1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	25 April – 3 October 1971
Teams	17
Champions	Blackrock (24th title); John Horgan (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's; Tony Maher (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	97 (6.06 per match)
Points scored	302 (18.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pat Moylan (0-37)
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The 1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 3 October 1971.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Passage in the second round.^[1]

The final was played on 3 October 1971 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbvarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in 42 years. Blackrock won the match by 2–19 to 5–04 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first title in 10 years.^[2]

Blackrock's Pat Moylan was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Cloyne^[3]

Results

First round

25 April 1971 First round	Carbery	4-07 - 5-08	Duhallow	Macroom
	S O'Neill 1-5, J Forrestal 1-1, T Crowley 1-0, V O'Donovan 1-0, A O'Halloran 0-1.		B Buckley 2-5, M Biggane 1-0, M Stokes 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, John O'Sullivan 0-1, S Daly 0-1, TD Cronin 0-1.

Second round

25 April 1971 Second round	Blackrock	3-10 - 0-04	Avondhu	Castlelyons
	P Moylan 0-7, D Collins 1-2, N O'Keeffe 1-1, J O'Halloran 1-0.		P Morrissey 0-2, J Russell 0-1, P Buckley 0-1.

25 April 1971 Second round	Carrigdhoun	4-05 - 1-06	St. Vincent's	Ballincollig
	JJ Hurley 2-0, T Fogarty 1-3, F Coleman 1-0, D Walsh 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.		B Heffernan 0-4, N Heffernan 1-0, B O'Neill 0-2.

1 May 1971 Second round	Passage	4-10 - 1-10	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	B Meade 0-7, N Rooney 1-1, J Coffey 1-0, F Gilligan 1-0, N Delaney 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-2.		T Buckley 1-3, M Crotty 0-2, M Dowling 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Lucey 0-1, J Darcy 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

2 May 1971 Second round	Imokilly	2-08 - 1-14	Cloyne	Clonmult Memorial Park
	T Browne 2-2, S Barry 0-6.		D Motherway 0-5, T Canavan 1-1, B Aherne 0-3, D Clifford 0-2, J Aherne 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, N Cusack 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

9 May 1971 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	3-10 - 2-10	Sarsfields	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	S Twomey 2-5, T Ahern 1-1, T Mullins 0-2, T Kennefick 0-1, L Joyce 0-1.		JJ Long 1-3, S O'Riordan 0-4, R Barry 1-0, T McEvoy 0-1, R Rahilly 0-1, P Lambe 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

9 May 1971 Second round	Duhallow	1-02 - 6-13	Glen Rovers	Bishop Casey Memorial Park
	M Biggane 1-0, B Buckley 0-2.		P Harte 3-2, D McCarthy 2-0, J Young 1-1, D Coughlan 0-4, T O'Brien 0-2, J Daly 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: D Twomey (Mitchelstown)

6 June 1971 Second round	Seandún	4-12 - 4-14	Youghal	Castlemartyr
	J Barrett 1-3, J Good 1-2, W Murphy 1-2, B Hegarty 1-1, V Twomey 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		S O'Leary 1-7, F Cooper 2-0, F Keane 0-4, W Walsh 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

20 June 1971 Second round	Muskerry	0-09 - 2-10	St. Finbarr's	Charlie Hurley Park
	T Looney 0-3, T O'Mahony 0-2, M Malone 0-2, C Kelly 0-1, F Kelleher 0-1.		C Roche 0-4, M Archer 1-0, P Doolan 1-0, C Cullinane 0-3, S Gillen 0-2, D O'Grady 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Quarter-finals

27 June 1971 Quarter-final	Blackrock	2-12 - 2-02	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	P Moylan 0-11, D Collins 1-1, N O'Keeffe 1-0.		M O'Brien 1-0, D Motherway 1-0, D Clifford 0-1, J Aherne 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

11 July 1971 Quarter-final	Youghal	7-10 - 2-04	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	F Keane 3-2, S O'Leary 3-1, F Cooper 1-0, M Hodnett 0-3, P Hegarty 0-2, N Gallagher 0-1, N Horgan 0-1.		S Twomey 1-2, F Foley 1-0, D O'Leary 0-1, L Joyce 0-1.

11 July 1971 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	5-15 - 2-04	Passage	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T O'Brien 2-4, M Corbett 2-0, P Harte 1-5, M McAuliffe 0-3, D Coughlan 0-1, J Young 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.		B Meade 1-0, N Rooney 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, F Gilligan 0-1, G Sullivan 0-1.

8 August 1971 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-16 - 3-07	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park
	S Gillen 1-5, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, B O'Brien 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-2, T Butler 0-2, C Cullinane 0-1.		JK Coleman 1-2, G Hanley 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, D Coleman 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, JJ Hurley 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Semi-finals

27 August 1971 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	4-14 - 3-09	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M Archer 3-1, C Roche 0-4, B O'Brien 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, S Gillen 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2.		P Harte 1-6, P Doherty 1-1, J Young 1-0, M Cobett 0-2.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

29 August 1971 Semi-final	Blackrock	5-19 - 5-05	Youghal	Clonmult Memorial Park
	D Collins 2-5, R Cummins 2-3, P Moylan 0-9, D Prendergast 1-1, J O'Halloran 0-1.		S O'Leary 2-1, F Cooper 2-0, N Hogan 1-0, F Keane 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Final

3 October 1971 Final	Blackrock	2-19 - 5-04	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	P Moylan 0-10, R Cummins 2-1, D Collins 0-4, B Cummins 0-2, D Prendergast 0-1, J O'Halloran 0-1.		C McCarthy 3-0, C Cullinane 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B O'Brien 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1.	Attendance: 22,115 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	0-37	37	4	9.25
2	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	5-13	28	3	9.33
3	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	6-09	27	3	9.00
4	Donie Collins	Blackrock	4-12	24	4	6.00
5	Ray Cummins	Blackrock	4-04	16	2	8.00
	Seán Twomey	Na Piarsaigh	3-07	16	2	8.00
	Frank Keane	Youghal	3-07	16	3	5.33
8	Frank Cooper	Youghal	5-00	15	3	5.00
9	Mick Archer	St. Finbarr's	4-01	13	3	4.33
	Brendan Buckley	Duhallow	2-07	13	2	6.50
	Séamus Gillen	St. Finbarr's	1-10	13	4	3.25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	3-02	11	Duhallow
	Frank Keane	Youghal	3-02	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Seán Twomey	Na Piarsaigh	2-05	11	Sarsfields
	Donie Collins	Blackrock	2-05	11	Youghal
	Brendan Buckley	Duhallow	2-05	11	Carbery
	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	0-11	11	Cloyne
7	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	3-01	10	Na Piarsaigh
	Mick Archer	St. Finbarr's	3-01	10	Glen Rovers
	Teddy O'Brien	Glen Rovers	2-04	10	Passage
	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	1-07	10	Seandún
	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	0-10	10	St. Finbarr's

References

^ "Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970". Echo Live. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "History". Cloyne GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[1] "Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970". Echo Live. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[2] "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[3] "History". Cloyne GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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