1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th 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 30 January 1944. The championship began on 30 April 1944 and ended on 22 October 1944.

1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 April 1944 – 22 October 1944
Teams11
Champions Glen Rovers (9th title)
Din Joe Buckley (captain)
Runners-up St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored72 (6.55 per match)
Points scored110 (10 per match)
1943 (Previous) (Next) 1945

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.

On 22 October 1944, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–7 to 3–3 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.[1]

Results

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First round

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7 May 1944 First round Muskerry 1-02 - 3-07 Glen Rovers The Mardyke, Cork
D O'Donoghue 1-0, C Moynihan 0-1, J Leahy 0-1. D Leahy 1-2, J Lynam 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, P O'Leary 0-3, C Ring 0-2.
14 May 1944 First round Ballincollig 6-03 - 4-01 Carrigdhoun The Mardyke, Cork
28 May 1944 First round Carbery 2-03 - 7-05 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
28 May 1944 First round Army 3-03 - 2-07 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

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21 May 1944 Second round Blackrock 2-03 - 1-07 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
20 August 1944 Second round Glen Rovers 8-07 - 3-05 Ballincollig The Mardyke, Cork
C Tobin 4-1, J Buckley 2-0, D Leahy 2-0, C Ring 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, J Murphy 0-1. D McCarthy 1-1, P Healy 1-0, V Lynch 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Semi-finals

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24 September 1944 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-08 - 1-04 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Tobin 2-1, C Ring 0-5, Twomey 1-0, D Leahy 1-0, J Lynam 0-2. A Lotty 1-1, M Brennan 0-1, Bowman 0-1, Barry 0-1. Referee: D Maher (Blackrock)
8 October 1944 Semi-final replay St. Finbarr's 4-06 - 0-02 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

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22 October 1944 Final Glen Rovers 5-07 - 3-03 St. Finbarr's Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Leahy 1-0; C Tobin 1-1; J Buckley 1-0; J Lynam 1-0; C Ring 0-5; D Twomey 0-1; 1-0 scored by a defender. P O'Flaherty 1-0; J O'Sullivan 1-0; D McCarthy 0-1; T O'Sullivan 1-0; T Mulcahy 0-1; S Condon 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.