1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 March 1940 – 29 September 1940
Teams9
ChampionsGlen Rovers (7th title)
Jack Lynch (captain)
Runners-upSarsfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored86 (8.6 per match)
Points scored73 (7.3 per match)
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The 1940 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 52nd 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 28 January 1940. The championship began on 10 March 1940 and ended on 29 September 1940.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 29 September 1940, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 10–6 to 7–5 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their seventh championship title and the seventh of eight successive championships.[1]

Results

Divisional section

Muskerry v Seandún
10 March 1940 First round Muskerry 3-02 - 7-05 Seandún Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
Carbery v Avondhu
17 March 1940 First round Carbery 2-02 - 7-02 Avondhu The Mardyke, Cork
Carrigdhoun v Seandún
31 March 1940 Second round Carrigdhoun 2-04 - 1-04 Seandún Douglas Sportsfield, Cork
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun
14 April 1940 Final Avondhu 4-01 - 5-01 Carrigdhoun The Mardyke, Cork

First round

Carrigdhoun v Blackrock
28 April 1940 First round Carrigdhoun 3-02 - 10-05 Blackrock The Mardyke, Cork
Sarsfields v Midleton
5 May 1940 First round Sarsfields 6-03 - 2-04 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Blackrock
16 June 1940 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-06 - 2-09 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Sarsfields v St. Finbarr's
8 September 1940 Semi-final Sarsfields 5-02 - 3-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields
29 September 1940 Final Glen Rovers 10-06 - 7-05 Sarsfields Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Tobin 6-0; J Lynch 1-4; P Barry 1-0; J Buckley 1-2; D Moylan 1-0. D Beckett 2-1; W Beckett 2-0; M Brennan 1-0; A Slattery 1-0; P Garvan 0-1; T Murphy 0-2; J Barry 1-0; B Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 11,215

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The 17 goals is a record for a final.
  • Charlie Tobin's 6-00 (18 pts) is to the date the highest individual score in a final.
  • Sarsfields seven goals in a record for a losing team in a final.

References

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (7 October 2015). "Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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