2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	12 September – 25 October 2015
Teams	8
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Bandon (5th title) Pat Prendergast (captain) Colm Aherne (manager)
Runners-up	Iveleary Brian Cronin (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	21 (2.63 per match)
Points scored	176 (22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mark Sugrue (4–18)
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The 2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 117th 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 14 December 2014. The championship ran from 12 September to 25 October 2015.

The final was played on 25 October 2015 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Bandon and Iveleary, in what was their first meeting in the final in 86 years. ^[1] Bandon won the match by 3–11 to 2–09 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 40 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Bandon's Mark Sugrue was the championship's top scorer with 4–18.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Representatives
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Ballyclough
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Urhan
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Bandon
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Knocknagree
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Fr. O'Neill's
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Iveleary
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Delaney Rovers

Results

Quarter-finals

Ballyclough v Ballinhassig

12 September 2015Quarter-final	Ballyclough	2–07 – 1–05	Ballinhassig	Mourneabbey Grounds
	C O'Neill 1–3, T O'Shea 1–3, T O'Neill 0–1.		D O'Sullivan 0–4, C Reynolds 1–0, F O'Leary 0–1.	Referee: C Ó Murchú (Brian Dillons)

Iveleary v Urhan

19 September 2015Quarter-final	Iveleary	2–15 – 1–10	Urhan	Wolfe Tone Park
	B Cronin 2–5, C Vaughan 0–8, S Lehane 0–1, B O'Leary 0–1.		V Lehane 1–1, M O'Neill 0–2, C Harrington 0–2, P O'Shea 0–2, S O'Sullivan 0–1, F Dwyer 0–1, C Lowney 0–1.	Referee: F Quill (Bantry Blues)

Bandon v Delaney Rovers

26 September 2015Quarter-final	Bandon	1–18 – 1–11	Delaney Rovers	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	M Sugrue 0–7, D Crowley 1–3, B Collins 0–5, P Crowley 0–2, R Crowley 0–1.		C McCarthy 0–6, D Quinlan 1–1, C Healy 0–2, D Ahern 0–1, J Hosford 0–1.	Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)

Knocknagre v Fr. O'Neill's

4 October 2015Quarter-final	Knocknagre	1–19 – 1–05	Fr. O'Neill's	Mallow GAA Complex
	JF Daly 1–5, A O'Connor 0–5, M Dilworth 0–5, G O'Connor 0–1, K Daly 0–1, S Heelan 0–1, F O'Connor 0–1.		P Higgins 1–0, S Harrington 0–3, L Dunne 0–1, D Harrington 0–1.

Semi-finals

Ballyclough v Iveleary

27 September 2015Semi-final	Ballyclough	2–09 – 0–15	Iveleary	Dromtarriffe Grounds
	T O'Neill 1–2, C O'Neill 0–5, T O'Shea 1–0, A Finnegan 0–1, D Buckley 0–1.		B Cronin 0–6, C Vaughan 0–3, S Galvin 0–1, B O'Leary 0–1, G O'Riordan 0–1, K Manning 0–1, F McSweeney 0–1.	Referee: M O'Leary (Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's)

Iveleary v Ballyclough

9 October 2015Semi-final replay	Iveleary	2–15 – 0–07	Ballyclough	Mourneabbey Grounds
	C Vaughan 0–7, B Cronin 1–2, D O'Riordan 1–0, C Óg Jones 0–3, F McSweeney 0–1, B O'Leary 0–1, G McSweeney 0–1.		C O'Neill 0–3, T O'Shea 0–3, A Finnegan 0–1.	Referee: M O'Keeffe (Drotarriffe)

Bandon v Knocknagree

10 October 2015Semi-final	Bandon	1–13 – 1–07	Knocknagree	Castle Grounds
	M Sugrue 1–7, B Collins 0–3, D Crowley 0–2, E O'Donovan 0–1.		P O'Connor 1–0, A O'Connor 0–3, JF Daly 0–1, M Dilworth 0–1, F O'Connor 0–1, J O'Keeffe 0–1.	Referee: T Hayes (Éire Óg)

Final

Bandon v Iveleary

25 October 2015Final	Bandon	3–11 – 2–09	Iveleary	Páirc Uí Rinn
	M Sugrue 3–4, B Collins 0–4, D Crowley 0–3.		C Vaughan 1–3, S Lehane 1–2, B Cronin 0–2, C Óg Jones 0–2.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Championship Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	4–18	30	3	10.00
2	Brian Cronin	Iveleary	3–15	24	4	6.00
	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	1–21	24	4	6.00
4	Colm O'Neill	Ballyclough	1–11	14	3	4.66
5	Teddy O'Shea	Ballyclough	2–06	12	3	4.00
	Barry Collins	Bandon	0–12	12	3	4.00
7	Darren Crowley	Bandon	1–08	11	3	3.66
8	John Fintan Daly	Knocknagree	1–06	9	2	4.50
9	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	0–08	8	2	4.00
10	Seán Lehane	Iveleary	1–03	6	4	1.50
	Thomas O'Neill	Ballyclough	1–03	6	3	2.00
	Ciarán McCarthy	Delaney Rovers	0–06	6	1	6.00
	Matthew Dilworth	Knocknagree	0–06	6	2	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	3–04	13	Iveleary
2	Brian Cronin	Iveleary	2–05	11	Urhan
3	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	1–07	10	Knocknagree
4	John Fintan Daly	KNocknagree	1–05	8	Fr. O'Neill's
	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	0–08	8	Urhan
6	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	0–07	7	Delaney Rovers
	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	0–07	7	Ballyclough
8	Colm O'Neill	Ballyclough	1–03	6	Ballinhassig
	Teddy O'Shea	Ballyclough	1–03	6	Ballinhassig
	Darren Crowley	Bandon	1–03	6	Delaney Rovers
	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	1–03	6	Bandon
	Brian Cronin	Iveleary	0–06	6	Ballyclough
	Ciarán McCarthy	Delaney Rovers	0–06	6	Bandon

References

1. "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Sugrue scores hat trick as Bandon win county football final". The Southern Star. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
3. "VIDEO: Mark Sugrue inspires Bandon victory". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.