long 0-1, J Dwane 0-1.

|goals2 = J Daly 2-1, B Hackett 2-1, S Kennefick 0-2, E Goulding 0-1, C Moynihan 0-1, J Clifford 0-1, P Healy 0-1.

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|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

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|referee =

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=Final=

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|date = 15 September 1957

|time =

|round = Final

|team1 = Sarsfields

|score = 5-10 - 4-06

|report =

|team2 = University College Cork

|goals1 = P Barry 2-2, R Lotty 2-1, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, W Barry 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1, W Walsh 0-1.

|goals2 = G McCarthy 2-0, R Troy 1-3, T Hassett 1-0, J Rabbitte 0-2, J Moore 0-1.

|stadium = Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee = C Conway (Blarney)

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Championship statistics

=Top scorers=

;Top scorer overall

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Matches

! Average

rowspan=1 align=center|1

|Paddy Barry

|Sarsfields

|align=center|7-11

|align=center|32

|align=center|4

|align=center|8.00

rowspan=1 align=center|2

|Dick Troy

|UCC

|align=center|2-17

|align=center|23

|align=center|4

|align=center|5.75

rowspan=1 align=center|3

|Joe Rabbitte

|UCC

|align=center|5-04

|align=center|19

|align=center|4

|align=center|4.75

rowspan=1 align=center|4

|Christy Ring

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|4-05

|align=center|17

|align=center|1

|align=center|17.00

rowspan=1 align=center|5

|Liam Dowling

|Sarsdfields

|align=center|4-04

|align=center|16

|align=center|4

|align=center|4.00

rowspan=2 align=center|6

|Jackie Daly

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|3-05

|align=center|14

|align=center|3

|align=center|4.66

Tim Murphy

|Sarsfields

|align=center|3-05

|align=center|14

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.50

rowspan=2 align=center|8

|Florrie O'Mahony

|Blackrock

|align=center|3-03

|align=center|12

|align=center|2

|align=center|6.00

Gerry McCarthy

|UCC

|align=center|3-03

|align=center|12

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.00

rowspan=2 align=center|10

|Bernie Hackett

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|3-02

|align=center|11

|align=center|3

|align=center|3.66

Mick McDonnell

|Sarsdfields

|align=center|2-05

|align=center|11

|align=center|4

|align=center|2.75

;Top scorers in a single game

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Opposition

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1

|Christy Ring

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|4-05

|align=center|17

|Carbery

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2

|Paddy Barry

|Sarsfields

|align=center|2-05

|align=center|11

|Carrigtwohill

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3

|Florrie O'Mahony

|Blackrock

|align=center|3-01

|align=center|10

|Midleton

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|4

|Tim Murphy

|Sarsfields

|align=center|3-00

|align=center|9

|Duhallow

Christy O'Shea

|Seandún

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|St. Finbarr's

Dick Troy

|UCC

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|Avondhu

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|7

|Paddy Barry

|Sarsfields

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|UCC

Joe Rabbitte

|UCC

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|Nemo Rangers

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|9

|Tim Walsh

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|Carrigtwohill

Mick McDonnell

|Sarsdfields

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|Seandún

Jackie Daly

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|UCC

Bernie Hackett

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|UCC

Robbie Lotty

|Sarsdfields

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|UCC

Liam Dowling

|Sarsdfields

|align=center|1-04

|align=center|7

|Seandún

=Miscellaneous=

  • The final is the first since 1928 to not future a city club.
  • University College Cork, then known as Collegians, qualify for the final for the first time since 1915.
  • Seandún qualify for the semi-final for the first time since 1934.

References

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