1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}

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{{Infobox hurling championship

| name = 1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| dates = 13 April – 14 September 1975

| teams = 19

| sponsor =

| champions = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock

| count = 26

| champions captain = Éamonn O'Donoghue

| champions manager =

| runners-up = File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers

| runners-up captain = Teddy O'Brien

| runners-up manager =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches = 18

| goals = 98

| points = 351

| top scorer = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Paddy O'Sullivan (5-04)
File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Pat Horgan (0-19)

| previous year = 1974

| previous tournament = 1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

| next year = 1976

| next tournament = 1976 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

}}

The 1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 13 April 1975 and ended on 14 September 1975.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Seandún in the quarter-finals.{{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}}

The final was played on 14 September 1975 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–11 to 0–10 to claim their 26th championship title overall and a first title in two 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=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40111076.html|title=Classic county finals: When Mardyke took centre stage for hurling and football|publisher=Echo Live|date=29 May 2020|access-date=9 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://glenrovers.ie/history|title=Club history|publisher=Glen Rovers GAA website|date=|access-date=9 August 2021}}

Paddy O'Sullivan and Pat Horgan were the championship's joint-top scorers.

Team changes

=To Championship=

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Bandon{{cite web|url=http://www.bandongaa.com/contentPage/372275/r_o_l_l_o_f_h_o_n_o_u_r|title=Bandon GAA Hurling & Football Club - Roll of Honour|publisher=Bandon GAA website|date=|accessdate=11 October 2020|first=|last=}}

Results

=First round=

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|date = 20 April 1975

|time =

|round = First round

|team1 = Imokilly

|score = 6-10 - 2-07

|report =

|team2 = St. Vincent's

|goals1 = G O'Driscoll 2-4, D Buckley 2-1, D Farrell 1-0, Seán O'Farrell 1-0, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, F O'Driscoll 0-1, P Keane 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, J Higgins 0-1.

|goals2 = D Linehan 2-3, T Virgo 0-2, P McNamara 0-2.

|stadium = Páirc Uí Chonaill

|attendance =

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

}}

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|date = 10 May 1975

|time =

|round = First round

|team1 = Sarsfields

|score = 4-07 - 4-10

|report =

|team2 = Seandún

|goals1 = B Óg Murphy 3-5, T Murphy 1-0, E Kelleher 0-2.

|goals2 = K Keane 2-2, P O'Sullivan 1-2, B Meade 0-4, G O'Sullivan 1-0, W Murphy 0-1, E Murphy 0-1.

|stadium = Ballinlough

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 11 May 1975

|time =

|round = First round

|team1 = Cloughduv

|score = 1-06 - 5-15

|report =

|team2 = Youghal

|goals1 = G Nash 1-1, N Dunne 0-4, J Kelly 0-1.

|goals2 = M Butler 2-1, S O'Leary 1-4, D Cooney 1-2, R O'Sullivan 0-4, P Grace 1-0, F Keane 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1.

|stadium = Riverstown

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

=Second round=

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|date = 13 April 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Avondhu

|score = 0-06 - 4-10

|report =

|team2 = Glen Rovers

|goals1 = E Flynn 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, L Shanahan 0-1.

|goals2 = T Collins 1-2, F Cunningham 1-2, JJ O'Neill 1-1, R O'Mahony 1-1, P Harte 0-2, P Horgan 0-2.

|stadium = Castlelyons

|attendance =

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

}}

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|date = 20 April 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = University College Cork

|score = 4-12 - 0-11

|report =

|team2 = Mallow

|goals1 = P O'Keeffe 1-3, O Cussen 1-2, D McGovern 1-2, W Verriker 1-0, T Hegarty 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, M Dilworth 0-1.

|goals2 = T Sheehan 0-6, P Moriarty 0-3, P Buckley 0-1, P Shine 0-1.

|stadium = Páirc Mac Gearilt

|attendance =

|referee = T Daly (Lees)

