1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates6 April 1947 – 19 October 1947
Teams13
ChampionsSt. Finbarr's (14th title)
Seán Condon (captain)
Runners-upSarsfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored93 (7.75 per match)
Points scored114 (9.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Micka Brennan (8-02)
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The 1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures was made at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1947. The championship began on 6 April 1947 and ended on 19 October 1947.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 19 October 1947, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 4–6 to 4–4 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their 14th championship title overall and their second title in succession.[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

From Championship

Withdrew from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Results

First round

6 April 1947 First round Carrigdhoun 6-06 - 1-02 Nemo Rangers Douglas
T Fahy 2-0, C Harrington 1-1, T O'Callaghan 1-1, M O'Connell 1-0, D Finn 1-0, D Dunne 0-1, F Ahern 0-1, M Nestor 0-1, R Andrews 0-1. B Murphy 1-1, J Christie 0-1.
4 May 1947 First round Muskerry 0-03 - 6-06 St. Finbarr's Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
J Grady 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1. A Beckett 2-0, W Beckett 2-0, D McCarthy 1-1, T Coughlan 1-0, H Gouldsborough 0-2, J Kenny 0-2, S Condon 0-1.
11 May 1947 First round University College Cork 3-02 - 7-05 Imokilly Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
J Harris 1-1, B Murphy 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0. WJ Daly 2-3, T O'Sullivan 2-0, M Fouhy 1-1, E Cleary 1-1, J Edwards 1-0.
18 May 1947 First round Glen Rovers 5-10 - 3-05 Ballincollig The Mardyke, Cork
C Ring 0-7, D O'Sullivan 1-1, D O'Donovan 1-0, D Twomey 1-0, J Hartnett 1-0, J Lynch 1-0, S O'Brien 0-1. D McCarthy 1-1, P Healy 1-0, W Murphy 1-0, M O'Connor 0-1, V Lynch 0-1, S Dobbin 0-1.
1 June 1947 First round Blackrock 3-05 - 6-09 Avondhu Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
W Attridge 2-3, D Maher 1-0, D Murphy 0-1, K O'Riordan 0-1. J McCann 1-0, P Galvin 1-1, M O'Toole 0-1, L Griffin 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.
1 June 1947 First round Sarsfields 7-06 - 3-02 Carbery Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon
M Brennan 3-1, P O'Leary 2-3, P Barry 2-0, A Lotty 0-2. L Ahern 2-0, P O'Riordan 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1.

Second round

17 August 1947 Second round Seandún 1-04 - 6-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Murphy 1-2, D Murphy 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1. D McCarthy 3-0, F O'Connor 2-0, A Beckett 1-0, W Beckett 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, S Condon 0-1. Referee: J Buckley (Glen Rovers)
17 August 1947 Second round Glen Rovers 3-06 - 5-04 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Lynch 1-2, D Twomey 1-1, J Kelly 1-0, C Ring 0-3. M Dwyer 2-0, M Brennan 1-0, P Barry 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, A Lotty 0-2, P O'Leary 0-2.
24 August 1947 Second round Carrigdhoun 4-03 - 4-04 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Dunne 2-0, J Jones 1-0, T Drinan 1-0, W Twomey 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, C Cottrell 0-1. J Thornhill 1-0, D Murray 2-0, M Kearney 1-0, M O'Toole 0-3. Referee: P Taylor (Nemo Rangers)

Semi-finals

28 September 1947 Semi-final Sarsfields 8-06 - 2-03 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Barry 2-1, M Brennan 2-1, P O'Leary 1-2, M Dwyer 1-1, J O'Neill 1-0, J Barry 1-0, C Murphy 0-1. T Galvin 1-0, M Kearney 1-0, M O'Toole 0-2, W Griffin 0-1. Referee: P Taylor (Nemo Rangers)
5 October 1947 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-04 - 0-06 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D McCarthy 1-0, J Goulding 1-0, J Sargent 0-1, J Kenny 0-1, H Gouldsborough 0-1, S Condon 0-1. WJ Daly 0-3, JJ O'Boyle 0-1, J Edwards 0-1, P Abernethy 0-1. Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Final

19 October 1947 Final St. Finbarr's 4-06 - 4-04 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Sargent 2-0, P Gallagher 0-5, J Goulding 1-0, B Beckett 1-0, S Condon 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1. M Brennan 2-0, P O'Leary 1-2, A Lotty 1-0, C Murphy 0-2. Attendance: 23,493
Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Micka Brennan Sarsfields 8-02 26 4 6.50
2 Pat O'Leary Sarsfields 4-09 21 4 5.25
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Micka Brennan Sarsfields 3-01 10 Carbery
2 Willie John Daly Imokilly 2-03 9 UCC
Willie Attridge Blackrock 2-03 9 Avondhu
Pat O'Leary Sarsfields 2-03 9 Carbery
3 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 2-01 7 Avondhu
Micka Brennan Sarsfields 2-01 7 Avondhu
Christy Ring Glen Rovers 0-07 7 Ballincollig

Miscellaneous

References

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