2011 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2011 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	24 September – 11 November 2011
Teams	8
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Kanturk (1st title) Eoghan O'Connor (captain) Pádraig Kerrins (manager)
Runners-up	Mitchelstown Larry Tompkins (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	12 (1.5 per match)
Points scored	155 (19.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Donagh Duane (0–18)
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The 2011 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 113th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 11 December 2010. The championship ran from 24 September to 11 November 2011.

The final was played on 11 November 2010 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Kanturk and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^{[1] [2]} Kanturk won the match by 1–20 to 0–04 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[3] [4]}

Kanturk's Donagh Duane was the championship's top scorer with 0–18.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Representatives
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Mitchelstown
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Urhan
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Bandon
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Courcey Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Kanturk
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Glenbower Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Donoughmore
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	St. Finbarr's

Results

Quarter-finals

Courcey Rovers v Donoughmore

24 September 2011Quarter-final	Courcey Rovers	1–10 – 0–10	Donoughmore	Brinny Sportsfield
	B Hayes 0–6, S Holland 1–2, S Moloney 0–1, J Duggan 0–1.		S Sexton 0–5, A O'Shea 0–2, D Lee 0–1, O Murphy 0–1, B O'Connell 0–1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Mitchelstown v Urhan

1 October 2011Quarter-final	Mitchelstown	0–15 – 0–05	Urhan	Sam Maguire Park
	L Keane 0–4, S Beston 0–3, S Cahill 0–3, A O'Brien 0–2, A McNamara 0–1, L Flynn 0–1, J Sheehan 0–1.		V Lehane 0–2, D Healy 0–2, C Harrington 0–1.	Referee: D Whyte (St. Mary's)

Kanturk v Glenbower Rovers

7 October 2011Quarter-final	Kanturk	2–14 – 1–03	Glenbower Rovers	Mallow GAA Complex
	D Duane 0–10, A Nash 1–1, J Browne 1–0, K Holland 0–2, L McLoughlin 0–1.		S Long 1–0, J Deane 0–2, J O'Connor 0–1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Bandon v St. Finbarr's

8 October 2011Quarter-final	Bandon	1–10 – 1–10	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	M Sugrue 0–6, A Johnson 1–0, R Moloney 0–2, D Aherne 0–1, J Hickey 0–1.		Denis O'Brien 0–4, T Guiheen 1–0, F Murray 0–3, P Murphy 0–2, E Finn 0–1.

Bandon v St. Finbarr's

15 October 2011Quarter-final replay	Bandon	2–13 – 0–14 (aet)	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	D Crowley 1–2, P Crowley 1–0, M Sugrue 0–3, R Payne 0–2, D Aherne 0–2, A Johnson 0–1, R Moloney 0–1, R Crowley 0–1, J Hickey 0–1.		C Madden 0–5, P Murphy 0–3, F Murray 0–2, Dave O'Brien 0–2, Denis O'Brien 0–1, E Finn 0–1.

Semi-finals

Kanturk v Bandon

21 October 2011Semi-final	Kanturk	0–12 – 2–05	Bandon	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Duane 0–3, L McLoughlin 0–2, A Nash 0–2, A Walsh 0–2, J McLoughlin 0–1, W Murphy 0–1, M Sheehy 0–1.		D Crowley 1–1, P Crowley 1–0, M Sugrue 0–3, E O'Donovan 01.	Referee: K Murphy (Nemo Rangers)

Mitchelstown v Courcey Rovers

1 November 2011Semi-final	Mitchelstown	1–04 – 0–06	Courcey Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Dineen 1–0, L Keane 0–1, S Beston 0–1, M Walsh 0–1, J Sheehan 0–1.		J Duggan 0–2, G Moloney 0–1, S Moloney 0–1, O Crowley 0–1, B Hayes 0–1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Watergrasshill)

Final

Kanturk v Mitchelstown

11 November 2011Final	Kanturk	1–20 – 0–04	Mitchelstown	Páirc Uí Rinn
	L McLoughlin 1–4, D Duane 0–5, A Nash 0–4, A Sheehy 0–4, J McLoughlin 0–2, W Murphy 0–1.		S Beston 0–1, A O'Brien 0–1, P Donegan 0–1, S Cahill 0–1.	Referee: K Murphy (Nemo Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Donagh Duane	Kanturk	0–18	18	3	6.00
2	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	0–12	12	3	4.00
3	Lorcán McLoughlin	Kanturk	1–07	10	3	3.33
	Anthony Nash	Kanturk	1–07	10	3	3.33
5	Darren Crowley	Bandon	2–03	9	2	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Donagh Duane	Kanturk	0–10	10	Glenbower Rovers
2	Lorcán McLoughlin	Kanturk	1–04	7	Mitchelstown
3	Brian Hayes	Courcey Rovers	0–06	6	Donoughmore
	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	0–06	6	St. Finbarr's
5	Simon Holland	Courcey Rovers	1–02	5	Donoughmore
	Darren Crowley	Bandon	1–02	5	St. Finbarr's
	Shane Sexton	Donoughmore	0–05	5	Courcey Rovers
	Cian Madden	St. Finbarr's	0–05	5	Bandon
	Donagh Duane	Kanturk	0–05	5	Mitchelstown
10	Anthony Nash	Kanturk	1–01	4	Glenbower Rovers
	Darren Crowley	Bandon	1–01	4	Kanturk
	Liam Keane	Mitchelstown	0–04	4	Urhan
	Denis O'Brien	St. Finbarr's	0–04	4	Bandon
	Anthony Nash	Kanturk	0–04	4	Mitchelstown
	Alan Sheehy	Kanturk	0–04	4	Mitchelstown

References

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4. Tarrant, John (23 October 2016). "'It'd be beyond our wildest dreams'". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 October 2017.