| Dates | 18 April - 10 October 1965 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 11 | ||
| Champions | | ||
| Runners-up | | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1965 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 30th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 31 January 1965. The championship ran from 18 April to 10 October 1965. It was the first championship to be completed since 1938.
The final was played on 10 October 1965 at Clonmult Memorial Park in Midleton, between Mitcheltown and St. Vincent's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Mitchelstown won the match by 2-08 to 1-05 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 36 years. [1] [2]
| 30 May 1965Quarter-final | Mitchelstown | 2-10 - 1-06 | Delaneys | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| 13 June 1965Quarter-final | Kiskeam | 0-10 - 1-05 | Douglas | O'Connell Park |
| 18 July 1965Quarter-final | Urhan | 2-13 - 2-03 | Fermoy | Sam Maguire Park |
| 8 August 1965Quarter-final | St. Vincent's | 0-13 - 0-04 | Lees | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 22 August 1965Semi-final | Mitchelstown | 1-05 - 0-03 | Kiskeam | Fr. Con Buckley Park |
| 12 September 1965Semi-final | St. Vincent's | 1-07 - 0-05 | Urhan | Sam Maguire Park |
| 10 October 1965Final | Mitchelstown | 2-08 - 1-05 | St. Vincent's | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| M Barrett 1-6, T Monaghan 1-1, M Burke 0-1. | C O'Shea 1-1, P Barry 0-3, D Ryan 0-1. | Referee: J Lotty (Glanmire) |