1969 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1969 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates6 April – 26 October 1969
Teams18
Champions Colours of Down.svg University College Cork (7th title)
Christy O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Sligo.svg St. Nicholas'
Patsy Harte (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored60 (3.53 per match)
Points scored261 (15.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Sligo.svg Teddy O'Brien (2-20)
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The 1969 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 January 1969. The championship ran from 6 April to 26 October 1969.

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Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the quarter-finals. [1]

The final was played on 26 October 1969 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between University College Cork and St. Nicholas' in what was their first meeting in the final in six years. UCC won the match by 0-09 to 0-08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1964. [2] [3] It was their 7th championship title overall and their first title since 1964.

Teddy O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

First round

11 May 1969First round Macroom 2-04 - 6-09 Avondhu Castle Grounds
J Downey 2-1, T O'Leary 0-1, S Maher 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1.T Monaghan 2-1, B Honohan 2-1, B Hanrahan 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Burke 0-3, B McAuliffe 0-1.
18 May 1969First round Na Piarsaigh 1-04 - 1-10 Duhallow Castle Grounds, Macroom
N Collins 1-1, TD Cronin 0-3, H O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Cremin 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

Second round

6 April 1969Second round Beara 0-06 - 1-06 Clonakilty Rossa Park
C O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2.TF Hayes 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.Referee: F Halbert
13 April 1969Second round Muskerry 1-05 - 1-07 Millstreet Castle Grounds
N Dunne 0-4, F Cooper 1-0, S Mullane 0-1.TJ Dennehy 1-0, J Kenneally 0-2, D O'Shea 0-2, T Burke 0-1, D Long 0-1, W O'Leary 0-1.Referee: R Lyons (Dohenys)
20 April 1969Second round Nemo Rangers 3-06 - 1-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Barrett 2-0, N Morgan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J Cooke 0-1, F Cogan 0-1, B Cogan 0-1.S Gillen 1-5.
4 May 1960Second round Carbery 3-11 - 1-07 Cobh Cork Athletic Grounds
M Farr 2-1, B Desmond 1-1, J Carroll 0-4, T Holland 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, B Evans 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.G Ward 1-5, M Cronin 0-2.
18 May 1969Second round Garda 1-02 - 1-16 St. Nicholas' The Mardyke
JP O'Sullivan 1-0, B Coughlan 0-2.T O'Brien 0-8, F O'Neill 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-3, P Harte 0-3, M O'Halloran 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.
1 June 1969Second round Carrigdhoun 3-09 - 3-07 Imokially Cork Athletic Grounds
B Wylie 0-6, C Cooney 1-1, T Sheehan 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, G Hanley 0-1.D Sweeney 2-0, E Ryan 1-1, W Glavin 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
20 June 1969Second round University College Cork 1-08 - 1-06 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
R Cummins 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, R Geaney 0-2, E Philpott 0-2, R Banbury 0-1.B Cummins 1-1, N Keeffe 0-3, E O'Brien 0-2.
6 July 1969Second round Avondhu 2-10 - 2-06 Duhallow O'Connell Park
T Monaghan 1-2, B McAuliffe 1-1, J Horgan 0-3, M Burke 0-2, B Hanrahan 0-1, E Kirby 0-1.TD Cronin 1-1, T Cremin 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Daly 0-1, John O'Mahony 0-1.

Quarter-finals

18 May 1969Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 0-07 Millstreet Castle Grounds
J Barrett 1-2, B Cogan 1-1, J Cooke 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, F Cogan 0-1.J Kenneally 0-6, D Long 0-1.
6 July 1969Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 2-08 - 3-03 Carbery Castle Grounds
T O'Brien 1-4, D O'Driscoll 1-2, P Harte 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.J Carroll 1-2, M Farr 1-1, D Hunt 1-0.
6 July 1969Quarter-final University College Cork 7-15 - 0-05 Carrigdhoun Ballinhassig Grounds
E Philpott 4-2, B Lynch 1-6, C O'Sullivan 0-5, P O'Donoghue 1-1, R Cummins 1-0, B Hanley 0-1.B Wiley 0-3, C Cooney 0-1, G Hanley 0-1.
10 August 1969Quarter-final Clonakilty 3-07 - 2-09 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds
TF Hayes 2-4, B Keohane 1-1, F Hayes 0-2.J Horgan 1-4, B Honohan 1-1, B McAuliffe 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, N Kirby 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Semi-finals

5 October 1969Semi-final University College Cork 2-11 - 1-10 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds
B Lynch 2-1, B Hanley 0-4, P Doherty 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, E Philpott 0-1.J Cooke 0-6, N Morgan 1-0, D Cogan 0-2, J Allen 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.
12 October 1969Semi-final St. Nicholas' 3-12 - 0-04 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
T O'Brien 1-4, D O'Driscoll 1-3, J Conway 1-1, P Harte 0-2, P Hurley 0-1, J Daly 0-1.TF Hayes 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-1.

Final

26 October 1969Final University College Cork 0-09 - 0-08 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds
C O'Sullivan 0-4, B Lynch 0-3, R Cummins 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.T O'Brien 0-4, P Harte 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, P Hurley 0-1.Attendance: 11,463
Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 2-202646.50
2 Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 3-112036.66
3 Brendan Lynch UCC 3-101936.33
4 Eric Philpott UCC 4-051744.25
5Denis O'Driscoll St. Nicholas' 2-091543.75
6Jerry Horgan Avondhu 2-081434.66
7Tom Monaghan Avondhu 3-041334.33
8Mick Farr Carbery 3-021125.50
Jimmy Barrett Avondhu 3-021133.66
Bob Honohan Avondhu 3-021133.66
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Eric Philpott UCC 4-0214 Carrigdhoun
2 Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 2-0410 Avondhu
3 Brendan Lynch UCC 1-069 Carrigdhoun
4 Séamus Gillen St. Finbarr's 1-058 Nemo Rangers
George Ward Cobh 1-058 Carbery
Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 0-088 Garda
7Joe Downey Macroom 2-017 Avondhu
Tom Monaghan Avondhu 2-017 Macroom
Bob Honohan Avondhu 2-017 Macroom
Mick Farr Carbery 2-017 Cobh
Brendan Lynch UCC 2-017 Nemo Rangers
Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 1-047 Beara
Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-047 Carbery
Jerry Horgan Avondhu 1-047 Clonakilty
Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-047 Clonakilty

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