1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 8 April – 15 October 1956 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions |  Blackrock (22nd title)Mick Cashman (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Glen RoversDonie O'Donovan (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 108 (7.2 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 204 (13.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Pat Healy (8-03) | ||
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The 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 14 October 1956.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 14 October 1956, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–10 to 2–02 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 22nd championship title overall and their first title since 1931.[1]
Pat Healy was the championship's top scorer with 8-03.
Team changes[edit]
To Championship[edit]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship[edit]
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Declined to field a team
Results[edit]
First round[edit]
| 8 April 1956 First round | Seandún | 8-08 - 4-04 | Muskerry | Coachford Sportsfield |
| C O'Shea 2-0, P Coughlan 1-3, T O'Leary 1-3, T O'Flynn 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, T Donoghue 1-0, F Maxwell 0-1. | P Cremin 3-1, T O'Riordan 1-0, O'Gorman 0-2, S Morrissey 0-1. | Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers) |
| 8 April 1956 First round | Carrigdhoun | 7-10 - 4-04 | Youghal | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| J O'Sullivan 3-0, C Cooney 2-1, D Deasy 1-1, S Kelly 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, N Hartnett 0-1, S Mahony 0-1, C Nyhan 0-1, T Kelly 0-1. | J Coyne 1-1, P Curley 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Cotter 0-2, J Dempsey 0-1. | Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas') |
| 29 April 1956 First round | University College Cork | 7-06 - 5-05 | Newtownshandrum | Buttevant Sportsfield |
| J McCarthy 2-1, L Forrestal 2-1, J Dwane 2-0, S Long 1-0, J Moore 1-0, P Horgan 0-1. | J Lyons 2-0, T Galvin 1-1, B Galvin 1-0, J Browne 0-1. |
| 29 April 1956 First round | Midleton | 3-08 - 2-08 | Nemo Rangers | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| G Power 1-2, D Falvey 1-2, E Moriarty 1-1, D O'Brien 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | P O'Keeffe 1-3, G Allen 1-1, F Noonan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, Lynch 0-1. | Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields) |
| 13 May 1956 First round | Duhallow | 1-03 - 2-10 | Carbery | Macroom Sportsfield |
| D Sullivan 1-0, D Curtis 0-2, D Nolan 0-1. | N Ahern 1-2, D Mahony 1-2, J Collins 0-2, A Scannell 0-2, J Riordan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1. |
| 13 May 1956 First round | Avondhu | 2-04 - 4-10 | Glen Rovers | Bishop Casey Memorial Park |
| R Browne 1-0, O'Sullivan 1-0, O'Toole 0-2, M Fahy 0-1, McAuliffe 0-1, | C Ring 2-4, Healy 2-2, J Clifford 1-2, J Hartnett 0-1. |
| 20 May 1956 First round | Carrigtwohill | 3-07 - 5-11 | St. Finbarr's | Riverstown Sportsfield |
| L O'Driscoll 2-1, S Butler 1-1, K Tabb 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. | M Finn 1-8, C Maher 2-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, J Ring 1-0, M Ryan 0-1. | Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers) |
| 24 June 1956 First round | Sarsfields | 2-05 - 3-10 | Blackrock | The Mardyke |
| P Barry 1-2, R Lotty 1-1, W Walsh 0-1, L Dowling 0-1. | S Horgan 3-1, F O'Mahony 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, J Redmond 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, M Cashman 0-1. | Referee: C Conway (Blarney) |
Second round[edit]
| 19 June 1956 Second round | Glen Rovers | 8-10 - 2-02 | University College Cork | The Mardyke |
| P Healy 4-1, M Cullinane 2-5, C Ring 1-3, J Hartnett 1-1. | R Troy 1-1, J Forrestal 1-0, T Lineen 0-1. | Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers) |
| 8 July 1956 Second round | Carrigdhoun | 2-08 - 5-05 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| J Cooney 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-0, N Hartnett 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, J West 0-1. | J O'Sullivan 2-1, T Cronin 2-0, C Healy 1-1, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. | Referee: C Conway (Blarney) |
| 26 August 1956 Second round | Blackrock | 4-10 - 1-04 | Midleton | Riverstown Sportsfield |
| M Murphy 1-2, S Horgan 1-1, EJ O'Sullivan 1-1, J Aherne 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, P Philpott 0-1. | D O'Brien 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, E Moriarty 0-1. |
| 2 September 1956 Second round | Carbery | 4-09 - 4-05 | Seandún | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| Lehane 3-0, A Scannell 0-5, D O'Donovan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-2, White 0-1, | J O'Riordan 2-0, D Terry 1-0, T O'Leary 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1. | Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields) |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 2 September 1956 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 7-06 - 3-03 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| J Daly 2-2, C Ring 2-1, P Healy 2-0, J Hartnett 1-0, J Clifford 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1. | J Ring 1-0, T Cronin 1-0, C Healy 1-0, M Finn 0-3. |
| 30 September 1956 Semi-final | Blackrock | 1-12 - 1-05 | Carbery | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| J Twomey 1-0, T Furlong 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-3, J Dermody 0-2, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S Horgan 0-1, J Redmond 0-1. | R White 1-0, C Corcoran 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, A Scannell 0-1. | Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields) |
Final[edit]
| 15 October 1956 Final | Blackrock | 2-10 - 2-02 | Glen Rovers | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| M Murphy 1-3, S Horgan 1-1, J Bennett 0-1, Clifford 0-1, S Hearne 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, T Furlong 0-1. | C Ring 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, V Twomey 0-2. |
Championship statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Healy | Glen Rovers | 8-03 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | 6-08 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 3 | Séamus Horgan | Blackrock | 5-04 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 4 | Mossie Finn | St. Finbarr's | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 5 | Mick Murphy | Blackrock | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
Miscellaneous[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (11 August 2016). "Cork mourns hero John Bennett". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2017.