The 1977 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 30 January 1977. The championship began on 1 May 1977 and ended on 18 September 1977.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 18 September 1977 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1–17 to 1–05 to claim their 19th championship title overall and a first title in three years. The attendance of 34,151 at the final remains a record.
Bandon's Noel Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 2–16.
Team changes From Championship
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballinhassig
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Noel CrowleyBandon2-162237.332Seánie O'LearyYoughal0-202036.663Dave RyanAvondhu2-101635.334Finbarr ColemanCarrigdhoun3-041326.50Jimmy Barry-MurphySt. Finbarr's3-041334.33Pat HorganGlen Rovers1-101334.337John O'SullivanNa Piarsaigh1-091226.008Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock3-021125.50Pádraig CrowleyBandon1-081133.66Tomás RyanMuskerry0-111125.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Pat MoylanBlackrock1-0710St. Finbarr'sJohn O'SullivanNa Piarsaigh1-0710ImokillySeánie O'LearyYoughal0-1010Na Piarsaigh4Jimmy Barry-MurphySt. Finbarr's3-009BlackrockFinbarr ColemanCarrigdhoun2-039MallowDave RyanAvondhu1-069Carrigdhoun7Noel CrowleyBandon1-058Carbery8Ray CumminsBlackrock2-017AvondhuTom CollinsGlen Rovers2-017BandonNoel CrowleyBandon1-047Glen RoversPat HorganGlen Rovers1-047BandonNoel CrowleyBandon0-077Seandún
Miscellaneous
Patrick Murphy, the honorary secretary of the Blackrock club, collapsed and died in the stand at Páirc Uí Chaoimh while watching the championship semi-final between St. Finbarr's and Blackrock. The attendance of 34,151 at the county final remains an all-time record.
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