1939 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1939 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates26 March 1939 – 12 November 1939
Teams14
Champions Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty (1st title)
Pat Nyhan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Beara
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored44 (3.67 per match)
Points scored111 (9.25 per match)
1938 (Previous)(Next) 1940

The 1939 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 51st 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 7 February 1939.

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St. Nicholas' entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Beara in the semi-final.

On 12 November 1939, Clonakilty won the championship following a 0–07 to 0–05 defeat of Beara in the final at Skibbereen Town Park. [1] This was their first championship title.

Results

First round

26 March 1939First round Clonakilty 5-05 - 1-06 Carbery Conakilty Sportsfield
26 March 1939First round Avondhu 3-03 - 5-03 Imokilly Fermoy Sportsfield
2 April 1939First round University College Cork 3-01 - 2-01
(match abandoned)
Kilmurry Coachford Sportsfield
16 April 1939First round Millstreet 3-04 - 2-02 Macroom Millstreet Sportsfield
16 April 1939First round Dohenys 4-05 - 2-03 Bantry Blues Drimoleague Sportsfield
23 April 1939First round Collins 1-02 - 1-07 Beara Bantry Sportsfield

Second round

21 May 1939Second round Clonakilty 2-01 - 0-06 imokilly The Mardyke
28 May 1939Second round Dohenys 2-06 - 1-06
(declared void)
Beara Bantry Sportsfield
24 September 1939Second round St. Nicholas' 3-14 - 0-05 Millstreet Castle Grounds

Semi-finals

29 October 1939Semi-final Beara 0-09 - 2-02 St. Nicholas' Dunmanway Sportsfield

Final

12 November 1939Final Clonakilty 0-07 - 0-05 Beara Skibbereen Town Park
Referee: J Murphy (Innishannon)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. "Football History – Clonakilty GAA". Clonakilty GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.