1975 Cork Junior Football Championship

1975 Cork Junior Football Championship

Dates	5 October – 30 November 1975
Teams	8
Champions	Bandon (4th title) Robert Wilmot (captain)
Runners-up	Carrignavar Bernard Lynch (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	25 (4.17 per match)
Points scored	108 (18 per match)
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The 1975 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the Cork Junior Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 5 October to 30 November 1975.

The final was played on 30 November 1975 at Coachford Sportsfield, between Bandon and Carrignavar, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Bandon won the match by 1–11 to 1–01 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 22 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Results

Quarter-finals

Mayfield v Mitchelstown

5 October 1975Quarter-final	Mayfield	1–14 – 0–05	Mitchelstown	Clonmult Memorial Park
	B Murphy 0–5, E McCarthy 1–1, S O'Connell 0–4, T McAuliffe 0–2, S Long 0–1, J Nodwell 0–1.		J McCarthy 0–2, M Mullins 0–1, T Nolan 0–1, M O'Mahony 0–1.

Ballydesmond v Shamrocks

5 October 1975Quarter-final	Ballydesmond	5–10 – 3–05	Shamrocks	Castle Ground
	C Kearney 1–6, W Walsh 2–0, A Connors 1–1, J Murphy 1–0, E Kelly 0–2, MJ Kearney 0–1.		G Hanley 2–2, N Spillane 1–2, A Ronayne 0–1.

Bandon v Castletownbere

12 October 1975Quarter-final	Bandon	2–11 – 2–06	Castletownbere	Rossa Park
	J O'Mahony 1–4, R Wilmot 1–1, E Philpott 0–3, C Daly 0–3.		S O'Sullivan 1–2, F McCarthy 1–0, M Hanley 0–2, T Fitzgerald 0–2.	Referee: M Brosnan (Caheragh)

Carrignavar v Our Lady's Hospital

19 October 1975Quarter-final	Carrignavar	2–08 – 2–06	Our Lady's Hospital	Ballinlough Grounds
	W Scanlon 1–0, B Lynch 0–3, D Burke 0–2, N Miller 0–1, J O'Keeffe 0–1, D O'Keeffe 0–1.		C Murphy 1–4, D Healy 1–1, F Cooper 0–1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Semi-finals

Bandon v Ballydesmond

2 November 1975Semi-final	Bandon	2–05 – 0–09	Ballydesmond	Castle Grounds
	C Daly 1–1, D Crowley 1–0, J O'Mahony 0–2, B Desmond 0–1, J Fitzgerald 0–1.		C Kearney 0–5, MJ Kearney 0–2, A O'Connor 0–1, J Murphy 0–1.

Carrignavar v Mayfield

2 November 1975Semi-final	Carrignavar	3–10 – 1–07	Mayfield	Riverstown Sportsfield
	T Gallagher 1–4, D Burke 1–2, J O'Keeffe 1–0, T Newman 0–1, J Crowley 0–1, B Lynch 0–1, D O'Keeffe 0–1.		V Twomey 1–0, B Murphy 0–3, P Murphy 0–1, E McCarthy 0–1, J Atkins 0–1, S Lucey 0–1.

Final

Bandon v Carrignavar

30 November 1975Final	Bandon	1–11 – 1–01	Carrignavar	Coachford Sportsfield
	J O'Mahony 1–4, B Desmond 0–2, J Gabriel 0–1, E Philpott 0–1, J Fitzgerald 0–1, R Wilmot 0–1, G Long 0–1.		J O'Keeffe 1–0, D O'Keeffe 0–1.	Referee: P Finnegan

References

1. "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "Bandon GAA Hurling & Football Club – Roll of Honour". Bandon GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. "Recalling the heroes of 1975". Carraig na bhFear GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.