1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	7 April 1972 - 12 November 1972
Teams	17
Champions	Glen Rovers (23rd title); Patsy Harte (captain)
Runners-up	Youghal; Frank Cooper (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Top scorer(s)	Patsy Harte (3-14)
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The 1972 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 7 April 1972 and ended on 12 November 1972.

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's in the first round.

The championship was won by Glen Rovers who secured the title following a 3-15 to 1-10 defeat of Youghal in the final. This was their 23rd championship title overall and their first in three years.^[1]

Patsy Harte from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3-14.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Nemo Rangers

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Cloyne

Results

First round

19 August 1972 First round	St. Finbarr's	6-11 - 1-14	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Archer 2-1, E Fitzpatrick 2-1, C McCarthy 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, B Wylie 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1, S Gillen 0-1.		É O'Donoghue 1-4, P Moylan 0-6, D Collins 0-3, W Cronin 0-1.

Second round

7 April 1972 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	8-10 - 4-10	Duhallow	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	P Buckley 4-0, S Twomey 1-6, D Sheehan 2-0, D Daly 1-0, T Mullins 0-3, V Twomey 0-1.		B Buckley 1-2, D Kenneally 1-1, D Burke 1-1, TD Cronin 1-0, T Cremin 0-2, B Daly 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: T O'Riordan (Mallow)

7 April 1972 Second round	Seandún	1-04 - 2-05	Imokilly	Riverstown
	J O'Sullivan 1-2, W Murphy 0-2.		M Sheehan 1-2, S O'Farrell 1-1, T Brown 0-1, P Barry 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.

30 April 1972 Second round	Youghal	4-11 - 2-11	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	F Cooper 2-0, R O'Sullivan 1-3, F Keane 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4, N Hogan 0-2, S Ring 0-1.		B Óg Murphy 1-6, P Cashman 1-0, R Fitzgerald 0-2, JJ Long 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1, P McEvoy 0-1.	Referee: D Twomey (Mitchelstown)

14 May 1972 Second round	Passage	2-08 - 4-14	Nemo Rangers	Carrigaline
	B Meade 0-5, J McCarthy 1-1, K Keane 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-2.		D Allen 3-5, B Morgan 0-5, D Calnan 1-1, N Morgan 0-3.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

14 May 1972 Second round	Carbery	3-04 - 5-11	Glen Rovers	Ballinhassig
	R Crowley 1-3, P Harrington 1-1, B Nyhan 1-0.		P Harte 1-7, P Doherty 2-2, L McAuliffe 2-1, J O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: D Coleman (Ballinhassig)

14 May 1972 Second round	Carrigdhoun	5-10 - 3-09	St. Vincent's	Manning Park, Passage
	F Coleman 2-1, B Coleman 1-3, JK Coleman 1-2, T Fogarty 1-1, D Coleman 0-2, TF Hayes 0-1.		C O'Shea 2-1, D Linehan 0-4, J Russell 0-4, B O'Neill 1-0.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

28 May 1972 Second round	Muskerry	3-17 - 3-03	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Kelly 2-4, T O'Mahony 0-6, M Malone 1-1, T Ryan 0-3, P Lucey 0-2, B Fitton 0-1.		D Fenton 2-0, E O'Sullivan 1-1, P Buckley 0-2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

17 September 1972 Second round	St. Finbarr's	4-15 - 2-05	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Barry-Murphy 3-0, G McCarthy 0-5, C Cullinane 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, C Roche 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, M Archer 0-1.		W Moore 1-0, N Coleman 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, J Collins 0-2, J O'Grady 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Quarter-finals

11 June 1972 Quarter-final	Youghal	4-09 - 2-14	Imokilly	Castlemartyr
	W Doyle 1-1, N Hogan 1-1, P Hegarty 1-0, N Gallagher 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, R Sullivan 0-3, F Cooper 0-1.		W Glavin 0-12, P Barry 1-1, S Farrell 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: P Murphy (Blackrock)

2 July 1972 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-15 - 4-02	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinlough
	D Calnan 0-8, N Morgan 2-1, D Allen 0-4, J Barrett 0-1, S Buckley 0-1.		S Twomey 2-1, B Joyce 1-1, P Buckley 1-0.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

20 August 1972 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	4-06 - 2-11	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	L McAuliffe 2-1, P Doherty 1-1, JJ O'Neill 1-0, P Harte 0-2, M Corbett 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.		T Ryan 0-6, M Malone 1-2, C Kelly 1-1, P Lucey 0-2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

1 October 1972 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-15 - 0-02	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park, Passage
	C McCarthy 1-4, M Archer 1-2, C Roche 0-3, S Gillen 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B Wylie 0-1.		T Fogarty 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Semi-finals

10 September 1972 Semi-final	Youghal	2-13 - 3-08	Nemo Rangers	Carrigtwohill
	F Cooper 1-1, F Keane 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4, R O'Sullivan 0-3, N Horgan 0-2, W Doyle 0-2.		S Coughlan 1-2, S Buckley 1-1, D Allen 1-1, B Morgan 0-3, F Cogan 0-1.

29 October 1972 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	1-09 - 1-04	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Doherty 1-1, P Harte 0-4, JJ O'Neill 0-2, J Young 0-1, T Buckley 0-1.		J Barry-Murphy 1-0, S Gillen 0-2, B Wylie 0-1, C Roche 0-1.	Attendance: 9,397 Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Final

12 November 1972 Final	Glen Rovers	3-15 - 1-10	Youghal	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Buckley 1-5, P Harte 2-1, P Doherty 0-4, P Barry, T O'Brien, M Ryan, L McAuliffe and J O'Sullivan 0-1 each.		S O'Leary 0-5, F Cooper 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, R O'Sullivan, W Doyle and N Hogan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 7,873 Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	3-14	23	4	5.75
2	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	4-10	22	3	7.33
3	Pat Doherty	Glen Rovers	4-08	20	4	5.00
4	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	2-12	18	4	4.50
5	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	5-02	17	4	4.25
6	Seán Twomey	Na Piarsaigh	3-07	16	2	8.00
6	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	0-16	16	4	4.00
7	Paul Buckley	Na Piarsaigh	5-00	15	2	7.50
7	Liam McAuliffe	Glen Rovers	4-03	15	4	3.75
8	Frank Cooper	Youghal	4-02	14	4	3.50
8	Connie Kelly	Muskerry	3-05	14	2	7.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	3-05	14	Passage
2	Paul Buckley	Na Piarsaigh	4-00	12	Duhallow
2	Willie Glavin	Imokilly	0-12	12	Youghal
3	Connie Kelly	Muskerry	2-04	10	Avondhu
3	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	1-07	10	Carbery
4	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	3-00	9	UCC
	Bertie Óg Murphy	Sarsfields	1-06	9	Youghal
	Seán Twomey	Na Piarsaigh	1-06	9	Duhallow
5	Pat Doherty	Glen Rovers	2-02	8	Carbery
	Tom Buckley	Glen Rovers	1-05	8	Youghal
	Dan Calnan	Nemo Rangers	0-08	8	Na Piarsaigh

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.