}}

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|date = 20 April 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Muskerry

|score = 3-06 - 6-13

|report =

|team2 = Carrigdhoun

|goals1 = S Noonan 1-5, T Noonan 2-0, T Ryan 0-1.

|goals2 = F Coleman 4-2, JK Coleman 2-5, G Hanley 0-3, T Fogarty 0-2, J Reynolds 0-1.

|stadium = Charlie Hurley Park

|attendance =

|referee = W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

}}

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|date = 26 April 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Nemo Rangers

|score = 2-07 - 0-07

|report =

|team2 = Na Piarsaigh

|goals1 = N Morgan 2-2, J O'Leary 0-2, D Allen 0-1, D Calnan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.

|goals2 = J O'Sullivan 0-4, V Twomey 0-2, R Whitely 0-1.

|stadium = Ballinlough

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 27 April 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Duhallow

|score = 1-04 - 6-18

|report =

|team2 = Blackrock

|goals1 = B Buckley 1-2, R Quinn 0-1, T Mullane 0-1.

|goals2 = P Moylan 1-6, É O'Donoghue 2-1, B Cummins 1-2, D Collins 1-2, É O'Sullivan 1-1, P Butler 0-3, D Prendergast 0-3.

|stadium = Mallow

|attendance =

|referee = P Sheehan (Mallow)

}}

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|date = 11 May 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Bandon

|score = 3-09 - 2-09

|report =

|team2 = Carbery

|goals1 = J Fitzgerald 2-1, J Wilmot 1-0, N Crowley 0-3, R Wilmot 0-3, P O'Riordan 0-2.

|goals2 = T Crowley 0-5, S Kearney 1-1, P o'Leary 1-0, K Kehilly 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1, N Collins 0-1.

|stadium = Ballineen

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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|date = 11 May 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = St. Finbarr's

|score = 3-14 - 2-06

|report =

|team2 = Imokilly

|goals1 = G O'Shea 2-2, C McCarthy 0-7, C Cullinane 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, S Gillen 0-1.

|goals2 = G O'Driscoll 1-2, S Farrell 1-1, J Fenton 0-1, T Aherne 0-1, F Wall 0-1.

|stadium = Church Road

|attendance =

|referee = M Walsh (Mayfield)

}}

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|date = 18 May 1975

|time =

|round = Second round

|team1 = Seandún

|score = 4-10 - 3-06

|report =

|team2 = Youghal

|goals1 = V Twomey 2-1, P O'Sullivan 2-0, A Murphy 0-3, B Meade 0-2, D Keane 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-2.

|goals2 = S O'Leary 2-0, P Grace 1-0, D Cooney 0-2, M Butler 0-2, W Walsh 0-2.

|stadium = CLonmult Memorial Park

|attendance =

|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)

}}

=Quarter-finals=

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|date = 11 May 1975

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Nemo Rangers

|score = 4-14 - 1-09

|report =

|team2 = University College Cork

|goals1 = B Morgan 0-7, N Morgan 2-0, D Murphy 1-2, L Murphy 1-1, D Allen 0-4.

|goals2 = T O'Sullivan 0-6, P O'Keeffe 1-1, G Meehan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.

|stadium = Church Road

|attendance =

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

}}

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|date = 25 May 1975

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Glen Rovers

|score = 1-11 - 1-09

|report =

|team2 = Carrigdhoun

|goals1 = P Horgan 0-6, P Harte 1-2, T Collins 0-1, M Corbett 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

|goals2 = JK Coleman 1-0, G Hanley 0-3, T Fogarty 0-2, T Harrington 0-1, D Coleman 0-1, F Coleman 0-1, W Walsh 0-1.

|stadium = Manning Park

|attendance =

|referee = D O'Brien (Cobh)

}}

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|date = 21 June 1975

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Seandún

|score = 3-10 - 4-05

|report =

|team2 = St. Finbarr's

|goals1 = B Meade 1-3, P O'Sullivan 1-2, P O'Connell 0-2, W Murphy 0-1, V Twomey 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

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

|stadium = The Mardyke

|attendance =

|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)

