1965 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1965 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th 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 County Convention on 31 January 1965. The championship began on 11 April 1965 and ended on 31 October 1965.

1965 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	11 April – 31 October 1965
Teams	17
Champions	St. Finbarr's (20th title) Tim O'Mullane (captain)
Runners-up	University College Cork John O'Halloran (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	105 (6.18 per match)
Points scored	276 (16.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Charlie McCarthy (4-14)
← 1964 (Previous) (Next) 1966 →

Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's in the second round.

On 31 October 1965, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 6–8 to 2–6 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 16th championship title overall and their first in ten championship seasons.

Charlie McCarthy from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 4–14.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Castletownroche

Results

First round

Avondhu v Passage

11 April 1965 First round	Avondhu	1-08 - 3-12	Passage	Riverstown
	J O'Connell 1-1, P Behan 0-3, L Sheehan 0-2, P McCana 0-1, C Morrissey 0-1.		J McCarthy 0-6, T King 1-1, J Coughlan 1-1, J Barry 1-1, E O'Brien 0-2, J O'Reilly 0-1.	Referee: J Lotty (Sarsfields)

Second round

Cobh v University College Cork

25 April 1965 Second round	Cobh	5-07 - 7-12	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
	S Butler 1-1, D O'Connell 1-1, S Burke 1-0, E Meaney 1-0, P Butler 1-0, J Ryan 0-3, L Butler 0-1, L McGrath 0-1.		D Harnedy 2-6, G McCarthy 2-0, M Fitzgerald 2-0, J Long 1-2, A Dooley 0-4.	Referee: M Horgan

Duhallow v Carbery

9 May 1965 Second round	Duhallow	5-08 - 4-04	Carbery	Macroom
	T Fitzgerald 3-0, S Stokes 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, R Tarrant 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Loughlin 0-1, M Roche 0-1.		J Regan 2-0, N Desmond 1-2, F O'Brien 1-0, L Hurley 0-1, C Tobin 0-1.	Referee: S Baker (Ballincollig)

Sarsfields v Seandún

9 May 1965 Second round	Sarsfields	4-06 - 4-06	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Barry 4-3, R O'Rahilly 0-1, J Whyte 0-1, N Long 0-1.		JJ Kearney 1-3, E Dorney 1-0, P O'Connor 1-0, D McDonnell 1-0, E Maguire 0-1, O Corcoran 0-1, D Downey 0-1.	Referee: C Conway

Castletownroche v Carrigdhoun

23 May 1965 Second round	Castletownroche	2-03 - 5-10	Carrigdhoun	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	R Browne 1-1, B Walsh 1-0, H Noonan 0-1, J Browne 0-1.		JK Coleman 1-5, R Sisk 1-2, S Nyhan 1-0, D Lordan 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0, C Cooney 0-2, J Holland 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Na Piarsaigh v Muskerry

30 May 1965 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	3-12 - 1-08	Muskerry	Ballincollig
	S Gillen 2-3, M Ellard 0-7, D O'Leary 1-0, J Buckley 0-1, P Allen 0-1.		C Sheehan 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

13 June 1965 Second round	St. Finbarr's	3-09 - 1-06	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C McCarthy 1-3, Jerry McCarthy 1-1, C Cullinane 1-0, W Doyle 0-2, Gerald McCarthy 0-2, T Connolly 0-1.		A O'Flynn 1-0, J Daly 0-2, J Salmon 0-2, D Moore 0-1, P Harte 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Sarsfields v Seandún

15 August 1965 Second round replay	Sarsfields	1-05 - 4-08	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Hurley 1-1, P Barry 0-2, R Rahilly 0-2.		E Dorney 2-2, DP Foley 1-1, P Finn 1-0, P Sullivan 0-2, JJ Kearney 0-2, P Curley 0-1.	Referee: C Conway

St. Vincent's v Imokilly

22 August 1965 Second round	St. Vincent's	1-06 - 3-08	Imokilly	Riverstown
	N Barry 1-2, C O'Shea 0-4.		D O'Keeffe 1-1, M Holland 1-0, L Dowling 1-0, S Daly 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, T Browne 0-1, O O'Keeffe 0-1.	Referee: M McGovern (Nemo Rangers)

