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1971 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1971 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates24 October - 19 December 1971
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Glanworth (2nd title)
D. J. Ryan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Adrigole
Kevin Jer O'Sullivan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored22 (2.75 per match)
Points scored123 (15.38 per match)
1970 (Previous) (Next) 1972

The 1971 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 24 October to 19 December 1971.

The final was played on 19 December 1971 at Coachford Sportsfield, between Glanworth and Adrigole, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Glanworth won the match by 1-08 to 0-08 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Glanworth
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Bandon
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Shamrocks
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Ballydesmond
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glanmire
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Naomh Abán
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Bishopstown

Results

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Quarter-finals

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24 October 1971 Quarter-final Bishopstown 3-12 - 0-01 Shamrocks Manning Park
24 October 1971 Quarter-final Ballydesmond 2-06 - 1-05 Glanmire O'Connell Park
D O'Connor 1-1, A O'Connor 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, D Dennehy 0-2, T Murphy 0-1. JJ Long 1-3, N Long 0-1, J Whyte 0-1.
31 October 1971 Quarter-final Glanworth 2-12 - 0-08 Naomh Abán Kanturk Grounds
J Courtney 1-4, T Linehan 1-1, B McAuliffe 0-3, D Ahern 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, A Fahy 0-1. S Mullane 0-5, J Lynch 0-2, J Lucey 0-1.
7 November 1971 Quarter-final Adrigole 1-08 - 2-05 Bandon Wolfe Tone Park
5 December 1971 Quarter-final replay Adrigole 2-08 - 2-06 Bandon Ballingeary Grounds
N Sullivan 1-1, E Sullivan 0-4, P Sullivan 1-0, M Regan 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1. A Smith 2-5, D Crowley 0-1. Referee: P Finnegan

Semi-finals

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28 November 1971 Semi-final Glanworth 1-17 - 1-05 Bishopstown Castlelyons Grounds
J Courtney 0-8, P McCarthy 1-2, T Linehan 0-2, B McAuliffe 0-2, L Cummins 0-1, A Fahy 0-1. B Vaughan 1-1, N Galway 0-2, J Hynes 0-1, T Ahern 0-1.
12 December 1971 Semi-final Adrigole 4-07 - 0-07 Ballydesmond Ballingeary Grounds
T O'Neill 2-4, M Carey 1-1, EJ O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Regan 0-2. T Murphy 0-4, D Dennehy 0-3.

Final

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19 December 1971 Final Glanworth 1-08 - 0-08 Adrigole Coachford Sportsfield
DJ Ryan 1-0, J Courtney 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, B McAuliffe 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, T Linehan 0-1. M Regan 0-4, M Carey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: F Halbert

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Final glory is what keeps Adrigole men coming back for more despite heartbreak". Irish Independent. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2021.