1984 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

1984 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Dates	22 April - 16 September 1984
Teams	21
Champions	Midleton (1st title) Dave Crotty (captain)
Runners-up	O'Donovan Rossa Mattie Cahalane (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	46 (2.19 per match)
Points scored	362 (17.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mick McCarthy (1-34)
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The 1984 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 49th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 29 January 1984. The championship ran from 22 April to 16 September 1984.

The final was played on 16 September 1984 at the Ballinspittle Grounds, between Midleton and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Midleton won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[1] [2]}

O'Donovan Rossa's Mick McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 1-34.

Results

First round

Glanworth v Douglas

22 April 1984First round	Glanworth	1-05 - 1-11	Douglas	Páirc Lios gCúl
	J Murphy 1-0, P Quirke 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1.		C Kavanagh 0-6, P Walsh 1-1, D Kennedy 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, E Ford 0-1.

Bandon v Midleton

22 April 1984First round	Bandon	2-08 - 3-13	Midleton	Church Road
	O Kelly 1-1, J Gabriel 1-1, J Fitzgerald 0-2, P Crowley 0-2, N Crowley 0-2.		C O'Neill 1-4, V O'Neill 1-0, J Boylan 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-3, E O'Leary 0-3, K Coakley 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Castletownbere

22 April 1984First round	St. Finbarr's	1-06 - 1-06	Castletownbere	Aughaville Grounds
	L Walsh 1-0, M Murphy 0-2, M Carey 0-2, T Power 0-1, E Haines 0-1.		J Murphy 1-1, C Collins 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, O O'Sullivan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Castletownbere

29 April 1984First round replay	St. Finbarr's	1-08 - 0-04	Castletownbere	Aughaville Grounds
	V Twomey 1-0, T Power 0-3, K Scanlon 0-2, E Haines 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.

Second round

Donoughmore v Doneraile

22 April 1984Second round	Donoughmore	1-08 - 0-12	Doneraile	O'Connell Park
	J Barrett 1-1, G O'Rourke 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Regan 0-1.		P Nelligan 0-3, T Mannix 0-3, P Harrington 0-2, T Cole 0-2, K Stack 0-1, C Hannon 0-1.

Dohenys v Mitchelstown

22 April 1984Second round	Dohenys	1-08 - 1-06	Mitchelstown	Ballinhassig Grounds
	Barry Herlihy 0-5, Brian Herlihy 1-1, K Sheehan 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1.		A Browne 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M Shinnick 0-1, M Noonan 0-1.

Kildorrery v O'Donovan Rossa

22 April 1984Second round	Kildorrery	0-05 - 3-11	O'Donovan Rossa	Ballinhassig Grounds
	A O'Connor 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.		M McCarthy 1-8, J Evans 1-1, H Thornhill 1-0, M Burns 0-2.

Grange v St. Vincent's

22 April 1984Second round	Grange	3-14 - 0-04	St. Vincent's	Bride Rovers Park
	N Kirby 1-4, J Roche 1-2, T O'Rourke 1-1, B O'Neill 0-3, F Grourke 0-2, M McCarthy 0-2.		P O'Regan 0-3, R O'Donovan 0-1.

Glanmire v Fermoy

22 April 1984Second round	Glanmire	2-06 - 2-06	Fermoy	Bride Rovers Park
	D Crowley 1-1, B Lotty 1-0, P Barry 0-2, J Barry 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, N Heffernan 0-1.		E Hickey 2-0, B Shinnick 0-4, M Dennehy 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Ballincollig

22 April 1984Second round	Nemo Rangers	1-08 - 0-12	Ballincollig	Bishopstown Grounds
	C Whelan 1-4, D Daly 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D Lenihan 0-1, N Maxwell 0-1.		F Daly 0-5, T O'Reilly 0-3, B McCarthy 0-2, G Ring 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.

Glanmire v Fermoy

2 May 1984Second round replay	Glanmire	1-10 - 2-04	Fermoy	Bride Rovers Park
	T Murphy 1-1, N Heffernan 0-4, Brian Lotty 0-3, B Óg Murphy 0-1, Brendan Lotty 0-1.		J Carey 1-2, J Lonergan 1-0, B Shinnick 0-2.

St. Finbarr's v Mayfield

27 May 1984Second round	St. Finbarr's	1-07 - 0-08	Mayfield	Church Road
	J O'Callaghan 1-4, T Power 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.		F Mulvihill 0-2, D Kennedy 0-2, F Kelleher 0-1, J Neville 0-1, S Long 0-1, K Hyland 0-1.

