1995 Cork Senior Football Championship

1995 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	29 April 1995 – 8 October 1995
Teams	23
Champions	Bantry Blues (1st title) Damian O'Neill (captain) Denis Cotter (manager)
Runners-up	Muskerry John O'Driscoll (captain) Colman Corrigan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	34 (1.42 per match)
Points scored	485 (20.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jonathan McCarthy (0-24)
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The 1995 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 107th 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 11 December 1994. The championship began on 29 April 1995 and ended on 8 October 1995.

Castlehaven were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Beara in the second round. ^[1]

On 8 October 1995, Bantry Blues won the championship following a 0-10 to 0-08 defeat of Muskerry in the final. ^[2] This was their first championship title.

Mukserry's Jonathan McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 0-24.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Ballincollig

Results

First round

Carbery v Glanmire

29 April 1995First round	Carbery	2-07 - 0-05	Glanmire	Carrigadrohid
	P Hegarty 1-2, M Farr 1-0, T Crowley 0-2, M Cronin 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, B Harte 0-1.		K O'Neill 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, K Grandon 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: R O'Sullivan (Kilmurry)

Muskerry v Carrigdhoun

29 April 1995First round	Muskerry	0-16 - 1-08	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J McCarthy 0-8, N Twomey 0-3, D Moss 0-2, P Coleman 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1.		A Crowley 1-1, M Hickey 0-3, D Mullaney 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

Na Piarsaigh v University College Cork

29 April 1995First round	Na Piarsaigh	0-11 - 1-09	University College Cork	Ballinlough
	M Mullins 0-7, T O'Sullivan 0-2, K Butterworth 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1.		T Stack 1-1, J Clifford 0-4, P Burns 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, C Collins 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

Imokilly v Ballincollig

30 April 1995First round	Imokilly	0-05 - 0-16	Ballincollig	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Corcoran 0-2, S Collins 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		F Keohane 0-5, L O'Toole 0-4, P O'Mahony 0-4, D Kelly 0-2, G Ring 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Mallow v Beara

30 April 1995First round	Mallow	1-08 - 1-09	Beara	Ballingeary
	K Buckley 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, M O'Donovan 0-2, S Browne 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, A Ahern 0-1.		O O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-3, M Harrington 0-2, P Hanley 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, Michael O'Sullivan 0-1, D Healy 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

St. Nicholas' v Seandún

30 April 1995First round	St. Nicholas'	1-08 - 1-08	Seandún	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Hendricks 1-1, D Fagan 0-4, T Twomey 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		A Elliott 1-2, A Ryan 0-2, D Meade 0-1, K O'Connell 0-1, B Egan 0-1, M McElhinney 0-1.	Referee: D Linehan (Nemo Rangers)

Clonakilty v Cork Regional Technical College

7 May 1995First round	Clonakilty	1-07 - 0-12	Cork Regional Technical College	Innishannon
	E O'Mahony 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, B Walsh 0-2, J Leahy 0-1.		J O'Connell 0-6, S Culloty 0-4, B O'Shea 0-1, F Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington

St. Nicholas' v Seandún

22 May 1995First round replay	St. Nicholas'	0-12 - 0-13	Seandún	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B O'Connell 0-4, D Cooper 0-2, V Hedderman 0-2, J Fox 0-1, T Browne 0-1, M Brosnan 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		M McElhinney 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, B Egan 0-2, K O'Connell 0-2, A Elliot 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Second round

O'Donovan Rossa v Bishopstown

13 May 1995Second round	O'Donovan Rossa	1-12 - 0-13	Bishopstown	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	B Casey 1-5, J O'Driscoll 0-3, B O'Donovan 0-1, D Davis 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		P McGrath 0-6, P Cahill 0-4, L Honohan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Nemo Rangers v University College Cork

20 May 1995Second round	Nemo Rangers	3-18 - 0-08	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Kavanagh 1-4, C Corkery 0-6, S Calnan 1-3, P O'Donovan 1-1, N Corkery 0-2, K Cowhie 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.		J Clifford 0-3, J Crowley 0-2, R McCarthy 0-2, C Collins 0-1.	Referee: J Cummins (Glanworth)

St. Finbarr's v Bantry Blues

20 May 1995Second round	St. Finbarr's	0-07 - 2-06	Bantry Blues	Clonakilty
	T Power 0-3, M Comyns 0-3, M Buckley 0-1.		S Dineen 1-3, P Healy 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-1, M Moran 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Castlehaven v Beara

21 May 1995Second round	Castlehaven	0-06 - 0-11	Beara	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	C Crowley 0-3, J Cleary 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, E Cleary 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-8, S Spencer 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, O o'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Aghada v Cork Regional Technical College

28 May 1995Second round	Aghada	2-11 - 1-13	Cork Regional Technical College	Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
	J Murphy 1-1, M Lewis 0-4, D Creedon 1-0, R Lewis 0-3, J Motherway 0-2, S O'Keeffe 0-1.		S Culloty 1-6, J O'Connell 0-3, P McNamara 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, F Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Muskerry v Seandún

2 July 1995Second round	Muskerry	1-17 - 1-07	Seandún	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J McCarthy 0-9, G O'Leary 1-1, D Kelleher 0-2, P Concannon 0-2, N Twomey 0-1, D Moss 0-1, G McPolin 0-1.		R Geary 1-1, A Elliot 0-3, M McElhinney 0-1, B Egan 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Cummins

