1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April – 15 October 1956
Teams16
Champions Blackrock (22nd title)
Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up Glen Rovers
Donie O'Donovan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored108 (7.2 per match)
Points scored204 (13.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pat Healy (8-03)
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The 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 14 October 1956.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 14 October 1956, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–10 to 2–02 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 22nd championship title overall and their first title since 1931.[1]

Pat Healy was the championship's top scorer with 8-03.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Youghal

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Bandon
  • Shanballymore

Declined to field a team

  • Imokilly

Results

First round

Seandún v Muskerry
8 April 1956 First round Seandún 8-08 - 4-04 Muskerry Coachford Sportsfield
C O'Shea 2-0, P Coughlan 1-3, T O'Leary 1-3, T O'Flynn 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, T Donoghue 1-0, F Maxwell 0-1. P Cremin 3-1, T O'Riordan 1-0, O'Gorman 0-2, S Morrissey 0-1. Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)
Carrigdhoun v Youghal
8 April 1956 First round Carrigdhoun 7-10 - 4-04 Youghal Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J O'Sullivan 3-0, C Cooney 2-1, D Deasy 1-1, S Kelly 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, N Hartnett 0-1, S Mahony 0-1, C Nyhan 0-1, T Kelly 0-1. J Coyne 1-1, P Curley 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Cotter 0-2, J Dempsey 0-1. Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas')
University College Cork v Newtownshandrum
29 April 1956 First round University College Cork 7-06 - 5-05 Newtownshandrum Buttevant Sportsfield
J McCarthy 2-1, L Forrestal 2-1, J Dwane 2-0, S Long 1-0, J Moore 1-0, P Horgan 0-1. J Lyons 2-0, T Galvin 1-1, B Galvin 1-0, J Browne 0-1.
Midleton v Nemo Rangers
29 April 1956 First round Midleton 3-08 - 2-08 Nemo Rangers Clonmult Memorial Park
G Power 1-2, D Falvey 1-2, E Moriarty 1-1, D O'Brien 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1. P O'Keeffe 1-3, G Allen 1-1, F Noonan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, Lynch 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
Duhallow v Carbery
13 May 1956 First round Duhallow 1-03 - 2-10 Carbery Macroom Sportsfield
D Sullivan 1-0, D Curtis 0-2, D Nolan 0-1. N Ahern 1-2, D Mahony 1-2, J Collins 0-2, A Scannell 0-2, J Riordan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.
Avondhu v Glen Rovers
13 May 1956 First round Avondhu 2-04 - 4-10 Glen Rovers Bishop Casey Memorial Park
R Browne 1-0, O'Sullivan 1-0, O'Toole 0-2, M Fahy 0-1, McAuliffe 0-1, C Ring 2-4, Healy 2-2, J Clifford 1-2, J Hartnett 0-1.
Carrigtwohill v St. Finbarr's
20 May 1956 First round Carrigtwohill 3-07 - 5-11 St. Finbarr's Riverstown Sportsfield
L O'Driscoll 2-1, S Butler 1-1, K Tabb 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. M Finn 1-8, C Maher 2-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, J Ring 1-0, M Ryan 0-1. Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)
Sarsfields v Blackrock
24 June 1956 First round Sarsfields 2-05 - 3-10 Blackrock The Mardyke
P Barry 1-2, R Lotty 1-1, W Walsh 0-1, L Dowling 0-1. S Horgan 3-1, F O'Mahony 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, J Redmond 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, M Cashman 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Second round

Glen Rovers v University College Cork
19 June 1956 Second round Glen Rovers 8-10 - 2-02 University College Cork The Mardyke
P Healy 4-1, M Cullinane 2-5, C Ring 1-3, J Hartnett 1-1. R Troy 1-1, J Forrestal 1-0, T Lineen 0-1. Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)
Carrigdhoun v St. Finbarr's
8 July 1956 Second round Carrigdhoun 2-08 - 5-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Cooney 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-0, N Hartnett 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, J West 0-1. J O'Sullivan 2-1, T Cronin 2-0, C Healy 1-1, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
Blackrock v Midleton
26 August 1956 Second round Blackrock 4-10 - 1-04 Midleton Riverstown Sportsfield
M Murphy 1-2, S Horgan 1-1, EJ O'Sullivan 1-1, J Aherne 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, P Philpott 0-1. D O'Brien 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, E Moriarty 0-1.
Carbery v Seandún
2 September 1956 Second round Carbery 4-09 - 4-05 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
Lehane 3-0, A Scannell 0-5, D O'Donovan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-2, White 0-1, J O'Riordan 2-0, D Terry 1-0, T O'Leary 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1. Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields)

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's
2 September 1956 Semi-final Glen Rovers 7-06 - 3-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Daly 2-2, C Ring 2-1, P Healy 2-0, J Hartnett 1-0, J Clifford 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1. J Ring 1-0, T Cronin 1-0, C Healy 1-0, M Finn 0-3.
Blackrock v Carbery
30 September 1956 Semi-final Blackrock 1-12 - 1-05 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds
J Twomey 1-0, T Furlong 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-3, J Dermody 0-2, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S Horgan 0-1, J Redmond 0-1. R White 1-0, C Corcoran 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, A Scannell 0-1. Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields)

Final

Blackrock v Glen Rovers
15 October 1956 Final Blackrock 2-10 - 2-02 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
M Murphy 1-3, S Horgan 1-1, J Bennett 0-1, Clifford 0-1, S Hearne 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, T Furlong 0-1. C Ring 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, V Twomey 0-2.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pat Healy Glen Rovers 8-03 27 4 6.75
2 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 6-08 26 4 6.50
3 Séamus Horgan Blackrock 5-04 19 4 4.75
4 Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 1-13 16 3 5.33
5 Mick Murphy Blackrock 2-07 13 4 3.25

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (11 August 2016). "Cork mourns hero John Bennett". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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