1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1973 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Blackrock (25th title) John Horgan (captain)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers
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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 championship ended on 14 October 1973.

The championship was won by Blackrock who secured the title following a 2-12 to 2-10 defeat of defending champions Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 25th championship title, their second in three years.

Results

First round

Mallow v St. Vincent's

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)

University College Cork v Seandún

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 v Duhallow

Na Piarsaigh

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Duhallow

Avondhu v Sarsfields

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)

Glen Rovers v Nemo Rangers

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)

St. Finbarr's v Muskerry

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)

Carrigdhoun v Passage

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)

University College Cork v St. Vincent'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)

Youghal v Carbery

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)

Blackrock v Imokilly

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

Youghal v University College Cork

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)

St. Finbarr's v Na Piarsaigh

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)

Glen Rovers v Avondhu

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)

Blackrock v Carrigdhoun

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

Blackrock v Youghal

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)

Glen Rovers v 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

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

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