Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition in Ireland}}
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{{Infobox GAA tournament
| name = Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
| currentlyrunning = 2024 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
| image =
| caption =
| irish = Craobh Iomána Sinsearach Chorcaí
| code = Hurling
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1887}}
(rebranded in 2020)
| region = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
| trophy = Seán Óg Murphy Cup
| teams = 12 (group stage)
5 (divisional qualifying round)
| title holders = File:Colours-of-Cork.png Imokilly
| currentordinal = 6
| super = th
| most titles = File:Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock
| mostordinal = 33
| sponsors = Dairygold Co-Op
| motto =
| website = [http://www.gaacork.ie/ Cork GAA]
|}}
The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the county of Cork in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork hurling.
Introduced in 1887 as the Cork Senior Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Cork county champion. The competition took on its current name in 2020, adding a round-robin group stage and limiting the number of club and divisional entrants.
In its present format, the Cork Premier Senior Championship begins with a preliminary qualifying round for the divisional teams and educational institutions. The sole surviving team from this stage automatically qualified for the knockout phase. The 12 club teams are drawn into three groups of four teams and play each other in a single round-robin system. The three group winners and three runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in October. The winner of the Cork Premier Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Seán Óg Murphy Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship. In 2020, the intended format was disrupted and slightly amended due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition has been won by 19 teams, 14 of which have won it more than once. Blackrock is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 33 times. Imokilly are the reigning champions, having beaten Sarsfields by 1-23 to 0-17 in the 2024 final.
History
=19th century=
Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in the United Irishman newspaper. Throughout 1886, county committees were established, with the Cork County Board affiliating on 19 December 1886. Plans to hold championships in both hurling and football were drawn up over the following weeks, with an advert inviting teams to enter appearing in the Cork Examiner on 15 January 1887. The cost of entering a team was 2s 6d and the closing date for entries was 29 January 1887. The championship draw took place at 23 Maylor Street on the day after the closing date and "the utmost good feeling was displayed, and...the contesting parties were agreeably satisfied" as the draw took place. 22 teams from 20 clubs entered. Agahda and Cork National Hurling Club each entered two teams, while Aghabullogue, Ballinhassig, Ballygarvan, Blarney, Carrignavar, Charleville, Douglas, Evergreen Road, Glasheen, Inniscarra, Little Island, Mogeely, Monkstown, Passage, Quarry Road, St. Finbarr's, St Mary's and Tower Street each entered one team.
File:Blackrock Road, Cork (15981334943).jpg at the turn of the 20th century. Their hurling dominance at county and national level led to the area being nicknamed the "home of hurling".]]
All of the matches in the inaugural championship took place at a special enclosure in Cork City Park, with the first match taking place "in the presence of several thousand persons" at 2;30 pm on 6 March 1887. Mr. J. E. Kennedy acted as referee and Messrs E. Cotter and W. Sheehan performed the duties of goal umpires. Glasheen beat Cork National Hurling Club's 2nd 21 by 1-02 to no score. The championship progressed as matches continued throughout the summer, however, the final stages ended in disarray. The semi-final between Cork Nationals Hurling Club 1st 21 and St. Finbarr's ended after twenty minutes when both sides and the match officials disagreed over the awarding of a point. An emergency meeting of the Cork County Committee was held with representatives from Passage Hurling Club, St. Finbarr's and the Cork Nationals being brought before the meeting. After some discussion, the Passage Hurling Club agreed to withdraw from the championship. St. Finbarr's agreed to a proposal that lots be drawn between themselves and the Cork Nationals to decide who would represent Cork in the 1887 All-Ireland Championship. The Cork Nationals rejected the idea, however, they were later awarded the championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/histrionics-a-founding-aspect-to-a-rivalry-that-has-real-history-but-least-we-can-expect-a-game-now-1.634844|title=Histrionics a founding aspect to a rivalry that has real history, but least we can expect a game now|newspaper=Irish Times|date=7 August 2010|access-date=10 November 2017}}
The 1888 championship saw an increase in the number of participating teams to 35. In an effort to cut down on travel costs for clubs, the County Board adopted a divisional structure to the championship. The participating teams were divided into six divisions along geographic lines; Cork City, East Cork, Mid Cork, North Cork, North-East Cork and South Cork. There were no hurling clubs in West Cork. The six divisional champions qualified for the county-wide series of games. The first final to be played took place on 29 April 1888, with Tower Street beating Ballygarvan by 4-01 to 0-01.{{cite web|url=http://www.ballygarvangaa.ie/en/general/history/12-the-gaa-co-cork-hurling-championship-final-sunday-april-29th-1888.html|title=The G.A.A. Co. Cork Hurling Championship Final - Sunday April 29th 1888|publisher=Ballygarvan GAA website|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111075044/http://www.ballygarvangaa.ie/en/general/history/12-the-gaa-co-cork-hurling-championship-final-sunday-april-29th-1888.html|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=dead}} Tower Street later went on to win the very first Munster Championship as the Cork representatives.
Towards the end of 1888, a serious split in the Association in Cork lead to the existence of three rival and distinct county boards. 40 clubs left the official board and affiliated to the Cork Board, under the presidency of Fr. O'Connor, and the O'Brien Board under the presidency of Fr. Carver.{{cite web|url=http://www.dromtarriffe.gaa.ie/Pages/ClubHistory.aspx|title=Club History Dromtarriffe GAA|publisher=Dromtarriffe GAA website|access-date=29 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eastcorkgaa.com/index.cfm/page/viewNews/id/4893|title=Bride Rovers GAA|publisher=East Cork GAA website|date=8 June 2020|access-date=29 August 2020}} These three boards ran their own separate championships over the following two seasons, however, the Cork County Board remained as the official administrative branch of the GAA. In 1890, Aghabullogue, as official county champions, became the first Cork representatives to win the All-Ireland Championship. The three individual boards unified under the banner of the Cork County Board in 1891, with the championship continuing to be run on a divisional basis. There was such intense interest in the championship that year amongst the general public that it was reported in The Nation newspaper that the attendance of 16,000 at the Blackrock-St. Finbarr's game set a new attendance record for a hurling game in the whole of Ireland. The championship reverted to a straight knock-out format in 1892. 14 teams from 10 clubs entered, with the first and second teams being separated in the draw.
=20th century=
File:The Burning of Cork (9713428703).jpg
A delay in the 1904 championship meant that the 1905 championship never took place. In spite of this, St. Finbarr's were subsequently awarded the title after beating Ballymartle in the 1906 final.{{cite web|url=http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/cultureincork/sport/stfinbarrsgaaclub/|title=St Finbarr's GAA Club 1876-1933|publisher=Cork Past and Present website|access-date=10 November 2017}} On 26 January 1908, the newly-built Cork Athletic Grounds hosted the final for the very first time. It remained as the regular final venue for the following 67 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/de-park-cork-s-oval-shaped-coliseum-on-the-banks-of-the-lee-1.1855941|title='De Park' – Cork's oval-shaped coliseum on the banks of the Lee|newspaper=Irish Times|date=5 July 2014|access-date=10 November 2017|first=Keith|last=Duggan}} The War of Independence (1919-1921) saw Cork take a prominent role, something which had an adverse effect on the smooth running of the championships. Civil unrest following a series of events, including the murder of Lord Mayor Tomás Mac Curtain, the death from hunger strike of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney and the burning of Cork at the height of the war, resulted in the 1920 championship being delayed by two years and the entire cancellation of the 1921 championship.
The first decades of the new century brought new teams but not in a traditional sense. Food production company Crosse & Blackwell, third level educational institution University College Cork (UCC) and Collins Military Barracks all entered teams, however, UCC are the only team to continue fielding a team as of 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/UCC-have-their-critics-but-proved-again-what-they-add-to-the-Cork-championships-28ae9a2b-408c-4e06-a6d9-27cce800f7de-ds|title=UCC have their critics but proved again what they add to the Cork championships|newspaper=The Echo|date=26 August 2020|access-date=30 August 2020|first=Mark|last=Woods}} The creation of the divisional boards in the late 1920s added a new dimension to the championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/divisions-remain-in-cork-and-are-welcomed-in-kerry-1.4091218|title=Divisions remain in Cork and are welcomed in Kerry|newspaper=Irish Times|date=22 November 2019|access-date=30 August 2020|first=Seán|last=Moran}} These divisional teams were composed of junior and intermediate players and afforded every player in the county the chance of winning a senior championship medal. Avondhu, Carbery and Muskerry became the first divisions to enter teams when they did so in the 1933 championship.
