1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 March 1955 – 16 October 1955
Teams18
Champions St. Finbarr's (15th title)
Tony O'Shaughnessy (captain)
Runners-up Glen Rovers
Jimmy Lynam (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored147 (7.74 per match)
Points scored253 (13.32 per match)
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The 1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 March 1955 and ended on 16 October 1955.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 16 October 1955, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 7–8 to 2–6 defeat of Glen Rovers in a replay of the final. This was their 15th championship title overall and their first title in eight championship seasons.[1]

Results

First round

Nemo Rangers v Sarsfields
10 April 1955 First round Nemo Rangers 2-00 - 5-09 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Coffey 2-0. J Hayes 2-0, R Lotty 1-3, J Coleman 1-0, P Barry 0-3, D Shine 1-0, M Barry 0-1, Hurley 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.
Blackrock v St. Finbarr's
15 May 1955 First round Blackrock 2-05 - 4-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

Seandún v Imokilly
27 March 1955 Second round Seandún 6-09 - 4-02 Imokilly Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
Carbery v Newtownshandrum
3 April 1955 Second round Carbery 5-03 - 4-10 Newtownshandrum Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Avondhu v Bandon
17 April 1955 Second round Avondhu 4-09 - 2-04 Bandon Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Glen Rovers v University College Cork
24 April 1955 Second round Glen Rovers 4-13 - 3-06 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Ring 2-7, J Clifford 2-1, E Goulding 0-2, J Rodgers 0-1, V Twomey 0-1, J Twomey 0-1. S Long 2-0, C Hurley 0-3, V Walsh 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1.
Carrigdhoun v Shanballymore
1 May 1955 Second round Carrigdhoun 12-10 - 2-03 Shanballymore Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Midleton v Duhallow
8 May 1955 Second round Midleton 3-08 - 3-03 Duhallow Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
Muskerry v Carrigtwohill
29 May 1955 Second round Muskerry 3-06 - 3-05 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Sarsfields v St. Finbarr's
17 July 1955 Second round Sarsfields 5-06 - 5-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Barry 2-0, D Shine 1-1, J Hayes 1-1, J Coleman 1-0, R Lotty 0-3, D Hurley 0-1. M Finn 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-1, L McGrath 1-0, T Cronin 1-0, J Russell 1-0, J Ring 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, S Ó Ceallacháin 0-1.
Sarsfields v St. Finbarr's
21 August 1955 Second round replay Sarsfields 4-07 - 4-11
(aet)		 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Quarter-finals

Glen Rovers v Carrigdhoun
3 July 1955 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 7-11 - 3-05 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Ring 4-3, M Quane 1-2, J Lynam 1-1, M Cullinane 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1, S Kelly 2-1, D Barry 0-2, J West 0-1, S Nyhan 0-1.
Avondhu v Seandún
3 July 1955 Quarter-final Avondhu 8-07 - 1-05 Seandún Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
Newtownshandrum v Midleton
14 August 1955 Quarter-final Newtownshandrum 6-12 - 4-03 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Muskerry v St. Finbarr's
4 September 1955 Quarter-final Muskerry 1-03 - 4-10 St. Finbarr's Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Newtownshandrum
4 September 1955 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-12 - 1-03 Newtownshandrum Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
J Browne 1-0, P Tynan 0-1, Troy 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v Avondhu
25 September 1955 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 4-05 - 3-07 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Finals

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers
9 October 1955 Final St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 1-09 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Finn 0-4, T Cronin 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, T Maher 0-2. C Ring 1-4, J Hartnett 0-1, É Goulding 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, J Lynam 0-1, M Quane 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers
16 October 1955 Final replay St. Finbarr's 7-08 - 2-06 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T Maher 3-0, W McGrath 2-1, T Cronin 1-1, M Finn 0-4, J Ring 1-0, W Walsh 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. C Ring 2-03, J Lynam 0-1, J Rodgers 0-1, É Goudling 0-1. Attendance: 35,000
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • St. Finbarr's win the title for the first time since 1947.
  • In the first round replay there was confusion when the Sarsfields team lined out in an all blue strip which was almost identical to the St. Finbarr's strip. St. Finbarr's lined out in green jerseys but objected to playing against what they termed "their own colours". They eventually elected to do so but only "under protest".

References

  1. ^ Carter, Plunkett. "St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965". Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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