# List of Cork county hurling team seasons

| Season | All-Ireland Championship | Munster Championship | National Hurling League | Top SHC scorer | Coach(es) |
| 1926 | Winner | Winner | Winner | | |
| 1927 | Runner-up | Winner | | | |
| 1928 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1929 | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | | |
| 1930 | | Semi-finalist | Winner | | |
| 1931 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1932 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1933 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1934 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1935 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1936 | | Quarter-finalist | Runner-up | | |
| 1937 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1938 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1939 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1940 | | Runner-up | Winner | | |
| 1941 | Winner | Runner-up | Winner | | |
| 1942 | Winner | Winner | | | |
| 1943 | Winner | Winner | | | |
| 1944 | Winner | Winner | | | |
| 1945 | | Semi-finalist | | | |
| 1946 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1947 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1948 | | Runner-up | Winner | | |
| 1949 | | Quarter-finalist | Runner-up | | |
| 1950 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1951 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1952 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1953 | Winner | Winner | Winner | | |
| 1954 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1955 | | Quarter-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1956 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | | |
| 1957 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1958 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1959 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1960 | | Runner-up | Runner-up | | |
| 1961 | | Runner-up | Group stage | | |
| 1962 | | Semi-finalist | Runner-up | | |
| 1963 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | | |
| 1964 | | Runner-up | Semi-finalist | Ritchie Browne (4-0) | |
| 1965 | | Runner-up | Group stage | John Bennett (1-10) | |
| 1966 | Winner | Winner | Semi-finalist | Seánie Barry (3-23) | |
| 1967 | | Quarter-final | Group stage | Seánie Barry (0-5) | |
| 1968 | | Runner-up | Semi-finalist | Charlie McCarthy (1-12) | |
| 1969 | Runner-up | Winner | Winner | Charlie McCarthy (6-13) | |
| 1970 | Winner | Winner | Winner | Charlie McCarthy (1-23) | |
| 1971 | | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | Connie Kelly (0-7) | |
| 1972 | Runner-up | Winner | Winner | Charlie McCarthy (4-33) | |
| 1973 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | Gerald McCarthy (0-8) | |
| 1974 | | Quarter-finalist | Winner | Charlie McCarthy (1-4) | |
| 1975 | Semi-finalist | Winner | Group stage | Charlie McCarthy (4-9) | |
| 1976 | Winner | Winner | Semi-finalist | Charlie McCarthy (3-8) | Fr. Bertie Troy |
| 1977 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | Charlie McCarthy (1-17) | Fr. Bertie Troy |
| 1978 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | Charlie McCarthy (0-14) | Fr. Bertie Troy |
| 1979 | Semi-finalist | Winner | Group stage | Charlie McCarthy (1-12) | Fr. Bertie Troy |
| 1980 | | Runner-up | Winner | John Fenton (0-13) | Fr. Bertie Troy |
| 1981 | | Semi-finialist | Winner | Jimmy Barry-Murphy (1-1) Tim Crowley (1-1) | Gerald McCarthy |
| 1982 | Runner-up | Winner | Semi-finalist | Pádraig Horan (5-17) | Gerald McCarthy |
| 1983 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | Billy Fitzpatrick (1-24) | Johnny Clifford |
| 1984 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | John Fenton (1-33) | Fr. Michael O'Brien Justin McCarthy |
| 1985 | Semi-finalist | Winner | Group stage | John Fenton (4-12) | Fr. Michael O'Brien Justin McCarthy |
| 1986 | Winner | Winner | Semi-finalist | Jimmy Barry-Murphy (5-5) Kevin Hennessy (5-5) | Johnny Clifford |
| 1987 | | Runner-up | Group stage | John Fenton (1-38) | Johnny Clifford |
| 1988 | | Runner-up | Group stage | Pat Horgan (2-10) | Johnny Clifford Charlie McCarthy Con Roche |
| 1989 | | Semi-finalist | Group stage | Finbarr Delaney (1-19) | Con Roche |
| 1990 | Winner | Winner | Semi-finalist | John Fitzgibbon (7-9) | Fr. Michael O'Brien |
| 1991 | | Runner-up | Group stage | Tony O'Sullivan (0-15) | Fr. Michael O'Brien |
| 1992 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | Tony O'Sullivan (0-31) | Fr. Michael O'Brien |
| 1993 | | Semi-final | Winner | Barry Egan (0-3) | Fr. Michael O'Brien |
| 1994 | | Quarter-final | Semi-finalist | Kevin Murray (2-0) | Johnny Clifford |
| 1995 | | Quarter-final | Group stage | Kevin Murray (1-6) | Johnny Clifford |
| 1996 | | Quarter-final | Group stage | Alan Browne (1-1) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| 1997 | | Semi-final | Group stage | Ger Manley (0-6) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| 1998 | | Semi-final | Winner | Joe Deane (0-14) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| 1999 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | Joe Deane (1-24) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| 2000 | Semi-finalist | Winner | Group stage | Joe Deane (1-28) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| 2001 | | Quarter-final | Group stage | Alan Browne (1-2) | Tom Cashman |
| 2002 | Qualifiers (Round 3) | Semi-final | Runner-up | Ben O'Connor (0-14) | Bertie Óg Murphy |
| 2003 | Runner-up | Winner | Round 8 | Joe Deane | Dónal O'Grady |
| 2004 | Winner | Runner-up | Group stage | Ben O'Connor (1-26) | Dónal O'Grady |
| 2005 | Winner | Winner | Group stage | Joe Deane (0-32) | John Allen |
| 2006 | Runner-up | Winner | Group stage | Joe Deane (0-32) | John Allen |
| 2007 | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | Joe Deane (0-35) | Gerald McCarthy |
| 2008 | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | Ben O'Connor (1-32) | Gerald McCarthy |
| 2009 | Qualifiers (Phase 3) | Quarter-finalist | Group stage | Ben O'Connor (0-24) | Gerald McCarthy John Considine Denis Walsh |
| 2010 | Semi-finalists | Runner-up | Runner-up | | Denis Walsh |
| 2011 | Qualifiers (Phase 3) | Quarter-finalist | Group stage | Patrick Horgan (3-38) | Denis Walsh |
| 2012 | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | Runner-up | Patrick Horgan (1-42) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| 2013 | Runner-up | Runner-up | Relegated | Patrick Horgan (1-42) | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |