1967 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1967 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates22 October - 26 November 1967
Teams7
Champions Kilworth (1st title)
John Hogan (captain)
Runners-up Cloughduv
Seán O'Mahony (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Points scored70 (11.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fred Sheedy (2-10)
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The 1967 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.

The final was played on 26 November 1967 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Kilworth and Cloughduv, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1][2] Kilworth won the match by 3-11 to 2-07 to claim their first ever championship.[3][4]

Kilworth's Fred Sheedy was the championship's top scorer with 2-10.

Qualification

Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Kilworth
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Newcestown
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Valley Rovers
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Kanturk
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Killeagh
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cloughduv
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Mayfield

Results

Quarter-finals

Killeagh v Mayfield
22 October 1967 Quarter-final Killeagh 2-05 - 1-07 Mayfield Páirc Uí Chonaill
P Lynch 1-1, P Power 1-0, M Moroney 0-2, M McCarthy 0-2. C Kearney 1-1, T McAuliffe 0-2, V Ring 0-2, T Dunphy 0-1, K Fennelly 0-1.
Kilworth v Newcestown
22 October 1967 Quarter-final Kilworth 5-03 - 3-07 Newcestown Cork Athletic Grounds
F Sheedy 2-1, T O'Halloran 1-0, P Farren 1-0, K Carey 1-0, J Keating 0-1, J Hogan 0-1. TJ Collins 0-5, J O'Callaghan 1-0, P Crowley 1-0, N Kehilly 1-0, K Kehilly 0-1, A O'Flynn 0-1.
Kanturk v Valley Rovers
29 October 1967 Quarter-final Kanturk 2-03 - 1-05 Valley Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
J O'Mahony 1-3, R Quinn 1-0. D Coleman 1-0, Denis McCarthy 0-2, Dave McCarthy 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, A O'Leary 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilworth v Kanturk
13 November 1967 Semi-final Kilworth 2-06 - 2-04 Kanturk Buttevant Grounds
F Sheedy 0-4, K Casey 1-0, D O'Riordan 1-0, J Hogan 0-2. S O'Shea 1-1, A Smith 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1.
Cloughduv v Killeagh
13 November 1967 Semi-final Cloughduv 5-07 - 2-05 Killeagh Cork Athletic Grounds
C Kelly 1-3, J Kelly 1-2, M Walsh 1-0, N Cronin 1-0, J Long 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-1, N Dunne 0-1. P Lynch 1-1, P Barry 1-0, S Treacy 0-2, T Power 0-1, M Moloney 0-1.

Final

Kilworth v Cloughduv
26 November 1967 Final Kilworth 3-11 - 2-07 Cloughduv Cork Athletic Grounds
K Casey 1-2, F Sheedy 0-5, P Mahony 1-0, P Farren 1-0, D Condon 0-2, D Riordan 0-1, J Hogan 0-1. N Dunne 0-4, T Mahony 1-0, M Walsh 1-0, C Kelly 0-2, J Kelly 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Fred Sheedy Kilworth 2-10 16 3 5.33
2 Pat Lynch Killeagh 2-02 8 2 4.00
Kieran Casey Kilworth 2-02 8 2 4.00
Connie Kelly Cloughduv 1-05 8 2 4.00
5 Johnny O'Mahony Kanturk 1-04 7 2 3.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Fred Sheedy Kilworth 2-01 7 Newcestown
2 Johnny O'Mahony Kanturk 1-03 6 Valley Rovers
Connie Kelly Cloughduv 1-03 6 Killeagh
4 Jerry Kelly Cloughduv 1-02 5 Killeagh
Kieran Casey Kilworth 1-02 5 Cloughduv
T. J. Collins Newcestown 0-05 5 Kilworth
Fred Sheedy Kilworth 0-05 5 Cloughduv

References

  1. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1925 - 1970". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Narrow win the best of times for Kilworth hurling". The Corkman. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "1967 - Kilworth's first county championship victory". Kilworth GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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