Blackrock v Passage

22 August 1965 Second round	Blackrock	5-14 - 4-07	Passage	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	L Galligan 2-1, R Lehane 2-0, J Bennett 0-6, C McGrath 1-1, J Redmond 0-4, M Waters 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1.		J McCarthy 2-2, E O'Brien 1-3, T King 1-0, J Coughlan 0-1, J Barry 0-1.	Referee: R Lotty (Sarsfields)

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v Duhallow

15 August 1965 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-13 - 1-04	Duhallow
	C McCarthy 1-3, Jerry McCarthy 1-0, C Roche 0-4, W Walsh 0-2, T Connolly 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1, P Finn 0-1, Gerald McCarthy 0-1.		R Tarrant 1-3, M Noonan 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Na Piarsaigh v Carrigdhoun

22 August 1965 Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	4-10 - 1-07	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park, Passage
	R Tuohy 1-2, P Allen 1-1, M Ellard 0-4, P Sheehan 1-0, M Scannell 1-0, D Sheehan 0-1, N Greaney 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		JK Coleman 1-3, S Nyhan 0-2, C Cooney 0-1, S Sisk 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

University College Cork v Seandún

5 September 1965 Quarter-final	University College Cork	3-10 - 1-06	Seandún	The Mardyke, Cork
	S Barry 1-4, J Blake 1-4, D Harnedy 1-2.		D McDonnell 1-0, E Dorney 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, P Curley 0-1.	Referee: B Lotty (Sarsfields)

Blackrock v Imokilly

3 October 1965 Quarter-final	Blackrock	5-13 - 1-04	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	R Lehane 1-5, W Galligan 1-5, J Bennett 1-2, F O'Mahony 1-1, J Redmond 1-0.		M Holland 1-1, S Daly 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Semi-finals

St. Finbarr's v Na Piarsaigh

10 October 1965 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	4-13 - 5-05	Na Piarsaigh	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	W Doyle 2-0, M Archer 1-3, C Cullinane 1-2, C McCarthy 0-3, G McCarthy 0-3, M Walsh 0-1, C Roche 0-1.		P Sheehan 2-1, S Gillen 1-3, M Ellard 1-0, P Allen 1-0.	Attendance: 6,650 Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

University College Cork v Blackrock

17 October 1965 Semi-final	University College Cork	3-08 - 1-11	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S Barry 1-4, J Blake 1-2, J O'Halloran 1-0, D Harnedy 0-1, W Cronin 0-1.		J Redmond 1-2, J Bennett 0-3, W Galligan 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-2, J Hayes 0-1.	Attendance: 12,397 Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Final

St. Finbarr's v University College Cork

31 October 1965 Final	St. Finbarr's	6-08 - 2-05	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C McCarthy 2-5, C Roche 1-2, T Connolly 1-0, Gerald McCarthy 1-0, Jerry McCarthy 1-0, D Cullinane 0-1.		S Barry 1-3, J O'Halloran 1-0, D Harnedy 0-1, J Long 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	4-14	26	4	6.50
2	Seánie Barry	UCC	3-11	20	3	6.66
3	Dan Harnedy	UCC	3-10	19	4	4.75
4	Billy Galligan	Blackrock	3-09	18	3	6.00
5	Paddy Barry	Sarsfields	4-05	17	2	8.50
6	Séamus Gillen	Na Piarsaigh	3-06	15	3	5.00
7	Dick Lehane	Blackrock	3-05	14	3	4.66
	Eddie Dorney	Seandún	3-05	14	3	4.66
	Justin McCarthy	Passage	2-08	14	2	7.00
	John Kevin Coleman	Carrigdhoun	2-08	14	2	7.00
	John Bennett	Blackrock	1-11	14	3	4.66
	Mick Ellard	Na Piarsaigh	1-11	14	3	4.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paddy Barry	Sarsfields	4-03	15	Seandún
2	Dan Harnedy	UCC	2-06	12	Cobh
3	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	2-05	11	UCC
4	Ted Fitzgerald	Duhallow	3-00	9	Carbery
	Séamus Gillen	Na Piarsaigh	2-03	9	Muskerry
6	Justin McCarthy	Passage	2-02	8	Blackrock
	Eddie Dorney	Seandún	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	John Kevin Coleman	Carrigdhoun	1-05	8	Castletownroche
	Dick Lehane	Blackrock	1-05	8	Imokilly
	Billy Galligan	Blackrock	1-05	8	Imokilly

Miscellaneous

• St. Finbarr's win the title for the first time since 1955.