1971 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1971 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates18 April – 10 October 1971
Teams17
Champions Colours of Wexford.svg Carbery (3rd title)
Noel Crowley (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg University College Cork
Jim Coughlan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored56 (3.5 per match)
Points scored300 (18.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Down.svg Brendan Lynch (2-17)
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The 1971 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 83rd 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 at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1971. The championship ran from 18 April to 10 October 1971.

Contents

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

The final was played on 10 October 1971 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Carbery and University College Cork in what was their second ever meeting in the final and the first in seven years. Carbery won the match by 3-11 to 2-08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in three years. [2] [3] [4]

University College Cork's Brendan Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Results

First round

23 April 1971First round St. Finbarr's 3-15 - 1-04 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Fitzpatrick 0-8, P McMahon 2-0, M Archer 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1.T Nott 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Second round

18 April 1971Second round Beara 5-12 - 0-09 Imokilly Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
C O'Sullivan 2-0, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, JJ Murphy 1-2, N O'Sullivan 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Neill 0-2, N O'Reilly 0-1 (own point).S O'Connor 0-6, E Ryan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
18 April 1971Second round Seandún 0-10 - 2-07 Millstreet Castle Ground, Macroom
B Meade 0-7.J Kenneally 1-4.
2 May 1971Second round Avondhu 0-08 - 4-10 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Lonergan 0-4, E Kirby 0-3, T Monaghan 0-1.T Murphy 1-7, D Barron 1-1, B Evans 1-1, T Holland 1-0, D Hunt 0-1.
2 May 1971Second round St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 2-14 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Fitzpatrick 1-4, F Twomey 1-1, M Fleming 0-1.P Lynch 1-2, B Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, T Looney 0-2.
2 May 1971Second round Duhallow 1-06 - 4-12 Nemo Rangers Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
DJ O'Keeffe 0-5, PJ Cremin 1-1.J Barrett 2-2, B Cogan 2-1, M O'Donoghue 0-4, C Murphy 0-3, F Cogan 0-1, D Allen 0-1.
2 May 1971Second round Macroom 0-05 - 4-11 Muskerry Cloughduv GAA Grounds, Cloughduv
T O'Sullivan 0-2, L Quinlan 0-2, H Casey 0-1.F Cooper 3-1, N Dunne 0-7, C Twomey 1-0, M Mehigan 0-2, C Kelly 0-1.Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
9 May 1971Second round Carrigdhoun 0-06 - 4-11 Clonakilty Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
C Cooney 0-3, J Hurley 0-1, J Foster 0-1, Hanley 0-1.TF Hayes 0-11, F Hayes 2-0, J Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0.Referee: P Finnegan (Cork)
26 May 1971Second round St. Nicholas' 2-11 - 1-11 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T O'Brien 0-8, P Harte 1-1, D Moore 1-1, D Coughlan 0-1.N O'Keeffe 1-4, B Cummins 0-4, J Horgan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Quarter-finals

30 May 1971Quarter-final Beara 2-14 - 3-06 Clonakilty Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
C O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanley 0-6, M O'Driscoll 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.TF Hayes 1-3, F Hayes 1-0, Ted Hayes 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, N Lane 0-1.Referee: T Finnegan
27 June 1971Quarter-final Carbery 1-09 - 1-07 Muskerry Clonakilty Sportsfield, Clonakilty
T Holland 1-4, T Murphy 0-3, J Gabriel 0-1, B Evans 0-1.M Buckley 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3.Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
27 June 1971Quarter-final University College Cork 2-10 - 1-10 Millstreet Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
B Lynch 1-3, D Coffey 1-1, P Lynch 0-3, D Murray 0-2, T Mahon 0-1.S Kenneally 1-6, T Burke 0-2, T Dennehy 0-1, D Long 0-1.
21 July 1971Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-09 - 1-03 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Murphy 0-4, S Buckley 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1.T O'Brien 1-3.

Semi-finals

25 July 1971Semi-final University College Cork 3-12 - 0-11 Beara Rossa Park, Skibbereen
B Lynch 1-5, D Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-0, E Crowley 1-0, P Lynch 0-1, T Looney 0-1.C O'Sullivan 0-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1.
8 August 1971Semi-final Carbery 2-09 - 0-13 Nemo Rangers Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
T Holland 0-7, D Hunt 1-1, B Desmond 1-0, D Barron 0-1.C Murphy 0-4, J Barrett 0-3, B Cogan 0-3, M O'Donoghue 0-2, D Barrett 0-1.Referee: F Halbert

Final

10 October 1971Final Carbery 3-11 - 2-08 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Barron 2-0, J Carroll 1-1, D Hunt 0-4, T Holland 0-3, F Murphy 0-2, B Evans 0-1.D Coffey 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Brendan Lynch UCC 2-172345.75
2 Teddy Holland Carbery 2-142045.00
3 Con O'Sullivan Beara 3-081735.66
Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 1-141728.50
5Jim Kenneally Millstreet 2-101628.00
6Éamonn Fitzpatrick St. Finbarr's 1-121527.50
7 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-111427.00
8 Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-071334.33
Tony Murphy Carbery 1-101343.25
10Denis Coffey UCC 2-061243.00
10 Declan Barron Carbery 3-021142.75
Paudie Lynch UCC 1-081142.75
Colm Murphy Nemo Rangers 0-111133.66

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