North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Hibernian Hotel Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Avondhu Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1925 for junior hurling teams in North Cork.

North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1925 (1925)
Region Avondhu (GAA)
Title holders Clyda Rovers (3rd title)
First winner Milford
Most titles Kilworth (11 titles)
SponsorsHibernian Hotel
Official websiteOfficial website

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The North Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the North Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.

Clyda Rovers are the title-holders (2019) after defeating Harbour Rovers by 2-14 to 0-19 in the final.

History

Development

The Cork Junior Hurling Championship had been contested on a countywide basis since 1895, however, an increase in the number of participating clubs resulted in a restructuring of the entire championship. The North Cork Board was established in 1925 with other divisions in other parts of the county created in the years that followed. Since then the individual junior championships were organised on a divisional basis with the division winners progressing to contest the county series of games. The first North Cork Junior Championship was played in 1925.

In 2007 the championship was split in two with the top teams competing in the newly named North Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship. Following this change the North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was contested by the second tier teams. This system lasted until 2014 when the premier championship reverted to being called the North Cork JAHC.

Team dominance

Milford were the first team to enjoy multiple successes in the championship. They won four titles between 1925 and 1936, while also becoming the first club to retain the championship.

Near neighbours and local rivals Ballyhea and Newtownshandrum enjoyed a dominant period from 1939 until 1968. The two clubs shared 14 championship titles during this period. Castletownroche also had their greatest period during this time, winning four titles between 1954 and 1960.

Since the 1960s the championship was dominated by Kildorrery and Kilworth, who regularly won titles in each of the following decades. Kilworth claimed all of their 11 championships in a 45-year period between 1961 and 2006 to leave them in the top position on the all-time roll of honour. Their hegemony was closely challenged by Kildorrery who won eight of their nine championship titles between 1962 and 1988. At this time Fermoy emerged as a force, winning five championships between 1987 and 1999. Their county final defeat in 2000 brought the curtain down on their greatest era in the competition.

The first decade of the 21st century was dominated by Charleville. After a 15-year hiatus they claimed their fifth ever title in 2001. Four more championships followed between 2002 and 2011.

Format history

For the first seventy years the championship was played as a single elimination tournament whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. Since the late 1990s the championship has seen the introduction of a “back door” system which provides each team with a minimum of two games before exiting the championship.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The North Cork Championship winners and runners-up qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior Hurling Championship. Prior to 2017 only the winners were permitted to progress to the county championship.

The championship

Overview

The North Cork Junior Championship is effectively a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random — there are no seeds.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match ends as a draw there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Participating teams
Team Location Colours
Ballyclough Ballyclough Green and yellow
Ballygiblin Mitchelstown Red and white
Ballyhooly Ballyhooly Blue and yellow
Buttevant Buttevant Black and yellow
Castletownroche Castletownroche Green and yellow
Clyda Rovers Mourneabbey Black and yellow
Doneraile Doneraile Red and white
Dromina Dromina Blue and yellow
Fermoy Fermoy Black and yellow
Harbour Rovers Glanworth Green and white
Kilshannig Glantane Blue and yellow
Kilworth Kilworth Red and white
Liscarroll-Churchtown Gaels Liscarroll Green,white and yellow
Newtownshandrum Newtownshandrum Green and yellow
Shanballymore Shanballymore Red and black

Roll of honour
# Team Wins Winning Years
1 Kilworth 11 1961, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2006
2 Ballyhea 10 1930, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1975, 1976
3 Newtownshandrum 9 1939, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1968, 1992, 2013
Charleville 9 1945, 1970, 1974, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011
Kildorrery 9 1962, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1984, 1988, 2012
4 Castletownroche 8 1928, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1978, 1979, 1982
Fermoy 8 1941, 1964, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2009
5 Dromina 6 1927, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2014, 2017
6 Milford 5 1925, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1981
Shanballymore 5 1931, 1937, 1942, 1996, 1997
7 Clyda Rovers 3 1985, 1989, 2019
8 Oldcastletown 2 1938, 1943
Doneraile 2 1947, 1948
Harbour Rovers 2 2015, 2016
Liscarroll 2 1932, 1934
9 Churchtown 1 1929
Ballygiblin 1 2004
Buttevant 1 2010
Mallow 1 1926

