1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship#Final
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
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{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 6 April – 22 October 1978
| teams = 14
| sponsor =
| champions = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock
| count = 27
| champions captain = John Horgan
| champions manager = Joe McGrath
| runners-up = File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
| runners-up captain = Martin O'Doherty
| runners-up manager = Christy Ring
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 24
| goals = 89
| points = 528
| top scorer = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Pádraig Crowley (1-25)
| previous year = 1977
| previous tournament = 1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| next year = 1979
| next tournament = 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
}}
The 1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 1978 and ended on 22 October 1978.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Glen Rovers in the semi-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.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40108187.html|title=Classic Cork hurling finals: Glen and the Barrs packed the Páirc in 1977|publisher=Echo Live|date=27 July 2020|access-date=22 April 2022|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40226015.html|title=Barrs v Glen 1977: Christy Ryan helped end a wait of 22 years for hurling glory|publisher=Echo Live|date=15 February 2021|access-date=22 April 2022|first=|last=}}
The final was played on 22 October 1978 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–12 to 1–07 to claim their 27th championship title overall and a first title in three 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}}
Bandon's Pádraig Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.
Format change
=Overview=
Since its inception in 1887 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the county champions would always be the team who won all of their games. There were some problems with this system and a special committee was established to examine the standard of competing teams. At the County Convention on 5 February 1978, delegates voted by 143 to 93 in favour of changing the format of the championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40274987.html|title=Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80|publisher=Echo Live|date=29 April 2021|access-date=11 July 2022|first=|last=}}
=New format=
Section one
Section one comprised the five top-graded club teams. They met each other on a league basis. The two teams to top the league table qualified for the championship semi-finals and each were included on a separate side of the draw. The third team in the section qualified for the championship quarter-final.
Section two
Section two comprised the five remaining club teams. They also met each other on a league basis. The two teams to top the league table qualified for the championship quarter-finals.
Section three
Section three comprised all the divisional and college teams. They played off on a knock-out basis with the winners of the section qualifying for the championship quarter-finals.
Team changes
=From Championship=
Results
=Section one=
==Table==
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|1 | align=left|Blackrock | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-66 | 8-30 | +24 | 8 |
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|2 | align=left|Glen Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-51 | 4-40 | +20 | 6 |
| style="background:#FFFFE0"
|3 | align=left|St. Finbarr's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-36 | 4-41 | +1 | 2 |
| 4 | align=left|Youghal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-25 | 6-45| | ||
| 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | align=left|University College Cork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 4-32| | ||
| 25 | 0 | ||||||||
| align=left|
|colspan="10" style="border:0px;font-size:85%;"| Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship proper. |
==Results==
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|date = 6 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 1-15 - 2-04
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = B Cummins 1-1, D Collins 0-3, T Lyons 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, F Cummins 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, F Norberg 0-1.
|goals2 = T Brennan 1-0, T Cullinane 1-0, B Waldron 0-2, M McDonnell 0-2.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
}}
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|date = 7 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 1-14 - 1-12
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = K O'Keeffe 1-3, JJ O'Neill 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, R Crowley 0-1, T Collins 0-1, N Corcoran 0-1.
|goals2 = J Barry-Murphy 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, B Meade 0-2, B Wiley 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, J Allen 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
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|date = 15 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 2-11 - 2-05
|report =
|team2 = Youghal
|goals1 = P Horgan 0-7, T Collins 1-1, M Ryan 1-0, R Crowley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1.
|goals2 = S Fitzgerald 1-0, R O'Sullivan 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, M Butler 0-1.
|stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park
|attendance =
|referee = W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 22 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 3-17 - 1-06
|report =
|team2 = University College Cork
|goals1 = T O'Neill 1-5, K O'Keeffe 0-8, R Whitley 1-1, R Crowley 1-0, P Horgan 0-2, JJ O'Neill0-1.
|goals2 = B Waldron 0-5, T Cullinane 1-0, B Dineen 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 23 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 1-17 - 3-07
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = D Collins 0-8, E O'Sullivan 0-4, B Cummins 1-0, E O'Donoghue 0-3, F Cummins 0-1, T Lyons 0-1.
|goals2 = J Barry-Murphy 2-2, J Allen 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, T Butler 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 6 May 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 2-17 - 2-10
|report =
|team2 = Youghal
|goals1 = E O'Donoghue 1-6, E O'Sullivan 1-2, T Lyons 0-3, F Collins 0-2, D Collins 0-2, F Cummins 0-2.
|goals2 = R O'Sullivan 1-2, M Butler 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, S Fitzgerald 0-2, S Ring 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = M English (Bishopstown)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 9 June 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 0-17 - 1-09
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = D Collins 0-7, E O'Sullivan 0-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, J Horgan 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, T Lyons 0-1.
