1977 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1977 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 68th 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 at the Cork Convention on 30 January 1977. The championship ran from 22 May to 2 October 1977.

1977 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	22 May - 2 October 1977
Teams	13
Champions	Ballinhassig (2nd title) Jim Hayes (captain)
Runners-up	Ballyhea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	55 (4.58 per match)
Points scored	255 (21.25 per match)
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On 2 October 1977 Ballinhassig won the championship following a 1–16 to 1–11 defeat of Ballyhea in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1975.

Results

First round

Ballyhea v Newtownshandrum

22 May 1977 First round	Ballyhea	4-11 - 4-08	Newtownshandrum	Dr. Mannix Sportsfield
	J Ryan 2-0, D O'Sullivan 2-0, W Shanahan 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, C Brassil 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, N Ronan 0-1.		J Buckley 3-3, J Carroll 1-0 (og), D Herlihy 0-2, PJ Greensmith 0-2, J Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Mayfield)

Watergrasshill v Ballinhassig

11 June 1977 First round	Watergrasshill	0-08 - 4-14	Ballinhassig	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	G O'Herlihy 0-3, B O'Farrell 0-2, P Regan 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1, D Kearney 0-1.		JK Coleman 1-6, B Coleman 1-2, W Walsh 1-1, J Reynolds 1-0, TF Hayes 0-2, O Jordan 0-2, D Coleman 0-1.

Inniscarra v Carrigtwohill

2 July 1977 First round	Inniscarra	0-13 - 0-10	Carrigtwohill	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Ryan 0-10, H O'Sullivan 0-1, F Cooper 0-1, M Healy 0-1.		M Sheehan 0-3, D O'Connor 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, D Cashman 0-1, M Roche 0-1, P Keane 0-1, J Keane 0-1.

St. Vincent's v St. Finbarr's

31 July 1977 First round	St. Vincent's	3-05 - 2-13	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Lenihan 1-2, B O'Neill 1-1, J Russell 1-0, T Nagle 0-1, T Virgo 0-1.		D O'Shea 1-7, T O'Connor 1-0, J Foster 0-3, D Brosnan 0-3.

Midleton v Blackrock

31 July 1977 First round

Midleton

3-17 - 2-05

Blackrock

Carrigtwohill Grounds

Quarter-finals

Cloughduv v Passage

12 June 1977 Quarter-final	Cloughduv	4-14 - 4-03	Passage	Ballinhassig Grounds
	T O'Mahony 3-1, C Kelly 0-7, M Walsh 1-1, L Lynch 1-0, T Dunne 0-3, P Lucey 0-1, M Egan 0-1.		G O'Sullivan 3-0, M Keane 1-0, S Meade 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1.

Ballinhassig v Newcestown

3 July 1977 Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	2-12 - 2-09	Newcestown	Charlie Hurley Park
	D Coleman 1-2, B Coleman 0-4, J O'Mahony 1-0, JK Coleman 0-3, P Forde 0-1, JH O'Sullivan 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1.		T Crowley 2-7, J McGann 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.

Ballyhea v St. Finbarr's

13 August 1977 Quarter-final

Ballyhea

6-13 - 5-07

St. Finbarr's

Moore Park

Inniscarra v Midleton

14 August 1977 Quarter-final	Inniscarra	5-08 - 0-15	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Ryan 0-7, F Cooper 2-0, B Ryan 2-0, M McDonnell 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Fenton 0-9, J Glavin 0-2, J Hurley 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, D Hurley 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballinhassig v Cloughduv

14 August 1977 Semi-final	Ballinhassig	0-12 - 0-11	Cloughduv	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	W Walsh 0-3, DD Coleman 0-3, JK Coleman 0-2, J Reynolds 0-2, TF Hayes 0-1.D Brosnan 0-1.		C Kelly 0-6, T O'Mahony 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, P Lucey 0-1, M Mehigan 0-1.

Inniscarra v Ballyhea

25 September 1977 Semi-final	Inniscarra	1-06 - 2-14	Ballyhea	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Healy 1-1, T Ryan 0-3, T Griffin 0-1, H O'Brien 0-1.		P Ryan 1-2, J Ryan 1-2, P Hartnett 0-5, W Shanahan 0-2, M Morrissey 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Regan 0-1.

Final

Ballinhassig v Ballyhea

2 October 1977 Final	Ballinhassig	1-16 - 1-11	Ballyhea	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	JK Coleman 1-3, Derry Coleman 0-4, B Coleman 0-3, Declan Coleman 0-2, J Reynold 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, W Walsh 0-1.		D Ryan 1-8, P Hartnett 0-1, W Shanahan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.