1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	28 April – 22 September 1991
Teams	18
Champions	Midleton (7th title); Ger FitzGerald (captain); Paddy FitzGerald (manager)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers; Liam Martin (captain); Donie O'Donovan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	58 (3.22 per match)
Points scored	402 (22.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ger O'Riordan (1-22)
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Dates28 April – 22 September 1991

Teams18

Champions

Midleton (7th title)
Ger FitzGerald (captain)
Paddy FitzGerald (manager)

Runners-up

Glen Rovers
Liam Martin (captain)
Donie O'Donovan (manager)

The 1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 16 December 1990. The championship began on 28 April 1991 and ended on 22 September 1991.

Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Blackrock in the second round.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 22 September 1991 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Midleton and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in a final in 53 years. Midleton won the match by 1–17 to 1–08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1987.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Ger O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.

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28 April 1991 First round	University College Cork	2-07 - 3-08	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Tobin 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, C Casey 0-3, P Heffernan 0-1, J Magnier 0-1.		P O'Callaghan 2-1, N Ahern 1-1, T Murphy 0-4, T McAuliffe 0-2.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

12 May 1991 First round	Carrigdhoun	1-12 - 0-14	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Fitzpatrick 0-5, A O'Driscoll 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-2, L Kelly 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, DJ Kiely 0-1.		C Clancy 0-7, R Lewis 0-4, P O'Shea 0-2, G Scully 0-1.	Referee: D McCarthy (St. Finbarr's)

5 May 1991 Second round	Glen Rovers	1-16 - 1-09	Erin's Own	Riverstown
	J Fitzgibbon 1-5, J Buckley 0-4, P Horgan 0-2, K McGuckian 0-2, C Ring 0-2, T Murray 0-1.		B Corcoran 1-5, PJ Murphy 0-1, F Horgan 0-1, C Dillon 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

11 May 1991 Second round	Avondhu	1-09 - 3-17	Midleton	Castlelyons
	T Kelleher 1-2, J Sheehan 0-2, J Keane 0-2, G Heddigan 0-2, J Linehan 0-1.		K Hennessy 2-1, G Fitzgerald 0-7, M O'Mahony 1-1, P O'Brien 0-3, Cormac Quirke 0-3, D Quirke 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

11 May 1991 Second round	Duhallow	3-08 - 0-13	Seandún	Ballyanly
	T Burke 2-3, N Brosnan 1-1, J O'Connor 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, J Browne 0-1, J Noonan 0-1.		A O'Sullivan 0-3, C Coffey 0-3, B Egan 0-2, L Meaney 0-2, T Hurley 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Miscellaneous

References

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12 May 1991 Second round	Ballyhea	2-09 - 1-12	Muskerry	Kanturk Sportsfield
	D O'Flynn 2-0, A Morrissey 0-3, C Brassil 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, I Ronan 0-1, J Mortell 0-1.		G Manley 0-9, P O'Flynn 1-0, G Nagle 0-2, K Murray 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

12 May 1991 Second round	St. Finbarr's	1-12 - 2-07	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Cunningham 0-4, B O'Shea 0-3, C Finn 1-0, T Finn 0-2, M Barry 0-1, Conor Ryan 0-1, Christy Ryan 0-1.		B Óg Murphy 1-1, N Ahern 1-0, M Flynn 0-2, T McAuliffe 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, P O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

18 May 1991 Second round replay	Ballyhea	2-14 - 2-10	Muskerry	Kanturk Sportsfield
	D O'Flynn 1-2, A Morrissey 0-4, I Ronan 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D O'Riordan 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, M O'Callaghan 0-1.		G Manley 1-7, D O'Driscoll 1-1, M O'Mahony 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

19 May 1991 Second round	Blackrock	2-12 - 2-11	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Dineen 1-2, A Ryan 0-4, J Murphy 1-0, J Cashman 0-3, E Kavanagh 0-2, M Harrington 0-1.		J O'Connor 1-1, D Kidney 1-1, J Twomey 0-2, R Sweeney 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, M Dineen 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

