1989 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

1989 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Dates	7 May - 8 October 1989
Teams	17
Champions	Rockchapel (1st title) Joe Carroll (captain) Pat Curtin (manager)
Runners-up	Mallow Matt Fallon (captain) Liam Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	36 (2 per match)
Points scored	292 (16.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jerry Casey (1-19)
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The 1989 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 54th 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 18 December 1988. The championship ran from 7 May to 8 October 1989.

The final replay was played on 8 October 1989 at Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin in Milford, between Rockchapel and Mallow, in what was their first ever final meeting. ^[1] Rockchapel won the match by 0-09 to 0-04 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[2] [3]}

Rockchapel's Jerry Casey was the championship's top scorer with 1-19.

Results

First round

Castletownbere v Douglas

25 June 1989First round	Castletownbere	3-10 - 4-06	Douglas	Castletown-Kinneigh Grounds
	J Power 1-2, Noel Murphy 1-2, Gary Murphy 1-1, C Collins 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1.		F Bermingham 1-1, B Newton 1-1, E Forde 1-1, M O'Regan 1-0, D Larkin 0-2, P Lynch 0-1.

Second round

St. Finbarr's v Doneraile

7 May 1989Second round	St. Finbarr's	1-10 - 1-05	Doneraile	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	S Keating 1-1, J Bergin 0-3, J Allen 0-2, E Barrett 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, J Stack 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.		J Crowley 1-1, P Harrington 0-4.

Nemo Rangers v Mayfield

7 May 1989Second round	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 0-07	Mayfield	Ballinlough Grounds
	G O'Regan 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Donovan 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		B Huggins 0-4, S O'Donovan 0-3.

Ballincollig v Millstreet

13 May 1989Second round	Ballincollig	1-07 - 0-12	Millstreet	Páirc Eoin Mhic Chárthaigh
	T Reilly 0-5, M Mahony 1-0, C Connell 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		E Grimes 0-4, M Taunton 0-3, A Barry 0-2, C Connell 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, B McSweeney 0-1.

Rockchapel v Fermoy

20 May 1989Second round	Rockchapel	0-10 - 0-06	Fermoy	Fr. Con Buckley Park
	Joe Casey 0-5, Jer Casey 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.		D Pyne 0-4, B McCarthy 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1.

Mallow v Midleton

28 May 1989Second round	Mallow	7-08 - 2-06	Midleton	Castlelyons Grounds
	J Hayes 3-2, K Mills 2-0, A Copps 1-0, R Scanlon 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, S Browne 0-2, G Buckley 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1.		P O'Brien 1-1, K Morrison 1-0, S O'Brien 0-1, J Boylan 0-1, G Glavin 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.

Macroom v Valley Rovers

10 June 1989Second round	Macroom	2-06 - 0-06	Valley Rovers	Kilmurry Grounds
	G McPolin 1-0, N Twomey 1-0, J O'Connor 0-2, L Goold 0-2, J Nevill 0-1, N Kelleher 0-1.		D Kiely 0-3, G Slyne 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, A Crowley 0-1.

Kilmurry v Naomh Abán

17 June 1989Second round	Kilmurry	0-10 - 0-10	Naomh Abán	Kilmichael Grounds
	TJ O'Leary 0-4, T Fitzgerald 0-2, P Clifford 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, S Kearney 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.		D Lynch 0-5, D Cronin 0-2, P Lucey 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, M Healy 0-1.

Castletownbere v Bantry Blues

1 July 1989Second round	Castletownbere	1-11 - 1-05	Bantry Blues	Adrigole Grounds
	M O'Sullivan 0-4, N Harrington 1-0, G Murphy 0-2, J Power 0-2, O O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Goggin 1-0, P O'Driscoll 0-3, P Delaney 0-1, S Dineen 0-1.

Kilmurry v Naomh Abán

2 July 1989Second round replay	Kilmurry	2-05 - 0-16	Naomh Abán	Kilmichael Grounds
	TJ O'Leary 1-2, C Barry-Murphy 1-0, J O'Leary 0-1, JJ Buttimer 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Cronin 0-5, K Lynch 0-4, D Healy 0-3, P Lynch 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Mallow v Millstreet

1 July 1989Quarter-final	Mallow	1-04 - 0-06	Millstreet	Newmarket Grounds
	J Hayes 1-0, S Browne 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.		A Barry 0-4, JW O'Leary 0-1, W O'Leary 0-1.