File:Cork stadium.JPG hosted the finals from 1976 to 2014.]]
On 20 August 1976, Glen Rovers defeated Seandún by 4-10 to 1-06 in the first senior championship game to take place at the newly-built Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The 1976 final later became the first final to be played at the new stadium. The Mardyke hosted the two previous finals due to the demolition of the old Athletic Grounds.
After 90 years of using the single-elimination straight knock-out format, problems arose regarding the standard of the competing teams. A special committee was established to examine the possibility of restructuring the championship format. At the County Convention on 5 February 1978, delegates voted by 143 to 93 in favour of abandoning the knock-out format and adopting a group stage. This format was used for three successive season from 1978 until 1980, with Blackrock and St. Finbarr's becoming the first teams to win the championship after suffering a defeat. The County Board voted to revert to the single-elimination straight knock-out format in 1981.
In 1995, Cork Regional Technical College were permitted to field a team in the championship for the first time.
=21st century=
File:Páirc Uí Chaoimh East.jpg became the regular final venue in 2017.]]
The introduction of a "back door" system at inter-county level in the All-Ireland Championship in 1997 led to the idea of introducing a second chance for defeated teams at county level. In 2000 a double-elimination format was introduced which afforded all club teams a second chance by remaining in the championship after a first-round defeat. In the two decades that followed the championship format continued to evolve with a number of minor tweaks. The provision of a second chance for defeated teams was later expanded to allow teams the opportunity of being defeated twice and still remain in the championship. The splitting of the intermediate grade in two resulted in the introduction of relegation in 2006, with Delanys becoming the first team to be relegated that year. Prior to this teams were allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to regrade or retain their senior status. In 2015 the championship once again reverted to a double-elimination format.
Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh saw the final played outside of its regular venue for the first time in nearly 40 years, with the 2015 and 2016 finals being played at Páirc Uí Rinn.
Domination, shock victories and rivalries
=Team dominance=
Since the beginning the championship has been dominated by Blackrock, St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers who are collectively known as the "big three".{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/tradition-still-counts-for-a-lot-in-corks-hurling-heart-36249223.html|title=Tradition still counts for a lot in Cork's hurling heart|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=22 October 2017|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Dermot|last=Crowe}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/cork-hurlers-the-rebels-in-need-of-a-new-uprising-1.2569746|title=Cork hurlers – the Rebels in need of a new uprising|newspaper=Irish Times|date=12 March 2016|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Keith|last=Duggan}}{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Cork-Senior-Hurling-Championship-Can-any-team-tackle-Eastern-dominance-5cb69b60-6c24-4007-a463-81f4f48a0c63-ds|title=Cork Senior Hurling Championship: Can any team tackle Eastern dominance?|newspaper=The Echo|date=21 July 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|first=John|last=Horgan}}{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Cork-hurling-Its-time-for-a-new-name-on-the-Sean-Og-Murphy-Cup-41aa5b02-3307-4615-bf90-01b538739a2f-ds|title=Cork hurling: It's time for a new name on the Seán Óg Murphy Cup|newspaper=The Echo|date=21 July 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|first=John|last=Horgan}} They have won a combined total of 84 championship titles. Blackrock dominated the first thirty years of the championship, winning 15 titles between 1887 and 1920. It was during this time that the county championship earned the nickname of the "little All-Ireland" due to its competitive nature. St. Finbarr's, after making a breakthrough in the early years of the 20th century, were the team of the decade for the 1920s before regularly claiming championship titles in each of the decades that followed. Glen Rovers made their own breakthrough with a first championship in 1934 and were the dominant club from then until the 1960s. Between 1971 and 1982, the "big three" shared every available championship title. Their rivalry reached its peak in the 1977 final when a record attendance of 34,151 saw St. Finbarr's defeat Glen Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/crowded-house-the-ingredients-for-a-packed-pairc-ui-chaoimh-opening-461043.html|title=Crowded house: The ingredients for a packed Páirc Uí Chaoimh opening|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=17 October 2017|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}}
Since that zenith the "big three" have only claimed two titles in each of the decades from 1990 to 2019 as the power base of Cork hurling has moved from the city to the county with several clubs making significant breakthroughs and impacts on the championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/michael-moynihan/a-different-demographic-the-changing-face-of-cork-hurling-242478.html|title=A different demographic: the changing face of Cork hurling|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=10 September 2013|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}} In 1983 Midleton broke the decade-long hegemony and went on to claim five championships over a thirty-year period to 2013. In 1990 Na Piarsaigh became the first city club outside of the "big three" since Redmonds in 1917 to claim the championship. They added two more titles in 1995 and 2004. Erin's Own also added their name to the roll of honour in 1992 before winning further titles in 2006 and 2007. The mid nineties saw the rise of the divisional sides, with Carbery, Avondhu and Imokilly claiming four championship titles between 1994 and 1998. The success of Newtownshandrum between 2000 and 2009 also highlighted the changing demographics of Cork hurling as the tiny parish of 800 people won four championships during that decade. Sarsfields, although close in proximity to the city but based in the East Cork division, ended a 51-year famine in 2008 by claiming their third championship title ever. Between 2008 and 2015 they appeared in seven finals and won four titles. The East Cork village of Carrigtwohill ended a 93-wait for their second championship title in 2011.
In recent decades many rural and city-based clubs have also contested championship deciders without making a successful breakthrough. These include Ballyhea, Cloyne, Bride Rovers and Bishopstown. Educational institutions like University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology have also appeared in finals.
=Historic results=
{{Quote box |width=265px |bgcolor=#FFEFD5 |salign=left|align=left|quote=My tale is not of murder foul,
or prisoners in the dock.
But 'tis the story of the glorious day
when Mallow bate Blackrock. |source=—When Mallow bate Blackrock.}}
The possibility of unlikely victories at any stage of the championship, where a so-called "minnow" beat a traditionally higher placed opposition, is much anticipated by the public. Such upsets and shock results are considered an integral part of the tradition and prestige of the championship and, in some cases, can lead to the championship race being blown wide open. Historically speaking, the biggest shock of the first 50 years of the championship took place when Mallow beat 18-time and reigning champions Blackrock in the 1928 second round. The great run of success by Glen Rovers, who secured eight championship titles in succession between 1934 and 1941, was ended in the semi-final by Ballincollig, a team who had never won the championship and had been beaten by the Glen in the previous year's final. In the 1994 final, Carbery, a division where Gaelic football dominated, beat Midleton to take the title.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Classic-county-hurling-finals-Carbery-bounced-back-to-upset-the-odds-in-1994-1660aaf5-4376-4624-9d3e-82290a165891-ds|title=Classic county hurling finals: Carbery bounced back to upset the odds in 1994|newspaper=The Echo|date=20 June 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|first=John|last=Horgan}} The latter stages of the 2011 championship featured a number of shock results, including the Cork Institute of Technology beating Newtownshandrum by 14 points and Carrigtwohill beating Midleton before going on to win their first title in 93 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20169586.html|title=Hero O'Farrell: Carrig fairytale can't be topped|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=4 October 2011|access-date=28 August 2020|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}} University College Cork's 1-23 to 1-20 defeat of four-in-a-row hopefuls Imokilly in the 2020 championship was the most recent shock result.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40036688.html|title=UCC shock champions Imokilly, throw Cork Premier SHC wide open|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=23 August 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}}
=Rivalries=
Matches between keen rivals in the championship are often heated and tension-filled affairs. However, the matches and the rivalries they encompass are frequently listed among the best in the championship. Rivalries can stem from a number of reasons, including the geographic proximity of the teams involved and the glory of "beating the neighbours" to an urban-rural rivalry between teams. In Cork city the River Lee often leads to a northside-southside rivalry.
Some of the more prominent rivalries include:
- Ballyhea–Newtownshandrum
- Blackrock–Glen Rovers
- Blackrock–St Finbarr's
- Glen Rovers–Na Piarsaigh
- Glen Rovers–St Finbarr's
Format
=History=
In the 131 championships prior to 2020, many different championship formats were used. These include straight knockout, divisional formats, group stages, double-elimination and triple-elimination.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40715372.html|title=Cork hurling: Round-robin system more popular this time around|publisher=Echo Live|date=9 October 2021|accessdate=10 October 2021|first=Denis|last=Hurley}} On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted to restructure the championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/heres-a-breakdown-of-the-proposals-to-restructure-the-cork-county-championships-913518.html|title=Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=26 March 2019|access-date=16 September 2019|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0402/1040309-cork-clubs-vote/|title=Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=2 April 2019|access-date=16 September 2019}} The new format led to the splitting of the championship in two and the creation of the Cork Premier Senior Championship and the Cork Senior A Championship.
