1967 Cork Junior Football Championship

1967 Cork Junior Football Championship

Dates	15 October 1967 – 10 March 1968
Teams	9
Champions	Newcestown (1st title) T. J. Collins (captain)
Runners-up	Midleton
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	19 (2.38 per match)
Points scored	95 (11.88 per match)
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The 1967 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 15 October 1967 but was not completed until 10 March 1967 due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

The final was played on 10 March 1968 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Newcestown and Midleton, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Newcestown won the match by 2–12 to 1–02 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[2] [3]}

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilshannig
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Castletownbere
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Newcestown
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Carrigaline
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Cullen
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Midleton
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmurry Naomh Abán
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Nemo Rangers

Results

Quarter-finals

Newcestown v Carrigaline

15 October 1967Quarter-final	Newcestown	1–09 – 1–05	Carrigaline	Millstreet Town Park
	F Collins 0–4, J O'Callaghan 1–0, J McCarthy 0–2, M O'Callaghan 0–2, D Kehilly 0–1.		J Foster 1–2, B Wiley 0–2, J Murphy 0–1.

Kilmurry v Cullen

5 November 1967Quarter-final

Kilmurry

1–04 – 0–04

Cullen

Millstreet Town Park

Castletownbere v Nemo Rangers

5 November 1967Quarter-final

Castletownbere

0–09 – 0–07

Nemo Rangers

Rossa Park

Midleton v Kilshannig

5 November 1967Quarter-final	Midleton	0–09 – 1–04	Kilshannig	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	W Glavin 0–4, C Moroney 0–2, P Fitzgerald 0–1, W O'Regan 0–1, A O'Donoghue 0–1.		M Cronin 1–0, J Horgan 0–3, J O'Flynn 0–1.

Semi-finals

Midleton v Castletownbere

19 November 1967Semi-final	Midleton	3–06 – 3–06	Castletownbere	Sam Maguire Park
	P O'Sullivan 2–1, M Sexton 1–1, W O'Regan 0–2, D O'Donoghue 0–2.		J O'Sullivan 1–1, S O'Sullivan 1–0, D Harrington 1–0, M O'Driscoll 0–2, M O'Sullivan 0–2, B Hanley 0–1.

Newcestown v Naomh Abán

26 November 1965Semi-final	Newcestown	3–07 – 1–04	Naomh Abán	Castle Grounds
	F Collins 1–2, P Crowley 1–1, S Ryan 1–0, K Kehilly 0–2, N Kehilly 0–1, K Callanan 0–1.		J Lucey 0–4, C Lucey 1–0.

Midleton v Castletownbere

26 November 1967Semi-final replay	Midleton	1–04 – 1–03 (abandoned)	Castletownbere	Sam Maguire Park
	M Sexton 1–0, P O'Sullivan 0–1, W Glavin 0–1, D O'Donoghue 0–1, C O'Sullivan 0–1.		PE O'Sullivan 1–1, M O'Driscoll 0–1, B Hanley 0–1.

Final

Newcestown v Midleton

10 March 1968Final	Newcestown	2–12 – 1–02	Midleton	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M O'Callaghan 1–8, F Collins 1–1, J McCarthy 0–1, N Kehilly 0–1, K Kehilly 0–1.		M Lovett 1–0, L Glavin 0–2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The semi-final replay between Midleton and Castletownbere was called off by the referee nine minutes into the second half when a player who had been sent off returned to the field of play and refused to leave. The match was later awarded to Midleton.

References

1. "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "Newcestown win February Rebel Óg award". Rebelóg GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
3. "Newcestown celebrating golden jubilee of first county final win". The Southern Star. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.