1970 Cork Senior Football Championship

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

1970 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates12 April 1970 – 18 October 1970
Teams18
Champions Muskerry (1st title)
Séamus McCarthy (captain)
Runners-up Nemo Rangers
Frank Cogan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored49 (2.58 per match)
Points scored345 (18.16 per match)
Top scorer(s) Noel Dunne (1-25)
← 1969 (Previous) (Next) 1971 →

The 1970 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 January 1970. The championship began on 12 April 1970 and ended on 18 October 1970.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in a first round replay.[1]

The final was played on 18 October 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Muskerry and Nemo Rangers in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Muskerry won the match by 3-10 to 4-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3] It remains their only championship title.

Muskerry's Noel Dunne was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.

Team changes

[edit]

To Championship

[edit]

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

[edit]

First round

[edit]
1 May 1970 First round Millstreet 0-08 - 3-09 Beara Sam Maguire Park
D Long 0-5, TJ Dennehy 0-2, M Hickey 0-1. B Hanley 0-7, C O'Sullivan 2-0, J Downey 1-0, K O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. Referee: R Lyons (Dohenys)
10 May 1970 First round St. Nicholas' 2-09 - 2-09 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
T O'Brien 1-3, D O'Driscoll 1-1, D Coughlan 0-2, P Hurley 0-2, D Moore 0-1. B Lynch 1-4, D Coffey 1-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, M Morris 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
17 May 1970 First round replay St. Nicholas' 3-12 - 0-07 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
P Harte 2-2, D Coughlan 1-2, T O'Brien 0-4, D Morley 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, P Hurley 0-1. B Lynch 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, D Coffey 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Second round

[edit]
12 April 1970 Second round Clonakilty 1-11 - 2-11 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds
TF Hayes 0-7, M McCarthy 1-0, Teddy Hayes 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, N Lane 0-1. DJ Ryan 1-2, T Monaghan 1-1, J Horgan 0-4, D Bermingham 0-2, M Burke 0-1, M Cronin 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
19 April 1970 Second round Macroom 2-06 - 0-03 Duhallow Millstreet Grounds
D Mullane 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-4, H Casey 1-0. H O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Daly 0-1.
26 April 1970 Second round St Michael's 2-08 - 0-09 Carbery Clonakilty Grounds
R Cummins 1-1, N O'Keeffe 0-4, M Lynch 0-1, F Norberg 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. T Murphy 0-7, J Carroll 0-1, D Barron 0-1.
8 May 1970 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-06 - 2-11 St. Finbarr's The Mardyke
D O'Leary 0-3, L Joyce 0-1, T Nagle 0-1, R Touhy 0-1. C Roche 0-6, B Murphy 1-2, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, Gene McCarthy 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1. Referee: M McCarthy (St. Nicholas')
10 May 1970 Second round Cobh 1-08 - 6-18 Nemo Rangers Riverstown Sportsfield
J Murphy 1-1, S Connors 0-3, C Donovan 0-2, F McGann 0-1, M Cronin 0-1. D Allen 2-6, J Barrett 2-4, S McGann 0-5, N Morgan 1-0, R Cogan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-2, C Murphy 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
10 May 1970 Second round Muskerry 1-12 - 1-10 Seandún Cloughduv Grounds
N Dunne 0-7, J Lynch 1-1, M Mehigan 0-3, J Lynch 0-1. S Casey 0-5, S Willis 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
17 May 1970 Second round Imokilly 1-15 - 2-05 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds
E Ryan 0-10, JJ Crowley 1-1, R Swaine 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1. B Greenway 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, J Hurley 0-3, B Murphy 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
21 June 1970 Second round Beara 2-09 - 1-05 St. Nicholas' Rossa Park
B O'Neill 1-3, B Hanley 0-4, Cormac O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2. T O'Brien 1-3, P Harte 0-2.

