1943 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1943 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1943. The championship began on 4 April 1943 and ended on 7 November 1943.

1943 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	4 April 1943 – 7 November 1943
Teams	9
Champions	St. Finbarr's (12th title)
Runners-up	Ballincollig
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	67 (7.44 per match)
Points scored	75 (8.33 per match)
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St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.

On 7 November 1943, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 7–09 to 1–01 defeat of Ballincollig in a replay of the final. This was their 12th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

First round

Carrigdhoun v Cloughduv

4 April 1943 First round

Carrigdhoun

6-03 - 2-03

Cloughduv

The Mardyke, Cork

Imokilly v University College Cork

11 April 1944 First round

Imokilly

3-01 - 4-05

University College Cork

Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook

Ballincollig v Blackrock

2 May 1943 First round

Ballincollig

4-04 - 1-09

Blackrock

The Mardyke, Cork

Sarsfields v Glen Rovers

16 May 1943 First round

Sarsfields

3-03 - 4-02

Glen Rovers

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

• St. Finbarr's received a bye in this round.

Second round

St. Finbarr's v Carrigdhoun

30 May 1943 Second round

St. Finbarr's

5-10 - 2-02

Carrigdhoun

The Mardyke, Cork

• Ballincollig, Glen Rovers and University College Cork received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

University College Cork v Ballincollig

18 July 1943 Semi-final

University College Cork

4-01 - 7-02

Ballincollig

The Mardyke, Cork

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

19 September 1943 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	4-11 - 4-03	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S Condon 1-3, J O'Sullivan 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-1, D McCarthy 1-1, W Beckett 0-2, W Campbell 0-2, T O'Halloran 0-1.		C Ring 1-1, D Moylan 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, J Kenny 1-0, J Lynch 0-1.	Referee: T Greaney (Mitchelstown)

Finals

St. Finbarr's v Ballincollig

10 October 1943 Final

St. Finbarr's

3-03 - 3-03

Ballincollig

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

St. Finbarr's v Ballincollig

7 November 1943 Final replay

St. Finbarr's

7-09 - 1-01

Ballincollig

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The semi-final between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers had a record attendance of 18,410.
• Ballincollig become the first team to lose three finals in a row.