1973 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1973 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates1 April 1973 – 30 September 1973
Teams19
Champions Colours of Down.svg University College Cork (8th title)
Tom Looney (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Wexford.svg Carbery
Donal Hunt (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored73 (3.32 per match)
Points scored406 (18.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Kerry.svg Jim Kenneally (3-20)
1972 (Previous)(Next) 1974

The 1973 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 85th 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 28 January 1973. The championship began on 1 April 1973 and ended on 30 September 1973.

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Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's in the first round. [1]

On 30 September 1973, University College Cork won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-10 defeat of Carbery in the final. This was their 8th championship title overall and their first since 1969.

Millstreet's Jim Kenneally was the championship's top scorer with 3-20.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

First round

8 April 1973First round St. Finbarr's 0-09 - 0-07 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
S Gillen 0-5, E Philpott 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-2.M O'Donoghue 0-2, S Leyden 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Cogan 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1.Referee: F Halbert
8 April 1973First round Beara 1-09 - 1-09 Millstreet Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
JJ Murphy 1-1, B Hanley 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1.D O'Shea 1-1, D Long 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2, A Kiely 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1, J Kenneally 0-1.Referee: J McDonnell
15 April 1973First round replay Beara 1-07 - 0-10 Millstreet Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
B Hanley 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.J Kenneally 0-6, T Kelleher 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.Referee: J McDonnell
22 April 1973First round Newcestown 1-07 - 2-08 Carbery Clonakilty
J O'Leary 0-5, M O'Callaghan 1-1, K Kehilly 0-1.D Barron 2-1, D Hunt 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, M Burns 0-1, T Holland 0-1.
29 April 1973First round 2nd replay Beara 0-06 - 3-14 Millstreet Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
B Hanley 0-3, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1.A Kiely 2-1, D O'Shea 1-2, J Kenneally 0-3, T Kelleher 0-3, T Burke 0-3, D Long 0-2.Referee: J McDonnell

Second round

1 April 1973Second round Avondhu 2-04 - 1-07 Clonakilty Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
N Kirby 1-2, T Monaghan 1-0, DJ Ryan 0-1, B Honohan 0-1.P Griffin 1-0, TF Hayes 0-3, M Leahy 0-2, P Finn 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.Referee: F Halbert
1 April 1973Second round Na Piarsaigh 1-05 - 6-12 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D O'Sullivan 0-4, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B Joyce 0-1.B Lynch 1-7, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Cotter 1-1, D Murray 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, P Lynch 1-0, N Sullivan 0-1, F Hanlon 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1.Referee: P Finnegan
1 April 1973Second round Duhallow 1-08 - 1-11 Macroom Millstreet
TD Cronin 1-0, B Daly 0-3, DJ O'Keeffe 0-2, D Buckley 0-2, N Collins 0-1.J Downey 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-4, L Gould 0-2, S Noonan 0-2, G Kelleher 0-1.Referee: D Twomey
1 April 1973Second round Dohenys 2-11 - 1-03 Imokilly Kinsale
V O'Sullivan 1-1, D Collins 0-4, R Rourke 1-0, A Collins 0-2, J Carroll 0-2, C Rourke 0-2.S O'Connor 1-0, W Glavin 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.Referee: P Cronin
8 April 1973Second round St. Nicholas' 2-14 - 0-04 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T O'Mahony 1-4, T O'Brien 1-2, P Harte 0-3, P Doherty 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1, F Crowley 0-1.O O'Brien 0-1, M Fleming 0-1, B Meade 0-1, D Healy 0-1.Referee: D O'Brien
8 April 1973Second round Carrigdhoun 1-04 - 3-12 St Michael's Manning Park, Passage
J Barrett 1-0, M Burke 0-3, P Tuohy 0-1.B Field 1-4, R Cummins 1-2, B O'Loughlin 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, N O'Keeffe 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1.Referee: A Twomey
6 May 1973Second round Millstreet 4-11 - 3-07 Muskerry Macroom
J Kenneally 2-4, D O'Shea 1-1, D O'Hare 1-0, T Burke 0-3, D Long 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1.N Dunne 2-5, M Malone 1-0, S Murphy 0-2.Referee: S McDonnell
13 May 1973Second round replay Avondhu 2-18 - 3-18
(aet)
Clonakilty Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Barrett 0-11, N Kirby 0-5, T Sheehan 1-0, DJ Ryan 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, B Honohan 0-1.K Dillon 2-1, M Leahy 0-6, B Keohane 1-1, T Hayes 0-3, TF Hayes 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, P Finn 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.Referee: F Halbert
3 June 1973Second round Carbery 3-10 - 3-08 St. Finbarr's Kinsale
M Burns 2-1, T Murphy 0-6, D Barron 1-0, J Gabriel 0-2, B Evans 0-1.T Moore 1-1, E Philpott 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Murphy 1-0, G Ahern 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, F Twomey 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan

