1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	6 April – 22 October 1978
Teams	14
Champions	Blackrock (27th title) John Horgan (captain) Joe McGrath (manager)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Martin O'Doherty (captain) Christy Ring (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	89 (3.71 per match)
Points scored	528 (22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pádraig Crowley (1-25)
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The 1978 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 1978 and ended on 22 October 1978.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Glen Rovers in the semi-finals.[1][2][3]

The final was played on 22 October 1978 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–12 to 1–07 to claim their 27th championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4]

Bandon's Pádraig Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.

Format change

Overview

Since its inception in 1887 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the county champions would always be the team who won all of their games. There were some problems with this system and a special committee was established to examine the standard of competing teams. At the County Convention on 5 February 1978, delegates voted by 143 to 93 in favour of changing the format of the championship.[5]

New format

Section one

Section one comprised the five top-graded club teams. They met each other on a league basis. The two teams to top the league table qualified for the championship semi-finals and each were included on a separate side of the draw. The third team in the section qualified for the championship quarter-final.

Section two

Section two comprised the five remaining club teams. They also met each other on a league basis. The two teams to top the league table qualified for the championship quarter-finals.

Section three

Section three comprised all the divisional and college teams. They played off on a knock-out basis with the winners of the section qualifying for the championship quarter-finals.

Team changes

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mallow

Declined to field a team.

• Imokilly

Results

Section one

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Blackrock	4	4	0	0	4-66	8-30	+24	8
2	Glen Rovers	4	3	0	1	7-51	4-40	+20	6
3	St. Finbarr's	3	1	0	0	6-36	4-41	+1	2
4	Youghal	3	0	0	3	6-25	6-45	-20	0
5	University College Cork	2	0	0	2	3-10	4-32	-25	0
Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship proper. Yellow background The third-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Results

Blackrock v University College Cork

6 April 1978	Blackrock	1-15 - 2-04	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Cummins 1-1, D Collins 0-3, T Lyons 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, F Cummins 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, F Norberg 0-1.		T Brennan 1-0, T Cullinane 1-0, B Waldron 0-2, M McDonnell 0-2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

7 April 1978	Glen Rovers	1-14 - 1-12	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K O'Keeffe 1-3, JJ O'Neill 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, R Crowley 0-1, T Collins 0-1, N Corcoran 0-1.		J Barry-Murphy 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, B Meade 0-2, B Wiley 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, J Allen 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Glen Rovers v Youghal

15 April 1978	Glen Rovers	2-11 - 2-05	Youghal	Clonmult Memorial Park
	P Horgan 0-7, T Collins 1-1, M Ryan 1-0, R Crowley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1.		S Fitzgerald 1-0, R O'Sullivan 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, M Butler 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Glen Rovers v University College Cork

22 April 1978	Glen Rovers	3-17 - 1-06	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T O'Neill 1-5, K O'Keeffe 0-8, R Whitley 1-1, R Crowley 1-0, P Horgan 0-2, JJ O'Neill0-1.		B Waldron 0-5, T Cullinane 1-0, B Dineen 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

23 April 1978	Blackrock	1-17 - 3-07	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Collins 0-8, E O'Sullivan 0-4, B Cummins 1-0, E O'Donoghue 0-3, F Cummins 0-1, T Lyons 0-1.		J Barry-Murphy 2-2, J Allen 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, T Butler 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Blackrock v Youghal

6 May 1978	Blackrock	2-17 - 2-10	Youghal	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	E O'Donoghue 1-6, E O'Sullivan 1-2, T Lyons 0-3, F Collins 0-2, D Collins 0-2, F Cummins 0-2.		R O'Sullivan 1-2, M Butler 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, S Fitzgerald 0-2, S Ring 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1.	Referee: M English (Bishopstown)

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

9 June 1978	Blackrock	0-17 - 1-09	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Collins 0-7, E O'Sullivan 0-3, E O'Donoghue 0-2, J Horgan 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, T Lyons 0-1.		L McAuliffe 1-1, K O'Keeffe 0-3, JJ O'Neill 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, D Clifford 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

