1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 30 April 1944 – 22 October 1944 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 11 | ||
| Champions |  Glen Rovers (9th title)Din Joe Buckley (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  St. Finbarr's | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 72 (6.55 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 110 (10 per match) | ||
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The 1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 30 January 1944. The championship began on 30 April 1944 and ended on 22 October 1944.
St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.
On 22 October 1944, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–7 to 3–3 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.[1]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]| 30 April 1944 First round | Sarsfields | 4-06 - 2-03 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 7 May 1944 First round | Muskerry | 1-02 - 3-07 | Glen Rovers | The Mardyke, Cork |
| D O'Donoghue 1-0, C Moynihan 0-1, J Leahy 0-1. | D Leahy 1-2, J Lynam 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, P O'Leary 0-3, C Ring 0-2. |
| 14 May 1944 First round | Ballincollig | 6-03 - 4-01 | Carrigdhoun | The Mardyke, Cork |
| 28 May 1944 First round | Carbery | 2-03 - 7-05 | Carrigtwohill | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 28 May 1944 First round | Army | 3-03 - 2-07 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
- Blackrock received a bye in this round.
Second round
[edit]| 21 May 1944 Second round | Blackrock | 2-03 - 1-07 | Sarsfields | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 20 August 1944 Second round | Glen Rovers | 8-07 - 3-05 | Ballincollig | The Mardyke, Cork |
| C Tobin 4-1, J Buckley 2-0, D Leahy 2-0, C Ring 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, J Murphy 0-1. | D McCarthy 1-1, P Healy 1-0, V Lynch 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, D Lynch 0-1. |
- Carrigtwohill and St. Finbarr's received byes in this round.
Semi-finals
[edit]| 17 September 1944 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 3-09 - 3-09 | Carrigtwohill | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| 24 September 1944 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 5-08 - 1-04 | Sarsfields | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| C Tobin 2-1, C Ring 0-5, Twomey 1-0, D Leahy 1-0, J Lynam 0-2. | A Lotty 1-1, M Brennan 0-1, Bowman 0-1, Barry 0-1. | Referee: D Maher (Blackrock) |
| 8 October 1944 Semi-final replay | St. Finbarr's | 4-06 - 0-02 | Carrigtwohill | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Final
[edit]| 22 October 1944 Final | Glen Rovers | 5-07 - 3-03 | St. Finbarr's | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| D Leahy 1-0; C Tobin 1-1; J Buckley 1-0; J Lynam 1-0; C Ring 0-5; D Twomey 0-1; 1-0 scored by a defender. | P O'Flaherty 1-0; J O'Sullivan 1-0; D McCarthy 0-1; T O'Sullivan 1-0; T Mulcahy 0-1; S Condon 0-1. |
References
[edit]- ^ "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.