1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 16 April 1967 and ended on 8 October 1967.

1967 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	16 April – 8 October 1967
Teams	15
Champions	Glen Rovers (21st title) Denis O'Riordan (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's Gerald McCarthy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	94 (5.88 per match)
Points scored	296 (18.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pierce Freaney (3-24)
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Avondhu were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the first round.

On 8 October 1967, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–09 to 1–09 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 21st championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.

Pierce Freaney of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cloyne

Results

First round

Duhallow v Carrigdhoun

16 April 1967 First round	Duhallow	5-08 - 5-11	Carrigdhoun	Coachford
	T Burke 3-0, B Buckley 0-8, D Kenneally 2-0.		JK Coleman 3-2, B Murphy 1-2, S Kelly 1-1, D Coleman 0-3, DJ Sheehan 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1.

Seandún v St. Finbarr's

30 April 1967 First round	Seandún	1-06 - 2-08	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D McDonnell 1-0, J Coughlan 0-2, B Heffernan 0-1, B Larkin 0-1, P Finn 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Archer 1-1, P Freaney 0-4, C Cullinane 1-0, C Roche 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: M Horgan (Midleton)

Na Piarsaigh v Carbery

30 April 1967 First round	Na Piarsaigh	5-14 - 4-04	Carbery	Ballinhassig
	B O'Leary 3-0, D Sheehan 2-1, S Gillen 0-5, P Allen 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, M Ellard 0-2, R Touhy 0-2.		G Holland 1-2, TJ Collins 1-1, G Dowling 1-0, DD Lyons 1-0, B Collins 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Imokilly v Muskerry

14 May 1967 First round	Imokilly	2-07 - 3-06	Muskerry	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Browne 0-6, T Meaney 1-1, J O'Connor 1-0.		T Ryan 0-6, J Long 1-0, M Downing 1-0, F Kelleher 1-0.

Avondhu v University College Cork

14 May 1967 First round	Avondhu	2-02 - 3-16	University College Cork	Castletownroche
	R Browne 1-0, W Fitzgibbon 1-0, J Hogan 0-1, F Sheedy 0-1.		S Barry 0-7, J O'Halloran 1-3, B Kenneally 1-1, N Morgan 1-0, D Clifford 0-3, R Lehane 0-2.

Cloyne v Sarsfields

18 June 1967 First round	Cloyne	6-01 - 4-12	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	M Duignam 3-0, P Ring 1-1, D Daly 1-0, M Ahern 1-0.		P Barry 2-1, D Hurley 1-1, P Lambe 1-1, N Long 0-3, M Barry 0-3, S O'Riordan 0-2, P Cashman 0-1.

Passage v Blackrock

18 June 1967 First round	Passage	1-05 - 4-12	Blackrock	Carrigaline
	E O'Brien 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3, J O'Reilly 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1.		W Galligan 1-3, J Bennett 1-2, T Kelly 1-1, N O'Keeffe 0-4, P Moylan 1-0, J O'Leary 0-1, J Redmond 0-1.	Referee: C Conway

Quarter-finals

Glen Rovers v University College Cork

15 June 1967 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	3-09 - 1-06	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Young 2-0, C Ring 1-2, P Harte 0-3, W Carroll 0-2, J Daly 0-1, T Corbett 0-1.		S Barry 1-3, J Blake 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.	Attendance: 9,504 Referee: M Walsh

Muskerry v Na Piarsaigh

18 June 1967 Quarter-final	Muskerry	3-13 - 4-08	Na Piarsaigh	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	C Kelly 1-2, T Ryan 0-5, F Kelleher 1-0, H Ahern 1-0, K Murphy 0-3, B Fitton 0-2, J Long 0-1.		R Tuohy 2-0, M Ellard 1-2, S Gillen 0-4, P Sheehan 1-0, J Buckley 0-2.