Avondhu v Carbery

2 July 1995Second round	Avondhu	0-12 - 0-15	Carbery	Macroom
	J o'Sullivan 0-4, R Walsh 0-3, P Harrington 0-3, W O'Riordan 0-1, I O'Driscoll 0-1.		J Whooley 0-4, B Harte 0-3, T Crowley 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, M Farr 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1, K Ryan 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Ballincollig v Duhallow

5 August 1995Second round	Ballincollig	1-11 - 2-12	Duhallow	Ballyhooly
	P O'Mahony 0-6, J Kelleher 1-0, F Keohane 0-2, C O'Connell 0-2, F Smith 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-5, N O'Connor 1-3, J Dennehy 0-3, D Buckley 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Quarter-finals

Bantry Blues v Carbery

29 July 1995Quarter-final	Bantry Blues	0-11 - 1-08	Carbery	O'Donovan Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	S Dineen 0-6, P O'Rourke 0-2, M Moran 0-2, G Barry 0-1.		M Cronin 1-2, B Harte 0-3, P Nolan 0-1, J Whooley 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Muskerry v O'Donovan Rossa

30 July 1995Quarter-final	Muskerry	1-15 - 2-09	O'Donovan Rossa	Clonakilty
	N Twomey 1-2, J McCarthy 0-3, D Kelleher 0-2, P Coleman 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, P Concannon 0-1, S Prendeville 0-1, G O'Leray 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 1-3, B Casey 1-2, D Davis 0-2, I Breen 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Nemo Rangers v Aghada

5 August 1995Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-16 - 1-06	Aghada	Páirc Séamus de Barra, Carrigtwohill
	P O'Donovan 1-4, N Corkery 1-2, S Fahy 0-5, P Lambert 0-2, S Calnan 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, C Corkery 0-1.		D Creedon 1-0, M Lewis 0-3, N Berry 0-2, R Lewis 0-1.	Referee: J Cummins (Glanworth)

Bantry Blues v Carbery

5 August 1995Quarter-final replay	Bantry Blues	1-08 - 0-06	Carbery	O'Donovan Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	S McCarthy 1-0, S Dineen 0-3, M Moran 0-2, P O'Regan 0-1, K Harrington 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.		D O'Donoghue 0-4, J Whooley 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Duhallow v Beara

2 September 1995Quarter-final	Duhallow	1-09 - 0-11	Beara	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	J Dennehy 0-4, A Cronin 1-0, Mark O'Sullivan 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Connor 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-4, Michael O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Dwyer 0-1, P Hanley 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1, S Spencer 0-1, M Harrington 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Semi-finals

Bantry Blues v Duhallow

10 September 1995Semi-final	Bantry Blues	1-08 - 0-09	Duhallow	Macroom
	P Goggin 1-0, K Harrington 0-3, M Moran 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-3, N O'Connor 0-3, J Herlihy 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Muskerry v Nemo Rangers

23 September 1995Semi-final	Muskerry	1-08 - 0-10	Nemo Rangers	Ballincollig
	J O'Driscoll 1-1, G O'Leary 0-3, D Moss 0-2, N Twomey 0-1, TJ O'Leary 0-1.		C Corkery 0-5, S Calnan 0-3, N Corkery 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Final

Bantry Blues v Muskerry

8 October 1995Final	Bantry Blues	0-10 - 0-08	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Harrington 0-4, S Dineen 0-2, S McCarthy 0-2, M Moran 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1.		J McCarthy 0-4, N Twomey 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1.	Attendance: 15,033 Referee: S O'Keeffe

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jonathan McCarthy	Muskerry	0-24	24	4	6.00
2	Stephen Dineen	Bantry Blues	1-14	17	5	3.40
3	Ciarán O'Sullivan	Beara	0-15	15	3	5.00
4	Mark O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-11	14	3	4.66
5	Barry Casey	O'Donovan Rossa	2-07	13	2	6.50
	Seán Culloty	Cork RTC	1-10	13	2	6.50
7	Noel Twomey	Muskerry	1-09	12	5	2.40
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-12	12	3	4.00
9	Paul O'Donovan	Nemo Rangers	2-05	11	3	3.66
10	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Stephen Calnan	Nemo Rangers	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Anthony Elliott	Seandún	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Podsie O'Mahony	Ballincollig	0-10	10	2	5.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Culloty	Cork RTC	1-06	9	Aghada
	Jonathan McCarthy	Muskerry	0-09	9	Seandún
3	Barry Casey	O'Donovan Rossa	1-05	8	Bishopstown
	Mark O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-05	8	Ballincollig
	Jonathan McCarthy	Muskerry	0-08	8	Carrigdhoun
	Ciarán O'Sullivan	Beara	0-08	8	Castlehaven
7	Joe Kavanagh	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	UCC
	Paul O'Donovan	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	Aghada
	Mickey Mullins	Na Piarsaigh	0-07	7	UCC
10	Stephen Calnan	Nemo Rangers	1-03	6	UCC
	Stephen Dineen	Bantry Blues	1-03	6	St. Finbarr's
	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-03	6	Ballincollig
	John O'Driscoll	O'Donovan Rossa	1-03	6	Muskerry
	John O'Connell	Cork RTC	0-06	6	Clonakilty
	Paul McGrath	Bishopstown	0-06	6	O'Donovan Rossa
	Podsie O'Mahony	Ballincollig	0-06	6	Duhallow
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-06	6	UCC
	Stephen Dineen	Bantry Blues	0-06	6	Carbery

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Bantry Blues win their first title.
• Bantry Blues qualify for the final for the first time since 1981
• Cork Regional Technical College field a team in the championship for the first time.

References

1. Hurley, Denis (3 October 2015). "How West was won in '94". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
2. Ellard, Michael (15 October 2005). "Muskerry on a high". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.