1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 7 April – 12 November 1972
| teams = 17
| sponsor =
| champions = File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
| count = 23
| champions captain = Patsy Harte
| champions manager =
| runners-up = File:Flag of Rome.svg Youghal
| runners-up captain = Frank Cooper
| runners-up manager =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 16
| goals = 90
| points = 305
| top scorer = File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Patsy Harte (3-14)
| previous year = 1971
| previous tournament = 1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1973
| next tournament = 1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
}}
The 1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 April 1972 and ended on 12 November 1972.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the first round.
The final was played on 12 November 1972 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 3–15 to 1–10 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a first title in three years.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40769850.html|title=Glen are part of the fabric of Cork hurling|publisher=Echo Live|date=21 December 2021|access-date=11 July 2022}}{{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}}
Patsy Harte from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3–14.
Team changes
=To Championship=
=From Championship=
Results
=First round=
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|date = 19 August 1972
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 6-11 - 1-14
|report =
|team2 = Blackrock
|goals1 = M Archer 2-1, E Fitzpatrick 2-1, C McCarthy 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, B Wylie 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1, S Gillen 0-1.
|goals2 = É O'Donoghue 1-4, P Moylan 0-6, D Collins 0-3, W Cronin 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Second round=
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|date = 7 April 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Na Piarsaigh
|score = 8-10 - 4-10
|report =
|team2 = Duhallow
|goals1 = P Buckley 4-0, S Twomey 1-6, D Sheehan 2-0, D Daly 1-0, T Mullins 0-3, V Twomey 0-1.
|goals2 = B Buckley 1-2, D Kenneally 1-1, D Burke 1-1, TD Cronin 1-0, T Cremin 0-2, B Daly 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.
|stadium = Bishop Casey Memorial Park
|attendance =
|referee = T O'Riordan (Mallow)
}}
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|date = 7 April 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Seandún
|score = 1-04 - 2-05
|report =
|team2 = Imokilly
|goals1 = J O'Sullivan 1-2, W Murphy 0-2.
|goals2 = M Sheehan 1-2, S O'Farrell 1-1, T Brown 0-1, P Barry 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.
|stadium = Riverstown
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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|date = 30 April 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Youghal
|score = 4-11 - 2-11
|report =
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = F Cooper 2-0, R O'Sullivan 1-3, F Keane 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4, N Hogan 0-2, S Ring 0-1.
|goals2 = B Óg Murphy 1-6, P Cashman 1-0, R Fitzgerald 0-2, JJ Long 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1, P McEvoy 0-1.
|stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park
|attendance =
|referee = D Twomey (Mitchelstown)
}}
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|date = 14 May 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Passage
|score = 2-08 - 4-14
|report =
|team2 = Nemo Rangers
|goals1 = B Meade 0-5, J McCarthy 1-1, K Keane 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-2.
|goals2 = D Allen 3-5, B Morgan 0-5, D Calnan 1-1, N Morgan 0-3.
|stadium = Carrigaline
|attendance =
|referee = D O'Brien (Cobh)
}}
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|date = 14 May 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Carbery
|score = 3-04 - 5-11
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = R Crowley 1-3, P Harrington 1-1, B Nyhan 1-0.
|goals2 = P Harte 1-7, P Doherty 2-2, L McAuliffe 2-1, J O'Neill 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinhassig
|attendance =
|referee = D Coleman (Ballinhassig)
}}
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|date = 14 May 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Carrigdhoun
|score = 5-10 - 3-09
|report =
|team2 = St. Vincent's
|goals1 = F Coleman 2-1, B Coleman 1-3, JK Coleman 1-2, T Fogarty 1-1, D Coleman 0-2, TF Hayes 0-1.
|goals2 = C O'Shea 2-1, D Linehan 0-4, J Russell 0-4, B O'Neill 1-0.
|stadium = Manning Park
|attendance =
|referee = D O'Brien (Cobh)
}}
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|date = 28 May 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = Muskerry
|score = 3-17 - 3-03
|report =
|team2 = Avondhu
|goals1 = C Kelly 2-4, T O'Mahony 0-6, M Malone 1-1, T Ryan 0-3, P Lucey 0-2, B Fitton 0-1.
|goals2 = D Fenton 2-0, E O'Sullivan 1-1, P Buckley 0-2.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 17 September 1972
|time =
|round = Second round
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 4-15 - 2-05
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = J Barry-Murphy 3-0, G McCarthy 0-5, C Cullinane 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, C Roche 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, M Archer 0-1.
