 Between 1901 and 1905 Cork appeared in five successive All-Ireland finals, however, victory only came in the form of a two-in-a-row in 1902 and 1903.Following this Cork's hurlers faced a barren spell of sixteen years until their next All-Ireland win in 1919.A further five All-Ireland finals were contested by Cork between 1926 and 1931 with victory coming on four occasions.