1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:3 March 1888 – 29 April 1888
Teams:35
Champions: Tower St.
Count:1
Champions Captain:William Gleeson
Runners-Up: Ballygarvan
Runners-Up Captain:Timothy Stanton
Previous Year:1887
Previous Tournament:1887 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1889
Next Tournament:1889 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1888 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the second 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 on 21 February 1888. The championship began on 3 March 1888 and ended on 29 April 1888. Due to the increased number of teams taking part, a divisional system was used.

Cork Nationals were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's 2nd 21.

On 29 April 1888, Tower St. won the championship following a 4–1 to 0–1 defeat of Ballygarvan in the final. This remains the club's only championship title.[1]

Results

Knockout stage

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The G.A.A. Co. Cork Hurling Championship Final - Sunday April 29th 1888. Ballygarvan GAA website. 10 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111075044/http://www.ballygarvangaa.ie/en/general/history/12-the-gaa-co-cork-hurling-championship-final-sunday-april-29th-1888.html. 11 November 2017. dead.