=Current=
Group stage: The 12 club teams are divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group are then ranked 1-6 with the top team receiving a bye to the semi-finals and the teams ranked 2-6 progressing to the quarter-finals.
Divisional and colleges section: The colleges and divisional sides compete in a separate section, with one team qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals: The three quarter-finals feature the teams ranked 2-6 from the group stage and the divisional/colleges section winner. Three teams qualify for the next round.
Semi-finals: The two semi-finals feature four teams; the three quarter-final winners and the top-ranked team from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Teams
= 2025 teams =
21 teams will compete in the 2025 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship: 12 clubs in the group stage and 9 divisional teams in the divisional/colleges section.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="background:red;color:white" | Team
! style="background:red;color:white" | Location ! style="background:red;color:white" | Club/division ! style="background:red;color:white" | Club's division side ! style="background:red;color:white" | Colours ! style="background:red;color:white" | Position in 2024 ! style="background:red;color:white" | In championship since ! style="background:red;color:white" | Championship titles ! style="background:red;color:white" | Last championship title |
|---|
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Avondhu
|North Cork |Division |{{N/A}} |Black and yellow |Divisional/colleges semi-finals |2022 |3 |1996 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock
|Club |Green and gold |Semi-finals |1887 |33 |2020 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Wexford.svg Carbery
|Division |{{N/A}} |Purple with gold hoop |Divisional/colleges group stage |2022 |1 |1994 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Carrigdhoun
|South-East Cork |Division |{{N/A}} |Black and gold strip |— |2025 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Cork.svg Charleville
|Club |Red and white |Relegation playoff winners |2021 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Flag of Torhout.svg Douglas
|Club |Green, Black and White hoops |Group stage |2010 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Duhallow.png Duhallow
|Division |{{N/A}} |Orange and black |Divisional/colleges group stage |1982 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Flag of Liechtenstein_(1852-1921).svg Erin's Own
|Club |Blue and red |Group stage |1988 |3 |2007 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Mayo.svg Fr. O'Neill's
|Club |Green and red |Quarter-finals |2023 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
|Club |Green, black and gold |Champions (Cork SAHC) |2025 |27 |2016 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly
|Division |{{N/A}} |Red and white |Champions |1979 |6 |2024 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Kanturk
|Club |Green and white |Quarter-finals |2022 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton
|Club |Black and white |Semi-finals |1979 |8 |2021 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Cork.svg MTU Cork
|Division |{{N/A}} |Red and white |— |2025 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Muskerry
|Division |{{N/A}} |White and green |Divisional/colleges runners-up |2021 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Flag of Naples.svg Newcestown
|Club |Red and gold |Group stage |2024 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum
|Club |Green and gold |Quarter-finals |1997 |4 |2009 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Laois.svg Sarsfields
|Club |Black, blue and white |Runners-up |1925 |7 |2023 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Cork.svg Seandún
|Division |{{N/A}} |Red and white |— |2025 |0 |{{N/A}} |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Clare.svg St. Finbarr's
|Club |Royal Blue and Gold |Group stage |1887 |26 |2022 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Down.svg University College Cork
|College Road |Division |{{N/A}} |Red and black |Divisional/colleges semi-finals |1989 |2 |1970 |
=Clubs that eligible for divisional teams=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |
| style="background:red;color:white" | Division
! style="background:red;color:white" |Clubs eligible for divisional team |
|---|
| Avondhu
|Araglen, Ballyclough, Ballygiblin, Ballyhooly, Buttevant, Castletownroche, Clyda Rovers, Doneraile, Dromina, Harbour Rovers, Kildorrery, Killavullen, Kilshannig, Kilworth, Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels, Mallow, Milford, Shanballymore |
| Carbery
|Argideen Rangers, Ballinascarthy, Bandon, Bantry Blues, Barryroe, Clonakilty, Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's, Dohenys, Gabriel Rangers, Kilbree, Kilbrittain, O'Donovan Rossa, Randal Óg, St Colum's, St. James, St Mary's, St Oliver Plunkett's |
| Carrigdhoun
|Ballinhassig, Ballygarvan, Ballymartle, Belgooly, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Kinsale, Shamrocks, Tracton, Valley Rovers |
| Duhallow
|Banteer, Castlemagner, Dromtarriffe, Freemount, Kilbrin, Lismire, Meelin, Millstreet, Newmarket, Tullylease |
| Imokilly
|Aghada, Carrignavar, Castlemartyr, Cloyne, Cobh, Dungourney, Lisgoold, Russell Rovers, St. Catherine's, St. Ita's, Youghal |
| Muskerry
|Aghabullogue, Ballincollig, Ballinora, Cloughduv, Donoughmore, Dripsey, Éire Óg, Grenagh, Gleann na Laoi, Iveleary, Kilmichael, Laochra Óg |
| Seandún
|Brian Dillons, Delaneys, Lough Rovers, Mayfield, Nemo Rangers, Passage West, Rathpeacon, St. Vincent's, Whitechurch |
Sponsorship
TSB Bank became the first title sponsor of the championship, serving in that capacity until 2005 when the Evening Echo signed a sponsorship deal. In 2020, Dairygold Co-Op Superstores were unveiled as the new title sponsor of the Cork Premier Senior Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40022501.html|title=Cork GAA ink hurling sponsorship deal with Dairygold Co-Op Superstores|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020|first=Colm|last=O'Connor}}
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. This place is reserved for club teams only as divisional and amalgamated teams are not allowed in the provincial championship. If a divisional side wins the Cork Championship then the runners-up qualify for the Munster Championship. This has occurred on six occasions. If two divisional sides qualify for the final then the provincial championship place is given to one of the defeated semi-finalists. This occurred in 1996 when Na Piarsaigh represented Cork due to Avondhu and Imokilly contesting the final.
Venues
=Group stage=
File:Turners.cross.jpg, better known as an association football stadium, hosted three successive finals between 1901 and 1903.]]
File:Páirc Uí Chaoimh.jpg, on the site of the previous stadium which hosted it from 1976 to 2014.]]
Fixtures in the group stage of the championship are usually played at a neutral venue that is deemed halfway between the participating teams. Some of the more common venues include Mallow GAA Complex, Brinny Sportsfield, Coachford Pitch and Clonmult Memorial Park. All games in the knockout stage are played at either Páirc Uí Rinn or Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
=Final=
The final has been played at the rebuilt Páirc Uí Chaoimh since it opened in 2017. The rebuilding process meant that the finals of 2015 and 2016 were hosted at Páirc Uí Rinn. Continuing work on the pitch at the new stadium resulted in the 2019 final also being played at Páirc Uí Rinn.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Work-on-the-new-pitch-at-Pairc-Ui-Chaoimh-is-underway-to-take-advantage-of-summer-growth-3b8424f8-b15f-43f1-b5d2-d2d048f2a785-ds|title=Work on the new pitch at Páirc Uí Chaoimh is underway to take advantage of summer growth|newspaper=Evening Echo|date=28 July 2019|access-date=9 October 2019|first=John|last=Horgan}} Prior to rebuilding, the final was hosted by the original Páirc Uí Chaoimh since it opened in 1976. The final was played at the Mardyke in 1974 and 1975, while in the 70 years prior to the development of Páirc Uí Chaoimh the final was usually played at the Cork Athletic Grounds. From the inaugural championship in 1887 up to the turn of the 20th century, the final was held at a variety of venues in the city and around the county, most notably the Cork Park enclosure. The other venues used during this period include:
- Blarney Sportsfield (1890)
- Mallow Town Park (1891, 1895-1896, 1914)
- Carrigtwohill Sportsfield (1900)
- Turners Cross (1901-1903)
- Ballinhassig Sportsfield (1906)
- Carrignafoy Ground (1908)
- Riverstown Sportsfield (1911)
Managers
Managers in the Cork Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.
