1968 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1968 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates13 October - 17 November 1968
Teams8
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Canovee (2nd title)
John Dunlea (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Adrigole
Bernie O'Neill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored15 (2.14 per match)
Points scored100 (14.29 per match)
1967 (Previous)(Next) 1969

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.

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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

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

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.
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

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)

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