1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 40th 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 29 January 1928. The championship began on 25 March 1928 and ended on 21 October 1928.

1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates25 March 1928 – 21 October 1928
Teams15
ChampionsBorder Éire Óg (1st title)
Dinny Barry-Murphy (captain)
Runners-upBorder Mallow
Michael Driscoll (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored96 (6.86 per match)
Points scored66 (4.71 per match)
1927 (Previous) (Next) 1929

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mallow in the second round.

On 21 October 1928, Éire Óg won the championship following a 5–02 to 3–02 defeat of Mallow in the final.[1] It remains their only championship title.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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25 March 1928 First round Cobh 5-01 - 5-00 Kinsale Carrigaline Sportsfield, Carrigaline
25 March 1928 First round Glen Rovers 2-01 - 5-07 Blackrock Turners Cross, Cork
8 April 1928 First round Sarsfields 2-02 - 4-01 Mallow Fermoy Sportsfield, Fermoy
15 April 1928 First round Éire Óg 10-02 - 5-01 Shamrocks Turners Cross, Cork
17 June 1928 First round Carrigtwohill 7-01 - 1-00 Midleton Riverstown Sportsfield, Riverstown
8 July 1928 First round St. Finbarr's 1-10 - 3-00 Collins Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

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3 June 1928 Second round Fr. Matthew Hall 3-06 - 2-01 Cobh Riverstown Sportsfield, Riverstown
1 July 1928 Second round Mallow 3-03 - 3-02 Blackrock Blarney Sportsfield, Blarney

Semi-finals

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30 September 1928 Semi-final Mallow 2-03 - 0-04 Fr. Matthew Hall The Mardyke, Cork

Final

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21 October 1928 Final Éire Óg 5-02 – 3-02 Mallow Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • The 5–02 to 2-05 first round defeat of St. Finbarr's by Collins was declared null and void after an objection by St. Finbarr's was upheld.
  • Mallow's defeat of Blackrock in the second round was regarded at the time as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the championship. It inspired the song When Mallow Beat Blackrock.
  • Éire Óg win their first, and to date only, title.
  • Éire Óg are the first non city club to win the title since 1918.
  • Mallow qualify for their first county final.

References

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  1. ^ "Éire Óg – Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 12 November 2017.