1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1968 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 28 April – 15 September 1968
| teams = 15
| sponsor =
| champions = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's
| count = 17
| champions captain = Jim Power
| champions manager =
| runners-up = File:Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly
| runners-up captain = Paddy FitzGerald
| runners-up manager = Willie John Ring
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 13
| goals = 88
| points = 271
| top scorer = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Charlie McCarthy (5-21)
| previous year = 1967
| previous tournament = 1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1969
| next tournament = 1969 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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/senior_hurling_3.htm|title=Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present|publisher=Cork GAA Finals website|access-date=9 August 2016}}
Charlie McCarthy from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 5-21.
Team changes
=To Championship=
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
=First round=
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|date = 28 April 1968
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|round = First round
|team1 = Avondhu
|score = 3-05 - 3-12
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = L Sheehan 1-2, R Browne 1-0, F Sheedy 1-0, J Browne 0-1, R Honohan 0-1, P Behan 0-1.
|goals2 = R Lehane 2-2, J Barrett 1-1, N Rochford 0-3, T Field 0-3, P Dooley 0-2, B Morgan 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 28 April 1968
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Ballincollig
|score = 3-08 - 5-09
|report =
|team2 = Muskerry
|goals1 = G Regan 1-5, M Murphy 1-2, J Holmes 1-0, J Sheehy 0-1.
|goals2 = 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.
|stadium = Cloughduv
|attendance =
|referee =
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|date = 28 April 1968
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Na Piarsaigh
|score = 3-08 - 4-13
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = P Freeney 2-3, C McCarthy 1-2, C Roche 0-4, M Archer 1-0, T Connolly 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
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|date = 5 May 1968
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Seandún
|score = 1-05 - 4-15
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = J O'Sullivan 1-1, T McAuliffe 0-2, E Dorney 0-1, P Curley 0-1.
|goals2 = 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.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
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|date = 12 May 1968
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 6-07 - 3-11
|report =
|team2 = Duhallow
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = B Buckley 1-5, TD Cronin 1-3, S Stokes 1-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, B Quinn 0-1.
|stadium = Millstreet
|attendance =
|referee = D mannix (Mallow)
}}
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|date = 9 June 1968
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 6-13 - 1-04
|report =
|team2 = Carbery
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = F Kehilly 1-0, L Hurley 0-2, J Holland 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinhassig
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 12 May 1968
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 3-06 - 7-12
|report =
|team2 = Passage
|goals1 = JJ Long 1-3, P O'Riordan 1-1, D Looney 1-0, S O'Riordan 0-1, N Long 0-1.
|goals2 = 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.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Quarter-finals=
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|date = 16 June 1968
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Carrigdhoun
|score = 4-13 - 2-18
|report =
|team2 = Muskerry
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = 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.
|stadium = Kinsale
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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|date = 7 July 1968
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 4-18 - 4-07
|report =
|team2 = Passage
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = J McCarthy 3-3, E O'Brien 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, B Meade 0-1, J Horan 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = D O'Brien (Cloyne)
}}
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|date = 7 July 1968
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = 5-12 - 2-09
|report =
|team2 = Blackrock
|goals1 = T Buckley 2-0, M Hegarty 1-3, S Barry 0-6, P Ring 1-1, D Daly 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2.
|goals2 = 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.
|stadium = Riverstown
|attendance =
|referee = M Walsh (Mayfield)
}}
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|date = 27 July 1968
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 0-10 - 0-08
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = P Harte 0-5, B Carroll 0-2, T Buckley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1.
|goals2 = J O'Halloran 0-2, T Field 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, B Morgan 0-1, H O'Sullivan 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = F Halbert (Glenville)
}}
=Semi-finals=
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|date = 11 August 1968
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 5-15 - 4-05
|report =
|team2 = Carrigdhoun
|goals1 = C McCarthy 1-9, M Archer 2-2, C Cullinane 1-1, B Kenneally 1-1, B Scully 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.
|goals2 = JK Coleman 3-1, F Coleman 1-1, D Harrington 0-2, D Coleman 0-1.
|stadium = Manning Park, Passage
|attendance =
|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
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|date = 18 August 1968
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Imokilly
|score = w/o - scr.
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Final=
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|date = 15 September 1968
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 5-09 - 1-19
|report =
|team2 = Imokilly
|goals1 = 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.
|goals2 = 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.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
|attendance = 13,433
|referee = G Fitzgerald (Limerick)
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Top scorer overall
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
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rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|5-21 |align=center|36 |align=center|4 |align=center|9.00 |
rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|5-08 |align=center|22 |align=center|2 |align=center|11.00 |
rowspan=2 align=center|3
|align=center|3-11 |align=center|20 |align=center|2 |align=center|10.00 |
Tomás Ryan
|align=center|3-11 |align=center|20 |align=center|2 |align=center|10.00 |
rowspan=1 align=center|5
|align=center|0-19 |align=center|19 |align=center|2 |align=center|9.50 |
rowspan=2 align=center|6
|Denis McCarthy |align=center|4-02 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|7.00 |
Mick Archer
|align=center|4-02 |align=center|14 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.66 |
rowspan=2 align=center|8
|align=center|3-04 |align=center|13 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.33 |
Noel Gallagher
|align=center|2-07 |align=center|13 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.33 |
rowspan=2 align=center|10
|Matt Hegarty |align=center|2-06 |align=center|12 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.00 |
Charlie Cullinane
|align=center|2-06 |align=center|12 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
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rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|2-07 |align=center|13 |
Seánie Barry
|align=center|0-13 |align=center|13 |
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|3-03 |align=center|12 |
Tomás Ryan
|align=center|1-09 |align=center|12 |
Charlie McCarthy
|align=center|1-09 |align=center|12 |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|6
|John Barry |align=center|3-02 |align=center|11 |
Charlie McCarthy
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|8
|align=center|3-01 |align=center|10 |
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|9
|align=center|3-00 |align=center|9 |
Pierce Freaney
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
Paddy Ring
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
Noel Gallagher
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
=Miscellaneous=
- On 15 August 1968, Glen Rovers withdrew from the championship in protest over the expulsion of Glen player Andrew O'Flynn from the Gaelic Athletic Association and the suspension of three other Glen players as a result of an investigation into incidents in the Glen Rovers-University College Cork quarter-final.
- Gerald McCarthy from the St. Finbarr's club got married on the day before the county final and delayed his honeymoon until immediately after the game.
- Imokilly qualify for the final for the first time since 1949