1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	19 April 1970 - 22 November 1970
Teams	16
Champions	University College Cork (2nd title); Mick McCarthy (captain)
Runners-up	Muskerry
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Top scorer(s)	Tomás Ryan (0-38)
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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 were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the quarter-finals.

On 22 November 1970, University College Cork won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-15 defeat of Muskerry in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title in seven years.^[1]

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

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Youghal

Results

First round

19 April 1970 First round	University College Cork	4-07 - 2-02	Na Piarsaigh	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Dowling 1-3, E Fitzpatrick 1-1, N Morgan 1-0, H O'Sullivan 1-0, J Barrett 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, N Byrne 0-1.		J Connolly 1-2, T Mullins 1-0.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

19 April 1970 First round	St. Finbarr's	0-19 - 1-08	St. Vincent's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S Gillen 0-5, C McCarthy 0-5, G McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-2, M Archer 0-1, D Harrington 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.		N Barry 1-4, J O'Shea 0-1, T O'Shea 0-1, D Lenihan 0-1, J Russell 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

26 April 1970 First round	Sarsfields	2-05 - 4-10	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	B O'Mahony 1-0, S O'Riordan 1-0, E Kelleher 0-2, T McEvoy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.		P Harte 1-6, J Young 1-0, L McAuliffe 1-0, T O'Brien 1-0, M O'Halloran 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Kenneally 0-1, T Corbett 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

26 April 1970 First round	Muskerry	1-15 - 2-06	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Ryan 0-12, B Kenneally 1-0, T Looney 0-3.		V Ring 1-1, P Doyle 1-0, E Dorney 0-2, S Lucey 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: D Twomey (Mitchelstown)

26 April 1970 First round	Duhallow	3-04 - 5-10	Imokilly	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	B Buckley 2-2, T Fitzgerald 1-0, S Stokes 0-1, DT Cronin 0-1.			Referee: J Denning (Fermoy)

26 April 1970 First round	Carrigdhoun	5-08 - 4-13	Passage	Carrigaline
	B Murphy 1-4, L Webb 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, D Coleman 1-0, B Coleman 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1.		E O'Brien 1-2, P Horan 0-5, D McDonnell 1-1, B Meade 1-1, P Quigley 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, M Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

10 May 1970 First round	Youghal	9-12 - 6-06	Carbery	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	F Keane 4-2, S Hennessy 2-1, S O'Leary 1-3, J Griffen 1-0, F Cooper 1-0, W Walsh 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1, M Hodnett 0-1.		S Kearney 4-0, V O'Donovan 1-1, T Crowley 1-0, N Crowley 0-2, K Kehilly 0-2, L Hurley 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

17 May 1970 First round	Blackrock	5-21 - 2-08	Avondhu	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	N O'Keeffe 2-6, B Cummins 2-2, J Horgan 1-1, J Russell 0-4, P Moylan 0-3, K Cummins 0-2, J O'Halloran 0-1, D Collins 0-1, F Cummins 0-1.		T Sheehan 1-5, P O'Brien 1-0, L Sheehan 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, N Regan 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Quarter-finals

31 May 1970 Quarter-final	Muskerry	3-08 - 1-11	Passage	Ballinhassig
	T Ryan 0-7, M Malone 2-1, P Lucey 1-0.		B Meade 1-5, J Murphy 0-3, E O'Brien 0-1, P Quigley 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

19 June 1970 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-13 - 3-11	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C McCarthy 1-2, B Kirby 1-1, P Doolan 1-1, S Gillen 0-4, G McCarthy 0-2, C Cullinane 0-2, M O'Mahony 0-1, C Roche 0-1.		J Horgan 1-3, N O'Keeffe 1-3, J O'Halloran 1-0, D Collins 0-3, B Cummins 0-1, J Russell 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

21 June 1970 Quarter-final	Imokilly	4-10 - 1-08	Youghal	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	Brian Aherne 2-0, P Ring 1-4, S Barry 0-4, K Fitzgerald 1-0, Bernie Aherne 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.		F Cooper 1-0, N Gallagher 0-3, M Hodnett 0-2, S O'Leary 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

25 October 1970 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-08 - 2-03	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	H O'Sullivan 1-1, M Murphy 0-2, W Moore 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, S Looney 0-1, J Darcy 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.		P Murphy 1-0, J Daly 1-0, P Harte 0-3.	Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Semi-finals

9 August 1970 Semi-final	Mukserry	3-15 - 3-09	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Ryan 0-11, R Kenneally 2-1, P Lucey 1-1, C Kelly 0-1, N Dunne 0-1.		S Barry 2-8, D Clifford 1-0, P Ring 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

8 November 1970 Semi-final	University College Cork	2-08 - 3-04	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	R Cummins 1-3, H O'Sullivan 1-1, T Buckley 0-3, M Crotty 0-1.		P Doolan 2-0, J Brady 1-1, G McCarthy 0-2, S Gillen 0-1.	Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Final

22 November 1970 Final	University College Cork	2-12 - 0-16	Muskerry	Athletic Grounds, Cork
	R Cummins 2-3, T Buckley 0-5, H O'Sullivan 0-2, N Morgan 0-1, M Crotty 0-1.		T Ryan 0-8, C Kelly 0-4, P Lucey 0-3, M Malone 0-1.	Attendance: 13,031 Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tomás Ryan	Muskerry	0-38	38	4	9.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Frank Keane	Youghal	4-02	14	Carbery
1	Seánie Barry	Imokilly	2-08	14	Muskerry
2	Seán Kearney	Carbery	4-00	12	Youghal
	Neally O'Keeffe	Blackrock	2-06	12	Avondhu
	Tomás Ryan	Muskerry	0-12	12	Seandún
3	Tomás Ryan	Muskerry	0-11	11	Imokilly
4	Ray Cummins	UCC	2-03	9	Muskerry
4	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	1-06	9	Sarsfields

Miscellaneous

Muskerry qualified for the final for the first time in their history.

References

↑ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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[1] "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.