1975 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1975 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	28 September - 16 November 1975
Teams	7
Champions	Inniscarra (1st title); Tomás Ryan (captain)
Runners-up	Ballymartle
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	28 (4.67 per match)
Points scored	109 (18.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jamesie O'Leary (4-03)
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The 1975 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship began on 28 September 1975 and ended on 16 November 1975.

On 16 November 1975, Inniscarra won the championship following a 5-07 to 3-08 defeat of Ballymartle in the final at the Mardyke Grounds.^[1] It remains their only championship title in the grade.^[2]^[3]

Inniscarra's Jamesie O'Leary was the championship's top scorer with 4-03.

Results

Quarter-finals

28 September 1975 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	4-08 - 4-14	Erin's Own	Riverstown Sportsfield
	D McCarthy 2-6, J McCarthy 2-0, K O'Keeffe 0-2.		B Murphy 0-9, D Motherway 2-2, J Buckley 2-0, T Harris 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1, B Murphy 0-1,

5 October 1975 Quarter-final	Ballymartle	4-09 - 2-05	Bandon	Ballinspittle Grounds
	B Coleman 2-1, K O'Donovan 0-5, M Daly 1-1, L Webb 1-0, J Webb 0-2.		N Gallagher 1-0, G O'Mahony 1-0, K O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Donovan 0-1, F Crowley 0-1, A Duggan 0-1.

12 October 1975 Quarter-final	Inniscarra	1-11 - 0-07	Newmarket	Banteer Sportsfield
	J O'Leary 1-1, T Ryan 0-3, M Healy 0-2, M McDonnell 0-2, P O'Connell 0-2, WJ Healy 0-1.		B Daly 0-4, J Cronin 0-1, TD Cronin 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Ballyhea received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

19 October 1975 Semi-final	Ballymartle	2-12 - 1-09	Ballyhea	Ballinlough Grounds
	F Coleman 1-5, Jim Webb 1-0, K Donovan 0-3, F Cronin 0-2, G Webb 0-1, L Webb 0-1.		D Flynn 0-5, W Shanahan 1-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, D Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)

2 November 1975 Semi-final	Inniscarra	1-13 - 2-06	Erin's Own	Mardyke Grounds
	J O'Leary 1-2, P O'Connell 0-4, T Ryan 0-4, M McDonnell 0-2, T Nyhan 0-1.		D Motherway 1-2, J Buckley 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-1.

Final

16 November 1975 Final	Inniscarra	5-07 - 3-08	Ballymartle	Mardyke Grounds
	WJ Healy 3-1, J O'Leary 2-0, M McDonnell 0-2, T Ryan 0-2, H O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1.		L Webb 1-4, B Coleman 1-1, F Cronin 1-1, M Daly 0-1, A Cronin 0-1, K Donovan 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jamesie O'Leary	Inniscarra	4-03	15	3	5.00
2	Dave Motherway	Erin's Own	3-04	13	2	6.50
3	Dermot McCarthy	Glen Rovers	2-06	12	1	12.00
3	Barry Murphy	Erin's Own	0-12	12	2	6.00
5	Willie John Healy	Inniscarra	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Brendan Coleman	Ballymartle	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Liam Webb	Ballymartle	2-05	11	3	3.66
8	Jim Buckley	Erin's Own	3-00	9	2	4.50
	Kevin O'Donovan	Ballymartle	0-09	9	3	3.00
	Tomás Ryan	Inniscarra	0-09	9	3	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Dermot McCarthy	Glen Rovers	2-06	12	Erin's Own
2	Willie John Healy	Inniscarra	3-01	10	Ballymartle
3	Barry Murphy	Erin's Own	0-09	12	Glen Rovers
4	Dave Motherway	Erin's Own	2-02	8	Glen Rovers
4	Finbarr Coleman	Ballymartle	1-05	8	Ballyhea
6	Brendan Coleman	Ballymartle	2-01	7	Bandon
6	Liam Webb	Ballymartle	1-04	7	Inniscarra
8	John McCarthy	Glen Rovers	2-00	6	Erin's Own
	Jim Buckley	Erin's Own	2-00	6	Glen Rovers
	Jamesie O'Leary	Inniscarra	2-00	6	Ballymartle

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "The Story of '75". Inniscarra website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[1] "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] "The Story of '75". Inniscarra website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[3] "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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