1960 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1960 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates9 October - 20 November 1960
Teams8
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Urhan (1st title)
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Mitchelstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Points scored79 (11.29 per match)
1959 (Previous)(Next) 1961

The 1960 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 9 October to 20 November 1960.

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The final was played on 20 November 1960 at Sam Maguire Park in Dunmanway, between Urhan and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [1] Urhan won the match by 1–07 to 0–04 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 31 years. [2] [3]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipRepresentatives
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Urhan
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Bandon
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Castlemagner
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Cobh
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilmichael
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St Finbarr's

Results

Quarter-finals

9 October 1960Quarter-final Urhan 2-05 - 1-05 Castlemagner Ballingeary Grounds
9 October 1960Quarter-final Cobh 1-02 - 1-00 Kinsale Manning Park
16 October 1960Quarter-final Mitchelstown 1-09 - 2-04 Kilmichael Caherlag Grounds
16 October 1960Quarter-final Kilmichael 4-09 - 1-07 Bandon Ballinhassig Griunds

Semi-finals

23 October 1960Semi-final Urhan 1-07 - 0-04 Cobh Sam Maguire Park
6 November 1960Semi-final Mitchelstown 2-07 - 0-09 St Finbarr's Páirc Mac Gearailt

Final

20 November 1960Final Urhan 1-07 - 0-04 Mitchelstown Sam Maguire Park

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References

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  2. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. Ryan, Pat (9 January 2021). "Trailblazers Mitchelstown had to fight all the way to '61". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.