1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}

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{{Infobox hurling championship

| name = 1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| dates = 14 April – 15 September 1974

| teams = 18

| sponsor =

| champions = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's

| count = 24

| champions captain = Jim Power

| champions manager =

| runners-up = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock

| runners-up captain = John Horgan

| runners-up manager =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches = 17

| goals = 87

| points = 345

| top scorer = File:Colours of Cork.svg Willie Glavin (4-14)

| previous year = 1973

| previous tournament = 1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

| next year = 1975

| next tournament = 1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

}}

The 1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 April 1974 and ended on 15 September 1974.

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 15 September 1974 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Blackrock, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 2–17 to 2–14 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a first title in six years.{{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}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stfinbarrsnhf.ie/contentPage/346845/t_h_e_b_a_r_r_s-a_h_i_s_t_o_r_y|title=The Barrs - a history|publisher=St. Finbarr's GAA website|access-date=9 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-10082263.html|title=Barrs and Rockies resume hostilities for classic contest|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=27 July 2002|access-date=9 August 2016}}

Imokilly's Willie Glavin was the championship's top scorer with 4–14.

Team changes

=To Championship=

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Cloughduv{{cite web|url=http://www.cloughduvgaa.com/contentPage/209683/history|title=History|publisher=Cloughduv GAA website|access-date=9 August 2016}}

=From Championship=

Results

=First round=

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|date = 14 April 1974

|time =

|round = First round

|team1 = Na Piarsaigh

|score = 7-07 - 3-10

|report =

|team2 = Passage

|goals1 = D Sheehan 4-0, J Gardiner 2-1, S Twomey 0-5, R McDonnell 1-0, T Mullins 0-1.

|goals2 = J O'Reilly 1-2, K Keane 1-1, J O'Reilly 0-4, D Keane 1-0, T Howard 0-1, B Meade 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 28 April 1974

|time =

|round = First round

|team1 = Mallow

|score = 1-16 - 0-08

|report =

|team2 = Seandún

|goals1 = P Buckley 0-11, B Barrett 1-1, P Moriarty 0-1, D Coakley 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1, N O'Regan 0-1.

|goals2 = P O'Sullivan 0-6, T O'Brien 0-1, J Good 0-1.

|stadium = Blarney

|attendance =

|referee = D O'Brien (Cobh)

}}

=Second round=

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|date = 26 May 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Sarsfields

|score = 0-17 - 3-05

|report =

|team2 = Na Piarsaigh

|goals1 = B Murphy 0-4, T Murphy 0-4, J McEvoy 0-3, E Kelleher 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, J Murphy 0-2.

|goals2 = S Twomey 1-2, R McDonnell 1-0, R Whitley 1-0, V Twomey 0-2, D Daly 0-1.

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 12 May 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Mallow

|score = 2-03 - 3-11

|report =

|team2 = Blackrock

|goals1 = B Barrett 2-0, T Sheehan 0-1, J McSweeney 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1.

|goals2 = É O'Donoghue 3-6, D Buckley 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, P Moylan 0-1, J Russell 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.

|stadium = Coachford

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 21 April 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Duhallow

|score = 1-06 - 5-10

|report =

|team2 = Carrigdhoun

|goals1 = P O'Connor 1-0, B Buckley 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, R Quinn 0-1, B Daly 0-1.

|goals2 = JK Coleman 1-5, D Coleman 2-1, G Hanley 1-3, P Harrington 1-0, F Coleman 0-1.

|stadium = Mallow

|attendance =

|referee = T O'Riordan (Mallow)

}}

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|date = 2 June 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Nemo Rangers

|score = 5-08 - 2-14

|report =

|team2 = Glen Rovers

|goals1 = N Morgan 1-4, L Murphy 2-0, D Calnan 1-1, W Barry 1-0, B Morgan 0-1, D Allen 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.

|goals2 = M Ryan 2-2, P Harte 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-3, P Doherty 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1.

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

}}

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|date = 28 April 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Carbery

|score = 2-17 - 3-04

|report =

|team2 = Avondhu

|goals1 = S O'Donovan 1-2, N Crowley 0-4, S Crean 1-0, G Long 0-3, J Gabriel 0-3, T Harrington 0-2, F Crowley 0-1, T Crowley 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.

|goals2 = D Feehan 2-1, J McCarthy 1-1, W Walsh 0-2.

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

}}

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|date = 28 April 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Cloughduv

|score = 0-03 - 1-11

|report =

|team2 = St. Finbarr's

|goals1 = C Kelly 0-2, J Kelly 0-1.

|goals2 = C McCarthy 0-5, J O'Shea 1-1, S Gillen 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2.

|stadium = Ballinhassig

|attendance =

|referee = D Coleman

}}

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|date = 21 April 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = University College Cork

|score = 4-12 - 1-08

|report =

|team2 = Imokilly

|goals1 = W Glavin 2-6, Seán O'Farrell 2-2, D Buckley 1-1, M Aherne 0-2, J Fenton 0-1.

|goals2 = J Buckley 0-6, D O'Grady 1-0, W Barrett 0-1, O Cussen 0-1.

