1976 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1976 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates	16 May - 12 September 1976
Teams	13
Champions	Newtownshandrum (2nd title); Phil Noonan (captain)
Runners-up	Passage; Justin McCarthy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	57 (4.38 per match)
Points scored	258 (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

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

Inniscarra^[3]

Regraded from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Cloughduv

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Ballinhassig^[4]

Results

First round

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

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

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

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

Top scorers

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
2	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

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

[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.

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