1975 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1975 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates28 September - 16 November 1975
Teams7
Champions Inniscarra (1st title)
Tomás Ryan (captain)
Runners-up Ballymartle
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)
Points scored109 (18.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jamesie O'Leary (4-03)
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The 1975 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship began on 28 September 1975 and ended on 16 November 1975.

On 16 November 1975, Inniscarra won the championship following a 5-07 to 3-08 defeat of Ballymartle in the final at the Mardyke Grounds.[1] It remains their only championship title in the grade.[2][3]

Inniscarra's Jamesie O'Leary was the championship's top scorer with 4-03.

Results

Quarter-finals

Glen Rovers v Erin's Own
28 September 1975 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-08 - 4-14 Erin's Own Riverstown Sportsfield
D McCarthy 2-6, J McCarthy 2-0, K O'Keeffe 0-2. B Murphy 0-9, D Motherway 2-2, J Buckley 2-0, T Harris 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1, B Murphy 0-1,
Ballymartle v Bandon
5 October 1975 Quarter-final Ballymartle 4-09 - 2-05 Bandon Ballinspittle Grounds
B Coleman 2-1, K O'Donovan 0-5, M Daly 1-1, L Webb 1-0, J Webb 0-2. N Gallagher 1-0, G O'Mahony 1-0, K O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Donovan 0-1, F Crowley 0-1, A Duggan 0-1.
Inniscarra v Newmarket
12 October 1975 Quarter-final Inniscarra 1-11 - 0-07 Newmarket Banteer Sportsfield
J O'Leary 1-1, T Ryan 0-3, M Healy 0-2, M McDonnell 0-2, P O'Connell 0-2, WJ Healy 0-1. B Daly 0-4, J Cronin 0-1, TD Cronin 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballymartle v Ballyhea
19 October 1975 Semi-final Ballymartle 2-12 - 1-09 Ballyhea Ballinlough Grounds
F Coleman 1-5, Jim Webb 1-0, K Donovan 0-3, F Cronin 0-2, G Webb 0-1, L Webb 0-1. D Flynn 0-5, W Shanahan 1-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, D Sullivan 0-1. Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)
Inniscarra v Erin's Own
2 November 1975 Semi-final Inniscarra 1-13 - 2-06 Erin's Own Mardyke Grounds
J O'Leary 1-2, P O'Connell 0-4, T Ryan 0-4, M McDonnell 0-2, T Nyhan 0-1. D Motherway 1-2, J Buckley 1-0, B Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-1.

Final

Inniscarra v Ballymartle
16 November 1975 Final Inniscarra 5-07 - 3-08 Ballymartle Mardyke Grounds
WJ Healy 3-1, J O'Leary 2-0, M McDonnell 0-2, T Ryan 0-2, H O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1. L Webb 1-4, B Coleman 1-1, F Cronin 1-1, M Daly 0-1, A Cronin 0-1, K Donovan 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jamesie O'Leary Inniscarra 4-03 15 3 5.00
2 Dave Motherway Erin's Own 3-04 13 2 6.50
3 Dermot McCarthy Glen Rovers 2-06 12 1 12.00
Barry Murphy Erin's Own 0-12 12 2 6.00
5 Willie John Healy Inniscarra 3-02 11 3 3.66
Brendan Coleman Ballymartle 3-02 11 3 3.66
Liam Webb Ballymartle 2-05 11 3 3.66
8 Jim Buckley Erin's Own 3-00 9 2 4.50
Kevin O'Donovan Ballymartle 0-09 9 3 3.00
Tomás Ryan Inniscarra 0-09 9 3 3.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Dermot McCarthy Glen Rovers 2-06 12 Erin's Own
2 Willie John Healy Inniscarra 3-01 10 Ballymartle
3 Barry Murphy Erin's Own 0-09 12 Glen Rovers
4 Dave Motherway Erin's Own 2-02 8 Glen Rovers
Finbarr Coleman Ballymartle 1-05 8 Ballyhea
6 Brendan Coleman Ballymartle 2-01 7 Bandon
Liam Webb Ballymartle 1-04 7 Inniscarra
8 John McCarthy Glen Rovers 2-00 6 Erin's Own
Jim Buckley Erin's Own 2-00 6 Glen Rovers
Jamesie O'Leary Inniscarra 2-00 6 Ballymartle

References

  1. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "The Story of '75". Inniscarra website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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