The 1951 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.
Dates | 16 September - 28 October 1951 | ||
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Teams | 7 | ||
Champions | Castlemartyr (1st title) Paddy Abernethy (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Cloughduv Dan O'Connor (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Goals scored | 56 (9.33 per match) | ||
Points scored | 41 (6.83 per match) | ||
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On 28 October 1951, Castlemartyr won the championship following a 6-05 to 2-07 defeat of Cloughduv in the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds.[1][2] This was their first ever championship title.[3][4]
Results
editQuarter-finals
edit16 September 1951 Quarter-final | Ballymartle | 10-04 - 5-01 | Courcey Rovers | Kinsale Sportsfield |
23 September 1951 Quarter-final | Newtownshandrum | 6-04 - 4-01 | Castlemagner | Buttevant Sportsfield |
23 September 1951 Quarter-final | Castlemartyr | 7-02 - 3-04 | Lough Rovers | Clonmult Memorial Park |
- Cloughduv received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
edit30 September 1951 Semi-final | Cloughduv | 5-03 - 3-03 | Ballymartle | Innishannon Sportsfield |
14 October 1951 Semi-final | Castlemartyr | 3-06 - 2-01 | Newtownshandrum | Fitzgerald Park |
Final
edit28 October 1951 Final | Castlemartyr | 6-05 - 2-07 | Cloughduv | Cork Athletic Grounds |
References
edit- ^ "The Castlemartyr connection: Ciarán Joyce and Mack Hansen putting East Cork village on the map". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "History". Castlemartyr GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Castlemartyr roll of honour". East Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.