}}

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|date = 22 June 1975

|time =

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 5-14 - 1-08

|report =

|team2 = Bandon

|goals1 = É O'Sullivan 3-2, R Cummins 2-4, P Kavanagh 0-3, P Moylan 0-2, D Collins 0-1, É O'Donoghue 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1.

|goals2 = N Crowley 1-2, P O'Riordan 0-2, J Gabriel 0-2, R Wilmot 0-1, J O'Grady 0-1.

|stadium = Cloughduv

|attendance =

|referee = M Keane (Cloughduv)

}}

=Semi-finals=

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|date = 3 August 1975

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Glen Rovers

|score = 4-10 - 2-09

|report =

|team2 = Nemo Rangers

|goals1 = T Collins 2-0, L McAuliffe 1-3, F Cunningham 1-0, P Harte 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2.

|goals2 = D Allen 1-2, J Barrett 1-0, B Morgan 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, S Noonan 0-1.

|stadium = The Mardyke

|attendance =

|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)

}}

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|date = 24 August 1975

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 1-18 - 2-10

|report =

|team2 = Seandún

|goals1 = P Butler 1-3, D Collins 0-5, R Cummins 0-4, É O'Donoghue 0-3, P Moylan 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1.

|goals2 = W Murphy 0-6, P O'Sullivan 1-0, G O'Sullivan 1-0, B Meade 0-2, D Keane 0-2.

|stadium = The Mardyke

|attendance =

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

}}

=Final=

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|date = 14 September 1975

|time =

|round = Final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 4-11 - 0-10

|report =

|team2 = Glen Rovers

|goals1 = T Cashman 1-2, P Butler 1-1, R Cummins 1-0, B Cummins 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-3, F Collins 0-3, É O'Donoghue 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.

|goals2 = P Horgan 0-9, T Collins 0-1.

|stadium = The Mardyke

|attendance = 14,467

|referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

}}

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Matches

! Average

rowspan=2 align=center|1

|Paddy O'Sullivan

|Seandún

|align=center|5-04

|align=center|19

|align=center|4

|align=center|4.75

Pat Horgan

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|0-19

|align=center|19

|align=center|4

|align=center|4.75

rowspan=1 align=center|3

|Ray Cummins

|Blackrock

|align=center|3-08

|align=center|17

|align=center|4

|align=center|4.25

rowspan=3 align=center|4

|Frank Coleman

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|4-03

|align=center|15

|align=center|2

|align=center|7.50

Éamonn O'Sullivan

|Blackrock

|align=center|4-03

|align=center|15

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.75

Gus O'Driscoll

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|3-06

|align=center|15

|align=center|2

|align=center|7.50

rowspan=4 align=center|7

|Noel Morgan

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|4-02

|align=center|14

|align=center|3

|align=center|4.66

Bertie Óg Murphy

|Sarsfields

|align=center|3-05

|align=center|14

|align=center|1

|align=center|14.00

John Kevin Coleman

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|3-05

|align=center|14

|align=center|2

|align=center|7.00

Bernie Meade

|Seandún

|align=center|1-11

|align=center|14

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.50

;Top scorers in a single game

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Opposition

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

|Frank Coleman

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|4-02

|align=center|14

|Muskerry

Bertie Óg Murphy

|Sarsfields

|align=center|3-05

|align=center|14

|Seandún

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|3

|Éamonn O'Sullivan

|Blackrock

|align=center|3-02

|align=center|11

|Bandon

John Kevin Coleman

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|2-05

|align=center|11

|Muskerry

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

|Gus O'Driscoll

|Imokilly

|align=center|2-04

|align=center|10

|St. Vincent's

Ray Cummins

|Blackrock

|align=center|2-04

|align=center|10

|Bandon

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|7

|Dan Linehan

|St. Vincent's

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|Imokilly

Pat Moylan

|Blackrock

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|Duhallow

Pat Horgan

|Glen Rovers

|align=center|0-09

|align=center|9

|Blackrock

=Miscellaneous=

  • Seandún qualify for the semi-final for the first time since 1960.

References

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