| class="wikitable" |
| + Winning managers (1980–present) |
| Manager
!Team !Wins !Winning years |
|---|
| Con Roche
|style="text-align:center"|St. Finbarr's |style="text-align:center;"|3 |1982, 1984, 1988 |
| Tim Murphy
|style="text-align:center"|Blackrock |style="text-align:center;"|3 |1985, 2001, 2002 |
| Paddy Fitzgerald
|style="text-align:center"|Midleton |style="text-align:center;"|3 |1986, 1987, 1991 |
| Fergal Condon
|style="text-align:center"|Imokilly |style="text-align:center;"|3 |2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Gerald McCarthy
|style="text-align:center"|St. Finbarr's |style="text-align:center;"|2 |1980, 1981 |
| Éamonn Ryan
|style="text-align:center"|Na Piarsaigh |style="text-align:center;"|2 |1990, 1995 |
| P. J. Murphy
|style="text-align:center"|Erin's Own |style="text-align:center;"|2 |1992, 2007 |
| Seánie O'Leary
|style="text-align:center"|Imokilly |style="text-align:center;"|2 |1997, 1998 |
| Bernie O'Connor
|style="text-align:center"|Newtownshandrum |style="text-align:center;"|2 |2000, 2005 |
| John Crowley
|style="text-align:center"|Sarsfields |style="text-align:center;"|2 |2010, 2023 |
| Pat Ryan
|style="text-align:center"|Sarsfields |style="text-align:center;"|2 |2012, 2014 |
| Richie Kelleher
|style="text-align:center"|Glen Rovers |style="text-align:center;"|2 |2015, 2016 |
| Denis Kelleher
|style="text-align:center"|Midleton |style="text-align:center;"|1 |1983 |
| Donie O'Donovan
|style="text-align:center"|Glen Rovers |style="text-align:center;"|1 |1989 |
| Charlie McCarty
|style="text-align:center"|St. Finbarr's |style="text-align:center;"|1 |1993 |
| Noel Crowley
|style="text-align:center"|Carbery |style="text-align:center;"|1 |1994 |
| Jack Russell
|style="text-align:center"|Avondhu |style="text-align:center;"|1 |1996 |
| Michael O'Brien
|style="text-align:center"|Blackrock |style="text-align:center;"|1 |1999 |
| Ger Cunningham
|style="text-align:center"|Newtownshandrum |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2003 |
| Paul O'Connor
|style="text-align:center"|Na Piarsaigh |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2004 |
| Martin Bowen
|style="text-align:center"|Erin's Own |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2006 |
| Bertie Óg Murphy
|style="text-align:center"|Sarsfields |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2008 |
| Phil Noonan
|style="text-align:center"|Newtownshandrum |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2009 |
| James O'Connor
|style="text-align:center"|Carrigtwohill |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2011 |
| Peter Smith
|style="text-align:center"|Midleton |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2013 |
| Fergal Ryan
|style="text-align:center"|Blackrock |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2020 |
| Ger FitzGerald
|style="text-align:center"|Midleton |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2021 |
| Ger Cunningham
|style="text-align:center"|St Finbarr's |style="text-align:center;"|1 |2022 |
Trophy and medals
The Seán Óg Murphy Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was commissioned to honour Seán Óg Murphy who served as a hurler, selector and County Board Secretary at various times over a 45-year period. Prior to this, several different cups and trophies had been presented to winning captains. The Seán Óg Murphy Cup is similar in design to the Liam MacCarthy Cup which was constructed to look like a medieval Irish drinking vessel called a mather. The cup bears the Irish inscription: Croabh Iomána Sinsear, Coiste Chontae Chorcaí de Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, a bhronn an corn seo, 1963, mar cuimhne ar Seán Óg Ó Murchú. Des Kiely of University College Cork was the first recipient of the cup when it was presented to him by the widow of the late Seán Óg Murphy after the 1963 final.
Traditionally, at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, the victory presentation takes place at a special rostrum in the main grandstand. At Páirc Uí Rinn the presentation was made on a podium on the pitch. The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup, which is held by the winning team until the following year's final.
In accordance with GAA rules, the County Board awards a set of gold medals to the championship winners. The medals depict a stylised version of the Cork GAA crest.
Roll of honour
=By club=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:red;color:white" |# ! style="background:red;color:white" | Club ! style="background:red;color:white" | Titles ! style="background:red;color:white" | Runners-up ! style="background:red;color:white" | Championships won ! style="background:red;color:white" | Championships runner-up |
| 1
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock | 33 | 20 | 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1956, 1961, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2020 | 1892, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1939, 1948, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2017, 2022 |
| 2
| style="text-align:left"| File:Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers | 27 | 18 | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1989, 2015, 2016 | 1930, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1991, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 3
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Clare.svg St. Finbarr's | 26 | 15 | 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993, 2022 | 1901, 1903, 1925, 1929, 1934, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1983, 1990 |
| 4
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton | 8 | 8 | 1914, 1916, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2013, 2021 | 1908, 1913, 1917, 1938, 1985, 1994, 2018, 2023 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Laois.svg Sarsfields | 7 | 11 | 1951, 1957, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2023 | 1909, 1936, 1940, 1947, 1953, 1989, 1997, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2024 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly | 6 | 4 | 1997, 1998, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 | 1949, 1968, 1996, 2001 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Redmonds | 5 | 5 | 1892, 1900, 1901, 1915, 1917 | 1893, 1899, 1912, 1924, 1927 |
| 8
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum | 4 | 2 | 2002, 2007 |
| rowspan="4" |9
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Dungourney | 3 | 2 | 1900, 1910 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Na Piarsaigh
| 3 | 2 | 1987, 1992 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Flag of Liechtenstein_(1852-1921).svg Erin's Own
| 3 | 2 | 2000, 2016 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Avondhu
| 3 | 1 | 1961 |
| rowspan="2" |13
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Down.svg University College Cork | 2 | 7 | 1957, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1999 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Clare.svg Carrigtwohill
| 2 | 5 | 1898, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937 |
| rowspan="5" |15
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Sligo.svg Ballyhea | 1 | 3 | 1896 | 1895, 1984, 1995 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Aghabullogue
| 1 | 1 | 1890 | 1911 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg
| 1 | 1 | 1928 | 1931 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Wexford.svg Carbery
| 1 | 1 | 1994 | 1993 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Tower Street
| 1 | 0 | 1888 | {{N/A}} |
| rowspan="20" |20
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Aghada | 0 | 3 | {{N/A}} | 1889, 1890, 1897 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
| 0 | 3 | {{N/A}} | 1941, 1942, 1943 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Down.svg Cloyne
| 0 | 3 | {{N/A}} | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan
| 0 | 2 | {{N/A}} | 1888, 1896 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Castletownroche
| 0 | 2 | {{N/A}} | 1904, 1907 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kildare.svg Passage West
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1887 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Laois.svg Inniscarra
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1891 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Blarney
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1894 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Down.svg Shanballymore
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1902 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Ballymartle
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1906 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Down.svg Collegians
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1915 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Shamrocks
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1916 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Laois.svg Fairhill
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1920 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Flag of Naples.svg Mallow
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1928 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Carrigdhoun