Quarter-finals

[edit]
7 June 1970 Quarter-final Muskerry 3-14 - 2-08 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds
F Cooper 2-1, M Mehigan 1-3, N Dunne 0-5, B O'Connor 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, C Twomey 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. B Honohan 1-0, T Monaghan 1-0, N Kirby 0-3, J Horgan 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, E Fleming 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
Quarter-final Macroom 0-06 - 1-11 St Michael's Coachford Sportsfield
J O'Brien 0-4, D Browne 0-2. R Cummins 1-2, N O'Keeffe 0-5, M Lynch 0-1, M O'Loughlin 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
31 July 1970 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 1-06 - 0-08 St. Finbarr's The Mardyke
D Allen 1-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2, S McGann 0-2. P McMahon 0-3, J Hegarty 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, Gene McCarthy 0-1, C Roche 0-1, N Aherne 0-1.
2 August 1970 Quarter-final Beara 0-10 - 0-06 Imokilly Sam Maguire Park
B O'Neill 0-8, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1. E Ryan 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2.

Semi-finals

[edit]
20 August 1970 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 1-16 - 2-07 St Michael's The Mardyke
N Morgan 1-2, D Allen 0-6, J Barrett 0-4, B Cogan 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2. N O'Keeffe 0-6, R Cummins 1-0, M Lynch 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-1.
23 August 1970 Semi-final Muskerry 0-08 - 0-08 Beara Clonakilty Grounds
N Dunne 0-5, M Mehigan 0-1, F Cooper 0-1, C Kelly 0-1. KJ O'Sullivan 0-5, B O'Neill 0-2, J Downing 0-1.
20 September 1970 Semi-final replay Muskerry 1-13 - 1-08 Beara Clonakilty Grounds
M Mehigan 1-3, F Cooper 0-4, N Dunne 0-3, S McCarthy 0-2, C Twomey 0-1. M O'Regan 1-2, B Hanley 0-5, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

Final

[edit]
18 October 1970 Final Muskerry 3-10 - 4-06 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds
N Dunne 1-5, D Murphy 1-1, J Dunlea 1-0, C Kelly 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, M Scannell 0-1. J Barrett 1-3, S McGann 1-0, N Morgan 1-0, D Allen 1-0, D Cogan 0-3. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Championship statistics

[edit]

Top scorers

[edit]
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Noel Dunne Muskerry 1-25 28 5 5.60
2 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 4-14 26 4 6.50
3 Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 3-11 20 4 5.00
4 Bernie O'Neill Beara 1-14 17 5 3.40
5 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 2-10 16 3 5.33
Michael Mehigan Muskerry 2-10 16 5 3.20
Barry Hanley Beara 0-16 16 4 4.00
8 Neally O'Keeffe St Michael's 0-15 15 3 5.00
9 Ray Cummins St Michael's 3-03 12 3 4.00
Frank Cooper Muskerry 2-06 12 5 2.20
Éamonn Ryan Imokilly 0-12 12 2 6.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 2-06 12 Cobh
2 Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-04 10 Cobh
Éamonn Ryan Imokilly 0-10 10 Carrigdhoun
4 Patsy Harte St. Nicholas' 2-02 8 UCC
Noel Dunne Muskerry 1-05 8 Nemo Rangers
Bernie O'Neill Beara 0-08 8 Imokilly
7 Frank Cooper Muskerry 2-01 7 Avondhu
Brendan Lynch UCC 1-04 7 St. Nicholas'
Barry Hanley Beara 0-07 7 Millstreet
Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 0-07 7 Avondhu
Tony Murphy Carbery 0-07 7 St Michael's
Noel Dunne Muskerry 0-07 7 Seandún

Miscellaneous

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "UCC: champions in an alien Kingdom". Irish Independent. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Muskerry 1970". Muskerry GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Intermediate Football Finals 1909-1969". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Roll of honours". St. Michael's GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1970_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship&oldid=1147506290"