1991 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1991 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates	18 May – 24 August 1991
Teams	22
Champions	Tracton (1st title); Billy Long (captain); Michael O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	Inniscarra; Ger Manley (captain); Pat McDonnell (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	102 (4.25 per match)
Points scored	514 (21.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ger Manley (4-30)
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The 1991 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 82nd 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 16 December 1990. The championship ran from 18 May to 24 August 1991.

The final was played on 24 August 1991 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Tracton and Inniscarra, in what was their first meeting in the final.^[1] Tracton won the match by 4-14 to 5-09 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Inniscarra's Ger Manley was the championship's top scorer with 4-30.

Team changes[edit]

To Championship[edit]

Promoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

Midleton

From Championship[edit]

Regraded to the West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Ballinascarthy

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

18 May 1991 First round	Midleton	1-17 - 2-13	Mallow	Castlelyons
	G Glavin 1-1, N O'Neill 0-4, C O'Neill 0-3, V O'Neill 0-2, B Gleeson 0-2, J Fenton 0-2, E Crotty 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, E Harty 0-1.		R Sheehan 0-9, R O'Connell 1-1, T Coakley 1-1, Jody Hayes 0-1, R Glynn 0-1.

26 May 1991 First round	Delanys	2-10 - 5-17	St. Catherine's	Bride Rovers Park
	G Healy 0-6, D McElhinney 1-2, M McElhinney 1-1, B Egan 0-1.		D Walsh 2-5, C Clancy 1-8, C Casey 1-2, B O'Regan 1-0, D O'Leary 0-1, S Buckley 0-1.

1 June 1991 First round	Kilbrittain	2-10 - 1-07	Newtownshandrum	Coachford Sportsfield
	D O'Connell 1-4, P Brennan 1-0, T McCarthy 0-2, G O'Connell 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1, T Brennan 0-1.		J O'Mahony 1-1, J Coughlan 0-3, M Reidy 0-2, J Ryan 0-1.

1 June 1991 First round	Clyda Rovers	2-09 - 3-12	St. Finbarr's	Blarney
	T O'Callaghan 0-6, T McGlinchey 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Hanlon 0-2, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-1.		K O'Brien 2-2, P Clarke 1-0, P O'Shea 0-3, F O'Brien 0-3, B O'Connell 0-2, J Tobin 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

1 June 1991 First round	St. Vincent's	0-08 - 3-13	Bishopstown	Ballinlough
	D Murphy 0-3, W Leahy 0-2, A McCarthy 0-1, J Downey 0-1, J Daly 0-1.		R O'Doherty 1-2, V Murray 1-1, C Coffey 0-4, T O'Leary 1-0, N Crowley 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-3.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

1 June 1991 First round	Douglas	2-05 - 3-08	Inniscarra	Ballinora
	M Cronin 1-1, P Daly 0-4, J Quirke 1-0.		G Manley 1-8, D Hennessy 2-0.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Second round[edit]

25 May 1991 Second round	Cloughduv	4-10 - 2-11	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K Murray 1-6, C Barry-Murphy 2-0, DP Ring 1-0, T Barry-Murphy 0-3, J Grainger 0-1.		G Lewis 1-2, M Lynch 0-5, Philip Cahill 1-0, J Lewis 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, Paul Cahill 0-1.

25 May 1991 Second round	Éire Óg	3-05 - 2-08	Cobh	Kilbarry
	V O'Connell 1-0, P Bradley 1-0, S Healy 1-0, D Desmond 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, D Collins 0-1, K Murray 0-1.		P Kavanagh 2-0, T Butler 0-4, M Meaney 0-1, G Morgan 0-1, M Daly 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.

25 May 1991 Second round	Ballymartle	3-16 - 3-09	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	M Fitzgerald 1-8, C Deasy 1-3, T Allen 1-0, B Deasy 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-2, P Deasy 0-1.		J O'Meara 3-3, R Dalton 0-3, R Kelleher 0-1, L O'Callaghan 0-1, P Connery 0-1.

