The 1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 April 1974 and ended on 15 September 1974.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 15 September 1974 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Blackrock, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 2–17 to 2–14 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a first title in six years.
Imokilly's Willie Glavin was the championship's top scorer with 4–14.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Cloughduv
From Championship
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship St. Vincent's
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Willie GlavinImokilly4-142638.662Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock4-112347.753Charlie McCarthySt. Finbarr's3-112045.004Noel MorganNemo Rangers3-071635.335Pat MoylanBlackrock0-151543.756Éamonn O'SullivanBlackrock3-041326.50John Kevin ColemanCarrigdhoun2-071326.508Donal SheehanNa Piarsaigh4-001226.00Seán O'FarrellImokilly2-061234.00Donie CollinsBlackrock0-121243.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock3-0615Mallow2Donal SheehanNa Piarsaigh4-0012PassageWillie GlavinImokilly2-0612UCC4Pat BuckleyMallow0-1111Blackrock5Mick AherneImokilly3-009YoughalCharlie McCarthySt. Finbarr's2-039Blackrock7Mick RyanGlen Rovers2-028Nemo RangersSeán O'FarrellUCC2-028ImokillyRay CumminsBlackrock2-028SarsfieldsPat KavanaghBlackrock2-028SarsfieldsÉamonn O'SullivanBlackrock2-028Nemo RangersJohn Kevin ColemanCarrigdhoun1-058Duhallow
Miscellaneous
The semi-final between Blackrock and Nemo Rangers is the last championship game played at the Cork Athletic Grounds. The final was played at the Mardyke due to the construction of the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh
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