Annual hurling competition season
1940 Cork Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates | 10 March 1940 – 29 September 1940 |
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Teams | 9 |
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Champions | Glen Rovers (7th title) Jack Lynch (captain) |
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Runners-up | Sarsfields |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 10 |
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Goals scored | 86 (8.6 per match) |
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Points scored | 73 (7.3 per match) |
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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.
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
Divisional section
Muskerry v Seandún 10 March 1940 First round | Muskerry | 3-02 - 7-05 | Seandún | Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford |
Carbery v Avondhu 17 March 1940 First round | Carbery | 2-02 - 7-02 | Avondhu | The Mardyke, Cork |
First round
Semi-finals
Final
Glen Rovers v Sarsfields 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
Miscellaneous
- 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
- ^ 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.
Cork Senior and Premier Senior Hurling Championship
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- Denis O'Riordan Cup
- History
- Finals
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- Records and statistics
- Roll of honour
- Top scorers
- Rivalries
- Blackrock–Glen Rovers
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- Trophy
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