1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:19 April – 22 November 1970
Teams:16
Champions: University College Cork
Count:2
Champions Captain:Mick McCarthy
Runners-Up: Muskerry
Runners-Up Captain:Derry McSweeney
Matches:15
Goals:86
Points:290
Top Scorer: Tomás Ryan (0-38)
Previous Year:1969
Previous Tournament:1969 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1971
Next Tournament:1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 April 1970 and ended on 22 November 1970.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the quarter-final.[1]

The final was played on 22 November 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between University College Cork and Muskerry, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. University College Cork won the match by 2–12 to 0–15 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[2] [3]

Muskerry's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Tomás RyanMuskerry0-383849.50
2Seánie BarryImokilly2-152137.00
3Neally O'KeeffeBlackrock3-091829.00
4Ray CumminsUCC3-071635.33
5Brian AherneImokilly5-001535.00
6Frank KeaneYoughal4-021427.00
7Henry O'SullivanUCC3-041343.25
8Seán KearneyCarbery4-0012112.00
Bernie MeadePassage2-061226.00
Patsy HarteGlen Rovers1-091226.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Frank KeaneYoughal4-0214Carbery
Seánie BarryImokilly2-0814Muskerry
3Seán KearneyCarbery4-0012Youghal
Neally O'KeeffeBlackrock2-0612Avondhu
Tomás RyanMuskerry0-1212Seandún
6Tomás RyanMuskerry0-1111Imokilly
7Brian AherneImokilly3-009Duhallow
Ray CumminsUCC2-039Muskerry
Patsy HarteGlen Rovers1-069Sarsfields
10Brendan BuckleyDuhallow2-028Imokilly
Brendan CumminsBlackrock2-028Avondhu
Tom SheehanAvondhu1-058Blackrock
Bernie MeadePassage0-088Muskerry

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Honours. Glen Rovers GAA website. 11 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970. Echo Live. 8 May 2020. 24 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present. Cork GAA Finals website. 9 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Youghal GAA: Hurling. Youghal GAA website. 11 July 2022.