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee = W Walsh (Mayfield)

}}

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|date = 21 April 1974

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Muskerry

|score = 2-06 - 3-11

|report =

|team2 = Youghal

|goals1 = M Malone 1-3, J Allen 1-1, N Collins 0-2.

|goals2 = W Walsh 2-1, S O'Leary 1-4, R O'Sullivan 0-2, P Hegarty 0-2, J O'Malley 0-1, H Fouhy 0-1.

|stadium = Riverstown

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

=Quarter-finals=

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|date = 12 May 1974

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Imokilly

|score = 6-09 - 3-06

|report =

|team2 = Youghal

|goals1 = M Aherne 3-0, W Glavin 1-4, T Canavan 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, Seán O'Farrell 0-2, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, J Fenton 0-1.

|goals2 = A Regan 2-0, S O'Leary 1-1, R O'Sullivan 0-2, H Fouhy 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1.

|stadium = Castlemartyr

|attendance =

|referee = M Walsh (Mayfield)

}}

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|date = 2 June 1974

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = St. Finbarr's

|score = 1-12 - 1-07

|report =

|team2 = Carbery

|goals1 = C Cullinane 1-2, G McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, W Grady 0-1.

|goals2 = N Crowley 0-6, S O'Donovan 1-0, R Wilmot 0-1.

|stadium = Cloughduv

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 15 June 1974

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 6-20 - 3-02

|report =

|team2 = Sarsfields

|goals1 = R Cummins 2-2, P Kavanagh 2-2, É O'Donoghue 1-3, P Moylan 0-6, N Keeffe 1-1, D Collins 0-4, F Cummins 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.

|goals2 = B Cotter 1-0, J McEvoy 1-0, É Kelleher 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.

|stadium = Riverstown

|attendance =

|referee = M Keane (Cloughduv)

}}

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|date = 16 June 1974

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Nemo Rangers

|score = 3-15 - 4-10

|report =

|team2 = Carrigdhoun

|goals1 = N Morgan 1-3, D Calnan 1-3, J O'Leary 1-3, D Allen 0-5, S Buckley 0-1.

|goals2 = JK Coleman 1-2, T Fogarty 1-2, F Coleman 1-0, D Coleman 1-0, B Coleman 0-2, G Hanley 0-2, K O'Donovan 0-1, G Webb 0-1.

|stadium = Manning Park, Passage

|attendance =

|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

}}

=Semi-finals=

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|date = 7 July 1974

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Imokilly

|score = 1-12 - 2-11

|report =

|team2 = St. Finbarr's

|goals1 = W Galvin 1-4, Seán O'Farrell 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, T Canavan 0-1, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.

|goals2 = C McCarthy 1-2, S Gillen 0-4, S Looney 1-0, É Fitzpatrick 0-3, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.

|stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton

|attendance =

|referee = M Walsh (Mayfield)

}}

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|date = 8 September 1974

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 2-14 - 3-09

|report =

|team2 = Nemo Rangers

|goals1 = É O'Sullivan 2-2, D Collins 0-6, P Moylan 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-2, M Waters 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.

|goals2 = D Allen 1-1, D Calnan 0-4, N Morgan 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, J Barrett 0-2, B Morgan 0-2.

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

|attendance =

|referee = D O'Brien (Cobh)

}}

=Final=

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|date = 15 September 1974

|time =

|round = Final

|team1 =St. Finbarr's

|score = 2-17 - 2-14

|report =

|team2 = Blackrock

|goals1 = C McCarthy 2-3, C Roche 0-4, S Looney 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, S Gillen 0-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-1.

|goals2 = P Moylan 0-6, É O'Sullivan 1-2, J Russell 1-1, F Cummins 0-3, D Collins 0-2.

|stadium = The Mardyke, Cork

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Championship statistics

=Top scorers=

;Top scorers overall

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Matches

! Average

rowspan=1 align=center|1

|Willie Glavin

|Imokilly

|align=center|4-14

|align=center|26

|align=center|3

|align=center|8.66

rowspan=1 align=center|2

|Éamonn O'Donoghue

|Blackrock

|align=center|4-11

|align=center|23

|align=center|4

|align=center|7.75

rowspan=1 align=center|3

|Charlie McCarthy

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|3-11

|align=center|20

|align=center|4

|align=center|5.00

rowspan=1 align=center|4

|Noel Morgan

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|3-07

|align=center|16

|align=center|3

|align=center|5.33

rowspan=1 align=center|5

|Pat Moylan

|Blackrock

|align=center|0-15

|align=center|15

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.75

rowspan=2 align=center|6

|Éamonn O'Sullivan

|Blackrock

|align=center|3-04

|align=center|13

|align=center|2

|align=center|6.50

John Kevin Coleman

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|2-07

|align=center|13

|align=center|2

|align=center|6.50

rowspan=3 align=center|8

|Donal Sheehan

|Na Piarsaigh

|align=center|4-00

|align=center|12

|align=center|2

|align=center|6.00

Seán O'Farrell

|Imokilly

|align=center|2-06

|align=center|12

|align=center|3

|align=center|4.00

Donie Collins

|Blackrock

|align=center|0-12

|align=center|12

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.00

;Top scorers in a single game

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Opposition

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

|Éamonn O'Donoghue

|Blackrock

|align=center|3-06

|align=center|15

|Mallow

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

|Donal Sheehan

|Na Piarsaigh

|align=center|4-00

|align=center|12

|Passage

Willie Glavin

|Imokilly

|align=center|2-06

|align=center|12

|UCC

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|4

|Pat Buckley

|Mallow

|align=center|0-11

|align=center|11

|Blackrock

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|5

|Mick Aherne

|Imokilly

|align=center|3-00

|align=center|9

|Youghal

Charlie McCarthy

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|Blackrock

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|7

|Mick Ryan

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|Nemo Rangers

Seán O'Farrell

|UCC

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|Imokilly

Ray Cummins

|Blackrock

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|Sarsfields

Pat Kavanagh

|Blackrock

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|Sarsfields

Éamonn O'Sullivan

|Blackrock

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|Nemo Rangers

John Kevin Coleman

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|1-05

|align=center|8

|Duhallow

=Miscellaneous=

References

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