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1963 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1963 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates7 April – 29 September 1963
Teams16
Champions University College Cork (1st title)
Des Kiely (captain)
Runners-up Blackrock
Mick Cashman (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored100 (5.88 per match)
Points scored273 (16.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mossie Finn (4-15)
1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964

The 1963 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th 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 27 January 1963. The championship began on 7 April 1963 and ended on 29 September 1963.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the first round.

On 29 September 1963, University College Cork won the championship following a 4–17 to 5–6 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their first championship title.[1]

Mossie Finn from the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 4–15.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Fielded a team after a one-year absence

Results

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First round

7 April 1963 First round St. Vincent's 2-05 - 1-08 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C O'Shea 2-1, D Sheehan 0-1, D Joyce 0-1, T Twomey 0-1, S Quinlan 0-1. M Kenny 1-1, P Barry 0-4, D Hurley 0-2, P Coogan 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
21 April 1963 First round Duhallow 0-06 - 4-08 Blackrock Kanturk Sportsfield, Kanturk
M McAuliffe 0-4, T Burke 0-2. E Burke 1-2, W Galligan 1-2, J Redmond 1-0, T Kelly 0-1, J Bennett 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, J Hayes 0-1. Referee: C Gyves (Mallow)
28 April 1963 First round St. Finbarr's 7-10 - 3-03 Carbery Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
M Finn 1-6, P O'Connell 2-1, T Cronin 2-0, M Archer 1-2, J Prendergast 1-0, M Leahy 0-1. D O'Mahony 1-0, F O'Brien 1-0, M Donovan 1-0, L Deasy 0-2, J Crowley 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
5 May 1963 First round Na Piarsaigh 2-06 - 3-07 Passage Douglas
T O'Leary 1-1, T McAuliffe 1-0, M Greaney 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, D Daly 0-1, M Meara 0-1. J O'Reilly 1-3, J O'Mahony 1-0, J Coughlan 1-0, J Barry 0-3, M Keane 0-1. Referee: J Lotty (Sarsfields)
12 May 1963 First round University College Cork 3-13 - 1-08 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Mortell 0-5, J O'Halloran 0-4, O Harrington 0-4, G Allen 1-0, J Blake 1-0. T Corbett 1-1, C Ring 0-3, P Harte 0-2, J Salmon 0-2. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
19 May 1963 First round Muskerry 3-13 - 2-01 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D O'Brien 2-2, P O'Brien 1-1, J Murphy 0-4, F Sheehan 0-2, G O'Regan 0-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, B Fitton 0-1. G Murphy 1-1, T Nagle 1-0. Referee: N Lynam (Glen Rovers)
2 June 1963 First round replay St. Vincent's 3-07 - 1-09 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C O'Shea 1-2, B O'Neill 1-2, J Lyons 1-0, T Twomey 0-1, J Drummond 0-1, W Nation 0-1. P Barry 1-2, D Hurley 0-3, G O'Gorman 0-2, M McDonnell 0-1, J White 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
2 June 1963 First round Avondhu 5-07 - 3-08 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Hogan 2-2, R Browne 1-3, R Ennis 1-0, R Carey 1-0, F Sheehy 0-1, B Honohan 0-1. P Browne 1-1, D McDonnell 1-1, B Larkin 1-1, E O'Connell 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, P Finn 0-1, E Dorney 0-1. Referee: L Dowling (Castlemartyr)
2 June 1963 First round Carrigdhoun 2-06 - 6-07 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Cooney 1-0, JK Coleman 1-0, D Drinan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1. L Dowling 2-0, P Roche 2-0, DJ Daly 1-0, D Cusack 1-0, J White 0-3, M Meaney 0-3, T Browne 0-1. Referee: M O'Connell (St. Vincent's)

