Annual hurling competition season
1971 Cork Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates | 25 April – 3 October 1971 |
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Teams | 17 |
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Champions | Blackrock (24th title) John Horgan (captain) |
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Runners-up | St. Finbarr's Tony Maher (captain) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 16 |
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Goals scored | 97 (6.06 per match) |
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Points scored | 302 (18.88 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Pat Moylan (0-37) |
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The 1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 3 October 1971.
University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Passage in the second round.[1]
The final was played on 3 October 1971 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbvarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in 42 years. Blackrock won the match by 2–19 to 5–04 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first title in 10 years.[2]
Blackrock's Pat Moylan was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
First round
Carbery v Duhallow 25 April 1971 First round | Carbery | 4-07 - 5-08 | Duhallow | Macroom |
| S O'Neill 1-5, J Forrestal 1-1, T Crowley 1-0, V O'Donovan 1-0, A O'Halloran 0-1. | | B Buckley 2-5, M Biggane 1-0, M Stokes 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, John O'Sullivan 0-1, S Daly 0-1, TD Cronin 0-1. | |
Second round
Carrigdhoun v St. Vincent's 25 April 1971 Second round | Carrigdhoun | 4-05 - 1-06 | St. Vincent's | Ballincollig |
| JJ Hurley 2-0, T Fogarty 1-3, F Coleman 1-0, D Walsh 0-1, B Coleman 0-1. | | B Heffernan 0-4, N Heffernan 1-0, B O'Neill 0-2. | |
Passage v University College Cork 1 May 1971 Second round | Passage | 4-10 - 1-10 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| B Meade 0-7, N Rooney 1-1, J Coffey 1-0, F Gilligan 1-0, N Delaney 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-2. | | T Buckley 1-3, M Crotty 0-2, M Dowling 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Lucey 0-1, J Darcy 0-1. | Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield) |
Imokilly v Cloyne 2 May 1971 Second round | Imokilly | 2-08 - 1-14 | Cloyne | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| T Browne 2-2, S Barry 0-6. | | D Motherway 0-5, T Canavan 1-1, B Aherne 0-3, D Clifford 0-2, J Aherne 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, N Cusack 0-1. | Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield) |
Na Piarsaigh v Sarsfields 9 May 1971 Second round | Na Piarsaigh | 3-10 - 2-10 | Sarsfields | Páirc Séamus de Barra |
| S Twomey 2-5, T Ahern 1-1, T Mullins 0-2, T Kennefick 0-1, L Joyce 0-1. | | JJ Long 1-3, S O'Riordan 0-4, R Barry 1-0, T McEvoy 0-1, R Rahilly 0-1, P Lambe 0-1. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
Seandún v Youghal 6 June 1971 Second round | Seandún | 4-12 - 4-14 | Youghal | Castlemartyr |
| J Barrett 1-3, J Good 1-2, W Murphy 1-2, B Hegarty 1-1, V Twomey 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1. | | S O'Leary 1-7, F Cooper 2-0, F Keane 0-4, W Walsh 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Quarter-finals
Glen Rovers v Passage 11 July 1971 Quarter-final | Glen Rovers | 5-15 - 2-04 | Passage | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| T O'Brien 2-4, M Corbett 2-0, P Harte 1-5, M McAuliffe 0-3, D Coughlan 0-1, J Young 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1. | | B Meade 1-0, N Rooney 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, F Gilligan 0-1, G Sullivan 0-1. | |
St. Finbarr's v Carrigdhoun 8 August 1971 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 3-16 - 3-07 | Carrigdhoun | Manning Park |
| S Gillen 1-5, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, B O'Brien 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-2, T Butler 0-2, C Cullinane 0-1. | | JK Coleman 1-2, G Hanley 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, D Coleman 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, JJ Hurley 0-1. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
Semi-finals
Blackrock v Youghal 29 August 1971 Semi-final | Blackrock | 5-19 - 5-05 | Youghal | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| D Collins 2-5, R Cummins 2-3, P Moylan 0-9, D Prendergast 1-1, J O'Halloran 0-1. | | S O'Leary 2-1, F Cooper 2-0, N Hogan 1-0, F Keane 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
Final
Blackrock v St. Finbarr's 3 October 1971 Final | Blackrock | 2-19 - 5-04 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| P Moylan 0-10, R Cummins 2-1, D Collins 0-4, B Cummins 0-2, D Prendergast 0-1, J O'Halloran 0-1. | | C McCarthy 3-0, C Cullinane 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B O'Brien 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1. | Attendance: 22,115 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
- Top scorers in a single game
References
- ^ "Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970". Echo Live. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "History". Cloyne GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
Cork Senior and Premier Senior Hurling Championship
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