Douglas v Midleton

10 June 1984Second round	Douglas	1-04 - 1-09	Midleton	Caherlag Grounds
	C Kavanagh 1-0, M O'Regan 0-1, E Forde 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		T McCarthy 1-1, C O'Neill 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2, G Glavin 0-2, E Cleary 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Midleton v St. Finbarr's

15 June 1984Quarter-final	Midleton	1-14 - 0-11	St. Finbarr's	Carrigtwohill Grounds
	C O'Neill 0-8, J Boylan 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, G Glavin 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 0-4, T Power 0-3, M Lynch 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1, K Scannell 0-1, E Haynes 0-1.

Dohenys v Grange

17 June 1984Quarter-final	Dohenys	2-11 - 2-05	Grange	Innishannon Grounds
	C O'Rourke 1-2, R Kelleher 1-1, D Herlihy 0-4, B Herlihy 0-4.		B O'Neill 1-1, M McCarthy 1-0, J Roche 0-3, N McCarthy 0-1.

Doneraile v Glanmire

8 July 1984Quarter-final	Doneraile	2-13 - 2-07	Glanmire	Bride Rovers Park
	P Nelligan 1-1, D Cahill 1-1, P Harrington 0-4, T Cole 0-2, K Stack 0-2, N Landy 0-2, T Mannix 0-1.		T McCarthy 1-1, Brendan Lotty 1-1, N Heffernan 0-3, T Murphy 0-2.

O'Donovan Rossa v Ballincollig

14 July 1984Quarter-final	O'Donovan Rossa	1-08 - 1-08	Ballincollig	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	M Burns 1-2, M McCarthy 0-5, A Davis 0-1.		T O'Reilly 0-5, D O'Driscoll 1-0, T Gabriel 0-2, C O'Connell 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Ballincollig

21 July 1984Quarter-final replay	O'Donovan Rossa	0-11 - 1-07	Ballincollig	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	M McCarthy 0-6, I Breen 0-2, J Evans 0-1, N Cleary 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		T Goulding 1-0, T O'Reilly 0-3, F Daly 0-2, P Coomey 0-1, G Gabriel 0-1.

Semi-finals

Midleton v Dohenys

19 August 1984Semi-final	Midleton	0-15 - 1-06	Dohenys	Minane Bridge Grounds
	C O'Neill 0-5, K Hennessy 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2, P Hartnett 0-2, G Glavin 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		B Herlihy 1-3, R Kelleher 0-1, T Ross 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

O'Donovan Rossa v Doneraile

19 August 1984Semi-final	O'Donovan Rossa	0-12 - 0-08	Doneraile	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M McCarthy 0-8, M Burns 0-1, N Cleary 0-1, M Hodnett 0-1, A Davis 0-1.		T Mannix 0-2, P Harrington 0-2, T Cole 0-1, P Nelligan 0-1, K Stack 0-1, J Landy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Connor

Final

Midleton v O'Donovan Rossa

16 September 1984Final	Midleton	2-11 - 1-12	O'Donovan Rossa	Ballinspittle Grounds
	S O'Brien 1-2, G Fitzgerald 1-1, C O'Neill 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, J Boylan 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, K Coakley 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.		M McCarthy 0-7, I Breen 1-1, J Evans 0-1, F Kearney 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, C O'Regan 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	1-34	37	5	7.40
2	Colm O'Neill	Midleton	1-22	25	5	5.00
3	Barry Herlihy	Dohenys	1-12	15	3	5.00
4	Ger FitzGerald	Midleton	1-11	14	5	2.80
5	James O'Callaghan	St. Finbarr's	1-08	11	2	5.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	1-08	11	Kildorrery
2	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	0-08	8	Doneraile
	Colm O'Neill	Midleton	0-08	8	St. Finbarr's
4	Colm O'Neill	Midleton	1-04	7	Bandon
	Ned Kirby	Grange	1-04	7	St. Vincent's
	Clem Whelan	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	Ballincollig
	James O'Callaghan	St. Finbarr's	1-04	7	Mayfield
	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	0-07	7	Midleton
10	Éamonn Hickey	Fermoy	2-00	6	Glanmire
	Barry Herlihy	Dohenys	1-03	6	Midleton
	Cyril Kavanagh	Douglas	0-06	6	Glanworth
	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	0-06	6	Ballincollig

References

1. "Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "History". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 26 July 2022.