1961 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1961 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates8 October - 10 December 1961
Teams8
Champions Colours of Down.svg Mitchelstown (1st title)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg O'Donovan Rossa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Points scored70 (11.67 per match)
1960 (Previous)(Next) 1962

The 1961 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 8 October to 10 December 1961.

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The final was played on 10 December 1961 at Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Mitchelstown and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [1] Mitchelstown won the match by 2–08 to 2–04 to claim their first ever championship title. [2] [3] [4]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipRepresentatives
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship O'Donovan Rossa
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Castlemagner
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glenville
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Canovee
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St Finbarr's

Results

Quarter-finals

8 October 1961Quarter-final Kinsale 1-07 - 0-01 Glenville Cork Athletic Grounds
15 October 1961Quarter-final O'Donovan Rossa 2-06 - 1-04 Adrigole Wolfe Tone Park
15 October 1961Quarter-final Mitchelstown 4-10 - 2-05 Castlemagner Páirc Uí Shíocháin
15 October 1961Quarter-final St Finbarr's 1-06 - 0-06 Canovee Ballincollig Grounds

Semi-finals

29 October 1961Semi-final Mitchelstown 4-10 - 0-03 Kinsale Riverstown Sportsfield

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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