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1976 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

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1976 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates16 May - 12 September 1976
Teams13
Champions Newtownshandrum (2nd title)
Phil Noonan (captain)
Runners-up Passage
Justin McCarthy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored57 (4.38 per match)
Points scored258 (19.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bernie Meade (1-20)
1975 (Previous) (Next) 1977

The 1976 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 January 1976. The championship ran from 16 May to 12 September 1976.

On 12 September 1975, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 2–10 to 1–12 defeat of Passage in the final.[1] This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1953.[2]

Passage's Bernie Meade was the championship's top scorer with 1-20.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

Regraded from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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16 May 1976 First round Midleton w/o - scr Cloughduv
16 May 1976 First round Inniscarra 0-12 - 2-06 St. Finbarr's Blarney Grounds
T Ryan 0-7, P O'Connell 0-3, B Ryan 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1. D Brosnan 1-1, B Wiley 1-0, S Looney 0-3, P Curley 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.
23 May 1976 First round Cobh 2-17 - 0-13 Ballincollig Riverstown Sportsfield
J Kinavane 2-2, M McGee 0-7, K O'Connor 0-3, T Meaney 0-2, T McGee 0-1, J Hallahane 0-1, N Rooney 0-1. F Daly 0-7, B Fitton 0-3, J Lucey 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1.
23 May 1976 First round St. Vincent's 1-05 - 1-13 Newtownshandrum Fr. Con Buckley Park
P O'Regan 1-2, A Russell 0-2, D Linehan 0-1. D Coughlan 0-5, L Bowles 1-0, D Herlihy 0-3, PJ Greensmith 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, M Leahy 0-1.
5 June 1976 First round Blackrock 4-14 - 3-06 Carrigtwohill Riverstown Sportsfield
P Doyle 2-1, P Butler 1-4, E O'Sullivan 1-2, F Delaney 0-2, T Lyons 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, K Lyons 0-1, N Kirby 0-1. P Keane 1-1, P O'Connor 1-0, D O'Connor 1-0, D O'Donovan 0-2, J O'Reilly 0-1, J Burke 0-1, M Rohan 0-1.
19 June 1976 First round replay Inniscarra 2-07 - 3-04 St. Finbarr's Blarney Grounds
T Ryan 0-4, P McDonnell 1-0, J O'Leary 1-0, M McDonnell 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1. M Archer 1-1, J Cremin 1-1, B Collins 1-0, C Ryan 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1.
18 July 1976 First round second replay Inniscarra 2-10 - 1-08 St. Finbarr's Blarney Grounds
T Ryan 0-8, O Lane 1-0, H O'Brien 1-0, P O'Connell 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1. M Archer 1-1, J Cremin 0-4, J O'Callaghan 0-2, P Hurley 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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20 June 1976 Quarter-final Cobh 3-04 - 1-13 Midleton Carrigtwohill Grounds
K O'Connor 1-2, T McGee 1-0, J Kinavane 1-0, M McGee 0-1, T Meaney 0-1. J Fenton 0-7, J Hurley 1-0, S Kearney 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-1, J Cleary 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.
26 June 1976 Quarter-final Passage 3-17 - 2-10 Watergrasshill Church Road
D Meade 0-11, D Keane 2-0, W Murphy 0-4, T Howard 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Reilly 0-1. G O'Herlihy 2-2, D Murphy 0-4, T O'Riordan 0-2, J Higgins 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1.
4 July 1976 Quarter-final Blackrock 6-09 - 3-06 Newcestown Coachford Sportsfield
M Murphy 3-1, F O'Neill 2-0, P Doyle 1-0, E O'Sullivan 0-3, K Lyons 0-2, T Lyons 0-1, F Delaney 0-1, G Buckley 0-1. T Crowley 2-3, M Kehilly 1-1, K Callanan 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.
8 August 1976 Quarter-final Inniscarra 1-09 - 2-10 Newtownshandrum Banteer Sportsfield
P O'Connell 0-5, J O'Leary 1-0, T O'Leary 0-2, M McDonnell 0-1. D Coughlan 2-2, D Herlihy 0-4, J Buckley 0-3, M Leahy 0-1.

Semi-finals

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14 August 1976 Semi-final Passage 4-14 - 4-06 Blackrock Ballinlough Grounds
B Meade 1-6, D Murphy 1-3, K Keane 1-1, D Keane 1-0, D O'Connell 0-3, H O'Connell 0-1. P Doyle 2-3, M Murphy 1-0, P Butler 1-0, E O'Sullivan 0-2, F Delaney 0-1.
29 August 1976 Semi-final Newtownshandrum 4-11 - 0-12 Midleton Castletownroche Grounds
D Herlihy 0-5, C Morrissey 1-1, PJ Greensmith 1-1, J Buckley 1-1, D Coughlan 1-0, M Leahy 0-1, M Thompson 0-1, L Bowles 0-1. J Fenton 0-6, J O'Brien 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, G Glavin 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.

Final

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12 September 1976 Final Newtownshandrum 2-10 - 1-12 Passage Castletownroche Sportsfield
J Buckley 0-5, C Morrissey 1-1, L Bowles 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, PJ Greensmith 0-1, P Herlihy 0-1. W Murphy 0-4, D Keane 1-0, B Meade 0-3, M O'Connell 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, T Howard 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Bernie Meade Passage 1-20 23 3 7.66
2 Pat Doyle Blackrock 5-04 19 3 6.33
Tomás Ryan Inniscarra 0-19 19 4 4.75
4 Donal Coughlan Newtownshandrum 3-07 16 3 5.33
5 Mossie Murphy Blackrock 4-02 14 3 4.66
John Buckley Newtownshandrum 1-11 14 4 3.50
Donal Herlihy Newtownshandrum 0-14 14 4 3.50
8 John Fenton Midleton 0-13 13 2 6.50
9 Dave Keane Passage 4-00 12 3 4.00
10 John Kinavane Cobh 3-02 11 2 5.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Bernie Meade Passage 0-11 11 Watergrasshill
2 Mossie Murphy Blackrock 3-01 10 Newcestown
3 Tim Crowley Newcestown 2-03 9 Blackrock
Pat Doyle Blackrock 2-03 9 Passage
Bernie Meade Passage 1-06 9 Blackrock
6 John Kinavane Cobh 2-02 8 Ballincollig
Ger O'Herlihy Watergrasshill 2-02 8 Passage
Donal Coughlan Newtownshandrum 2-02 8 Inniscarra
Tomás Ryan Inniscarra 0-08 8 St. Finbarr's
10 Pat Doyle Blackrock 2-01 7 Carrigtwohill
Pat Butler Blackrock 1-04 7 Carrigtwohill
Tomás Ryan Inniscarra 0-07 7 St. Finbarr's
Mick McGee Cobh 0-07 7 Ballincollig
Frank Daly Ballincollig 0-07 7 Cobh
John Fenton Midleton 0-07 7 Cobh

References

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  1. ^ "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1970 - 2003". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Must be a unique situation to have two county titles in the one parish". Irish Independent. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The Story of '75". Inniscarra website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Club history". Ballinhassig GAA website. Retrieved 11 October 2020.