1926 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1926 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates25 April 1926 – 7 November 1926
Teams12
Champions St. Finbarr’s (8th title)
Dan Coughlan (captain)
Runners-up Blackrock
Seán Óg Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored85 (7.73 per match)
Points scored68 (6.18 per match)
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The 1926 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 38th 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 on 2 March 1926. The championship began on 25 April 1926 and ended on 7 November 1926.

Blackrock were the defending champions.

On 7 November 1926, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 6–02 to 5–04 defeat of Blackrock in the final.[1] This was their eighth championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Glen Rovers

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Castletreasure

Results

First round

Collins v Midleton
25 April 1926 First round Collins 4-04 - 1-01 Midleton Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
Glen Rovers v Blackrock
25 April 1926 First round Glen Rovers 1-03 - 7-08 Blackrock The Mardyke, Cork
Passage v Redmonds
2 May 1926 First round Passage 1-02 - 8-05 Redmonds Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
St. Finbarr's v Carrigtwohill
9 May 1926 First round St. Finbarr's 5-07 - 5-02 Carrigtwohill Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
Shamrocks v Sarsfields
23 May 1926 First round Shamrocks 4-03 - 2-01 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Mallow v Cloughduv
20 June 1926 First round Mallow 4-01 - 2-05 Cloughduv Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

Mallow v Redmonds
1 August 1926 Second round Mallow 3-05 - 2-01 Redmonds Military Grounds, Fermoy
Blackrock v Collins
8 August 1926 Second round Blackrock 5-03 - 0-02 Collins The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

St. Finbarr's v Shamrocks
22 August 1926 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 5-01 - 1-01 Shamrocks Turners Cross, Cork
Blackrock v Mallow
29 August 1926 Semi-final Blackrock 12-06 - 2-01 Mallow Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Glen Rovers make their first appearance in the senior championship.

References

  1. ^ "St Finbarr's GAA Club 1876-1933". Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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