# 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 April 1979 and ended on 7 October 1979.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 7 October 1979 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in five years. Blackrock won the match by 2–14 to 2–06 to claim their 28th championship title overall, their second title in succession and their fifth of the decade.
Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 5-45.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Midleton

## Results
### Division 1
#### Table

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1St. Finbarr's32107-416-20+245 2Blackrock32018-362-36+184 3Glen Rovers31118-294-29+123 4Sarsfields30034-2115-42-540 Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship proper. Yellow background The third-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

#### Results
### Division 2
#### Table

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1Midleton541013-6513-49+169 2Youghal530216-546-59+256 3University College Cork53029-638-50+166 4Na Piarsaigh521214-5012-45+115 5Nemo Rangers510412-3213-67-382 6Bandon51046-5418-42-242 Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

#### Play-off
### Division 3

First round
Semi-finals
Final

### Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | John Fenton | Midleton | 5-45 | 60 | 7 | 8.57 |
| 2 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 11-14 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 |
| 3 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 7-12 | 33 | 7 | 4.71 |
| 4 | John O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | 4-20 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 4 | Brian Waldron | UCC | 0-32 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 6 | Pádraig Crowley | Bandon | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Mick Butler | Youghal | 7-02 | 23 | 6 | 3.83 |
| 7 | Dan Calnan | Nemo Rangers | 4-11 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 9 | Mick Coyne | Youghal | 0-22 | 22 | 7 | 3.14 |
| 10 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 0-20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 3-05 | 14 | Youghal |
| 2 | John Fenton | Midleton | 2-07 | 13 | UCC |
| 3 | Dan Calnan | Nemo Rangers | 2-06 | 12 | Midleton |
| 3 | John O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | 2-06 | 12 | Youghal |
| 3 | Pádraig Crowley | Bandon | 0-12 | 12 | Youghal |
| 6 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 3-02 | 11 | UCC |
| 6 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 2-05 | 11 | Nemo Rangers |
| 6 | John Fenton | Midleton | 1-08 | 11 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 9 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 3-01 | 10 | Nemo Rangers |
| 9 | Seánie O'Leary | Youghal | 3-01 | 10 | Midleton |
| 9 | Ger Hanley | Carrigdhoun | 2-04 | 10 | Seandún |
| 9 | John Fenton | Midleton | 1-07 | 10 | Youghal |
| 9 | John O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | 1-07 | 10 | Bandon |

### Miscellaneous

* Midleton return to the senior championship for the first time since 1964.