1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th 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 1938. The championship began on 13 March 1938 and ended on 16 October 1938.

1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 March 1938 - 16 October 1938
Champions Glen Rovers (5th title)
Josa Lee (captain)
Runners-up Midleton
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored112 (8.62 per match)
Points scored86 (6.62 per match)
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Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 16 October 1938, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5-06 to 1-03 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their fifth championship title and the fifth of eight successive championships.[1]

Results

Divisional section
13 March 1938 First round Carrigdhoun 3-06 - 7-01 Seandún Douglas Sportsfield, Cork
20 March 1938 First round Muskerry 3-06 - 2-00 Carbery Bandon Sportsfield, Bandon
3 April 1938 Second round Avondhu 2-02 - 4-02 Seandún Mallow Town Park, Mallow
10 April 1938 Final Muskerry 5-01 - 1-01 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

First round
1 May 1938 First round Muskerry 2-02 - 2-02 Blackrock Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
8 May 1938 First round St. Finbarr's 4-03 - 6-03 Carrigtwohill Midleton Sportsfield, Midleton
15 May 1938 First round Midleton 7-04 - 4-01 St. Anne's Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
26 June 1938 First round replay Muskerry 4-02 - 9-00 Blackrock Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
21 August 1938 First round Ballincollig 4-02 - 11-04 Glen Rovers The Mardyke, Cork

Second round
28 August 1938 Second round Blackrock 5-06 - 2-07 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Semi-finals
11 September 1938 Semi-final Sarsfields 5-07 - 7-04 Midleton Fermoy Sportsfield, Fermoy
25 September 1938 Semi-final Glen Rovers 6-05 - 1-06 Blackrock The Mardyke, Cork

Final
16 October 1938 Final Glen Rovers 5-06 - 1-03 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Tobin 3-1 ; W Hyland 1-0; D Moylan 1-0; J Buckley 0-2 ; W Hickey 0-2; J Lynch 0-1. W Campbell 1-2; J Crowley 0-1.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • Glen Rovers set a new record by becoming the first team to win five successive championship titles.

References
  1. O'Sullivan, Jim (7 October 2015). "Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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