List of finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score
1925 Milford Ballymagooley
1926 Mallow Charleville
1927 Mallow 8-02 Dromina 4-00
1928 Castletownroche 3-03 Ballyhea 2-04
1929 Churchtown 5-03 Killavullen 3-01
1930 Ballyhea 2-05 Shanballymore 1-01
1931 Shanballymore 4-01 Liscarroll 1-01
1932 Liscarroll 4-05 Oldcastletown 2-03
1933 Milford 4-02 Mitchelstown 3-04
1934 Mitchelstown 2-02 Liscarroll 2-01
1935 Milford 4-02 Oldcastletown 1-00
1936 Milford 6-03 Mitchelstown 3-05
1937 Shanballymore 2-06 Ballyhea 2-03
1938 Oldcastletown 3-06 Mallow 2-03
1939 Newtownshandrum 6-06 Shanballymore 3-04
1940 Newtownshandrum 5-03 Shanballymore 3-03
1941 Fermoy 10-05 Newtownshandrum 2-04
1942 Shanballymore 5-03 Newtownshandrum 4-03
1943 Oldcastletown 6-07 Ballyhea 1-01
1944 Newtownshandrum 4-07 Mitchelstown 4-01
1945 Charleville 4-06 Ballyhooly 3-01
1946 Newtownshandrum 6-03 Ballyhooly 2-02
1947 Doneraile 5-10 Ballyhea 3-04
1948 Doneraile 2-05 Ballyhea 0-03
1949 Ballyhea 4-04 Doneraile 2-05
1950 Ballyhea 7-05 Castletownroche 0-01
1951 Newtownshandrum 5-09 Doneraile 4-03
1952 Newtownshandrum 4-08 Castletownroche 2-04
1953 Ballyhea 6-05 Castletownroche 3-06
1954 Castletownroche 1-11 Ballyhea 2-03
1955 Ballyhea 6-05 Castletownroche 2-03
1956 Castletownroche 5-06 Allow Rovers 1-05
1957 Castletownroche 4-05 Clyda Rovers 2-04
1958 Ballyhea 3-07 Doneraile 4-03
1959 Ballyhea 4-06 Castletownroche 3-04
1960 Castletownroche 7-05 Allow Rovers 4-03
1961 Kilworth 4-09 Kildorrery 2-07
1962 Kildorrery 6-07 Kilworth 7-01
1963 Kildorrery 4-05 Kilworth 3-07
1964 Fermoy 6-02 Ballyhea 4-06
1965 Ballyhea 2-11 Kilworth 3-03
1966 Kilworth 4-09 Araglin 2-04
1967 Kilworth 4-07 Freemount 3-03
1968 Newtownshandrum 2-11 Kildorrery 3-05
1969 Kildorrery 3-10 Ballyhea 0-05
1970 Charleville 4-11 Liscarroll 2-08
1971 Kilworth 4-10 Liscarroll 2-09
1972 Kildorrery 3-11 Kilworth 2-09
1973 Kildorrery 4-18 Charleville 7-07
1974 Charleville 2-04 Ballyhea 1-06
1975 Ballyhea 1-13 Kildorrery 1-12
1976 Ballyhea 1-10 Kilworth 1-05
1977 Kildorrery 5-17 Charleville 2-09
1978 Castletownroche 4-14 Kildorrery 3-08
1979 Castletownroche 2-17 Milford 3-04
1980 Kilworth 4-08 Castletownroche 1-12
1981 Milford 1-12 Dromina 1-06
1982 Castletownroche 4-15 Liscarroll 0-09
1983 Kilworth 4-09 Charleville 2-06
1984 Kildorrery 3-05 Charleville 1-10
1985 Clyda Rovers 1-09 Kilworth 1-06
1986 Charleville 0-12 Clyda Rovers 0-10
1987 Fermoy 2-08 Dromina 1-06
1988 Kildorrery 1-13 Dromina 1-05
1989 Clyda Rovers 0-11 Shanballymore 0-10
1990 Fermoy 3-08 Milford 1-09
1991 Fermoy 1-16 Castletownroche 1-07
1992 Newtownshandrum 2-08 Dromina 2-07
1993 Kilworth 2-11 Dromina 2-10
1994 Fermoy 2-08 Kilworth 0-06
1995 Kilworth 3-14 Charleville 1-09
1996 Shanballymore 4-06 Dromina 1-11
1997 Shanballymore 2-11 Kilworth 0-12
1998 Dromina 4-09 Charleville 1-15
1999 Fermoy 1-13 Dromina 0-12
2000 Dromina 2-12 Fermoy 1-11
2001 Charleville 0-17 Dromina 2-08
2002 Charleville 2-11 Dromina 0-10
2003 Dromina 1-15 Ballygiblin 0-14
2004 Ballygiblin 0-14 Kilworth 2-06
2005 Kilworth 4-17 Clyda Rovers 1-12
2006 Kilworth 1-17 Charleville 0-12
2007 Charleville 1-19 Castletownroche 0-12
2008 Charleville 1-17 Fermoy 1-12
2009 Fermoy 1-10 Clyda Rovers 0-12
2010 Buttevant 0-13 Churchtown 1-05
2011 Charleville 2-12 Kildorrery 0-10
2012 Kildorrery 3-17 Harbour Rovers 1-10
2013 Newtownshandrum 2-16 Liscarroll-Churchtown Gaels 1-08
2014 Dromina 1-18 Newtownshandrum 0-09
2015 Harbour Rovers 1-13 Clyda Rovers 0-10
2016 Harbour Rovers 1-19 Ballyhooly 2-12
2017 Dromina 3-7 Ballyhooly 1-12 [1]
2018 Ballygiblin 1-15 Shanballymore 0-12
2019 Clyda Rovers 2-14 Harbour Rovers 0-19 [2]

Notes

  • 1932 – the first match ended in a draw.
  • 1963 – the first match ended in a draw: Kildorrery 4-05, Kilworth 4-05.
  • 1964 – the first match ended in a draw: Fermoy 7-05, Ballyhea 6-08.
  • 1978 – the first match ended in a draw: Castletownroche 3-12, Kildorrery 4-09.
  • 1984 – the first match ended in a draw: Kildorrery 0-13, Charleville 2-07.
  • 1985 – the first match ended in a draw: Clyda Rovers 0-11, Kilworth 2-05.
  • 1992 – the first match ended in a draw: Newtownshandrum 3-04, Dromina 1-10.

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Winners and finalists

The double

Two teams have won the North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and the North Cork Junior A Football Championship in a single year as part of a hurling-Gaelic football double. Fermoy became the first club to win the double when they achieved the feat in 1941. Clyda Rovers became only the second team to complete the double in 1989.

Kildorrery, Mallow, Buttevant and Doneraile also hold the distinction of being dual North Cork Championship winning teams, however, these were not achieved in a single calendar year. Combined teams Glanworth-Harbour Rovers and Ballygiblin-Mitchelstown have also won North Cork titles in both codes.

References
  1. "Dramatic finish sees Dromina take title". The Corkman. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. Ryan, Paddy (15 September 2019). "Clyda clinch the Avondhu hurling title after late drama against Harbour Rovers". Evening Echo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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