1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd 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 16 December 1990. The championship ended on 22 September 1991.

1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Teams	18
Champions	Midleton (7th title) Ger FitzGerald (captain) Paddy FitzGerald (manager)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Liam Martin (captain) Donie O'Donovan (manager)
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Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Blackrock in the second round.

On 22 September 1991, Midleton won the championship following a 1-17 to 1-8 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their sixth championship title overall and their first in four championship seasons.[1]

Results

First round

28 April 1991 First round	University College Cork	2-07 - 3-08	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Tobin 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, C Casey 0-3, P Heffernan 0-1, J Magnier 0-1.		P O'Callaghan 2-1, N Ahern 1-1, T Murphy 0-4, T McAuliffe 0-2.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

12 May 1991 First round	Carrigdhoun	1-12 - 0-14	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M Fitzpatrick 0-5, A O'Driscoll 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-2, L Kelly 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, DJ Kiely 0-1.		C Clancy 0-7, R Lewis 0-4, P O'Shea 0-2, G Scully 0-1.	Referee: D McCarthy (St. Finbarr's)

Second round

Second round

Ballyhea

2-09 - 1-12

Muskerry

5 May 1991 Second round	Glen Rovers	1-16 - 1-09	Erin's Own	Riverstown
	J Fitzgibbon 1-5, J Buckley 0-4, P Horgan 0-2, K McGuckian 0-2, C Ring 0-2, T Murray 0-1.		B Corcoran 1-5, PJ Murphy 0-1, F Horgan 0-1, C Dillon 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

11 May 1991 Second round	Avondhu	1-09 - 3-17	Midleton	Castlelyons
	T Kelleher 1-2, J Sheehan 0-2, J Keane 0-2, G Heddigan 0-2, J Linehan 0-1.		K Hennessy 2-1, G Fitzgerald 0-7, M O'Mahony 1-1, P O'Brien 0-3, Cormac Quirke 0-3, D Quirke 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

12 May 1991 Second round	St. Finbarr's	1-12 - 2-07	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Cunningham 0-4, B O'Shea 0-3, C Finn 1-0, T Finn 0-2, M Barry 0-1, Conor Ryan 0-1, Christy Ryan 0-1.		B Óg Murphy 1-1, N Ahern 1-0, M Flynn 0-2, T McAuliffe 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, P O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

12 May 1991 Second round

Duhallow

3-18 - 0-13

Seandún

18 May 1991 Second round replay	Ballyhea	2-14 - 2-10	Muskerry	Kanturk Sportsfield, Kanturk
	D O'Flynn 1-2, A Morrissey 0-4, I Ronan 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D O'Riordan 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, M O'Callaghan 0-1.		G Manley 1-7, D O'Driscoll 1-1, M O'Mahony 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

19 May 1991 Second round	Carbery	1-18 - 3-04	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Ríogáin, Ballinspittle
	G O'Connell 1-2, P Crowley 0-5, T Brennan 0-4, M Foley 0-3, B Harte 0-2, D Healy 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		C O'Donovan 2-0, A Crowley 1-1, J Shiels 0-1, N Kelleher 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

9 June 1991 Second round	Milford	2-11 - 1-13	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	N Fitzgibbon 1-1, S Sheehan 0-4, M Fitzgibbon 1-0, S O'Gorman 0-3, V Sheehan 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1.		D Lombard 1-0, DJ Kiely 0-3, J O'Mahony 0-3, L Kelly 0-2, P Ahern 0-2, K Kingston 0-2, J Dineen 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

12 May 1991 Second round

Blackrock

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Na Piarsaigh

Quarter-finals

28 July 1991 Quarter-final	Ballyhea	0-16 - 0-08	Blackrock	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	A Morrissey 0-10, T Brassill 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, I Ronan 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1.		E Kavanagh 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, M Harrington 0-1, P O'Leary 0-1, M Dineen 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

3 August 1991 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	1-23 - 1-05	Duhallow	Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
	G Riordan 1-10, D Whitley 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, K McGuckin 0-2, C Ring 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		L Noonan 1-0, T Burke 0-3, N Brosnan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

4 August 1991 Quarter-final	Milford	2-09 - 1-09	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	V Sheehan 1-6, M Fitzgibbon 1-0, S Stritch 0-2, N Fitzgibbon 0-1.		B Cunningham 1-3, B O'Shea 0-2, M Barry 0-1, C Finn 0-1, T Finn 0-1, F Ramsey 0-1.

11 August 1991 Quarter-final	Midleton	5-08 - 3-09	Carbery	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Hennessy 2-2, M O'Mahony 2-1, D Quirke 1-3, Cormac Quirke 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1.		P Crowley 1-5, Harte 1-2, M Foley 1-1, D O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

Semi-finals

25 August 1991 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	2-10 - 1-11	Milford	Carrowkeel Sportsfield, Mallow
	G Riordan 0-5, P Horgan 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, C Ring 0-2, J Fitzgibbon 0-2.		V Sheehan 1-1, P Buckley 0-3, P Madigan 0-3, B O'Connell 0-2, S Stritch 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg}

8 September 1991 Semi-final	Midleton	4-11 - 0-12	Ballyhea	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P O'Brien 2-1, M O'Mahony 1-2, J Fenton 0-5, J Boylan 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, N O'Neill 0-1.		A Morrissey 0-5, I Ronan 0-4, D O'Flynn 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Finals

22 September 1991 Final	Midleton	1-17 - 1-08	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Fenton 0-7, P O'Brien 0-4, C Quirke 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, J Boylan 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1.		G Riordan 0-7, C Ring 1-0, P Horgan 0-1.	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Ballyhea recorded their first ever championship victory over Blackrock.
• The final meeting of Midleton and Glen Rovers was their first championship meeting since 1938.

References

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