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1945 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Muskerry
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1970 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Galway.svg Youghal
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 1972 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Offaly.svg Bride Rovers
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 2008 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg CIT
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 2011 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Galway.svg Bishopstown
| 0 | 1 | {{N/A}} | 2012 |
=By Division=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:red;color:white" |Division ! style="background:red;color:white" | Titles ! style="background:red;color:white" | Runners-Up ! style="background:red;color:white" |Total |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Cork.svg Seandun*
|97 |72 |169 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Imokilly
|28 |39 |67 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Avondhu
|8 |10 |18 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Limerick.svg Muskerry
|2 |8 |10 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Wexford.svg Carbery
|1 |1 |2 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Carrigdhoun
|0 |5 |5 |
| style="text-align:left" | File:Duhallow.png Duhallow
|0 |0 |0 |
= Notes =
- Seandun — Includes 2 wins and 9 runners-up for colleges (MTU, UCC)
List of finals
= Legend =
- {{bg|gold|Gold}} – Munster senior club champions
- {{bg|silver|Silver}} – Munster senior club runners-up
= List of Cork SHC finals =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"style="background:red;color:white" |Year ! colspan="2"style="background:red;color:white" |Winners ! colspan="2"style="background:red;color:white" |Runners-up ! rowspan="2" style="background:red;color:white" |Winning captain ! rowspan="2" style="background:red;color:white" |# |
| style="background:red;color:white" |Club
! style="background:red;color:white" |Score ! style="background:red;color:white" |Club ! style="background:red;color:white" |Score |
|---|
| 1887
| | | | |
| 1888
| 4-01 | 0-01 | |
| 1889
| Wo | Aghada | Scr | |
| 1890
| 7-03 | Aghada | 1-01 | Dan Lane | |
| 1891
| 4-04 | 0-00 | |
| 1892
| 2-04 | 0-05 | |
| 1893
| 2-05 | 1-01 | |
| 1894
| 1-05 | Blarney | 0-02 | |
| 1895
| 1-02 | Ballyhea | 1-01 | |
| 1896
| Ballyhea | 6-10 | 1-02 | Jer Murphy | |
| 1897
| 5-08 | Aghada | 0-00 | |
| 1898
| 2-09 | 0-02 | |
| 1899
| 0-08 | 0-07 | |
| 1900
| 1-09 | 2-03 | | |
| 1901
| 1-11 | 2-04 | |
| 1902
| 3-10 | 2-05 | |
| 1903
| 2-08 | 1-10 | |
| 1904
| Wo | Scr | Dan Harrington | |
| 1905
! colspan=6 align=center | No Championship |
| 1906
| 2-09 | 0-06 | Dan Harrington | |
| 1907
| 5-17 | 0-03 | |
| 1908
| 4-11 | Midleton | 2-03 | | |
| 1909
| 6-10 | 1-08 | | |
| 1910
| 6-03 | 3-01 | | |
| 1911
| 3-02 | 0-00 | | |
| 1912
| 4-02 | 0-01 | |
| 1913
| 3-03 | Midleton | 2-03 | |
| 1914
| Midleton | Wo | Scr | | |
| 1915
| 4-01 | 0-01 | |
| 1916
| Midleton | 4-00 | 3-02 | |
| 1917
| 5-01 | Midleton | 1-03 | |
| 1918
| 4-01 | 1-07 | Billy Kennedy | |
| 1919
| 5-03 | 4-01 | T. Finn | |
| 1920
| 14-04 | Fairhill | 2-00 | |
| 1921
! colspan=6 align=center | No Championship |
| 1922
| Wo | Scr | | |
| 1923
| 0-06 | 1-02 | |
| 1924
| 3-05 | 1-02 | |
| 1925
| 6-04 | 2-03 | |
| 1926
| 6-02 | 5-04 | D. Coughlan | |
| 1927
| 5-05 | 2-01 | |
| 1928
| Éire Óg | 5-02 | Mallow | 3-02 | |
| 1929
| 5-06 | 2-02 | | |
| 1930
| 3-08 | 1-03 | |
| 1931
| 2-04 | Éire Óg | 0-03 | |
| 1932
| 5-03 | 4-04 | |
| 1933
| 6-06 | 5-00 | |
| 1934
| 3-02 | 0-06 | Josa Lee | |
| 1935
| Wo. | Scr. | Josa Lee | |
| 1936
| 7-05 | 4-02 | Josa Lee | |
| 1937
| 3-05 | 1-00 | Josa Lee | |
| 1938
| 5-06 | Midleton | 1-03 | Josa Lee | |
| 1939
| 5-04 | 2-05 | |
| 1940
| 10-06 | 7-05 | |
| 1941
| 4-07 | 2-02 | |
| 1942
| 5-07 | 2-02 | | |
| 1943
| 7-09 | 1-01 | J. Horgan | |
| 1944
| 5-07 | 3-03 | |
| 1945
| 4-10 | 5-03 | |
| 1946
| 2-03 | 2-01 | | |
| 1947
| 4-06 | 4-04 | | |
| 1948
| 5-07 | 3-02 | |
| 1949
| 6-05 | Imokilly | 0-14 | |
| 1950
| 2-08 | 0-05 | |
| 1951
| 5-08 | 3-07 | Pat O'Leary | |
| 1952
| Avondhu | 3-08 | 4-03 | | |
| 1953
| 8-05 | 4-03 | |
| 1954
| 7-07 | 3-02 | |
| 1955
| 2-08 | 2-06 | |
| 1956
| 2-10 | 2-02 | |
| 1957
| 5-10 | 4-06 | Mossie O'Connor | |
| 1958
| 4-06 | 3-05 | |
| 1959
| 3-11 | 3-05 | |
| 1960
| 3-08 | 1-12 | |
| 1961
| 4-10 | Avondhu | 3-07 | |
| 1962
| 3-08 | 2-10 | Finbarr O'Regan | |
| 1963
| 4-17 | 5-06 | Des Kiely | |
| 1964
|bgcolor=gold| Glen Rovers | 3-12 | 2-07 | |
| 1965
|bgcolor=gold| St. Finbarr's | 6-08 | 2-06 |Tim O’Mullane | |
| 1966
| Avondhu | 2-11 | 4-04 | |
| 1967
| 3-09 | 1-09 | Seán Kennefick | |
| 1968
| 5-09 | Imokilly | 1-19 | Jim Power | |
| 1969
|bgcolor=silver| Glen Rovers | 4-16 | 1-13 | |
| 1970
| 2-12 | Muskerry | 0-16 | Mick McCarthy | |
| 1971
|bgcolor=gold| Blackrock | 2-19 | 5-04 | |
| 1972
|bgcolor=gold| Glen Rovers | 3-15 | Youghal | 1-10 | |
| 1973
|bgcolor=gold| Blackrock | 2-12 | 2-10 | |
| 1974
|bgcolor=gold| St. Finbarr's | 2-17 | 2-14 | Jim Power | |
| 1975
|bgcolor=gold| Blackrock | 4-11 | 0-10 | |
| 1976
|bgcolor=gold| Glen Rovers | 2-07 | 0-10 | |
| 1977
|bgcolor=gold| St. Finbarr's | 1-17 | 1-05 | |
| 1978
|bgcolor=gold| Blackrock | 4-12 | 1-07 | |
| 1979
|bgcolor=gold| Blackrock | 2-14 | 2-06 | |
| 1980
|bgcolor=gold| St. Finbarr's | 1-09 | 2-04 | Billy O'Brien | |
| 1981
| 1-12 | 1-09 | |
| 1982
| 2-17 | 3-09 | |
| 1983
|bgcolor=gold| Midleton | 1-18 | 2-09 | |
| 1984
| 1-15 | Ballyhea | 2-04 | |
| 1985
|bgcolor=silver| Blackrock | 1-14 | Midleton | 1-08 | |
| 1986
| Midleton | 1-18 | 1-10 | |
| 1987
|bgcolor=gold| Midleton | 2-12 | 0-15 | |
| 1988
| 3-18 | 2-14 |
| 1989
| 4-15 | 3-13 |
| 1990
| 2-07 | 1-08 | Christy Coughlan |
| 1991
|bgcolor=silver| Midleton | 1-17 | 1-08 |
| 1992
| 1-12 | 0-12 | Frank Horgan |
| 1993
| 1-14 | Carbery | 1-13 | Mick Barry |
| 1994
| Carbery | 3-12 | Midleton | 3-06 | Barry Harte |
| 1995
| 1-12 | Ballyhea | 3-01 | Leonard Forde |
| 1996
| Avondhu | 0-13 | Imokilly | 1-08 | Aidan Kenny |
| 1997
| Imokilly | 1-18 | 2-12 |
| 1998
| Imokilly | 1-10 | 1-05 | William O'Riordan |
| 1999
| 3-17 | 0-08 | Noel Keane |
| 2000
| 0-14 | 0-11 | Donal Mulcahy |
| 2001
|bgcolor=silver| Blackrock | 4-08 | Imokilly | 2-07 |
| 2002
| 1-14 | 0-12 |
| 2003
|bgcolor=gold| Newtownshandrum | 0-17 | 0-09 | John McCarthy |
| 2004
| 0-17 | Cloyne | 0-10 |
| 2005
|bgcolor=gold| Newtownshandrum | 0-15 | Cloyne | 0-09 | Brendan Mulcahy |
| 2006
|bgcolor=silver| Erin's Own | 2-19 | Cloyne | 3-14 |
| 2007
| 1-11 | 0-07 | {{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/erins-own-battle-hard-to-retain-rebel-hurling-crown-26324983.html|title=Erin's Own battle hard to retain Rebel hurling crown|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=15 October 2007|access-date=4 November 2017|first=Edward|last=Newman}} |
| 2008
| 2-14 | 2-13 | {{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cussen-helps-sars-end-51year-wait-26480638.html|title=Cussen helps Sars end 51-year wait|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=29 September 2008|access-date=19 November 2017}} |
| 2009
|bgcolor=gold| Newtownshandrum | 3-22 | 1-12 | Dermot Gleeson | {{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/newtown-know-how-snuffs-out-sars-103100.html|title=Newtown know-how snuffs out Sars|date=12 October 2009|newspaper=Irish Examiner|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}} |
| 2010
| 1-17 | 0-18 | {{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/sars-show-true-grit-to-battle-back-for-victory-133163.html|title=Sars show true grit to battle back for victory|date=11 October 2010|newspaper=Irish Examiner|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}} |
| 2011
| 0-15 | Cork Institute of Technology | 1-11 | Brian Lordan | {{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/ofarrell-keeps-his-cool-for-carrig-to-end-93year-wait-2893943.html|title=O'Farrell keeps his cool for Carrig to end 93-year wait|date=3 October 2011|newspaper=Irish Independent|access-date=10 October 2011}} |
| 2012
| 1-15 | 1-13 | Joe Barry | {{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/style-and-steel-seal-third-title-in-five-years-for-sars-210162.html |title=Style and steel seal third title in five years for Sars |access-date=9 October 2012 |newspaper=Irish Examiner|date= 8 October 2012}} |
| 2013
| Midleton | 2-15 | 2-13 | Pádraig O'Shea |
| 2014
| 2-18 | 0-08 |
| 2015
| 2-17 | 1-13 |
| 2016
|bgcolor=silver| Glen Rovers | 0-19 | 2-11 | {{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/spirit-of-glen-rovers-adds-lustre-to-rich-and-special-tradition-424979.html|title=Spirit of Glen Rovers adds lustre to rich and special tradition|newspaper=Irish Examiner|date=10 October 2016|access-date=5 December 2017|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}} |
| 2017
| Imokilly | 3-13 | 0-18 |
| 2018
| Imokilly | 4-19 | Midleton | 1-18 |
| 2019
| Imokilly | 2-17 | 1-16 |
| 2020
| 4-26 | 4-18 | Michael O'Halloran |
| 2021
| Midleton | 0-24 | 1-18 |
| 2022
| 2-14 | 1-07 |
| 2023
| 0-21 | Midleton | 0-19 | |
| 2024
| Imokilly | 1-23 | bgcolor=gold | Sarsfields | 0-17 | | |
= Notes =
- 1933 - The first match ended in a draw: St. Finbarr's 4-6, Carrigtwohill 5-3.
