1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
| Dates | 13 March 1938 – 16 October 1938 | ||
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| Champions |  Glen Rovers (5th title)Josa Lee (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Midleton | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 13 | ||
| Goals scored | 112 (8.62 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 86 (6.62 per match) | ||
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The 1938 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 50th 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 30 January 1938. The championship began on 13 March 1938 and ended on 16 October 1938.
Glen Rovers were the defending champions.
On 16 October 1938, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–06 to 1–03 defeat of Midleton in the final. This was their fifth championship title and the fifth of eight successive championships.[1]
Results
Divisional section
Carrigdhoun v Seandún
| 13 March 1938 First round | Carrigdhoun | 3-06 - 7-01 | Seandún | Douglas Sportsfield, Cork |
Muskerry v Carbery
| 20 March 1938 First round | Muskerry | 3-06 - 2-00 | Carbery | Bandon Sportsfield, Bandon |
Muskerry v Seandún
| 10 April 1938 Final | Muskerry | 5-01 - 1-01 | Seandún | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
First round
Muskerry v Blackrock
| 1 May 1938 First round | Muskerry | 2-02 - 2-02 | Blackrock | Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford |
St. Finbarr's v Carrigtwohill
| 8 May 1938 First round | St. Finbarr's | 4-03 - 6-03 | Carrigtwohill | Midleton Sportsfield, Midleton |
Midleton v St. Anne's
| 15 May 1938 First round | Midleton | 7-04 - 4-01 | St. Anne's | Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook |
Muskerry v Blackrock
| 26 June 1938 First round replay | Muskerry | 4-02 - 9-00 | Blackrock | Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford |
Ballincollig v Glen Rovers
| 21 August 1938 First round | Ballincollig | 4-02 - 11-04 | Glen Rovers | The Mardyke, Cork |
Second round
Blackrock v Carrigtwohill
| 28 August 1938 Second round | Blackrock | 5-06 - 2-07 | Carrigtwohill | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Semi-finals
Sarsfields v Midleton
| 11 September 1938 Semi-final | Sarsfields | 5-07 - 7-04 | Midleton | Fermoy Sportsfield, Fermoy |
Glen Rovers v Blackrock
| 25 September 1938 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 6-05 - 1-06 | Blackrock | The Mardyke, Cork |
Final
Glen Rovers v Midleton
| 16 October 1938 Final | Glen Rovers | 5-06 - 1-03 | Midleton | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| C Tobin 3-1 ; W Hyland 1-0; D Moylan 1-0; J Buckley 0-2 ; W Hickey 0-2; J Lynch 0-1. | W Campbell 1-2; J Crowley 0-1. |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Glen Rovers set a new record by becoming the first team to win five successive championship titles.
- Josa Lee sets a new record by becoming the first, and to date only, man to captain a team to five championship titles.
- Midleton qualify for the final for the first time since 1917.
- Glen Rovers sister club St. Nicholas' also won the Cork Football Championship. The following players completed the double: Paddy O'Donovan, Danny Matt Dorgan, Jack Lynch, Connie Buckley, Dan Moylan, Charlie Tobin and Tim Kiely.[2]
References
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