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 beaten by Passage in the second round.
The final was played on 3 October 1971 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbvarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in 42 years. Blackrock won the match by 2–19 to 5–04 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first title in 10 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 Cloyne
Results
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Pat MoylanBlackrock0-373749.252Patsy HarteGlen Rovers5-132839.333Seánie O'LearyYoughal6-092739.004Donie CollinsBlackrock4-122446.005Ray CumminsBlackrock4-041628.00Seán TwomeyNa Piarsaigh3-071628.00Frank KeaneYoughal3-071635.338Frank CooperYoughal5-001535.009Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's4-011334.33Brendan BuckleyDuhallow2-071326.50Séamus GillenSt. Finbarr's1-101343.25
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Patsy HarteGlen Rovers3-0211DuhallowFrank KeaneYoughal3-0211Na PiarsaighSeán TwomeyNa Piarsaigh2-0511SarsfieldsDonie CollinsBlackrock2-0511YoughalBrendan BuckleyDuhallow2-0511CarberyPat MoylanBlackrock0-1111Cloyne7Seánie O'LearyYoughal3-0110Na PiarsaighMick ArcherSt. Finbarr's3-0110Glen RoversTeddy O'BrienGlen Rovers2-0410PassageSeánie O'LearyYoughal1-0710SeandúnPat MoylanBlackrock0-1010St. Finbarr's
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