1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd 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 1940. The championship began on 10 March 1940 and ended on 29 September 1940.

1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 March 1940 – 29 September 1940
Teams9
ChampionsGlen Rovers (7th title)
Jack Lynch (captain)
Runners-upSarsfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored86 (8.6 per match)
Points scored73 (7.3 per match)
1939 (Previous) (Next) 1941

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 29 September 1940, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 10–6 to 7–5 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their seventh championship title and the seventh of eight successive championships.[1]

Results edit

Divisional section edit

10 March 1940 First round Muskerry 3-02 - 7-05 Seandún Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
17 March 1940 First round Carbery 2-02 - 7-02 Avondhu The Mardyke, Cork
31 March 1940 Second round Carrigdhoun 2-04 - 1-04 Seandún Douglas Sportsfield, Cork
14 April 1940 Final Avondhu 4-01 - 5-01 Carrigdhoun The Mardyke, Cork

First round edit

28 April 1940 First round Carrigdhoun 3-02 - 10-05 Blackrock The Mardyke, Cork
5 May 1940 First round Sarsfields 6-03 - 2-04 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Semi-finals edit

16 June 1940 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-06 - 2-09 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
8 September 1940 Semi-final Sarsfields 5-02 - 3-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final edit

29 September 1940 Final Glen Rovers 10-06 - 7-05 Sarsfields Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Tobin 6-0; J Lynch 1-4; P Barry 1-0; J Buckley 1-2; D Moylan 1-0. D Beckett 2-1; W Beckett 2-0; M Brennan 1-0; A Slattery 1-0; P Garvan 0-1; T Murphy 0-2; J Barry 1-0; B Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 11,215

Championship statistics edit

Miscellaneous edit

  • The 17 goals is a record for a final.
  • Charlie Tobin's 6-00 (18 pts) is to the date the highest individual score in a final.
  • Sarsfields seven goals in a record for a losing team in a final.

References edit

  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.