Quarter-finals

20 May 1973Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 1-13 - 0-09 Dohenys Innishannon
T O'Brien 1-2, P Harte 0-5, T O'Mahony 0-2, R Crowley 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1.D Collins 0-2, B Rourke 0-2, V O'Sullivan 0-1, C Rourke 0-1, A Collins 0-1, K Driscoll 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan
24 June 1973Quarter-final University College Cork 4-07 - 0-13 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
S O'Shea 2-0, B Lynch 0-5, D Cotter 1-1, D Kavanagh 1-0, N Brosnan 0-1.TF Hayes 0-5, S McCarthy 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, T Hayes 0-1, D Keohane 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.Referee: F Halbert
24 June 1973Quarter-final Carbery 1-08 - 1-08 Millstreet Macroom
T Murphy 0-4, D Hunt 1-0, T Holland 0-1, M Burns 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, B Evans 0-1.J Kenneally 0-5, A Kiely 1-1, T Kelleher 0-1, D Long 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan
26 June 1973Quarter-final St Michael's 1-12 - 2-07 Macroom Cloughduv
B Field 0-8, N O'Keeffe 1-2, R Cummins 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.J Gould 0-6, T Noonan 1-1, M Browne 1-0.Referee: L Meade
22 July 1973Quarter-final replay Carbery 3-11 - 2-12 Millstreet Macroom
D Hunt 2-1, T Holland 1-3, T Murphy 0-3, B Evans 0-1, M Burns 0-1, J Weldon 0-1, D Barron 0-1.A Kiely 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, D Long 0-4, T Kelleher 0-3, D O'Shea 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan

Semi-finals

29 July 1973Semi-final St. Nicholas' 1-09 - 3-08 Carbery Coachford
P Harte 0-5, T O'Brien 1-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1.T Murphy 1-4, D Barron 1-1, J O'Riordan 1-0, R Wilmot 0-1, B Evans 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.Referee: F Halbert
22 August 1973Semi-final University College Cork 2-06 - 0-11 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Kavanagh 1-0, B Lynch 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1, T Looney 0-1.N O'Keeffe 0-6, E O'Donoghue 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1.Referee: J Dennigan

Final

30 September 1973Final University College Cork 3-09 - 1-10 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
B Lynch 0-8, D Kavanagh 2-0, J McMahon 1-0, N O'Sullivan 0-1.T Murphy 0-8, D Hunt 1-0, T Holland 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.Attendance: 10,991
Referee: F Halbert

Career statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotal
1Jim Kenneally Millstreet 3-2029
2 Tony Murphy Carbery 1-2730
3 Brendan Lynch UCC 1-2326
4Andy Kiely Millstreet 4-0517
5Dan Kavanagh UCC 5-0116
6 Donal Hunt Carbery 4-0315
Declan Barron Carbery 4-0315
D. O'Shea Millstreet 3-0615
Billy Field St Michael's 1-1215
10 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 3-0514
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Jimmy Barrett Avondhu 0-1111 Clonakilty
2Jim Kenneally Millstreet 2-0410 Muskerry
Brendan Lynch UCC 1-0710 Na Piarsaigh
4 Billy Field St Michael's 0-088 Macroom
Brendan Lynch UCC 0-088 Carbery
Tony Murphy Carbery 0-088 UCC
7 Donal Hunt Carbery 2-017 Millstreet
Declan Barron Carbery 2-017 Newcestown
Andy Kiely Millstreet 2-017 Beara
Kevin Dillon Clonakilty 2-017 Avondhu
Mick Burns Carbery 2-017 St. Finbarr's
Tim O'Mahony St. Nicholas' 1-047 Seandún
Billy Field St Michael's 1-047 Carrigdhoun
Tony Murphy Carbery 1-047 St. Nicholas'

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References

  1. "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.