1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 28 January 1973. The championship began on 8 April 1973 ended on 14 October 1973.
| Dates | 8 April 1973 - 14 October 1973 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 18 | ||
| Champions |  John Horgan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 16 | ||
| Goals scored | 96 (6 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 264 (16.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | | ||
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Glen Rovers were the defending champions.
On 14 October 1973, Blackrock won the championship following a 2-12 to 2-10 defeat Glen Rovers in the final.[1] This was their 25th championship title overall and their second title in three years.
Glen Rovers' Tom Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 2-22.
Format
At the Cork County Convention on 28 January 1973, it was decided to introduce a system of seeding. As a result of this the four semi-finalists from the 1972 championship were automatically guaranteed a place in the second round.
Team changes
Results
First round
| 8 April 1973 First round | Mallow | 1-11 - 4-05 | St. Vincent's | Blarney |
| P Buckley 0-7, P Carey 1-0, T Sheehan 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coakley 0-1, B Barrett 0-1. | B O'Neill 2-1, J Helay 1-0, T Virgo 1-0, N Barry 0-2, J Russell 0-2. | Referee: T Daly (Commercials) |
| 15 April 1973 First round | University College Cork | 3-08 - 3-05 | Seandún | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| H O'Sullivan 1-2, W Vericker 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Grady 0-2, F McCarthy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1. | T McAuliffe 1-1, N Collins 1-0, P O'Connell 1-0, V Twomey 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, J Atkins 0-1. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
Second round
| Na Piarsaigh | w/o - scr. | Duhallow |
| 8 April 1973 Second round | Avondhu | 4-10 - 3-04 | Sarsfields | Páirc Mac Gearilt, Fermoy |
| S Fitzgibbon 2-1, F O'Sullivan 1-1, J Keane 1-0, K McSweeney 0-3, P Morrissey 0-3, P Noonan 0-1, T Condon 0-1. | B Murphy 2-1, B Cotter 1-0, E Kelleher 0-3. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 15 April 1973 Second round | Glen Rovers | 4-20 - 2-04 | Nemo Rangers | The Mardyke, Cork |
| L McAuliffe 2-3, T Buckley 0-8, M Ryan 1-3, J Young 1-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, P Harte 0-2. | D Calnan 2-2, S Coughlan 0-1, T Moloney 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 22 April 1973 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 4-08 - 1-03 | Muskerry | Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon |
| S Gillen 1-5, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, G McCarthy 1-2, C McCarthy 0-1. | T Ryan 1-1, T O'Mahony 0-2. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
| 22 April 1973 Second round | Carrigdhoun | 6-09 - 4-09 | Passage | Carrigaline |
| G Hanley 1-4, J Foster 2-0, F Coleman 1-1, G Webb 1-1, D Coleman 1-0, JK Coleman 0-2, B Coleman 0-1. | J McCarthy 1-3, P McCarthy 1-3, K Keane 1-0, D Keane 1-0, B Meade 0-3. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 29 April 1973 Second round | University College Cork | 3-07 - 3-05 | St. Vincent's | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| H O'Sullivan 3-1, P McCarthy 0-2, D O'Grady 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, S Looney 0-1. | C O'Shea 3-1, D Lenihan 0-2, A Russell 0-1, J Healy 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 6 May 1973 Second round | Youghal | 4-11 - 4-09 | Carbery | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| S O'Leary 3-2, N Hogan 1-3, F Cooper 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, H Fuohy 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. | N Crowley 1-5, V Donovan 2-0, J Gabriel 1-2, P Flynn 0-2. | Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield) |
| 6 May 1973 Second round | Blackrock | 4-13 - 3-06 | Imokilly | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| É O'Donoghue 1-4, P Moylan 1-3, R Cummins 1-1, N Keeffe 1-1, D Prendergast 0-3, J Norberg 0-1. | T Meaney 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, P Barry 1-0, W Glavin 0-2, M SHeehan 0-1, T Canavan 0-1, D Clifford 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
Quarter-finals
| 20 May 1973 Quarter-final | Youghal | 3-08 - 2-08 | University College Cork | Riverstown |
| S O'Leary 1-4, F Cooper 2-0, F Keane 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1. | J Buckley 1-3, J O'Grady 0-4, D O'Grady 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield) |
| 9 June 1973 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 5-16 - 2-08 | Na Piarsaigh | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| G McCarthy 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 2-1, S Canty 2-0, S Gillen 0-5, C Cullinane 1-1, T Butler 0-1. | S Twomey 1-3, R Whitley 1-0, J Sullivan 0-2, M Kennefick 0-2, V Twomey 0-1. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
| 10 June 1973 Quarter-final | Glen Rovers | 4-08 - 0-03 | Avondhu | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
| JJ O'Neill 1-4, P Harte 1-3, T Buckley 1-1, J Young 1-0. | J Collins 0-3. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
| 20 May 1973 Quarter-final | Blackrock | 2-14 - 1-11 | Carrigdhoun | Manning Park, Passage |
| R Cummins 2-3, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Donoghue 0-3, F Cummins 0-1, D Collins 0-1. | T Fogarty 1-3, D Coleman 0-3, F Coleman 0-2, G Hanley 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, JK Coleman 0-1. | Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh) |
Semi-finals
| 22 July 1973 Semi-final | Blackrock | 3-11 - 2-05 | Youghal | Cobh |
| R Cummins 2-1, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Collins 0-2, B Dillon 0-1. | W Doyle 1-1, F Keane 1-0, N Hogan 0-2, S O'Leary 0-2. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
| 26 August 1973 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 4-13 - 3-10 | St. Finbarr's | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| T Buckley 1-8, J Young 1-2, P Harte 1-1, M Ryan 1-1, P Doherty 0-1. | G McCarthy 1-2, S Gillen 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Wiley 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, M Archer 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Final
| 14 October 1973 Final | Blackrock | 2-12 - 2-10 | Glen Rovers | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| D Collins 1-5, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Prendergast, N O'Keeffe, F Cummins, R Cummins, J Horgan and J O'Halloran 0-1 each. | L McAuliffe 2-0, T Buckley 0-5, R Crowley 0-2, P Harte, M Ryan and M Corbett 0-1 each. | Attendance: 14,046 |
Scoring statistics
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Buckley | Glen Rovers | 2-22 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 5-06 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 3 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 4-08 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 4 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Blackrock | 3-09 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Gerald McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
| Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| 5 | Séamus Gillen | St. Finbarr's | 2-11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 6 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 5-01 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| Henry O'Sullivan | UCC | 4-04 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| 7 | Liam McAuliffe | Glen Rovers | 4-03 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 3-02 | 11 | Carbery |
| Tom Buckley | Glen Rovers | 1-08 | 11 | St. Finbarr's | |
| 2 | Henry O'Sullivan | UCC | 3-01 | 10 | St. Vincent's |
| Christy O'Shea | St. Vincent's | 3-01 | 10 | UCC | |
| 3 | Liam McAuliffe | Glen Rovers | 2-03 | 9 | Nemo Rangers |
| Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 2-03 | 9 | Carrigdhoun | |
| 4 | Dan Calnan | Nemo Rangers | 2-02 | 8 | Glen Rovers |
| Séamus Gillen | St. Finbarr's | 1-05 | 8 | Muskerry | |
| Donie Collins | Blackrock | 1-05 | 8 | Glen Rovers | |
| Noel Crowley | Carbery | 1-05 | 8 | Youghal | |
| Tom Buckley | Glen Rovers | 0-08 | 8 | Nemo Rangers | |
| Gerald McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 0-08 | 8 | Na Piarsaigh |
References
- "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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