19 May 1991 Second round	Carbery	1-18 - 3-04	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	G O'Connell 1-2, P Crowley 0-5, T Brennan 0-4, M Foley 0-3, B Harte 0-2, D Healy 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		C O'Donovan 2-0, A Crowley 1-1, J Shiels 0-1, N Kelleher 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

9 June 1991 Second round	Milford	2-11 - 1-13	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	N Fitzgibbon 1-1, S Sheehan 0-4, M Fitzgibbon 1-0, S O'Gorman 0-3, V Sheehan 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1.		D Lombard 1-0, DJ Kiely 0-3, J O'Mahony 0-3, L Kelly 0-2, P Ahern 0-2, K Kingston 0-2, J Dineen 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

28 July 1991 Quarter-final	Ballyhea	0-16 - 0-08	Blackrock	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	A Morrissey 0-10, T Brassill 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, I Ronan 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1.		E Kavanagh 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, N O'Leary 0-1, M Harrington 0-1, P O'Leary 0-1, M Dineen 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

3 August 1991 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	1-23 - 1-05	Duhallow	Coachford Sportsfield
	G Riordan 1-10, D Whitley 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, K McGuckin 0-2, C Ring 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		L Noonan 1-0, T Burke 0-3, N Brosnan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

4 August 1991 Quarter-final	Milford	2-09 - 1-09	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	V Sheehan 1-6, M Fitzgibbon 1-0, S Stritch 0-2, N Fitzgibbon 0-1.		B Cunningham 1-3, B O'Shea 0-2, M Barry 0-1, C Finn 0-1, T Finn 0-1, F Ramsey 0-1.

11 August 1991 Quarter-final	Midleton	5-08 - 3-09	Carbery	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K Hennessy 2-2, M O'Mahony 2-1, D Quirke 1-3, Cormac Quirke 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1.		P Crowley 1-5, Harte 1-2, M Foley 1-1, D O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger O'Riordan	Glen Rovers	1-22	25	4	6.25
2	Alec Morrissey	Ballyhea	0-22	22	4	5.50
3	Ger Manley	Muskerry	1-16	19	2	9.50
4	Kevin Hennessy	Midleton	4-05	17	3	5.66
5	Michael O'Mahony	Midleton	4-04	16	4	4.00
6	Vincent Sheehan	Milford	2-09	15	3	5.00
7	Paudie O'Brien	Midleton	2-08	14	4	3.50
8	Diarmuid O'Flynn	Ballyhea	3-04	13	2	6.50
8	Pádraig Crowley	Carbery	1-10	13	2	6.50
10	Tim Burke	Duhallow	2-06	12	2	6.00
10	John Fenton	Midleton	0-12	12	2	6.00

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ger O'Riordan	Glen Rovers	1-10	13	Duhallow
2	Ger Manley	Muskerry	1-07	10	Ballyhea
2	Alec Morrissey	Ballyhea	0-10	10	Blackrock
4	Tim Burke	Duhallow	2-03	9	Seandún
	Vincent Sheehan	Milford	1-06	9	St. Finbarr's
	Ger Manley	Muskerry	0-09	9	Ballyhea
7	Kevin Hennessy	Midleton	2-02	8	Carbery
	John Fitzgibbon	Glen Rovers	1-05	8	Erin's Own
	Brian Corcoran	Erin's Own	1-05	8	Glen Rovers
	Pádraig Crowley	Carbery	1-05	8	Midleton

25 August 1991 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	2-10 - 1-11	Milford	Carrowkeel Sportsfield
	G Riordan 0-5, P Horgan 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, C Ring 0-2, J Fitzgibbon 0-2.		V Sheehan 1-1, P Buckley 0-3, P Madigan 0-3, B O'Connell 0-2, S Stritch 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

8 September 1991 Semi-final	Midleton	4-11 - 0-12	Ballyhea	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P O'Brien 2-1, M O'Mahony 1-2, J Fenton 0-5, J Boylan 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, N O'Neill 0-1.		A Morrissey 0-5, I Ronan 0-4, D O'Flynn 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

22 September 1991 Final	Midleton	1-17 - 1-08	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Fenton 0-7, P O'Brien 0-4, C Quirke 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, J Boylan 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1.		G Riordan 0-7, C Ring 1-0, P Horgan 0-1.	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: W Horgan (Cork)