| 2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 27 May 2005 – 16 October 2005 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Sponsor: | Evening Echo |
| Champions: | Newtownshandrum |
| Count: | 3 |
| Champions Captain: | Brendan Mulcahy |
| Champions Manager: | Bernie O'Connor |
| Runners-Up: | Cloyne |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Donal Óg Cusack |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Tomás O'Brien |
| Matches: | 33 |
| Goals: | 89 |
| Points: | 809 |
| Top Scorer: | Paudie O'Sullivan (3-19) |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Next Tournament: | 2006 Cork Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2005 fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 27 May 2005 ended on 16 October 2005.
Na Piarsaigh were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork at the quarter-final stage.[1]
On 16 October 2005, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0–15 to 0–09 defeat of Cloyne in the final.[2] This was their third championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Cloyne's Paudie O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 3–19.
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paudie O'Sullivan | Cloyne | 3-19 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
| 2 | Mickey Fitzgerald | Imokilly | 3-15 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Avondhu | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| John Paul O'Callaghan | Cloyne | 2-16 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 | |
| 4 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-21 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 5 | Kevin Murray | St. Finbarr's | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Mark O'Connor | Erin's Own | 4-07 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 7 | Alan Browne | Erin's Own | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 8 | Kieran Murphy | Erin's Own | 2-11 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Joe Deane | Killeagh | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | |
| Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Connor | Erin's Own | 3-06 | 15 | Delanys |
| 2 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Avondhu | 1-10 | 13 | Imokilly |
| 3 | Kieran Murphy | Erin's Own | 1-09 | 12 | Imokilly |
| 4 | John Paul O'Callaghan | Carbery | 1-08 | 11 | Duhallow |
| Paudie O'Sullivan | Cloyne | 1-08 | 11 | Blackrock | |
| Mickey Fitzgerald | Imokilly | 1-08 | 11 | Erin's Own | |
| 5 | John Paul O'Callaghan | Carbery | 1-07 | 10 | Duhallow |
| Joe Deane | Killeagh | 1-07 | 10 | Na Piarsaigh | |
| Alan Browne | Blackrock | 1-07 | 10 | CIT | |
| 6 | Mickey Fitzgerald | Imokilly | 2-03 | 9 | Seandún |
| Jonathan O'Callaghan | Avondhu | 1-06 | 9 | Carrigdhoun | |
| Pierce O'Neill | Imokilly | 1-06 | 9 | Seandún | |
| Stephen Moylan | Douglas | 0-09 | 9 | Castlelyons | |
| Éamonn Collins | UCC | 0-09 | 9 | Douglas |