|goals2 = L McAuliffe 1-1, K O'Keeffe 0-3, JJ O'Neill 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, D Clifford 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 18 June 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 2-17 - 2-10
|report =
|team2 = Youghal
|goals1 = J Cremin 0-7, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, J O'Shea 1-2, C McCarthy 0-3, J Allen 0-3, B Wiley 0-2.
|goals2 = S O'Leary 2-3, M Coyne 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, M Butler 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
}}
=Section two=
==Table==
:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||||
| style="background:#ccffcc"
|1 | align=left|Sarsfields | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-33 | 5-30 | +15 | 4 |
| style="background:#FFFFE0"
|2 | align=left|Nemo Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-40 | 9-30 | +10 | 4 |
| style="background:#FFFFE0"
|3 | align=left|Bandon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-33 | 5-34| | ||
| 8 | 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | align=left|Na Piarsaigh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-32 | 4-44| | ||
| 18 | 0 | ||||||||
| align=left|
|colspan="10" style="border:0px;font-size:85%;"| Green background The top-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper. |
==Results==
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|date = 8 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Nemo Rangers
|score = 2-16 - 1-10
|report =
|team2 = Na Piarsaigh
|goals1 = D Allen 2-5, B Morgan 0-4, N Morgan 0-4, S Coughlan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.
|goals2 = John O'Sullivan 0-4, P Buckley 1-0, R McDonnell 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, P Barry 0-1, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinlough
|attendance =
|referee = W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
}}
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|date = 16 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Bandon
|score = 1-11 - 1-07
|report =
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = F Crowley 1-1, N Crowley 0-3, P Crowley 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-1, A Duggan 0-1.
|goals2 = T Murphy 1-0, E Kelleher 0-3, B Óg Murphy 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, S Farrell 0-1, J Darcy 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = D O'Connor
}}
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|date = 23 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Bandon
|score = 0-12 - 0-10
|report =
|team2 = Na Piarsaigh
|goals1 = N Crowley 0-6, J Fitzgerald 0-2, D Desmond 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1, P O'Donovan 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.
|goals2 = Jim O'Sullivan 0-3, John O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, B Kelleher 0-1, J Whooley 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinhassig
|attendance =
|referee = D Collins (Kinsale)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 23 April 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 6-10 - 3-07
|report =
|team2 = Nemo Rangers
|goals1 = B Cotter 3-1, T Murphy 1-2, E Kelleher 1-0, P O'Riordan 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-2, J Darcy 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-2, G McEvoy 0-1.
|goals2 = N Morgan 2-0, B Morgan 1-3, S Coughlan 0-3, C Murphy 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 10 June 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 2-16 - 1-12
|report =
|team2 = Na Piarsaigh
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Church Road
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 1 July 1978
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Nemo Rangers
|score = 4-17 - 2-10
|report =
|team2 = Bandon
|goals1 = J O'Neill 2-3, B Morgan 0-6, D Allen 1-1, D Calnan 1-1, N Morgan 0-3, W Barry 0-2, J Barrett 0-1.
|goals2 = P Crowley 1-7, F Crowley 1-2, N Crowley 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Ríogin
|attendance =
|referee = D Collins (Kinsale)
}}
Play-off
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|date = 8 July 1978
|time =
|round = Play-off
|team1 = Nemo Rangers
|score = 1-11 - 1-11
|report =
|team2 = Bandon
|goals1 = B Morgan 0-5, D Barry 1-0, D Allen 0-3, S Coughlan 0-1, N Morgan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.
|goals2 = P Crowley 0-8, N Gallagher 1-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Ríogáin
|attendance =
|referee = D Collins (Kinsale)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 6 August 1978
|time =
|round = Play-off replay
|team1 = Nemo Rangers
|score = 2-08 - 0-08
(abandoned)
|report =
|team2 = Bandon
|goals1 = B Morgan 1-3, W Barry 1-0, S Coughlan 0-2, D Calnan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.
|goals2 = P Crowley 0-7, K O'Driscoll 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Ríogáin
|attendance =
|referee = D Collins (Kinsale)
}}
=Section three=
First round
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|date = 23 April 1978
|time =
|round = First round
|team1 = Avondhu
|score = 4-16 - 2-12
|report =
|team2 = Carrigdhoun
|goals1 = D Ryan 2-4, P Buckley 1-4, D Coughlan 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, C Brassil 0-2, D O'Herlihy 0-1, P O'Herlihy 0-1, G Madigan 0-1.
|goals2 = G Hanley 1-6, JL O'Sullivan 1-1, K O'Donovan 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coleman 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1, G Webb 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
}}
Semi-finals
{{football box collapsible
|date = 23 April 1978
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Muskerry
|score = 1-15 - 2-10
|report =
|team2 = Carbery
|goals1 = J Finn 1-2, M Malone 0-4, D Desmond 0-4, L Lynch 0-2, MP Buckley 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, T Hourighane 0-1.