St. Finbarr's v Youghal

18 June 1978	St. Finbarr's	2-17 - 2-10	Youghal	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Cremin 0-7, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, J O'Shea 1-2, C McCarthy 0-3, J Allen 0-3, B Wiley 0-2.		S O'Leary 2-3, M Coyne 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, M Butler 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Section two

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Sarsfields	3	2	0	1	9-33	5-30	+15	4
2	Nemo Rangers	3	2	0	1	9-40	9-30	+10	4
3	Bandon	3	2	0	1	3-33	5-34	-8	4
4	Na Piarsaigh	3	0	0	3	2-32	4-44	-18	0
Green background The top-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper. Yellow background These teams contested a play-of to determine which of them would enter the championship proper, however, they were later thrown out of the championship.

Results

Nemo Rangers v Na Piarsaigh

8 April 1978	Nemo Rangers	2-16 - 1-10	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinlough
	D Allen 2-5, B Morgan 0-4, N Morgan 0-4, S Coughlan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.		John O'Sullivan 0-4, P Buckley 1-0, R McDonnell 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, P Barry 0-1, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Bandon v Sarsfields

16 April 1978	Bandon	1-11 - 1-07	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	F Crowley 1-1, N Crowley 0-3, P Crowley 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-1, A Duggan 0-1.		T Murphy 1-0, E Kelleher 0-3, B Óg Murphy 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, S Farrell 0-1, J Darcy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Connor

Bandon v Na Piarsaigh

23 April 1978	Bandon	0-12 - 0-10	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinhassig
	N Crowley 0-6, J Fitzgerald 0-2, D Desmond 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1, P O'Donovan 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.		Jim O'Sullivan 0-3, John O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, B Kelleher 0-1, J Whooley 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Sarsfields v Nemo Rangers

23 April 1978	Sarsfields	6-10 - 3-07	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Cotter 3-1, T Murphy 1-2, E Kelleher 1-0, P O'Riordan 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-2, J Darcy 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-2, G McEvoy 0-1.		N Morgan 2-0, B Morgan 1-3, S Coughlan 0-3, C Murphy 0-1.

Sarsfields v Na Piarsaigh

10 June 1978

Sarsfields

2-16 - 1-12

Na Piarsaigh

Church Road

Nemo Rangers v Bandon

1 July 1978	Nemo Rangers	4-17 - 2-10	Bandon	Páirc Uí Ríogin
	J O'Neill 2-3, B Morgan 0-6, D Allen 1-1, D Calnan 1-1, N Morgan 0-3, W Barry 0-2, J Barrett 0-1.		P Crowley 1-7, F Crowley 1-2, N Crowley 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Play-off

Nemo Rangers v Bandon

8 July 1978 Play-off	Nemo Rangers	1-11 - 1-11	Bandon	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	B Morgan 0-5, D Barry 1-0, D Allen 0-3, S Coughlan 0-1, N Morgan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.		P Crowley 0-8, N Gallagher 1-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Nemo Rangers v Bandon

6 August 1978 Play-off replay	Nemo Rangers	2-08 - 0-08 (abandoned)	Bandon	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	B Morgan 1-3, W Barry 1-0, S Coughlan 0-2, D Calnan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.		P Crowley 0-7, K O'Driscoll 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Section three

First round

Avondhu v Carrigdhoun

23 April 1978 First round	Avondhu	4-16 - 2-12	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Ryan 2-4, P Buckley 1-4, D Coughlan 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, C Brassil 0-2, D O'Herlihy 0-1, P O'Herlihy 0-1, G Madigan 0-1.		G Hanley 1-6, JL O'Sullivan 1-1, K O'Donovan 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coleman 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1, G Webb 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Semi-finals

Muskerry v Carbery

23 April 1978 Semi-final	Muskerry	1-15 - 2-10	Carbery	Ballinhassig
	J Finn 1-2, M Malone 0-4, D Desmond 0-4, L Lynch 0-2, MP Buckley 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, T Hourighane 0-1.		F O'Leary 1-1, D Noonan 0-4, T Crowley 1-0, D Healy 0-3, F O'Regan 0-1, N Collins 0-1.	Referee: M English (Bishopstown)

Seandún v Avondhu

4 June 1978 Semi-final	Seandún	4-10 - 4-08	Avondhu	Riverstown
	K Keane 1-2, P O'Sullivan 1-2, M Murphy 1-1, J McCarthy 1-1, J Nodwell 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.		P Buckley 2-3, D Ryan 1-2, D Herlihy 1-1, PJ Greensmith 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.

