1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship

1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	29 September – 10 November 1996
Teams	9
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Kilshannig (2nd title) Patrick O'Connell (captain) Niall O'Shea (manager)
Runners-up	Youghal Philip Monaghan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	20 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	117 (14.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dan O'Brien (3–03) Jimmy Dennehy (0–12)
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The 1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 1995. The championship ran from 29 September to 10 November 1996.

The final was played on 10 November 1996 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Kilshannig and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Kilshannig won the match by 1–07 to 0–05 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1985. ^{[2] [3]}

Dan O'Brien and Jimmy Dennehy were the championship's joint-top scorers

Qualification

Division	Championship	Representatives
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Deel Rovers Kilshannig
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Garnish
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Ilen Rovers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Valley Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Kiskeam
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Youghal
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Ballinora
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Nemo Rangers

Results

Quarter-finals

Nemo Rangers v Ilen Rovers

29 September 1996Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	3–08 – 3–06	Ilen Rovers	Kilmurry Grounds
	L O'Sullivan 2–3, C McCarthy 1–0, S Callanan 0–3, B Morgan 0–1, Alan Cronin 0–1.		F Connolly 1–1, K Daly 1–1, C Collins 1–0, J Whooley 0–2, F Collins 0–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1.

Deel Rovers v Ballinora

13 October 1996Quarter-final	Deel Rovers	3–08 – 0–08	Ballinora	Glenville Grounds
	D O'Brien 2–2, P O'Brien 1–0, R Geary 0–3, M Savage 0–2, M Morrissey 0–1.		M Twohig 0–3, F Drinan 0–1, M Murphy 0–1, T Conway 0–1, P Cantillon 0–1, D Lynch 0–1.

Kiskeam v Valley Rovers

13 October 1996Quarter-final	Kiskeam	1–12 – 0–10	Valley Rovers	Ballyanley Grounds
	J Dennehy 0–7, M Angland 1–0, D O'Leary 0–2, J Herlihy 0–2, T Galvin 0–1.		E McCarthy 0–4, K McCarthy 0–3, T O'Connell 0–1, D Kiely 0–1, J Crowley 0–1.

Youghal v Garnish

20 October 1996Quarter-final	Youghal	2–12 – 0–09	Garnish	Castle Grounds
	B Coleman 0–5, K Coleman 1–1, E Coleman 0–4, B Murray 1–0, M Downing 0–1, J Flynn 01.		R Walsh 0–5, C Murphy 0–2, O O'Sullivan 0–1, K Murphy 0–1.

Semi-finals

Deel Rovers v Kiskeam

27 October 1996Semi-final	Deel Rovers	3–08 – 1–10	Kiskeam	Kanturk Grounds
	D Linehan 1–2, D O'Brien 1–1, M Morrissey 1–0, R Geary 0–2, G Fitzgibbon 0–1, P Buckley 0–1, P O'Brien 0–1.		J Dennehy 0–5, T Galvin 1–0, J Herlihy 0–2, D Angland 0–1, R Dennehy 0–1, F Murphy 0–1.

Youghal v Nemo Rangers

27 October 1996Semi-final	Youghal	2–07 – 1–07	Nemo Rangers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	J Flynn 2–0, B Coleman 0–3, E Coleman 0–2, M Downing 0–1, B Murray 0–1.		M Dunne 1–1, S Callanan 0–3, E O'Leary 0–1, C McCarthy 0–1, L O'Sullivan 0–1.

Final

Kilshannig v Youghal

10 November 1996Final	Kilshannig	1–07 – 0–05	Youghal	Pairc Ui Rinn
	W O'Riordan 1–2, N Noonan 0–2, D Ryan 0–2, P O'Connell 0–1.		K Coleman 0–2, B Coleman 0–2, K Dempsey 0–1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dan O'Brien	Deel Rovers	3–03	12	2	6.00
	Jimmy Dennehy	Kiskeam	0–12	12	2	6.00
3	Liam O'Sullivan	Nemo Rangers	2–04	10	2	5.00
	Brendan Coleman	Youghal	0–10	10	3	3.33
5	John Flynn	Youghal	2–01	7	3	2.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam O'Sullivan	Nemo Rangers	2–03	9	Ilen Rovers
2	Dan O'Brien	Deel Rovers	2–02	8	Ballinora
3	Jimmy Dennehy	Kiskeam	0–07	7	Valley Rovers
4	John Flynn	Youghal	2–00	6	Nemo Rangers
5	Donal Linehan	Deel Rovers	1–02	5	Kiskeam
	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	1–02	5	Youghal
	Brendan Coleman	Youghal	0–05	5	Garnish
	Robert Walsh	Garnish	0–05	5	Youghal
	Jimmy Dennehy	Kiskeam	0–05	5	Deel Rovers

Miscellaneous

• A delay in the completion of the divisional championships resulted in Deel Rovers and Youghal being nominated to represent Avondhu and Imokilly respectively. Deel Rovers had actually qualified for the county final but were beaten by Kilshannig in the North Cork final, who then took their place in the championship. After being beaten in the final, Youghal were later beaten by Fr. O'Neill's in the East Cork final.

References

1. "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "The countdown is on for Kilshannig footballers' first junior A county final since 1996". Echo Live. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
3. "1996 a year of unprecedented success". The Corkman. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.