Carrigdhoun v Blackrock

9 July 1967 Quarter-final	Carrigdhoun	3-11 - 2-21	Blackrock	Manning Park, Passage
	D Coleman 1-2, JK Coleman 1-2, B Wylie 0-5, F Coleman 1-0, J Murphy 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.		W Galligan 0-10, T Kelly 1-1, J Hayes 1-1, N O'Keeffe 0-4, P Moylan 0-2, D Bennett 0-2, M Waters 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields

9 July 1967 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-09 - 3-09	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Freaney 1-5, M Archer 1-0, C Cullinane 1-0, J Archer 0-2, E Philpott 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.		M Barry 1-3, D Looney 1-2, D Hurley 1-0, P Lambe 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1, N Long 0-1, P O'Riordan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields

13 August 1967 Quarter-final replay	St. Finbarr's	2-14 - 2-07	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Roche 1-4, P Freaney 0-7, C Cullinane 1-1, T Kirby 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.		P Barry 1-1, D Looney 1-0, P O'Riordan 0-3, JJ Long 0-1, R O'Rahilly 0-1, P Lambe 0-1.

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Muskerry

20 August 1967 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	4-11 - 3-14	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	M Kenneally 1-1, D Moore 1-1, P Carroll 1-1, P Harte 0-4, A Flynn 1-0, J Young 0-2, T Corbett 0-1, J Daly 0-1.		M Malone 2-1, C Kelly 1-4, T Ryan 0-5, F Kelleher 0-2, J Holmes 0-1, P Duggan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Blackrock

20 August 1967 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	4-12 - 3-09	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Freaney 2-4, C Cullinane 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, G McCarthy 1-0, E Philpott 0-2, C Roche 0-1, M Archer 0-1.		B Galligan 1-6, J Bennett 1-1, J Redmond 1-0, S Murphy 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Muskerry

10 September 1967 Semi-final replay	Glen Rovers	2-09 - 1-04	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	P Harte 1-6, M Kenneally 1-0, B Carroll 0-2, T Corbett 0-1.		F Kelleher 1-0, C Kelly 0-2, T Ryan 0-2.

Final

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

8 October 1967 Final	Glen Rovers	3-09 - 1-09	St. Finbarr's	Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Kenneally 2-3, J Young 1-0, P Harte 0-4, A O'Flynn 0-1, W Carroll 0-1.		P Freaney 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, G McCarthy 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, C Roche 0-1.	Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pierce Freaney	St. Finbarr's	3-24	33	5	6.60
2	Billy Galligan	Blackrock	2-19	25	3	8.33
3	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	1-17	20	4	5.00
4	John Kevin Coleman	Carrigdhoun	4-06	18	2	9.00
	Tomás Ryan	Muskerry	0-16	16	4	4.00
6	Mick Kenneally	Glen Rovers	4-04	16	4	4.00
7	Charlie Cullinane	St. Finbarr's	3-05	14	4	3.50
	Connie Kelly	Muskerry	2-08	14	3	4.66
9	Seánie Barry	University College Cork	1-10	13	2	6.50
10	John Young	Glen Rovers	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Paddy Barry	Sarsfields	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Frank Kelleher	Muskerry	3-02	11	4	2.75

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Kevin Coleman	Carrigdhoun	3-02	11	Duhallow
2	Pierce Freaney	St. Finbarr's	2-04	10	Blackrock
	Billy Galligan	Blackrock	0-10	10	Carrigdhoun
4	Tom Burke	Duhallow	3-00	9	Carrigdhoun
	Barry O'Leary	Na Piarsaigh	3-00	9	Carbery
	Mick Duignam	Cloyne	3-00	9	Sarsfields
	Mick Kenneally	Glen Rovers	2-03	9	St. Finbarr's
	Billy Galligan	Blackrock	1-06	9	St. Finbarr's
	Patsy Harte	Glen Rovers	1-06	9	Muskerry
10	Pierce Freaney	St. Finbarr's	1-05	8	Sarsfields
	Brendan Buckley	Duhallow	0-08	9−	Carrigdhoun

Miscellaneous

• On 15 June 1967, Christy Ring played his last championship game for Glen Rovers against University College Cork. He made his first championship appearance during the 1941 championship.