Final

Muskerry v Seandún

4 July 1978 Final	Muskerry	0-15 - 2-08	Seandún	Charlie Hurley Park
	D Desmond 0-12, J O'Leary 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, S Noonan 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 1-0, P Doyle 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3, K Keane 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.

Knock-out section

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields

8 July 1978 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	4-14 - 2-08	Sarsfields	Ballinlough
	C McCarthy 1-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, C Ryan 0-2, J Allen 0-2, B Wiley 1-0, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1.		B Óg Murphy 2-4, T Murphy 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

13 August 1978 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	2-11 - 2-10	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Horgan 0-5, T Collins 1-0, P Barry 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, R Crowley 0-1.		J Barry-Murphy 1-1, J Allen 1-1, C McCarthy 0-3, C Ryan 0-2, J Cremin 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Blackrock v Muskerry

15 October 1978 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-17 - 1-07	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R Cummins 2-3, D Buckley 1-2, D Collins 0-4, T Lyons 0-3, E O'Sullivan 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		MP Buckley 1-1, D Desmond 0-4, S Noonan 0-1, J Lucey 0-1.	Referee: J O'Riordan (Bandon)

Final

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

22 October 1978 Final	Blackrock	4-12 - 1-07	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R Cummins 1-4, É O'Sullivan 2-0, É O'Donoghue 1-2, D Collins 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, J Horgan 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.		T O'Brien 1-0, P Horan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, P Doherty 0-1.	Referee: S O'Grady (Limericky)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	1-25	28	5	5.30
2	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	7-06	27	5	5.20
	Billy Morgan	Nemo Rangers	2-21	27	5	5.20
4	Donie Collins	Blackrock	0-26	26	6	4.33
5	Éamonn O'Sullivan	Blackrock	3-13	22	6	3.66
	Éamonn O'Donoghue	Blackrock	2-16	22	6	3.66
7	Pat Horgan	Glen Rovers	0-20	22	6	3.66
	Denis Desmond	Muskerry	0-20	20	3	6.66
9	Kieran O'Keeffe	Glen Rovers	1-16	19	6	3.16
10	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	3-09	18	5	3.60
	Ray Cummins	Blackrock	3-09	18	4	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Denis Desmond	Muskerry	0-12	12	Seandún
2	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-05	11	Na Piarsaigh
3	Brian Cotter	Sarsfields	3-01	10	Nemo Rangers
	Dave Ryan	Avondhu	2-04	10	Carrigdhoun
	Bertie Óg Murphy	Sarsfields	2-04	10	St. Finbarr's
	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	1-07	10	Nemo Rangers
7	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	2-03	9	St. Finbarr's
	John O'Neill	Nemo Rangers	2-03	9	Bandon
	Pat Buckley	Avondhu	2-03	9	Seandún
	Ray Cummins	Blackrock	2-03	9	Muskerry
	Éamonn O'Donoghue	Blackrock	1-06	9	Youghal
	Ger Hanley	Carrigdhoun	1-06	9	Avondhu

Miscellaneous

• Nemo Rangers and Bandon were disqualified from the championship following a fracas in their section three play-off game. Both clubs were also fined £75 each and a share of the gate receipts, while a number of players subsequently received suspensions.[6]

References

1. "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. "Classic Cork hurling finals: Glen and the Barrs packed the Páirc in 1977". Echo Live. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
3. "Barrs v Glen 1977: Christy Ryan helped end a wait of 22 years for hurling glory". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
4. "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
5. "Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
6. "Nemo refused to accept the cup from the county board in 1978 but still moved on to All-Ireland glory". Echo Live. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.