Macroom v St. Finbarr's

1 July 1989Quarter-final	Macroom	0-07 - 0-05	St. Finbarr's	Coachford Sportsfield
	N Twomey 0-3, J Neville 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, N Kelleher 0-1.		M Barry 0-2, B Stack 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, T Power 0-1.

Rockchapel v Nemo Rangers

1 July 1989Quarter-final	Rockchapel	1-09 - 0-11	Nemo Rangers	Mourneabbey Grunds
	G Casey 1-5, J Casey 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.		C Corkery 0-7, G O'Regan 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.

Naomh Abán v Castletownbere

30 July 1989Quarter-final	Naomh Abán	1-08 - 1-06	Castletownbere	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
	D McCarthy 1-0, D Healy 0-2, K Lynch 0-1, A Butler 0-1, M Ó Tuama 0-1, S Creedon 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.		O O'Sullivan 1-0, C Collins 0-2, Neil Murphy 0-1, Noel Murphy 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, S Spencer 0-1.

Semi-finals

Rockchapel v Naomh Abán

12 August 1989Semi-final	Rockchapel	3-04 - 0-10	Naomh Abán	Dromtarriffe Grounds
	A O'Mahony 2-0, D O'Mahony 1-1, Jerry Casey 0-2, Joe Casey 0-1.		D Healy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, D Lynch 0-2, K Lynch 0-2, D Cronin 0-1, J Allen 0-1.

Mallow v Macroom

19 August 1989Semi-final	Mallow	1-14 - 0-09	Macroom	Millstreet Grounds
	D O'Donovan 0-7, K Mills 1-3, S Browne 0-1, G Buckley 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, M Fallon 0-1.		L Gould 0-3, N Twomey 0-2, G McPolin 0-2, M Creed 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1.

Final

Rockchapel v Mallow

1 October 1989Final	Rockchapel	1-10 - 1-10	Mallow	Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin
	Jerry Casey 0-5, D O'Mahony 1-1, Joe Casey 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1, S Curtin 0-1.		M Fallon 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, P Buckley 0-2, G Buckley 0-2, S Browne 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.

Rockchapel v Mallow

8 October 1989Final replay	Rockchapel	0-09 - 0-04	Mallow	Páirc Mhic Ghiobúin
	D O'Mahony 0-4, Jerry Casey 0-4, Joe Casey 0-1.		J O'Mahony 0-3, J Hayes 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jerry Casey	Rockchapel	1-19	22	5	4.40
2	Joe Hayes	Mallow	4-05	17	5	3.40
3	Denis O'Mahony	Rockchapel	2-08	14	5	2.80
4	Kieran Mills	Mallow	3-03	12	5	2.40
5	Joe Casey	Rockchapel	0-11	11	5	2.20

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Hayes	Mallow	3-02	11	Midleton
2	Jerry Casey	Rockchapel	1-05	8	Nemo Rangers
3	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-07	7	Rockchapel
	Denis O'Donovan	Mallow	0-07	7	Macroom
5	Kieran Mills	Mallow	2-00	6	Midleton
	Antóin O'Mahony	Rockchapel	2-00	6	Naomh Abán
	Kieran Mills	Mallow	1-03	6	Macroom
8	Joe Power	Castletownbere	1-02	5	Douglas
	Noel Murphy	Castletownbere	1-02	5	Douglas
	T. J. O'Leary	Kilmurry	1-02	5	Naomh Abán
	Tadhg O'Reilly	Ballincollig	0-05	5	Millstreet
	Joe Casey	Rockchapel	0-05	5	Fermoy
	Diarmuid Lynch	Naomh Abán	0-05	5	Kilmurry
	Donal Cronin	Naomh Abán	0-05	5	Kilmurry
	Jerry Casey	Rockchapel	0-05	5	Mallow

References

1. "Premier IFC roll of honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. Tarrant, John (22 August 2021). "Rockchapel upset the odds in county final against Mitchelstown". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
3. Tarrant, John (25 April 2020). "Rockchapel's meteoric rise to senior status in the '80s". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.