1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship


The 1971 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1971 and ended on 3 October 1971.
University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Passage in the second round.
On 3 October 1971, Blackrock won the championship following a 2-19 to 5-4 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 24th championship title overall and their first in ten years.
Blackrock's Pat Moylan was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Pat MoylanBlackrock0-373749.25
2Patsy HarteGlen Rovers5-132839.33
3Seánie O'LearyYoughal6-092739.00
4Donie CollinsBlackrock4-122446.00
5Ray CumminsBlackrock4-041628.00
5Seán TwomeyNa Piarsaigh3-071628.00
5Frank KeaneYoughal3-071635.33
6Frank CooperYoughal5-001535.00
7Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's4-011334.33
7B. BuckleyDuhallow2-071326.50
7Séamus GillenSt. Finbarr's1-101343.25

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Patsy HarteGlen Rovers3-0211Duhallow
1Frank KeaneYoughal3-0211Na Piarsaigh
1Seán TwomeyNa Piarsaigh2-0511Sarsfields
1Donie CollinsBlackrock2-0511Youghal
1B. BuckleyDuhallow2-0511Carbery
1Pat MoylanBlackrock0-1111Cloyne
2Seánie O'LearyYoughal3-0110Na Piarsaigh
2Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's3-0110Glen Rovers
2Teddy O'BrienGlen Rovers2-0410Passage
2Seánie O'LearyYoughal1-0710Seandún
2Pat MoylanBlackrock0-1010St. Finbarr's