The 1991 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd 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 16 December 1990. The championship began on 28 April 1991 and ended on 22 September 1991.
Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Blackrock in the second round.
The final was played on 22 September 1991 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Midleton and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in a final in 53 years. Midleton won the match by 1–17 to 1–08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1987.
Ger O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 1-22.
Results
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Ger O'RiordanGlen Rovers1-222546.252Alec MorrisseyBallyhea0-222245.503Ger ManleyMuskerry1-161929.504Kevin HennessyMidleton4-051735.665Michael O'MahonyMidleton4-041644.006Vincent SheehanMilford2-091535.007Paudie O'BrienMidleton2-081443.508Diarmuid O'FlynnBallyhea3-041326.50Pádraig CrowleyCarbery1-101326.5010Tim BurkeDuhallow2-061226.00John FentonMidleton0-121226.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ger O'RiordanGlen Rovers1-1013Duhallow2Ger ManleyMuskerry1-0710BallyheaAlec MorrisseyBallyhea0-1010Blackrock4Tim BurkeDuhallow2-039SeandúnVincent SheehanMilford1-069St. Finbarr'sGer ManleyMuskerry0-099Ballyhea7Kevin HennessyMidleton2-028CarberyJohn FitzgibbonGlen Rovers1-058Erin's OwnBrian CorcoranErin's Own1-058Glen RoversPádraig CrowleyCarbery1-058Midleton
Miscellaneous
Ballyhea recorded their first ever championship victory over Blackrock. The final meeting of Midleton and Glen Rovers was their first championship final meeting since 1938.
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