1968 Cork Junior Football Championship

1968 Cork Junior Football Championship

Dates	13 October – 17 November 1968
Teams	8
Champions	Canovee (2nd title) John Dunlea (captain)
Runners-up	Adrigole Bernie O'Neill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	15 (2.14 per match)
Points scored	100 (14.29 per match)
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The 1968 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 70th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895.

The final was played on 17 November 1968 at Sam Maguire Park in Dunmanway, between Canovee and Adrigole, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Canovee won the match by 3–06 to 1–11 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 18 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

Quarter-finals

Canovee v Carrigaline

13 October 1968Quarter-final	Canovee	1–13 – 0–08	Carrigaline	Charlie Hurley Park
	L Nash 1–3, N Dunne 0–5, T O'Mahony 0–2, K Murphy 0–2, C Kelly 0–1.		B Wylie 0–6, D Murphy 0–1, R Cullinane 0–1.

Midleton v Bantry Blues

13 October 1968Quarter-final	Midleton	2–06 – 1–08	Bantry Blues	Charlie Hurley Park
	W Glavin 1–4, D Cotter 1–0, T O'Donoghue 0–2.		D Hunt 0–5, D Barron 1–0, V O'Callaghan 0–1, D Dineen 0–1, D Cotter 0–1.

Adrigole v Mayfield

13 October 1968Quarter-final	Adrigole	2–06 – 1–01	Mayfield	Ballingeary Grounds
				Referee: D O'Mahony (Kilmichael)

Kilshannig v Newmarket

27 October 1968Quarter-final	Kilshannig	4–04 – 0–11	Newmarket	Kanturk Grounds
	D O'Sullivan 2–0, D Reidy 1–0, M Cronin 1–0, C Walsh 0–2, D Cremin 0–1.		M Flanagan 0–4, N Collins 0–3, M O'Halloran 0–2, W Daly 0–1, J Deasy 0–1.

Semi-finals

Canovee v Midleton

3 November 1968Semi-final	Canovee	0–08 – 0–07	Midleton	Ballinhassig Grounds
	N Dunne 0–6, TJ Lyons 0–1, T O'Mahony 0–1.		W Glavin 0–5, D Sweeney 0–1.

Adrigole v Kilshannig

3 November 1968Semi-final	Adrigole	0–09 – 0–02	Kilshannig	Sam Maguire Park
	M Regan 0–5, EJ O'Sullivan 0–3, PJ O'Sullivan 0–1.		J Horgan 0–1, C Walsh 0–1.

Final

Canovee v Adrigole

17 November 1968Final	Canovee	3–06 – 1–11	Adrigole	Sam Maguire Park
	C Lehane 1–2, C Kelly 1–1, TJ Lyons 1–0, L Nash 0–2, L Walsh 0–1.		PJ O'Sullivan 1–1, M O'Regan 0–4, B O'Neill 0–3, BJ O'Sullivan 0–1, EJ O'Sullivan 0–1, JJ O'Sullivan 0–1.	Referee: T Downey (Clonakilty)

References

1. "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "End of a long year but Canovee all out to make it memorable". Irish Examiner. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
3. "Final glory is what keeps Adrigole men coming back for more despite heartbreak". Irish Independent. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2021.