- 1943 - The first match ended in a draw: St. Finbarr's 3-3, Ballincollig 3-3.
- 1952 - The first match ended in a draw: Avondhu 3-9, St. Finbarr's 4-6.
- 1955 - The first match ended in a draw: St. Finbarr's 2-6, Glen Rovers 1-9.
- 1962 - The first match ended in a draw: Glen Rovers 3-7, University College Cork 2-10
- 1990 - The first match ended in a draw: Na Piarsaigh 1-12, St. Finbarr's 3-6.
- 1996 - The first match ended in a draw: Avondhu 1-12, Imokilly 1-12.
- 2020 - The match ended in a draw before extra time was played.
Records and statistics
=Final=
==Team==
- Most wins: 33:
- Blackrock (1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1956, 1961, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2020)
- Most consecutive wins: 8:
- Glen Rovers (1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941)
- Most appearances in a final: 53:
- Blackrock (1887, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2017, 2020, 2022)
- Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 3, joint record
- Aghada (1889, 1890, 1897)
- Ballincollig (1941, 1942, 1943)
- Cloyne (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Most appearances in a final without losing (streak): 11
- Blackrock (1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913)
- Biggest win: 40 points
- Blackrock 14-04 - 2-00 Fairhill, (1920)
- Most goals in a final: 17
- Glen Rovers 10-06 - 7-05 Sarsfields, (1940)
- Most goals by a losing side: 7
- Sarsfields 7-05 - 10-06 Glen Rovers, (1940)
- Most defeats: 20
- Blackrock (1892, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1939, 1948, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2017, 2022)
==Individual==
=Teams=
==By decade==
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Cork Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1880s: 2 for Blackrock (1887–89)
- 1890s: 6 for Blackrock (1891-93-94-95-97-98)
- 1900s: 3 for St. Finbarr's (1904-05-06)
- 1910s: 4 for Blackrock (1910-11-12-13)
- 1920s: 5 for St. Finbarr's (1920-24-25-27-29)
- 1930s: 6 for Glen Rovers (1934-35-36-37-38-39)
- 1940s: 6 for Glen Rovers (1940-41-44-45-48-49)
- 1950s: 5 for Glen Rovers (1950-53-54-57-58)
- 1960s: 5 for Glen Rovers (1960-62-64-67-69)
- 1970s: 5 for Blackrock (1971-73-75-78-79)
- 1980s: 5 for St. Finbarr's (1980-81-82-84-88)
- 1990s: 2 each for Na Piarsaigh (1990–95) and Imokilly (1997–98)
- 2000s: 4 for Newtownshandrum (2000-03-05-09)
- 2010s: 3 each for Sarsfields (2010-12-14) and Imokilly (2017-18-19)
==Successful defending==
Only 7 teams of the 19 who have won the championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:
- Glen Rovers on 14 attempts out of 26 (1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1959, 1960, 2016)
- Blackrock on 11 attempts out of 31 (1894, 1895, 1898, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1979, 2002)
- St. Finbarr's on 8 attempts out of 24 (1905, 1906, 1923, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1981, 1982)
- Imokilly on 3 attempts out of 4 (1997, 2018, 2019)
- Redmonds on 1 attempt out of 4 (1901)
- Midleton on 1 attempt out of 6 (1987)
- Erin's Own on 1 attempt out of 2 (2007)
==Longest undefeated run==
The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 30 games held by Glen Rovers. It began with a 5-06 to 3-00 win against Mallow in their opening game of the 1934 championship on 22 April 1934 and finished with a 3-08 to 3-01 win against Sarsfields in the first round of the 1942 championship on 17 May 1942. The 30-game unbeaten streak, which included no drawn game but one walkover, ended with a 5-04 to 1-08 loss to Ballincollig in the 1942 championship semi-final.
=Top scorers=
==All time==
{{updated|match played 20 October 2024.}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| + | |||||
| Rank
!Name !Team(s) !Goals !Points !Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | {{sortname|Patrick|Horgan}} | Glen Rovers | 30 | 683 | 773 |
| 2 | {{sortname|Eoghan|Murphy|Eoghan Murphy (hurler)}} | Erin's Own | 20 | 529 | 589 |
| 3 | {{sortname|Conor|Lehane}} | Midleton | 20 | 437 | 497 |
| 4 | {{sortname|Christy|Ring}} | Glen Rovers | 80 | 205 | 445 |
| 5 | {{sortname|Ben|O'Connor|Ben O'Connor (hurler)}} | Newtownshandrum | 21 | 360 | 423 |
| 6 | {{sortname|Joe|Deane}} | Killeagh | 21 | 351 | 414 |
| 7 | {{sortname|Barry|Johnson|Barry Johnson (hurler)}} | Bride Rovers | 15 | 322 | 367 |
| 8 | {{sortname|Cian|McCarthy}} | Sarsfields Douglas Seandún | 18 | 302 | 356 |
==By year (1970–present)==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| + |
| Year
!Top scorer !Team !Score !Total |
|---|
| 1970
|style="text-align:left;"|Tomás Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|Muskerry |0-38 |38 |
| 1971
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Moylan |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |0-37 |37 |
| 1972
|style="text-align:left;"|Patsy Harte |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |3-14 |23 |
| 1973
|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Buckley |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-22 |28 |
| 1974
|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Glavin |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |4-14 |26 |
| rowspan="2"|1975
|style="text-align:left;"|Paddy O'Sullivan |style="text-align:left;"|Seandún |5-04 |19 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Pat Horgan
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-19 |19 |
| 1976
|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Collins |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |5-08 |23 |
| 1977
|style="text-align:left;"|Noel Crowley |style="text-align:left;"|Bandon |2-16 |22 |
| 1978
|style="text-align:left;"|Pádraig Crowley |style="text-align:left;"|Bandon |1-25 |28 |
| 1979
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |5-45 |60 |
| 1980
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton | | |
| 1981
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |6-05 |23 |
| 1982
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |2-24 |30 |
| 1983
|style="text-align:left;"|Tony Coyne |style="text-align:left;"|Youghal |2-27 |33 |
| 1984
|style="text-align:left;"|Denis Walsh |style="text-align:left;"|Ballyhea |0-31 |31 |
| 1985
|style="text-align:left;"|Finbarr Delaney |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |3-22 |31 |
| 1986
|style="text-align:left;"|Ger FitzGerald |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |5-17 |32 |
| 1987
|style="text-align:left;"|Mickey Mullins |style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |0-33 |33 |
| 1988
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-29 |35 |
| 1989
|style="text-align:left;"|Tadhg Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |3-27 |36 |
| 1990
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-28 |34 |
| 1991
|style="text-align:left;"|Ger Riordan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-22 |25 |
| 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Corcoran |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |0-44 |44 |
| 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |0-24 |24 |
| 1994
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |4-13 |25 |
| 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|Niall Ahern |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |4-17 |29 |
| 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Smiddy |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |3-38 |47 |
| 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |1-47 |50 |
| 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |3-23 |32 |
| 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Deane |style="text-align:left;"|University College Cork |3-26 |35 |
| 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|Joe Deane |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |6-32 |50 |
| 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |6-29 |47 |
| 2002
|style="text-align:left;"|Neil Ronan |style="text-align:left;"|Ballyhea |2-36 |42 |
| 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |2-30 |36 |
| 2004
|style="text-align:left;"|John Anderson |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-47 |47 |
| 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|Paudie O'Sullivan |style="text-align:left;"|Cloyne |3-19 |28 |
| 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|Paudie O'Sullivan |style="text-align:left;"|Cloyne |4-25 |37 |
| 2007
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Murray |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |1-32 |35 |
| 2008
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-43 |46 |
| 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|Niall McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Carrigtwohill |4-27 |39 |
| 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |6-62 |80 |
| 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|Barry Johnson |style="text-align:left;"|Bride Rovers |0-39 |39 |
| 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|Pa Cronin |style="text-align:left;"|Bishopstown |1-44 |47 |
| 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |5-48 |63 |
| 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|Cian McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |2-54 |60 |
| 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|Cian McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |2-52 |58 |
| rowspan="2"|2016
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |3-63 |72 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Eoghan Murphy
|style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |3-63 |72 |
| 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Ronan Crowley |style="text-align:left;"|Bandon |2-54 |60 |
| 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |2-37 |43 |
| 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|Declan Dalton |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |3-55 |64 |
| 2020
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Connolly |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |5-52 |67 |
| 2021
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |6-56 |74 |
==In a single game (2011–present)==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Year
!Top scorer !Team !Score !Total |
|---|
| 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|Robert O'Driscoll |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |2-10 |16 |
| 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-12 |15 |
| 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|Pa Cronin |style="text-align:left;"|Bishopstown |1-10 |13 |
| 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |2-10 |16 |
| 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|Barry Johnson |style="text-align:left;"|Bride Rovers |2-10 |16 |
| 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|Pa O'Callaghan |style="text-align:left;"|Ballyhea |0-15 |15 |