|goals2 = F O'Leary 1-1, D Noonan 0-4, T Crowley 1-0, D Healy 0-3, F O'Regan 0-1, N Collins 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinhassig
|attendance =
|referee = M English (Bishopstown)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 4 June 1978
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Seandún
|score = 4-10 - 4-08
|report =
|team2 = Avondhu
|goals1 = K Keane 1-2, P O'Sullivan 1-2, M Murphy 1-1, J McCarthy 1-1, J Nodwell 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.
|goals2 = P Buckley 2-3, D Ryan 1-2, D Herlihy 1-1, PJ Greensmith 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.
|stadium = Riverstown
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Final
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|date = 4 July 1978
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Muskerry
|score = 0-15 - 2-08
|report =
|team2 = Seandún
|goals1 = D Desmond 0-12, J O'Leary 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, S Noonan 0-1.
|goals2 = P O'Sullivan 1-0, P Doyle 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3, K Keane 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
|stadium = Charlie Hurley Park
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Knock-out section=
Quarter-finals
{{football box collapsible
|date = 8 July 1978
|time =
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = St. Finbarr's
|score = 4-14 - 2-08
|report =
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = C McCarthy 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, C Ryan 0-2, J Allen 0-2, B Wiley 1-0, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1.
|goals2 = B Óg Murphy 2-4, T Murphy 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinlough
|attendance =
|referee = F Murphy (Blackrock)
}}
Semi-finals
{{football box collapsible
|date = 13 August 1978
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Glen Rovers
|score = 2-11 - 2-10
|report =
|team2 = St. Finbarr's
|goals1 = P Horgan 0-5, T Collins 1-0, P Barry 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, R Crowley 0-1.
|goals2 = J Barry-Murphy 1-1, J Allen 1-1, C McCarthy 0-3, C Ryan 0-2, J Cremin 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = S O'Grady (Limerick)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 15 October 1978
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 3-17 - 1-07
|report =
|team2 = Muskerry
|goals1 = R Cummins 2-3, D Buckley 1-2, D Collins 0-4, T Lyons 0-3, E O'Sullivan 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.
|goals2 = MP Buckley 1-1, D Desmond 0-4, S Noonan 0-1, J Lucey 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = J O'Riordan (Bandon)
}}
Final
{{football box collapsible
|date = 22 October 1978
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Blackrock
|score = 4-12 - 1-07
|report =
|team2 = Glen Rovers
|goals1 = R Cummins 1-4, É O'Sullivan 2-0, É O'Donoghue 1-2, D Collins 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, J Horgan 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.
|goals2 = T O'Brien 1-0, P Horan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, P Doherty 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance =
|referee = S O'Grady (Limericky)
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Top scorers overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|1-25 |align=center|28 |align=center|5 |align=center|5.30 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|2
|align=center|7-06 |align=center|27 |align=center|5 |align=center|5.20 |
| Billy Morgan
|align=center|2-21 |align=center|27 |align=center|5 |align=center|5.20 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|4
|align=center|0-26 |align=center|26 |align=center|6 |align=center|4.33 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|5
|Éamonn O'Sullivan |align=center|3-13 |align=center|22 |align=center|6 |align=center|3.66 |
| Éamonn O'Donoghue
|align=center|2-16 |align=center|22 |align=center|6 |align=center|3.66 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|7
|align=center|0-20 |align=center|22 |align=center|6 |align=center|3.66 |
| Denis Desmond
|align=center|0-20 |align=center|20 |align=center|3 |align=center|6.66 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|9
|Kieran O'Keeffe |align=center|1-16 |align=center|19 |align=center|6 |align=center|3.16 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|10
|align=center|3-09 |align=center|18 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.60 |
| Ray Cummins
|align=center|3-09 |align=center|18 |align=center|4 |align=center|4.50 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|Denis Desmond |align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|3
|Brian Cotter |align=center|3-01 |align=center|10 |
| Dave Ryan
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |
| Bertie Óg Murphy
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |
| Pádraig Crowley
|align=center|1-07 |align=center|10 |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|7
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
| John O'Neill
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
| Pat Buckley
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
| Ray Cummins
|align=center|2-03 |align=center|9 |
| Éamonn O'Donoghue
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
| Ger Hanley
|align=center|1-06 |align=center|9 |
=Miscellaneous=
- Nemo Rangers and Bandon were disqualified from the championship following a fracas in their section three play-off game. Both clubs were also fined £75 each and a share of the gate receipts, while a number of players subsequently received suspensions.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40257881.html|title=Nemo refused to accept the cup from the county board in 1978 but still moved on to All-Ireland glory|publisher=Echo Live|date=4 April 2021|access-date=22 April 2022|first=|last=}}