Quarter-finals

7 July 1963 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 1-10 - 1-10 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Goulding 1-1, M Finn 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, T Cronin 0-1, P Finn 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. J Barry 0-5, D O'Hanlon 1-0, J Coughlan 0-2, J O'Reilly 0-2, E O'Brien 0-1. Referee: L Dowling (Castlemartyr)
21 July 1963 Quarter-final Blackrock 3-13 - 2-06 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
F O'Mahony 1-5, W Galligan 1-2, T Dullea 1-1, J Bennett 0-3, J Hayes 0-2. C O'Shea 1-3, DJ O'Regan 1-0, J Lyons 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1, T Twomey 0-1. Referee: J Lotty (Sarsfields)
21 July 1963 Quarter-final University College Cork 3-11 - 4-07 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Harnedy 2-1, M Mortell 0-4, G Allen 1-0, J O'Halloran 0-3, N Gallagher 0-2, J Blake 0-1. L Dowling 2-3, T Dowling 1-1, Bernard Ahern 1-0, J White 0-2, Brian Ahern 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
28 July 1963 Quarter-final Avondhu 8-05 - 0-06 Muskerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
N Coughlan 3-1, R Ennis 2-0, R Browne 1-1, P Noonan 1-0, J Hogan 1-0, N Ryan 0-2, B Honohan 0-1. M Murphy 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, G O'Regan 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
18 August 1963 Quarter-final replay St. Finbarr's 6-13 - 0-04 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Finn 2-5, M Archer 2-2, T Cronin 1-2, P O'Connell 1-0, W Walsh 0-1, P Doolan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. C Healy 0-1, J Barry 0-1, D Hanlon 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1. Referee: L Dowling (Castlemartyr)

Semi-finals

25 August 1963 Semi-final Blackrock 3-14 - 3-03 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
W Galligan 2-1, J Bennett 0-6, J Redmond 1-1, F Mahony 0-3, T Kelly 0-2, V Foley 0-1. R Browne 1-2, R Ennis 1-0. F Sheedy 1-0, J Browne 0-1. Referee: M Horgan
7 September 1963 Semi-final University College Cork 4-06 - 2-10 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Blake 2-0, J O'Halloran 1-1, N Phelan 1-0, M Mortell 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, G Allen 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. M Finn 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, M Archer 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, P Finn 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Final

29 September 1963 Final University College Cork 4-17 - 5-06 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Mortell 1-5, D Harnedy 2-1, J Blake 1-4, N Gallagher 0-2, J O'Halloran 0-1, N Phelan 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. F O'Mahony 2-0, B Galligan 1-2, J Hayes 1-0, D O'Leary 1-0, J Redmond 0-2, J Bennett 0-2. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 4-15 27 4 6.75
2 Billy Galligan Blackrock 5-07 22 4 5.50
3 Mick Mortell UCC 1-16 19 4 4.75
4 Christy O'Shea St. Vincent's 4-06 19 3 6.33
5 John Blake UCC 4-05 17 4 4.25
Florrie O'Mahony Blackrock 3-08 17 4 4.25
7 Mick Archer St. Finbarr's 4-04 16 4 4.00
8 Liam Dowling Imokilly 4-03 15 2 7.50
Richie Browne Avondhu 3-06 15 3 5.00
10 Ray Ennis Avondhu 4-00 12 4 3.00
Tim Cronin St. Finbarr's 3-03 12 4 3.00
John O'Halloran UCC 1-09 12 4 3.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 2-05 11 Passage
2 Ned Coughlan Avondhu 3-01 10 Muskerry
3 Liam Dowling Imokilly 2-03 9 UCC
Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 1-06 9 Carbery
5 Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 2-02 8 Passage
Derry O'Brien Muskerry 2-02 8 Midleton
J. Hogan Avondhu 2-02 8 Seandún
Florrie O'Mahony Blackrock 1-05 8 St. Vincent's
Mick Mortell UCC 1-05 8 Blacrock
10 Christy O'Shea St. Vincent's 2-01 7 Sarsfields
Paddy O'Connell St. Finbarr's 2-01 7 Carbery
Dan Harnedy UCC 2-01 7 Imokilly
Billy Galligan Blackrock 2-01 7 Aaondhu
Dan Harnedy UCC 2-01 7 Blackrock
John Blake UCC 1-04 7 Blackrock

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "From students to county masters". UCC website. 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.