25 May 1991 Second round	Blackrock	2-04 - 4-21	Glen Rovers	Ballinlough
	M Salmon 1-4, T Aherne 1-0.		T Harte 0-8, R Murphy 1-2, C O'Riordan 0-5, P O'Neill 1-1, D Whitley 0-4, C Deane 1-0, J O'Brien 1-0, K Hendrick 0-1.	Referee: P O'Neill (Shamrocks)

26 May 1991 Second round	Youghal	2-06 - 1-10	Tracton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Coyne 1-4, M McCarthy 1-0, D Daly 0-1, P Coady 0-1.		L Kelly 1-1, DJ Kiely 0-4, P Murphy 0-2, M Quinn 0-2, K Kingston 0-1.

9 June 1991 Second round	Midleton	2-12 - 1-12	St. Catherine's	Páirc Lios gCúl
	J Fenton 2-5, C O'Neill 0-3, N O'Neill 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, B Cotter 0-1.		C Clancy 0-10, C Casey 1-1, M Mellerick 0-1.

15 June 1991 Second round replay	Éire Óg	1-15 - 1-19	Cobh	Kilbarry
	P Bradley 1-3, D Desmond 0-6, K Murphy 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, V O'Connell 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		G Morgan 0-9, P Kavanagh 1-2, T Butler 0-3, J Hegarty 0-2, M Meaney 0-1, T Anderson 0-1, C Crowe 0-1.

15 June 1991 Second round	Kilbrittain	3-05 - 3-09	Bishopstown	Riverstick
	C O'Connell 2-1, S O'Connell 1-0 (og), D O'Connell 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1, M Holland 0-1, T Brennan 0-1.		N Crowley 2-0, C Coffey 1-1, R O'Doherty 0-3, V Murray 0-2, T Keating 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

15 June 1991 Second round	Inniscarra	1-18 - 1-06	St. Finbarr's	Ballincollig
	G Manley 0-12, M O'Donoghue 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, P O'Connell 0-1, P Ahern 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1.		J Tobin 0-4, J Collins 1-0, C Murphy 0-1, K Nagle 0-1.

Quarter-finals[edit]

28 June 1991 Quarter-final	Midleton	0-09 - 0-08	Glen Rovers	Erin's Own Grounds
	J Fenton 0-5, C O'Neill 0-2, B Gleeson 0-1, E Crotty 0-1.		T Harte 0-4, D Whitley 0-4.

5 July 1991 Quarter-final	Cloughduv	2-11 - 0-09	Cobh	Church Road
	K Murray 1-6, L Lynch 1-0, T Barry-Murphy 0-3, B McSweeney 0-1, J Grainger 0-1.		T Butler 0-4, G Morgan 0-3, T Anderson 0-1, M Daly 0-1.

6 July 1991 Quarter-final	Inniscarra	2-07 -1-09	Bishopstown	Ballincollig
	D Murphy 2-2, G Manley 0-2, R Maher 0-2, C Holland 0-1.		N Crowley 1-0, R O'Doherty 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, V Murray 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1.

13 July 1991 Quarter-final	Tracton	2-13 - 2-10	Ballymartle	Carrigaline
	P Murphy 1-4, K Kingston 1-0, DJ Kiely 0-4, B Long 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, J Kingston 0-1, M Quinn 0-1, L Kelly 0-1.		M Fitzaptrick 0-6, E McCarthy 1-1, P Deasy 1-0, T Allen 0-1, C Deasy 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

27 July 1991 Semi-final	Inniscarra	1-13 - 0-16	Midleton	Church Road
	G Manley 1-6, D Murphy 0-2, P Ahern 0-2, P O'Connell 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1.		J Fenton 0-7, N O'Neill 0-3, E Crotty 0-2, V O'Neill 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, G Glavin 0-1, M Crotty 0-1.

