1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 46th 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 28 January 1934. The championship began on 25 March 1934 and ended on 7 October 1934.

1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates25 March 1934 – 7 October 1934
Teams17
Champions Glen Rovers (1st title)
Josa Lee (captain)
Runners-up St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored67 (4.79 per match)
Points scored103 (7.36 per match)
1933 (Previous) (Next) 1935

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions. Divisional side Seandún fielded a team in the championship for the first time.

On 7 October 1934, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–2 to 0–6 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their first championship title ever and the first of eight successive championship titles.[1]

Results

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First round

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25 March 1934 First round Éire Óg 2-04 - 1-04 Carbery Bandon Sportsfield, Bandon
8 April 1934 First round Muskerry 2-01 - 1-02 Nemo Rangers The Mardyke, Cork
22 April 1934 First round Glen Rovers 5-06 - 3-00 Mallow The Mardyke, Cork
29 April 1934 First round Sarsfields 4-06 - 8-05 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
6 May 1934 First round Redmonds 0-03 - 2-08 Seandún The Mardyke, Cork

Second round

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17 June 1934 Second round St. Colman's 3-03 - 4-04 Éire Óg Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
1 July 1934 Second round Carrigtwohill 3-06 - 3-05 Muskerry The Mardyke, Cork
26 August 1934 Second round Glen Rovers 3-06 - 0-01 Blackrock The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

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9 September 1934 Semi-final Glen Rovers 2-06 - 1-03 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

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7 October 1934 Final Glen Rovers 3-02 - 0-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Murphy 2-0, B Barrett 1-0, P Dowling 0-1, J Lee 0-1. DB Murphy 0-3, DP Murphy 0-2, W Stanton, 0-1. Attendance: 18,516
Referee: T Daly (Clare)

Statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Seandún became the first divisional team to reach the semi-final stage of the championship.
  • An attendance of 18,516 was officially returned for the final, however, thousands more are believed to have entered the grounds through various unauthorised entrances and it was estimated that almost 25,000 people were present. It was a new attendance record for a final.
  • Glen Rovers and St Finbarr's face each-other in the final for the first time.
  • Glen Rovers win their first senior title

References

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  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (7 October 2015). "Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2017.