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Annual hurling competition season

1939 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates19 March 1939 – 15 October 1939
Teams13
Champions Glen Rovers (6th title)
Jack Lynch (captain)
Runners-up Blackrock
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored84 (7 per match)
Points scored93 (7.75 per match)
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The 1939 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 51st 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 County Convention on 29 January 1939. The championship began on 19 March 1939 and ended on 15 October 1939.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 15 October 1939, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–04 to 2–05 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their sixth championship title overall and the sixth of eight successive championships.

Results

Divisional section

Carbery v Muskerry
19 March 1939 Semi-final Carbery 2-04 - 9-04 Muskerry Enniskean
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun
19 March 1939 Semi-final Avondhu 2-06 - 3-05 Carrigdhoun
Muskerry v Carrigdhoun
16 April 1939 Final Muskerry 3-03 - 3-02 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

First round

Mallow v Glen Rovers
16 April 1939 First round Mallow 3-02 - 3-07 Glen Rovers Mallow Town Park, Mallow
Carrigtwohill v St. Finbarr's
23 April 1939 First round Carrigtwohill 3-06 - 1-01 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Midleton v St. Anne's
30 April 1939 First round Midleton 2-02 - 4-02 St. Anne's Riverstown
Blackrock v Blarney
7 May 1939 First round Blackrock 8-09 - 2-01 Blarney Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Muskerry v Sarsfields
14 May 1939 First round Muskerry 2-03 - 4-05 Sarsfields

Second round

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields
16 July 1939 Second round Glen Rovers 5-04 - 3-03 Sarsfields The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v St. Anne's
20 August 1939 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-05 - 1-04 St. Anne's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Barry 3-0, D Moylan 1-0, Tobin 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, J Lynch 0-2. Gainey 0-2, Herlihy 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Innishannon)
Blackrock v Carrigtwohill
17 September 1939 Semi-final Blackrock 7-05 - 4-01 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Attendance: 10,561
Referee: D Buckley (St. Anne's)

Final

Glen Rovers v Blackrock
15 October 1939 Final Glen Rovers 5-04 - 2-05 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Moylan 2-1; W Hickey 2-0; P Barry 1-0; J Lynch 0-2; J Young 0-1. D O'Keeffe 1-1; P Hayes 0-1; T O'Sullivan 1-0; J Quirke 0-1; T Greaney 0-1 ; T Coughlan 0-1. Attendance: 20,628

Miscellaneous

  • Glen Rovers set a new record by becoming the first team to win six 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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