28 July 1991 Semi-final	Tracton	1-12 - 3-06	Cloughduv	Inishannon Sportsfield
	P Murphy 0-7, K Kingston 1-1, DN Lynch 0-1, M Quinn 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, B Quinn 0-1.		K Murray 1-5, C Barry-Murphy 1-0, L Lynch 1-0 ,T Barry-Murphy 0-1.

4 August 1991 Semi-final replay	Inniscarra	5-16 - 4-11 (aet)	Midleton	Church Road
	D Murphy 0-8, K Murphy 2-1, M McDonnell 2-0, G Manley 1-1, G O'Mahony 0-2, R Maher 0-2, P Aherne 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		G Glavin 2-2, C O'Neill 2-1, J Fenton 0-5, E Crotty 0-2, B Gleeson 0-1.

11 August 1991 Semi-final replay	Tracton	3-11 - 2-05	Cloughduv	Inishannon Sportsfield
	P Murphy 0-7, K Kingston 1-1, L Kelly 1-0, J Kingston 1-0, B Long 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, M Quinn 0-1.		K Murray 1-3, J Riordan 1-0, T Barry-Murphy 0-2.

Final[edit]

24 August 1991 Final	Tracton	4-14 - 5-09	Inniscarra	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Murphy 1-9, K Kingston 1-2, J O'Callaghan 1-0, J Kingston 1-0, W O'Flynn 0-1, L Kelly 0-1, M Quinn 0-1.		M O'Donoghue 2-1, D Murphy 0-5, G Manley 1-1, R Maher 1-1, P O'Connell 1-1.

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger Manley	Inniscarra	4-30	42	6	7.00
2	Pat Murphy	Tracton	2-29	35	5	7.00
3	Kevin Murray	Cloughduv	4-20	32	4	8.00
4	John Fenton	Midleton	2-24	30	5	6.00
5	Derry Murphy	Inniscarra	2-20	26	6	4.33
6	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	1-18	21	2	10.50
7	Kieran Kingston	Tracton	4-05	17	5	3.40
7	Martin Fitzpatrick	Ballymartle	1-14	17	2	8.50
9	Colm O'Neill	Midleton	2-10	16	5	3.20
10	Ger Glavin	Midleton	3-04	13	5	2.60
10	Ger Morgan	Cobh	0-13	13	3	4.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe O'Meara	Na Piarsaigh	3-03	12	Ballymartle
	Pat Murphy	Tracton	1-09	12	Inniscarra
	Ger Manley	Inniscarra	0-12	12	St. Finbarr's
4	Denis Walsh	St. Catherine's	2-05	11	Delaneys
	John Fenton	Midleton	2-05	11	St. Catherine's
	Martin Fitzpatrick	Ballymartle	1-08	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	1-08	11	Delaneys
	Ger Manley	Inniscarra	1-08	11	Douglas
9	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	0-10	10	Midleton
10	Kevin Murray	Cloughduv	1-06	9	Cloyne
	Kevin Murray	Cloughduv	1-06	9	Cobh
	Ger Manley	Inniscarra	1-06	9	Midleton
	Ronan Sheehan	Mallow	0-09	9	Midleton
	Ger Morgan	Cobh	0-09	9	Éire Óg

References[edit]

^ "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1970 - 2003". Cork GAA finals website. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Holland aiming to fulfil dream in unlikely final". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Rovers cut loose to grab famous victory". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Tracton's Kingston Looking to end 'Years of Pain' and lead Cork to All-Ireland Glory". Carrigdhoun GAA website. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[1] "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1970 - 2003". Cork GAA finals website. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[2] "Holland aiming to fulfil dream in unlikely final". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[3] "Rovers cut loose to grab famous victory". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[4] "Tracton's Kingston Looking to end 'Years of Pain' and lead Cork to All-Ireland Glory". Carrigdhoun GAA website. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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