|goals2 = W Moore 1-0, N Coleman 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, J Collins 0-2, J O'Grady 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds
|attendance =
|referee = M Walsh (Mayfield)
}}
=Quarter-finals=
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|date = 11 June 1972
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Youghal
|score = 4-09 - 2-14
|report =
|team2 = Imokilly
|goals1 = W Doyle 1-1, N Hogan 1-1, P Hegarty 1-0, N Gallagher 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, R Sullivan 0-3, F Cooper 0-1.
|goals2 = W Glavin 0-12, P Barry 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1.
|stadium = Castlemartyr
|attendance =
|referee = P Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
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|date = 2 July 1972
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Nemo Rangers
|score = 2-15 - 4-02
|report =
|team2 = Na Piarsaigh
|goals1 = D Calnan 0-8, N Morgan 2-1, D Allen 0-4, J Barrett 0-1, S Buckley 0-1.
|goals2 = S Twomey 2-1, B Joyce 1-1, P Buckley 1-0.
|stadium = Ballinlough
|attendance =
|referee = M Walsh (Mayfield)
}}
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|date = 20 August 1972
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 4-06 - 2-11
|report =
|team2 = Muskerry
|goals1 = L McAuliffe 2-1, P Doherty 1-1, JJ O'Neill 1-0, P Harte 0-2, M Corbett 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.
|goals2 = T Ryan 0-6, M Malone 1-2, C Kelly 1-1, P Lucey 0-2.
|stadium = Charlie Hurley Park
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 1 October 1972
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 2-15 - 0-02
|report =
|team2 = Carrigdhoun
|goals1 = C McCarthy 1-4, M Archer 1-2, C Roche 0-3, S Gillen 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B Wylie 0-1.
|goals2 = T Fogarty 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.
|stadium = Manning Park
|attendance =
|referee = D O'Brien (Cobh)
}}
=Semi-finals=
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|date = 10 September 1972
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Youghal
|score = 2-13 - 3-08
|report =
|team2 = Nemo Rangers
|goals1 = F Cooper 1-1, F Keane 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4, R O'Sullivan 0-3, N Horgan 0-2, W Doyle 0-2.
|goals2 = S Coughlan 1-2, S Buckley 1-1, D Allen 1-1, B Morgan 0-3, F Cogan 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Séamus de Barra
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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|date = 29 October 1972
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 1-09 - 1-04
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = P Doherty 1-1, P Harte 0-4, JJ O'Neill 0-2, J Young 0-1, T Buckley 0-1.
|goals2 = J Barry-Murphy 1-0, S Gillen 0-2, B Wylie 0-1, C Roche 0-1.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds
|attendance = 9,397
|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
=Final=
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|date = 12 November 1972
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 3-15 - 1-10
|report =
|team2 = Youghal
|goals1 = T Buckley 1-5, P Harte 2-1, P Doherty 0-4, P Barry, T O'Brien, M Ryan, L McAuliffe and J O'Sullivan 0-1 each.
|goals2 = S O'Leary 0-5, F Cooper 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, R O'Sullivan, W Doyle and N Hogan 0-1 each.
|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds
|attendance = 7,873
|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Top scorers overall
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
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rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|3-14 |align=center|23 |align=center|4 |align=center|5.75 |
rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|4-10 |align=center|22 |align=center|3 |align=center|7.33 |
rowspan=1 align=center|3
|align=center|4-08 |align=center|20 |align=center|4 |align=center|5.00 |
rowspan=1 align=center|4
|align=center|2-12 |align=center|18 |align=center|4 |align=center|4.50 |
rowspan=1 align=center|5
|align=center|5-02 |align=center|17 |align=center|4 |align=center|4.25 |
rowspan=2 align=center|6
|Seán Twomey |align=center|3-07 |align=center|16 |align=center|2 |align=center|8.00 |
Seánie O'Leary
|align=center|0-16 |align=center|16 |align=center|4 |align=center|4.00 |
rowspan=2 align=center|8
|Paul Buckley |align=center|5-00 |align=center|15 |align=center|2 |align=center|7.50 |
Liam McAuliffe
|align=center|4-03 |align=center|15 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.75 |
rowspan=2 align=center|10
|Frank Cooper |align=center|4-02 |align=center|14 |align=center|4 |align=center|3.50 |
Connie Kelly
|align=center|3-05 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|7.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
---|
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|3-05 |align=center|14 |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2
|Paul Buckley |align=center|4-00 |align=center|12 |
Willie Glavin
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |
Patsy Harte
|align=center|1-07 |align=center|10 |
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|6
|align=center|3-00 |align=center|9 |UCC |
Bertie Óg Murphy
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
Seán Twomey
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|9
|align=center|2-02 |align=center|8 |
Tom Buckley
|align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
Dan Calnan
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
=Miscellaneous=
- Youghal qualified for the final for the first time in their history.