1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:19 April – 4 October 1942
Teams:11
Champions: St. Finbarr's
Count:11
Runners-Up: Ballincollig
Runners-Up Captain:Willie Murphy
Matches:10
Goals:76
Points:96
Previous Year:1941
Previous Tournament:1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1943
Next Tournament:1943 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th 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 25 January 1942. The championship began on 19 April 1942 and ended on 4 October 1942.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions and were in search of a ninth successive title, however, they were beaten by Ballincollig in the semi-final.[1] [2]

The final was played on 4 October 1942 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] St. Finbarr's won the match by 5–07 to 2–02 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in nine years.[4] [5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Declined to field a team

Results

First round

Second round

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It’s 80 years since Glen Rovers amazing hurling eight in a row. Echo Live. 16 June 2021. 3 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Glen are part of the fabric of Cork hurling. Echo Live. 21 December 2021. 31 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969. Cork GAA Records website. 9 August 2016.
  4. Web site: St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965. Cork Past and Present website. 4 November 2017.
  5. Web site: The Barrs - a history. St. Finbarr's GAA website. 9 August 2016.
  6. Web site: History. Cloughduv GAA website. 31 December 2021.