1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th 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 30 January 1938. The championship began on 13 March 1938 and ended on 16 October 1938.

1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 March 1938 - 16 October 1938
Champions Glen Rovers (5th title)
Josa Lee (captain)
Runners-up Midleton
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored112 (8.62 per match)
Points scored86 (6.62 per match)
1937 (Previous) (Next) 1939

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 16 October 1938, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5-06 to 1-03 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their fifth championship title and the fifth of eight successive championships.[1]

Results

Divisional section

13 March 1938 First roundCarrigdhoun3-06 - 7-01SeandúnDouglas Sportsfield, Cork
20 March 1938 First roundMuskerry3-06 - 2-00CarberyBandon Sportsfield, Bandon
3 April 1938 Second roundAvondhu2-02 - 4-02SeandúnMallow Town Park, Mallow

First round

15 May 1938 First roundMidleton7-04 - 4-01St. Anne'sRiverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
26 June 1938 First round replayMuskerry4-02 - 9-00BlackrockCoachford Sportsfield, Coachford
21 August 1938 First roundBallincollig4-02 - 11-04Glen RoversThe Mardyke, Cork

Second round

Semi-finals

11 September 1938 Semi-finalSarsfields5-07 - 7-04MidletonFermoy Sportsfield, Fermoy
25 September 1938 Semi-finalGlen Rovers6-05 - 1-06BlackrockThe Mardyke, Cork

Final

16 October 1938 FinalGlen Rovers5-06 - 1-03MidletonCork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Tobin 3-1 ; W Hyland 1-0; D Moylan 1-0; J Buckley 0-2 ; W Hickey 0-2; J Lynch 0-1. W Campbell 1-2; J Crowley 0-1.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Glen Rovers set a new record by becoming the first team to win five successive championship titles.

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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