1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	1 May 1977 - 18 September 1977
Teams	16
Champions	St. Finbarr's (19th title); Denis Burns (captain)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers; Finbarr O'Neill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
← 1976 (Previous)	(Next) 1978 →

The 1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 30 January 1977. The championship began on 1 May 1977 and ended on 18 September 1977.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 18 September 1977, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-17 to 1-5 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 19th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.^[1] The attendance of 34,151 at the county final remains a record.

Team changes

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ballinhassig

Results

First round

1 May 1977 First round	University College Cork	0-10 - 2-12	Avondhu	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	B Waldron 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, D Keane 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, J Higgins 0-1.		D Ryan 1-2, W Shanahan 1-2, J Buckley 0-3, D O'Herlihy 0-3, P Ryan 0-1, G Madigan 0-1.	Referee: T Murphy

22 May 1977 First round	Imokilly	1-10 - 3-12	Na Piarsaigh	Riverstown
	J Fenton 0-6, M Ahern 1-1, D Buckley 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		John O'Sullivan 1-7, T Mullins 1-1, A Ahern 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

22 May 1977 First round	Mallow	1-13 - 3-15	Carrigdhoun	Riverstown
	P Buckley 0-5, J Hayes 1-0, T Sheehan 0-4, J McSweeney 0-2, K Sheehan 0-2.		F Coleman 2-3, D Coleman 0-5, D Dwyer 1-0, T Fogarty 0-2, K O'Donovan 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

26 June 1977 First round	Nemo Rangers	1-12 - 2-10	Youghal	Castlemartyr
	N Morgan 1-2, S Coughlan 0-4, B Morgan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, D Calnan 0-1.		S O'Leary 0-6, N Hogan 1-1, M Butler 1-0, W Walsh 0-2, S Ring 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin

Second round

1 May 1977 Second round	Carbery	0-10 - 3-15	Bandon	Kilbrittain
	S Kearney 0-4, F O'Leary 0-2, D Noonan 0-2, P Brennan 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.		N Crowley 1-5, K O'Driscoll 1-2, G Gabriel 1-1, P Crowley 0-4, J Gabriel 0-1, T Moloney 0-1, F Crowley 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

29 May 1977 Second round	Sarsfields	0-10 - 2-17	Muskerry
	P Fahy 0-3, M Carroll 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-2, E Kelleher 0-1.		T Hourihan 1-3, T Ryan 0-6, H O'Sullivan 1-1, D Desmond 0-2, S Newman 0-2, M Malone 0-2, M Buckley 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

26 June 1977 Second round	Avondhu	2-14 - 2-08	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Ryan 1-6, J Dillon 1-0, P Ryan 0-4, W Shanahan 0-1, G Madigan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1, P Herlihy 0-1.		F Coleman 1-1, JK Coleman 0-4, B Coleman (Ballymartle) 1-0, T Fogarty 0-1, K O'Donovan 0-1, B Coleman (Ballinhassig) 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

16 July 1977 Second round	Youghal	0-14 - 0-06	Na Piarsaigh	Cobh
	S O'Leary 0-10.			Referee: P Flaherty

Quarter-finals

17 July 1977 Quarter-final	Bandon	2-14 - 4-05	Seandún	Jack Barrett Park, Kinsale
	N Crowley 0-7, P Crowley 1-1, N Gallagher 1-0, T Moloney 0-3, J Gabriel 0-2, F Crowley 0-1.		V Twomey 2-0, G O'Sullivan 1-1, F O'Sullivan 1-0, J Nodwell 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

17 July 1977 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	3-13 - 1-06	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Crowley 1-2, P O'Doherty 0-4, L McAuliffe 1-0, T Collins 1-0, P Horgan 0-4, M Ryan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1.		T Ryan 0-5, T O'Mahony 1-0, D Desmond 0-1.	Referee: M Murphy

17 July 1977 Quarter-final	Blackrock	5-13 - 2-10	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Cummins 2-1, T Lyons 1-2, E O'Donoghue 1-2, F Cummins 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, J Gorgan 0-2, D Collins 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, F Delaney 0-1.		P Ryan 0-5, P Herlihy 1-0, W Shanahan 1-0, D Ryan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1, C Brassill 0-1.	Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown)

31 July 1977 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-11 - 0-08	Youghal	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	C Ryan 1-2, J Cremin 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, J Allen 0-1, T Butler 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.		S O'Leary 0-4, T O'Mahony 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, T Hannon 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Semi-finals

13 August 1977 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	3-11 - 3-09	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Barry-Murphy 3-0, J Allen 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, T Butler 0-1.		P Moylan 1-7, É O'Donoghue 2-0, R Cummins 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

14 August 1977 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	4-15 - 2-09	Bandon	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Horgan 1-4, T Collins 2-1, L McAuliffe 1-1, M Ryan 0-2, F Cunningham 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1, P O'Doherty 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1, D Clifford 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.		N Crowley 1-4, N Gallagher 1-0, P Crowley 0-3, F Crowley 0-1, T Moloney 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Final

18 September 1977 Final	St. Finbarr's	1-17 - 1-05	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Ryan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-4, B Wiley 0-4, C McCarthy 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, J Allen 0-2, É Fitzpatrick 0-1.		R Crowley 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, P Horgan 0-2.	Attendance: 34,151 Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Noel Crowley	Bandon	2-16	22	3	7.33
2	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	0-20	20	3	6.66
3	Dave Ryan	Avondhu	2-10	16	3	5.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	1-07	10	St. Finbarr's
	John O'Sullivan	Na Piarsaigh	1-07	10	Imokilly
	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	0-10	10	Na Piarsaigh
2	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	3-00	9	Blackrock
	Finbarr Coleman	Carrigdhoun	2-03	9	Mallow
	Dave Ryan	Avondhu	1-06	9	Carrigdhoun
3	Noel Crowley	Bandon	1-05	8	Carbery
4	Ray Cummins	Blackrock	2-01	7	Avondhu
	Tom Collins	Glen Rovers	2-01	7	Bandon
	Noel Crowley	Bandon	1-04	7	Glen Rovers
	Pat Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-04	7	Bandon
	Noel Crowley	Bandon	0-07	7	Seandún

Miscellaneous

Patrick Murphy, the honorary secretary of the Blackrock club, collapsed and died in the stand at Páirc Uí Chaoimh while watching the championship semi-final between St. Finbarr's and Blackrock.
The attendance of 34,151 at the county final remains an all-time record.^[2]

References

↑ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
↑ Moynihan, Michael (17 October 2017). "Crowded house: The ingredients for a packed Páirc Uí Chaoimh opening". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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

[2] Moynihan, Michael (17 October 2017). "Crowded house: The ingredients for a packed Páirc Uí Chaoimh opening". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 April 2018.