2013 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2013 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	6 September – 10 November 2013
Teams	8
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Mitchelstown (2nd title) Shane Beston (captain) Larry Tompkins (manager)
Runners-up	St Colum's Shane McSweeney (captain) Dan Hurley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	11 (1.57 per match)
Points scored	115 (16.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Beston (1–12) Denis McSweeney (0–15)
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The 2013 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 115th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 6 September to 10 November 2013.

The final was played on 10 November 2013 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Mitchelstown and St Colum's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Mitchelstown won the match by 0–12 to 2–04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 52 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Shane Beston and Denis McSweeney were the championship's top scorers.

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	St Colum's
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Belgooly
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Lyre
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Glenbower Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmichael
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	St Finbarr's

Results

Quarter-finals

Mitchelstown v Kilmichael

6 September 2013Quarter-final	Mitchelstown	2–09 – 1–06	Kilmichael	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Beston 1–3, J Cott 1–1, M Walsh 0–2, L Flynn 0–1, D Dineen 0–1, S Cahill 0–1.		J O'Leary 1–2, F Twomey 0–3, S Foley 0–1.

St Finbarr's v Lyre

12 October 2013Quarter-final	St Finbarr's	1–13 – 1–09	Lyre	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	C Madden 1–2, A Murphy 0–4, C McCarthy 0–3, I Power 0–1, L Arslan 0–1, D Comyns 0–1, A Lyne 0–1.		D Murphy 1–0, T Murphy 0–3, D Roche 0–3, S Murphy 0–1, M Kearney 0–1, B O'Driscoll 0–1.

St Colum's v Garnish

12 October 2013Quarter-final	St Colum's	1–09 – 0–07	Garnish	Adrigole Grounds
	D McSweeney 0–6, JP O'Sullivan 1–0, S Cronin 0–1, A O'Connor 0–1, E O'Sullivan 0–1.		S Terry O'Sullivan 0–3, F Sheehan 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1, D Harrington 0–1, F Sheehan 0–1.

Glenbower Rovers v Belgooly

24 October 2013Quarter-final	Glenbower Rovers	0–07 – 0–06	Belgooly	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Cahill 0–3, S Lyons 0–1, C Fogarty 0–1, K Lane 0–1, S Harnedy 0–1.		R Dwyer 0–3, R Power 0–1, A Daly 0–1, P Dwyer 0–1.

Semi-finals

St Colum's v St Finbarr's

20 October 2013Semi-final	St Colum's	2–07 – 1–04	St Finbarr's	St Mary's Park
	D McSweeney 0–6, S Casey 1–1, A O'Connor 1–0.		A Murphy 0–3, P Harte 1–0, C McCarthy 0–1.

Mitchelstown v Glenbower Rovers

2 November 2013Quarter-final	Mitchelstown	0–11 – 0–08	Glenbower Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Beston 0–5, J Sheehan 0–1, D Dineen 0–1, M Walsh 0–1, J Cott 0–1, S Cahill 0–1, P Molloy 0–1.		K Lane 0–5, D Cahill 0–1, S Lyons 0–1, S Harnedy 0–1.

Final

Mitchelstown v St Colum's

10 November 2013Final	Mitchelstown	0–12 – 2–04	St Colum's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Beston 0–4 (one free), J Sheehan (frees), S Cahill 0–3 each, M Walsh, D Dineen 0–1 each.	Report	A O’Connor, T Harrington 1–0 each, D McSweeney 0–3 (one free), S O’Shea 0–1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Kiskeam)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Beston	Mitchelstown	1–12	15	3	5.00
	Denis McSweeney	St Colum's	0–15	15	3	5.00
3	Alan O'Connor	St Colum's	2–01	7	3	2.33
	Adrian Murphy	St Finabrr's	0–07	7	2	3.50
5	Kieran Lane	Glenbower Rovers	0–06	6	2	3.00

References

1. "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. "Final glory for Mitchelstown". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
3. "'Town's 52 year wait finally over". The Corkman. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.