| 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|Eoghan Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |2-12 |18 |
| rowspan=2|2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Ronan Crowley |style="text-align:left;"|Bandon |1-10 |rowspan=2|13 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Pa O'Callaghan
|style="text-align:left;"|Ballyhea |0-13 |
| 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Eoghan Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |1-11 |14 |
| 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|Barry Johnson |style="text-align:left;"|Bride Rovers |3-09 |18 |
| 2020
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |3-11 |20 |
| 2021
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-13 |19 |
==In finals (1934–present)==
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Final
!Top scorer !Team !Score !Total |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|1933
|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Kenneally (D) |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-01 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Kenneally (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |3-00 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1934
|style="text-align:left;"|Patcheen Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-00 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1935
|style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| | | |
| rowspan="1"|1936
|style="text-align:left;"|William O'Driscoll |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |3-00 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1937
|style="text-align:left;"|Dan Moylan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-01 |4 |
| rowspan="1"|1938
|style="text-align:left;"|Charlie Tobin |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |3-01 |10 |
| rowspan="1"|1939
|style="text-align:left;"|Dan Moylan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-01 |7 |
| rowspan="1"|1940
|style="text-align:left;"|Charlie Tobin |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |6-00 |18 |
| rowspan="1"|1941
|style="text-align:left;"|Charlie Tobin |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-02 |5 |
| rowspan="1"|1942
|style="text-align:left;"|Derry Beckett |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |1-03 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1943
|style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"| | | |
| rowspan="1"|1944
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-05 |5 |
| rowspan="1"|1945
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-06 |6 |
| rowspan="2"|1946
|style="text-align:left;"|Seán Condon |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |1-01 |4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Jack Lynch
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-01 |4 |
| rowspan="2"|1947
|style="text-align:left;"|Jim Sargent |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-00 |6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Micka Brennan
|style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |2-00 |6 |
| rowspan="2"|1948
|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Lynam |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-00 |6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Charlie O'Flaherty
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-00 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1949
|style="text-align:left;"|Donie Twomey |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |3-00 |9 |
| rowspan="2"|1950
|style="text-align:left;"|Jack Lynch |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-00 |3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Donie O'Sullivan
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-00 |3 |
| rowspan="1"|1951
|style="text-align:left;"|Micka Brennan |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |3-01 |10 |
| rowspan="2"|1952
|style="text-align:left;"|Harry Goldsboro (D) |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-02 |8 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Mick Kickham (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |3-00 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1953
|style="text-align:left;"|Josie Hartnett |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-00 |6 |
| rowspan="2"|1954
|style="text-align:left;"|Jim Rodgers |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-01 |4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Seán Horgan
|style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-01 |4 |
| rowspan="3"|1955
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring (D) |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-04 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|T. Maher (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |3-00 |9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-03 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1956
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-03 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1957
|style="text-align:left;"|Paddy Barry |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |2-02 |8 |
| rowspan="1"|1958
|style="text-align:left;"|Frank Daly |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-00 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1959
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-06 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1960
|style="text-align:left;"|John Joe Browne |style="text-align:left;"|University College Cork |1-05 |8 |
| rowspan="1"|1961
|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Galligan |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-05 |8 |
| rowspan="2"|1962
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring (D) |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-03 |6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Mick Mortell (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|University College Cork |1-03 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1963
|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Mortell |style="text-align:left;"|University College Cork |1-05 |8 |
| rowspan="1"|1964
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ring |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-04 |7 |
| rowspan="1"|1965
|style="text-align:left;"|Charlie McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-05 |11 |
| rowspan="1"|1966
|style="text-align:left;"|Seánie Barry |style="text-align:left;"|University College Cork |1-02 |5 |
| rowspan="1"|1967
|style="text-align:left;"|Mick Kenneally |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-03 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1968
|style="text-align:left;"|Seánie Barry |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |0-13 |13 |
| rowspan="1"|1969
|style="text-align:left;"|Patsy Harte |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-06 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1970
|style="text-align:left;"|Ray Cummins |style="text-align:left;"|University College Cork |2-03 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1971
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Moylan |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |0-10 |10 |
| rowspan="1"|1972
|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Buckley |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-05 |8 |
| rowspan="1"|1973
|style="text-align:left;"|Donie Collins |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-05 |8 |
| rowspan="1"|1974
|style="text-align:left;"|Charlie McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |2-03 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1975
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-09 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1976
|style="text-align:left;"|Patsy Harte |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |2-02 |8 |
| rowspan="1"|1977
|style="text-align:left;"|Christy Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |1-01 |4 |
| rowspan="1"|1978
|style="text-align:left;"|Ray Cummins |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-04 |7 |
| rowspan="1"|1979
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Moylan |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |0-05 |5 |
| rowspan="1"|1980
|style="text-align:left;"|Éamonn Fitzpatrick |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |1-01 |4 |
| rowspan="1"|1981
|style="text-align:left;"|Paddy Ring |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-03 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1982
|style="text-align:left;"|Ray Cummins |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |3-00 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1983
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |0-10 |10 |
| rowspan="1"|1984
|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Shanahan |style="text-align:left;"|Ballyhea |2-03 |9 |
| rowspan="1"|1985
|style="text-align:left;"|Finbarr Delaney |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-03 |6 |
| rowspan="1"|1986
|style="text-align:left;"|Finbarr Delaney |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-04 |7 |
| rowspan="1"|1987
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |1-09 |12 |
| rowspan="1"|1988
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |0-12 |12 |
| rowspan="1"|1989
|style="text-align:left;"|Tadhg Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |0-09 |9 |
| rowspan="3"|1990
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham (D) |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |1-04 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|James O'Connor (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |2-00 |6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |0-06 |6 |
| rowspan="2"|1991
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |0-07 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Ger Riordan
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-04 |7 |
| 1992
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Corcoran |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |0-10 |10 |
| rowspan="3"|1993
|style="text-align:left;"|Pádraig Crowley (D) |style="text-align:left;"|Carbery |0-07 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Pádraig Crowley (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|Carbery |1-04 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Billy O'Shea (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |0-07 |7 |
| rowspan="2"|1994
|style="text-align:left;"|Jeff O'Connell |style="text-align:left;"|Carbery |2-01 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Ger Manley
|style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |1-04 |7 |
| 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|Mark O'Sullivan |style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |1-01 |4 |
