1968 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1968 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 28 January 1968. The championship ran from 7 April to 29 September 1968.

1968 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Date7 April - 29 September 1968
Teams18
Champions St. Vincent's (1st title)
Paddy Barry (captain)
Runners-upBorder Youghal
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored89 (4.94 per match)
Points scored286 (15.89 per match)
1967 (Previous) (Next) 1969

The final was played on 29 September 1968 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between St. Vincent's and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Vincent's won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim their first ever championship title.[1][2][3]

Results

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First round

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21 April 1968 First round Carrigaline 3-05 - 2-10 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds

Second round

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14 April 1968 Second round Kilworth 3-09 - 3-02 Nemo Rangers Clonmult Memorial Grounds
14 April 1968 Second round Shamrocks 1-04 - 3-10 Ballinhassig Carrigaline Grounds
N O'Mahony 1-0, J Flynn 0-2, B Hurley 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1. S Holland 1-1, G O'Sullivan 1-1, M Hickey 1-1, JK Coleman 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, R Cullinane 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.
5 May 1968 Second round Tracton 2-04 - 3-12 Cloyne Cork Athletic Grounds
12 May 1968 Second round Cobh 3-12 - 4-07 St. Vincent's Carrigtwohill Grounds
2 June 1968 Second round Ballymartle 3-08 - 2-15 Glen Rovers Manning Park
2 June 1968 Second round Mallow 2-06 - 7-09 Youghal Cork Athletic Grounds
K Sheehan 1-1, P Sheehan 1-0, L Sheehan 0-3, B Murphy 0-2. F Keane 2-4, F Cooper 3-0, J Griffin 1-0, N Gallagher 1-0, P Hegarty 0-3, G Walsh 0-1, P Coleman 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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7 July 1968 Quarter-final St. Vincent's 3-08 - 2-09 Castletownroche Bishop Casey Memorial Park
N Barry 0-5, D Linehan 1-1, B Heffernan 1-0, D O'Regan 1-0, J O'Shea 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1. R Browne 1-3, H Noonan 1-2, J Browne 0-3, D O'Neill 0-1.
7 July 1968 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 2-12 - 3-08 Kilworth Riverstown Sportsfield
D O'Driscoll 1-1, T Buckley 0-4, N O'Connell 1-0, D O'Neill 0-3, R O'Connell 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1. F Sheehy 1-3, D Fenton 1-1, D O'Riordan 0-4, J Condon 1-0.
28 July 1968 Quarter-final Youghal 1-09 - 0-10 Cloyne Castlemartyr Grounds
N Gallagher 0-5, F Cooper 1-0, W Ryan 0-2, L Leahy 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. P Ring 0-6, L Walsh 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, J Aherne 0-1, D Daly 0-1.

Semi-finals

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18 August 1968 Semi-final St. Vincent's 1-12 - 2-09 Ballinhassig Cork Athletic Grounds
N Barry 0-5, J Coughlan 1-1, B Heffernan 0-2, C O'Shea 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, D Linehan 0-1. JK Coleman 1-5, M Hickey 1-0, D Coleman 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)
25 August 1968 Semi-final Youghal w/o - scr. Glen Rovers Clonmult Memorial Grounds
8 September 1968 Semi-final replay St. Vincent's 2-13 - 2-05 Ballinhassig Cork Athletic Grounds
C O'Shea 1-5, N Barry 1-2, D Linehan 0-3, J Russell 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. JK Coleman 1-4, M Hickey 1-0, D Coleman 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Final

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29 September 1968 Final Youghal 2-11 - 1-12 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds
B O'Neill 1-3, C O'Shea 0-5, J O'Shea 1-0, D Linehan 0-2, J Russell 0-1. F Cooper 1-1, N Gallagher 0-4, W Ryan 0-2, S Delacour 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1, L Leahy 0-1, M Hodnett 0-1. Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

References

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  1. ^ "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1909 - 1969". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "60 years on and Kilworth face into another semi-final". Kilworth GAA website. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Hurling". Youghal GAA website. Retrieved 16 December 2017.