1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

24 April 1960 – 18 September 1960

Teams

Champions

Glen Rovers (18th title)
Joe Twomey (captain)

Runners-up

University College Cork

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

99 (6.6 per match)

Points scored

202 (13.47 per match)

Top scorer(s)

John Joe Browne (2-17)

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The 1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 72nd 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 31 January 1960. The championship began on 24 April 1960 and ended on 18 September 1960.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 18 September 1960, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–08 to 1–12 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 18th championship title overall and their third title in succession.^[1]

University College Cork's John Joe Browne was the championship's top scorer with 2–17.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Mallow^[2]

Results

First round

Carbery v Duhallow

24 April 1960 First round	Carbery	5-05 - 1-04	Duhallow	Macroom
	C Corcoran 2-2, D Donovan 2-0, E Young 1-1, D White 0-2.		W Leary 1-2, C Collins 0-2.	Referee: L Baker (Ballincollig)

St. Finbarr's v Seandún

24 April 1960 First round	St. Finbarr's	2-06 - 4-10	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Finn 1-5, D Lehane 1-0, B Studdard 1-0 (og), T O'Mullane 0-1.		J Barry 1-3, V Barrett 1-3, B Hurley 1-1, P Curley 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, M Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: D Creedon (Glen Rovers)

Imokilly v Sarsfields

24 April 1960 First round	Imokilly	6-04 - 6-05	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	G O'Gorman 2-2, J O'Connell 2-1, D Hegarty 1-0, J Griffin 1-0, L Driscoll 0-1.		L Dowling 3-1, P Barry 2-0, T Sullivan 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, D Hurley 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: M O'Connell (St. Vincent's)

Na Piarsaigh v University College Cork

8 May 1960 First round	Na Piarsaigh	3-05 - 3-08	University College Cork	The Mardyke, Cork
	D Sheehan 2-0, J Goold 0-4, L Joyce 1-0, P Allen 0-1.		S Long 2-3, T Riordan 1-0, JJ Browne 0-2, B Hounihan 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1, M Mortell 0-1.

Blackrock v Carrigtwohill

8 May 1960 First round	Blackrock	6-08 - 1-04	Carrigtwohill	Riverstown
	M Murphy 2-0, S Horgan 2-0, N O'Connell 1-1, F Mahony 1-0, P Sullivan 0-3, L Galligan 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, T Connolly 0-1.		V O'Connor 1-0, J Whyte 0-3, M Fouhy 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)

Muskerry v Mallow

8 May 1960 First round	Muskerry	2-08 - 2-03	Mallow	Millstreet
	J Barry-Murphy 1-3, M Murphy 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, O'Connor 0-1, M Gaffey 0-1.		B Nagle 2-0, J O'Donoghue 0-3.

Carrigdhoun v Glen Rovers

8 May 1960 First round	Carrigdhoun	4-10 - 7-04	Glen Rovers	Manning Park, Passage
	J Cooney 2-1, S Nyhan 1-4, Sisk 1-1, Desmond 0-2, S Kelly 0-2.		C Ring 4-1, É Goulding 1-1, P Healy 1-1 P Harte 1-0, J Twomey 0-1.	Referee: T Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

Carbery v Seandún

22 May 1960 Quarter-final

Carbery

2-02 - 2-10

Seandún

Ballinhassig

Muskerry v Avondhu

19 June 1960 Quarter-final	Muskerry	4-08 - 2-05	Avondhu	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	P Cremin 3-2, P Carroll 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, C Sheehan 0-2, M Barry 0-1.		J Browne 1-1, P Behan 1-1, P Cronin 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Toole 0-1.	Referee: J Flynn (Banteer)

University College Cork v Sarsfields

26 June 1960 Quarter-final	University College Cork	2-12 - 4-06	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Murphy 2-2, M Mortell 0-3, S Long 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, JJ Browne 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1.		L Dowling 2-0, T Murphy 0-5, P Barry 1-0, J Lotty 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

University College Cork v Sarsfields

8 July 1960 Quarter-final replay	University College Cork	6-11 - 5-07	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	JJ Browne 1-6, T Riordan 2-1, M Mortell 1-2, D Murphy 1-1, S Long 1-0, N Gallagher 0-1.		T Murphy 2-2, P Barry 1-1, T Sullivan 1-1, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, R Lotty 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Blackrock

10 July 1960 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	4-05 - 1-08	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Clifford 2-0, M Quane 1-2, B Carroll 1-0, C Ring 0-2, É Goulding 0-1.		W Galligan 1-6, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J Bennett 0-1,	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Semi-finals

University College Cork v Seandún

24 July 1960 Semi-final	University College Cork	3-05 - 1-08	Seandún	The Mardyke, Cork
	S Long 2-0, M Mortell 1-0, JJ Browne 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1.		T Dunphy 1-0, V Barrett 0-4, B Hurley 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Glen Rovers v Muskerry

21 August 1960 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	4-07 - 3-04	Muskerry	Coachford
	M Quane 2-0, B Carroll 2-0, É Goulding 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, C Ring 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Cremin 2-0, D Sullivan 1-0, J White 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, J Cootes 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Final

Glen Rovers v University College Cork

18 September 1960 Final	Glen Rovers	3-08 - 1-12	University College Cork	Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Quane 2-1; J Twomey 1-0; C Ring 0-3; J Clifford 0-2; W Carroll 0-1; J Daly 0-1.		J Browne 1-5; S Long 0-1; M Mortell 0-2 ; M Murphy 0-2; T Riordan 0-1; N Gallagher 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Joe Browne	UCC	2-17	23	5	4.60
2	Steve Long	UCC	5-06	21	5	4.20
3	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	4-08	20	4	5.00
4	Liam Dowling	Sarsfields	6-01	19	3	6.33
5	Mick Quane	Glen Rovers	5-03	18	4	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	4-01	13	Carrigdhoun
2	Paddy Cremin	Muskerry	3-02	11	Avondhu
3	Liam Dowling	Sarsfields	3-01	10	Imokilly
4	Steve Long	UCC	2-03	9	Na Piarsaigh
	John Joe Browne	UCC	1-06	9	Sarsfields
	Billy Galligan	Blackrock	1-06	9	Glen Rovers
7	C. Corcoran	Carbery	2-02	8	Duhallow
	G. O'Gorman	Imokilly	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	Donie Murphy	UCC	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	Timmy Murphy	Sarsfields	2-02	8	UCC
	Mossie Finn	St. Finbarr's	1-05	8	Seandún
	John Joe Browne	UCC	1-05	8	Glen Rovers

References

^ "The March Continues!" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
^ "Heartbreak for footballers against Inniscarra". The Corkman. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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