1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	24 April 1960 - 18 September 1960
Teams	15
Champions	Glen Rovers (18th title); Joe Twomey (captain)
Runners-up	University College Cork
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	99 (6.6 per match)
Points scored	202 (13.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Joe Browne (2-17)
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The 1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd 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 31 January 1960. The championship began on 24 April 1960 and ended on 18 September 1960.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 18 September 1960, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3-8 to 1-12 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 18th championship title overall and their third title in succession.^[1]

University College Cork's John Joe Browne was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Mallow

Results

First round

24 April 1960 First round	Carbery	5-05 - 1-04	Duhallow	Macroom
	C Corcoran 2-2, D Donovan 2-0, E Young 1-1, D White 0-2.		W Leary 1-2, C Collins 0-2.	Referee: L Baker (Ballincollig)

24 April 1960 First round	St. Finbarr's	2-06 - 4-10	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Finn 1-5, D Lehane 1-0, B Studdard 1-0 (og), T O'Mullane 0-1.		J Barry 1-3, V Barrett 1-3, B Hurley 1-1, P Curley 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, M Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: D Creedon (Glen Rovers)

24 April 1960 First round	Imokilly	6-04 - 6-05	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	G O'Gorman 2-2, J O'Connell 2-1, D Hegarty 1-0, J Griffin 1-0, L Driscoll 0-1.		L Dowling 3-1, P Barry 2-0, T Sullivan 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, D Hurley 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: M O'Connell (St. Vincent's)

8 May 1960 First round	Na Piarsaigh	3-05 - 3-08	University College Cork	The Mardyke, Cork
	D Sheehan 2-0, J Goold 0-4, L Joyce 1-0, P Allen 0-1.		S Long 2-3, T Riordan 1-0, JJ Browne 0-2, B Hounihan 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, M Mortell 0-1.

8 May 1960 First round	Blackrock	6-08 - 1-04	Carrigtwohill	Riverstown
	M Murphy 2-0, S Horgan 2-0, N O'Connell 1-1, F Mahony 1-0, P Sullivan 0-3, L Galligan 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, T Connolly 0-1.		V O'Connor 1-0, J Whyte 0-3, M Fouhy 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)

8 May 1960 First round	Muskerry	2-08 - 2-03	Mallow	Millstreet
	J Barry-Murphy 1-3, M Murphy 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, O'Connor 0-1, M Gaffey 0-1.		B Nagle 2-0, J O'Donoghue 0-3.

8 May 1960 First round	Carrigdhoun	4-10 - 7-04	Glen Rovers	Manning Park, Passage
	J Cooney 2-1, S Nyhan 1-4, Sisk 1-1, Desmond 0-2, S Kelly 0-2.		C Ring 4-1, É Goulding 1-1, P Healy 1-1 P Harte 1-0, J Twomey 0-1.	Referee: T Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

22 May 1960 Quarter-final	Carbery	2-02 - 2-10	Seandún	Ballinhassig

19 June 1960 Quarter-final	Muskerry	4-08 - 2-05	Avondhu	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	P Cremin 3-2, P Carroll 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, C Sheehan 0-2, M Barry 0-1.		J Browne 1-1, P Behan 1-1, P Cronin 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Toole 0-1.	Referee: J Flynn (Banteer)

26 June 1960 Quarter-final	University College Cork	2-12 - 4-06	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Murphy 2-2, M Mortell 0-3, S Long 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, JJ Browne 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1.		L Dowling 2-0, T Murphy 0-5, P Barry 1-0, J Lotty 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

8 July 1960 Quarter-final replay	University College Cork	6-11 - 5-07	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	JJ Browne 1-6, T Riordan 2-1, M Mortell 1-2, D Murphy 1-1, S Long 1-0, N Gallagher 0-1.		T Murphy 2-2, P Barry 1-1, T Sullivan 1-1, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, R Lotty 0-1.

10 July 1960 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	4-05 - 1-08	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Clifford 2-0, M Quane 1-2, B Carroll 1-0, C Ring 0-2, É Goulding 0-1.		W Galligan 1-6, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Bennett 0-1,	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Semi-finals

24 July 1960 Semi-final	University College Cork	3-05 - 1-08	Seandún	The Mardyke, Cork
	S Long 2-0, M Mortell 1-0, JJ Browne 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1.		T Dunphy 1-0, V Barrett 0-4, B Hurley 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

21 August 1960 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	4-07 - 3-04	Muskerry	Coachford
	M Quane 2-0, B Carroll 2-0, É Goulding 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, C Ring 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Cremin 2-0, D Sullivan 1-0, J White 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, J Cootes 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Final

18 September 1960 Final	Glen Rovers	3-08 - 1-12	University College Cork	Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Quane 2-1; J Twomey 1-0; C Ring 0-3; J Clifford 0-2; W Carroll 0-1; J Daly 0-1.		J Browne 1-5; S Long 0-1; M Mortell 0-2 ; M Murphy 0-2; T Riordan 0-1; N Gallagher 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Joe Browne	UCC	2-17	23	5	4.60
2	Steve Long	Glen Rovers	5-06	21	5	4.20
3	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	4-08	20	4	5.00
4	Liam Dowling	Sarsfields	6-01	19	3	6.33
5	Mick Quane	Glen Rovers	5-03	18	4	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	4-01	13	Carrigdhoun
2	Paddy Cremin	Muskerry	3-02	11	Avondhu
3	Liam Dowling	Sarsfields	3-01	10	Imokilly
4	Steve Long	UCC	2-03	9	Na Piarsaigh
	John Joe Browne	UCC	1-06	9	Sarsfields
	Willie Galligan	Blackrock	1-06	9	Glen Rovers
5	C. Corcoran	Carbery	2-02	8	Duhallow
	G. O'Gorman	Imokilly	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	Donie Murphy	UCC	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	Timmy Murphy	Sarsfields	2-02	8	UCC
	Mossie Finn	St. Finbarr's	1-05	8	Seandún
	John Joe Browne	UCC	1-05	8	Glen Rovers

References

↑ "The March Continues!" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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[1] "The March Continues!" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.