1973 Cork Junior Football Championship

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1973 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates9 September – 28 October 1973
Teams8
Champions Colours of Cavan.svg Naomh Abán (2nd title)
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Mitchelstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored13 (1.63 per match)
Points scored120 (15 per match)
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The 1973 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 75th staging of the Cork Junior Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 9 September to 28 October 1973.

Contents

The final was played on 28 October 1973 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Naomh Abán and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [1] Naomh Abán won the match by 2–15 to 0–05 to claim their first ever championship title. [2]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Castlehaven
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Dromtarriffe
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glenville
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Naomh Abán
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Douglas

Results

Quarter-finals

16 September 1973Quarter-final Douglas 1–11 – 1–05 Castlehaven Charlie Hurley Park
16 September 1973Quarter-final Naomh Abán 0–08 – 0–04 Urhan Wolfe Tone Park
16 September 1973Quarter-final Glenville 0–06 – 0–06 Kinsale Cork Athletic Grounds
30 September 1973Quarter-final Mitchelstown 2–06 – 0–07 Dromtarriffe Castletownroche Grounds
30 September 1973Quarter-final replay Glenville 0–07 – 4–04 Kinsale Ballinlough Grounds

Semi-finals

7 October 1973Semi-final Mitchelstown 2–08 – 0–09 Douglas Castlelyons Grounds
J Barrett 0–6, B Honohan 1–1, D Russell 1–1.C Kavanagh 0–5, B Larkin 0–2, M O'Regan 0–1, T O'Leary 0–1.
21 October 1973Semi-final Naomh Abán 0–14 – 1–06 Kinsale Cloughduv Grounds
J Lynch 0–6, S Mullane 0–5, C Twomey 0–1, D Scannell 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1.C O'Callaghan 1–0, T Fogarty 0–2, J Hurley 0–2, M Burke 0–1, JJ Hurley 0–1.Referee: L Meade (Ballinascarthy)

Final

28 October 1973Final Naomh Abán 2–15 – 0–05 Mitchelstown Cork Athletic Grounds
D McCarthy 1–2, D Scannell 0–5, J Lynch 0–4, P Lynch 1–0, M Scannell 0–2, S Mullane 0–2.J Barrett 0–3, B Honohan 0–1, JJ Lynch 0–1.

References

  1. ↑ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Stair Naomh Abán". Naomh Abán GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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