1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
# 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 April 1970 and ended on 22 November 1970.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the quarter-final.

The final was played on 22 November 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between University College Cork and Muskerry, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. University College Cork won the match by 2–12 to 0–15 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in seven years.

Muskerry's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.

## Team changes

### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

* Youghal

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorer overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tomás Ryan | Muskerry | 0-38 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Seánie Barry | Imokilly | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Neally O'Keeffe | Blackrock | 3-09 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Ray Cummins | UCC | 3-07 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 5 | Brian Aherne | Imokilly | 5-00 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Frank Keane | Youghal | 4-02 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Henry O'Sullivan | UCC | 3-04 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Seán Kearney | Carbery | 4-00 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
| 8 | Bernie Meade | Passage | 2-06 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Patsy Harte | Glen Rovers | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Frank Keane | Youghal | 4-02 | 14 | Carbery |
| 1 | Seánie Barry | Imokilly | 2-08 | 14 | Muskerry |
| 3 | Seán Kearney | Carbery | 4-00 | 12 | Youghal |
| 3 | Neally O'Keeffe | Blackrock | 2-06 | 12 | Avondhu |
| 3 | Tomás Ryan | Muskerry | 0-12 | 12 | Seandún |
| 6 | Tomás Ryan | Muskerry | 0-11 | 11 | Imokilly |
| 7 | Brian Aherne | Imokilly | 3-00 | 9 | Duhallow |
| 7 | Ray Cummins | UCC | 2-03 | 9 | Muskerry |
| 7 | Patsy Harte | Glen Rovers | 1-06 | 9 | Sarsfields |
| 10 | Brendan Buckley | Duhallow | 2-02 | 8 | Imokilly |
| 10 | Brendan Cummins | Blackrock | 2-02 | 8 | Avondhu |
| 10 | Tom Sheehan | Avondhu | 1-05 | 8 | Blackrock |
| 10 | Bernie Meade | Passage | 0-08 | 8 | Muskerry |

### Miscellaneous

* Muskerry qualified for the final for the first time in their history.
* Muskerry miss out on the double having won the 1970 Cork Senior Football Championship.
