1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd 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 31 January 1960. The championship began on 24 April 1960 and ended on 18 September 1960.

1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 April 1960 - 18 September 1960
Teams15
Champions Glen Rovers (18th title)
Joe Twomey (captain)
Runners-up University College Cork
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored99 (6.6 per match)
Points scored202 (13.47 per match)
Top scorer(s) John Joe Browne (2-17)
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Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 18 September 1960, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3-8 to 1-12 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 18th championship title overall and their third title in succession.[1]

University College Cork's John Joe Browne was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

24 April 1960 First round Carbery 5-05 - 1-04 Duhallow Macroom
C Corcoran 2-2, D Donovan 2-0, E Young 1-1, D White 0-2. W Leary 1-2, C Collins 0-2. Referee: L Baker (Ballincollig)
24 April 1960 First round St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 4-10 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Finn 1-5, D Lehane 1-0, B Studdard 1-0 (og), T O'Mullane 0-1. J Barry 1-3, V Barrett 1-3, B Hurley 1-1, P Curley 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, M Donoghue 0-1. Referee: D Creedon (Glen Rovers)
24 April 1960 First round Imokilly 6-04 - 6-05 Sarsfields Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
G O'Gorman 2-2, J O'Connell 2-1, D Hegarty 1-0, J Griffin 1-0, L Driscoll 0-1. L Dowling 3-1, P Barry 2-0, T Sullivan 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, D Hurley 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. Referee: M O'Connell (St. Vincent's)
8 May 1960 First round Na Piarsaigh 3-05 - 3-08 University College Cork The Mardyke, Cork
D Sheehan 2-0, J Goold 0-4, L Joyce 1-0, P Allen 0-1. S Long 2-3, T Riordan 1-0, JJ Browne 0-2, B Hounihan 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, M Mortell 0-1.
8 May 1960 First round Blackrock 6-08 - 1-04 Carrigtwohill Riverstown
M Murphy 2-0, S Horgan 2-0, N O'Connell 1-1, F Mahony 1-0, P Sullivan 0-3, L Galligan 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, T Connolly 0-1. V O'Connor 1-0, J Whyte 0-3, M Fouhy 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
8 May 1960 First round Muskerry 2-08 - 2-03 Mallow Millstreet
J Barry-Murphy 1-3, M Murphy 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, O'Connor 0-1, M Gaffey 0-1. B Nagle 2-0, J O'Donoghue 0-3.
8 May 1960 First round Carrigdhoun 4-10 - 7-04 Glen Rovers Manning Park, Passage
J Cooney 2-1, S Nyhan 1-4, Sisk 1-1, Desmond 0-2, S Kelly 0-2. C Ring 4-1, É Goulding 1-1, P Healy 1-1 P Harte 1-0, J Twomey 0-1. Referee: T Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

22 May 1960 Quarter-final Carbery 2-02 - 2-10 Seandún Ballinhassig
19 June 1960 Quarter-final Muskerry 4-08 - 2-05 Avondhu Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
P Cremin 3-2, P Carroll 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, C Sheehan 0-2, M Barry 0-1. J Browne 1-1, P Behan 1-1, P Cronin 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Toole 0-1. Referee: J Flynn (Banteer)
26 June 1960 Quarter-final University College Cork 2-12 - 4-06 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Murphy 2-2, M Mortell 0-3, S Long 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, JJ Browne 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1. L Dowling 2-0, T Murphy 0-5, P Barry 1-0, J Lotty 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
8 July 1960 Quarter-final replay University College Cork 6-11 - 5-07 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
JJ Browne 1-6, T Riordan 2-1, M Mortell 1-2, D Murphy 1-1, S Long 1-0, N Gallagher 0-1. T Murphy 2-2, P Barry 1-1, T Sullivan 1-1, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, R Lotty 0-1.
10 July 1960 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-05 - 1-08 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Clifford 2-0, M Quane 1-2, B Carroll 1-0, C Ring 0-2, É Goulding 0-1. W Galligan 1-6, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Bennett 0-1, Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Semi-finals

24 July 1960 Semi-final University College Cork 3-05 - 1-08 Seandún The Mardyke, Cork
S Long 2-0, M Mortell 1-0, JJ Browne 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1. T Dunphy 1-0, V Barrett 0-4, B Hurley 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
21 August 1960 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-07 - 3-04 Muskerry Coachford
M Quane 2-0, B Carroll 2-0, É Goulding 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, C Ring 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1. P Cremin 2-0, D Sullivan 1-0, J White 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, J Cootes 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Final

18 September 1960 Final Glen Rovers 3-08 - 1-12 University College Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Quane 2-1; J Twomey 1-0; C Ring 0-3; J Clifford 0-2; W Carroll 0-1; J Daly 0-1. J Browne 1-5; S Long 0-1; M Mortell 0-2 ; M Murphy 0-2; T Riordan 0-1; N Gallagher 0-1. Attendance: 20,000

Championship statistics

Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Joe Browne UCC 2-17 23 5 4.60
2 Steve Long UCC 5-06 21 5 4.20
3 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 4-08 20 4 5.00
4 Liam Dowling Sarsfields 6-01 19 3 6.33
5 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 5-03 18 4 4.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 4-01 13 Carrigdhoun
2 Paddy Cremin Muskerry 3-02 11 Avondhu
3 Liam Dowling Sarsfields 3-01 10 Imokilly
4 Steve Long UCC 2-03 9 Na Piarsaigh
John Joe Browne UCC 1-06 9 Sarsfields
Willie Galligan Blackrock 1-06 9 Glen Rovers
5 C. Corcoran Carbery 2-02 8 Duhallow
G. O'Gorman Imokilly 2-02 8 Sarsfields
Donie Murphy UCC 2-02 8 Sarsfields
Timmy Murphy Sarsfields 2-02 8 UCC
Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 1-05 8 Seandún
John Joe Browne UCC 1-05 8 Glen Rovers

References
  1. "The March Continues!" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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