| rowspan="2"|1996
|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Smiddy (D) |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |1-06 |9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Smiddy (R)
|style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |0-06 |6 |
| 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |1-07 |10 |
| rowspan="2"|1998
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Browne |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-01 |4 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Seán O'Farrell
|style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |1-01 |4 |
| 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Browne |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |2-02 |8 |
| 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|John Corcoran |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |0-07 |7 |
| 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Browne |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |3-08 |17 |
| rowspan="2"|2002
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Browne |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |1-04 |7 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor
|style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |0-07 |7 |
| 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |0-10 |10 |
| 2004
|style="text-align:left;"|Aisake Ó hAilpín |style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |0-05 |5 |
| 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |0-06 |6 |
| 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|Eoghan Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |1-10 |13 |
| 2007
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |1-03 |6 |
| rowspan="2"|2008
|style="text-align:left;"|Seán Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|Bride Rovers |1-03 |6 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Pat Ryan
|style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |0-06 |6 |
| 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |1-04 |7 |
| 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-10 |10 |
| 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Fitzgerald |style="text-align:left;"|Carrigtwohill |0-06 |6 |
| 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|Cian McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |0-08 |8 |
| 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |2-10 |16 |
| 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|Cian McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |0-10 |10 |
| rowspan="2"|2015
|style="text-align:left;"|Cian McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |1-06 |9 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan
|style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-09 |9 |
| 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-12 |12 |
| 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael O'Halloran |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |0-08 |8 |
| 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Séamus Harnedy |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |1-06 |9 |
| 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |0-11 |11 |
| 2020
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-11 |14 |
| 2021
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |1-12 |15 |
==Cumulative finals==
{{updated|match played 4 October 2020.}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| + | |||||
| Rank
!Name !Team !Goals !Points !Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | {{sortname|Christy|Ring}} | Glen Rovers | 12 | 44 | 80 |
| 2 | {{sortname|Patrick|Horgan}} | Glen Rovers | 2 | 70 | 76 |
| 3 | {{sortname|Charlie|McCarthy|Charlie McCarthy (hurler)}} | St. Finbarr's | 9 | 25 | 52 |
| 4 | {{sortname|Cian|McCarthy}} | Sarsfields | 2 | 40 | 46 |
| 5 | {{sortname|Charlie|Tobin}} | Glen Rovers | 12 | 7 | 43 |
| 6 | {{sortname|Ben|O'Connor|Ben O'Connor (hurler)}} | Newtownshandrum | 2 | 36 | 42 |
| 7 | {{sortname|Ray|Cummins}} | Blackrock | 9 | 13 | 40 |
| 8 | {{sortname|Patsy|Harte}} | Glen Rovers | 5 | 24 | 39 |
| rowspan=2|9 | {{sortname|Alan|Browne}} | Blackrock | 7 | 15 | 36 |
| {{sortname|Conor|Lehane}} | Midleton | 2 | 30 | 36 |
=Man of the match=
List of county final man of the match award winners:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Final
!MOTM !Team |
|---|
| rowspan="1"|1979
|style="text-align:left;"|Dermot McCurtain |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |
| rowspan="1"|1980
|style="text-align:left;"|John Cremin |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |
| rowspan="1"|1981
|style="text-align:left;"|John Blake |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |
| rowspan="1"|1982
|style="text-align:left;"|Ger Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |
| rowspan="1"|1983
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |
| rowspan="1"|1984
|style="text-align:left;"|Phil Ryan |style="text-align:left;"|Ballyhea |
| rowspan="1"|1985
|style="text-align:left;"|Jim Cashman |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |
| rowspan="1"|1986
|style="text-align:left;"|Tadhg McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |
| rowspan="1"|1987
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fenton |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |
| rowspan="1"|1988
|style="text-align:left;"|Brian Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |
| rowspan="1"|1989
|style="text-align:left;"|John Fitzgibbon |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |
| rowspan="1"|1990
|style="text-align:left;"|Richie McDonnell |style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |
| rowspan="1"|1991
|style="text-align:left;"|Kieran McGuckin |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |
| rowspan="1"|1992
|style="text-align:left;"|Timmy Kelleher |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |
| rowspan="1"|1993
|style="text-align:left;"|Ger Cunningham |style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's |
| rowspan="1"|1994
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Kenneally |style="text-align:left;"|Carbery |
| rowspan="1"|1995
|style="text-align:left;"|Paul O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |
| rowspan="2"|1996
|style="text-align:left;"|Fergal McCormack |style="text-align:left;"|Avondhu |
| style="text-align:left;"|Conor Hannon
|style="text-align:left;"|Avondhu |
| rowspan="1"|1997
|style="text-align:left;"|Timmy McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |
| rowspan="1"|1998
|style="text-align:left;"|Mark Landers |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |
| rowspan="1"|1999
|style="text-align:left;"|Jim Cashman |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |
| rowspan="1"|2000
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Mulcahy |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |
| rowspan="1"|2001
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Browne |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |
| rowspan="1"|2002
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Cummins |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |
| rowspan="1"|2003
|style="text-align:left;"|Ben O'Connor |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |
| rowspan="1"|2004
|style="text-align:left;"|John Gardiner |style="text-align:left;"|Na Piarsaigh |
| rowspan="1"|2005
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Mulcahy |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |
| rowspan="1"|2006
|style="text-align:left;"|Eoghan Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |
| rowspan="1"|2007
|style="text-align:left;"|Shane Murphy |style="text-align:left;"|Erin's Own |
| rowspan="1"|2008
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Cussen |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |
| rowspan="1"|2009
|style="text-align:left;"|Pat Mulcahy |style="text-align:left;"|Newtownshandrum |
| rowspan="1"|2010
|style="text-align:left;"|Cian McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |
| rowspan="1"|2011
|style="text-align:left;"|Niall McCarthy |style="text-align:left;"|Carrigtwohill |
| rowspan="1"|2012
|style="text-align:left;"|Eoin Quigley |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |
| rowspan="1"|2013
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |
| rowspan="1"|2014
|style="text-align:left;"|Daniel Roche |style="text-align:left;"|Sarsfields |
| rowspan="1"|2015
|style="text-align:left;"|Graham Callanan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |
| rowspan="1"|2016
|style="text-align:left;"|Patrick Horgan |style="text-align:left;"|Glen Rovers |
| rowspan="1"|2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Ger Millerick |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |
| rowspan="1"|2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Séamus Harnedy |style="text-align:left;"|Imokilly |
| rowspan="1"|2019
|style="text-align:left;"|No award |style="text-align:left;"| |
| rowspan="1"|2020
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Connolly |style="text-align:left;"|Blackrock |
| rowspan="1"|2021
|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Lehane |style="text-align:left;"|Midleton |
Winners and finalists
=The Double=
Three teams have won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship and the Cork Senior Football Championship in a single year as part of a hurling-Gaelic football double. Glen Rovers and their sister club, St. Nicholas', became the first teams to win the double in 1938 before claiming two further doubles in 1941 and 1954. University College Cork won their only double in 1963. St. Finbarr's hold the distinction of being the only single entity club team to have won the double. They achieved this in 1980 and 1982.
Divisional sides Avondhu, Carbery and Imokilly and club team Midleton also hold the distinction of being dual county senior championship-winning teams, however, these were not achieved in a single calendar season.
Media coverage
=Radio=
C103 & CRY 104.0FM provides extensive radio coverage of the championship, including several full live commentaries from Round 1 to the final. Both will cover the final live.
The Big Red Bench on Cork's Red FM cover most games with reports and updates on radio and their Twitter feed.
=Television=
TG4 has carried live and deferred television broadcasts of several finals over the years as part of its GAA Beo programme. On 29 April 2018, TG4 broadcast live coverage of a Round 1 double-header for the first time. The awarding of TV rights to RTÉ saw the broadcaster carry live coverage of games in 2019.
See also
References
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{{Cork Senior Hurling Championship}}
{{Cork GAA|state=expanded}}
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