2017 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2017 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	9 September – 29 October 2017
Teams	16
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Knocknagree (3rd title) Matthew Dilworth (captain) John Fintan Daly (manager)
Runners-up	Erin's Own Kieran Murphy (captain) Brendan Lambe (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	31 (1.94 per match)
Points scored	346 (21.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Anthony O'Connor (2–28)
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The 2017 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 119th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place on 11 December 2016. It was the first championship to include beaten divisional finalists. The championship ran from 9 September to 29 October 2017.

The final was played on 29 October 2017 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Knocknagree and Erin's Own, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Knocknagree won the match by 2–19 to 2–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 26 years. ^[2]

Knocknagree's Anthony O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2–28.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Buttevant	Kilworth
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Garnish	Urhan
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Kilmacabea	Kilbrittain
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Valley Rovers	Belgooly
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Boherbue	Knocknagree
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Erin's Own	Glenbower Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmurry	Iveleary
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Delaney Rovers	White's Cross

Results

First round

Boherbue v Urhan

9 September 2017First round	Boherbue	4–10 – 0–04	Urhan	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	R Moynihan 2–1, J O'Connor 1–4, M O'Gorman 1–0, J Casey 0–1, CJ O'Sullivan 0–1, A Guerin 0–1, P Murphy 0–1, B O'Connor 0–1.		S O'Sullivan 0–3, P O'Shea 0–1.

White's Cross v Garnish

9 September 2017First round	White's Cross	1–10 – 0–10 (aet)	Garnish	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	J Murphy 0–8, C Buckley 1–0, K Buckley 0–1, B O'Hara 0–1.		F O'Sullivan 0–4, S Terry O'Sullivan 0–2, B Terry O'Sullivan 0–2, P O'Neill 0–2.

Knocknagree v Delaney Rovers

10 September 2017First round	Knocknagree	1–17 – 0–10	Delaney Rovers	Banteer Sportsfield
	A O'Connor 0–7, D Cooper 1–1, M Dilworth 0–4, F O'Connor 0–2, E McSweeney 0–1, J Dennehy 0–1, M Mahony 0–1.		R Downey 0–3, C McCarthy 0–2, V Keating 0–2, C Healy 0–1, M O'Driscoll 0–1, D Ahern 0–1.	Referee: M Sheehan (Liscarroll)

Kilmacabea v Kilworth

16 September 2017First round	Kilmacabea	1–07 – 0–04	Kilworth	Blarney Grounds
	D Gore 1–2, D O'Callaghan 0–1, G O'Donovan 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1, O O'Sullivan 0–1, L Thompson 0–1.		T Twomey 0–2, L Whelan 0–1, P Moakley 0–1.

Kilmurry v Kilbrittain

16 September 2017First round	Kilmurry	1–17 – 1–02	Kilbrittain	Páirc Uinseann
	J Ryan 0–6, S Curzon 1–1, S Warren 0–3, J Buckley 0–3, G Barrett 0–2, J O'Mullane 0–1, W Buckley 0–1.		I Burke 1–0, P Wall 0–1, P O'Mahony 0–1.

Buttevant v Glenbower Rovers

20 September 2017First round	Buttevant	3–11 – 2–07	Glenbower Rovers	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	R Fowley 1–3, S Madigan 1–2, K O'Keeffe 1–1, J O'Neill 0–2, D O'Connell 0–2, D Walsh 0–1.		S Long 2–3, A Walsh 0–2, B McCarthy 0–1, J O'Connor 0–1.

Iveleary v Valley Rovers

25 September 2017First round	Iveleary	1–18 – 0–07	Valley Rovers	Kilmurry Grounds
	C Vaughan 1–6, C Óg Jones 0–5, B O'Leary 0–3, B Cronin 0–3, F McSweeney 0–1.		A Settini 0–4, W Hurley 0–1, P Hurley 0–1, F Lyons 0–1.

Erin's Own v Belgooly

2 October 2017First round	Erin's Own	0–12 – 0–04	Belgooly	Páirc na Briain Diolúnaigh
	S Murphy 0–3, M Collins 0–2, E Murphy 0–2, J Taylor 0–2, J Sheehan 0–1, K Murphy 0–1, S Broderick 0–1.		B Dwyer 0–4.

Quarter-finals

Knocknagree v Buttevant

30 September 2017Quarter-final	Knocknagree	2–19 – 1–10	Buttevant
	A O'Connor 1–10, E McSweeney 0–6, J Dennehy 1–0, M Dilworth 0–2, F O'Connor 0–1.		R Fowley 1–2, D O'Connell 0–4, Seamus Madigan 0–1, K O'Keeffe 0–1, JD Murphy 0–1, J O'Neill 0–1.

Iveleary v Boherbue

30 September 2017Quarter-final	Iveleary	3–10 – 1–12	Boherbue	Millstreet Grounds
	C Jones 1–4, B Cronin 1–2, C Vaughan 1–2, B O'Leary 0–2.		J O'Connor 1–5, M O'Connor 0–2, A O'Connor 0–1, A Murphy 0–1, J Casey 0–1, M O'Gorman 0–1, N Murphy 0–1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Kilmacabea v White's Cross

30 September 2017Quarter-final	Kilmacabea	0–16 – 0–07	White's Cross	Kilmurry Grounds
	D Gore 0–10, S O'Driscoll 0–2, D McCarthy 0–2, R O'Sullivan 0–1, L Thompson 0–1.		J Murphy 0–3, C Buckley 0–2, E Buckley 0–1, K Ryan 0–1.

Kilmurry v Erin's Own

11 October 2017Quarter-final	Kilmurry	0–08 – 0–09	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Rinn
	E Clifford 0–2, J Ryan 0–2, J Buckley 0–1, W Buckley 0–1, S Warren 0–1, S Curzon 0–1.		J Taylor 0–6, J Sheehan 0–1, M O'Carroll 0–1, C O'Callaghan 0–1.

Semi-finals

Knocknagree v Iveleary

7 October 2017Semi-final	Knocknagree	2–13 – 0–18	Iveleary	Millstreet Grounds
	A O'Connor 1–6, F O'Connor 1–3, E McSweeney 0–1, D Moynihan 0–1, M Dilworth 0–1, M Mahony 0–1.		C Vaughan 0–4, B Cronin 0–4, B O'Leary 0–3, G McSweeney 0–3, B Murphy 0–1, S O'Leary 0–1, C Óg Jones 0–1, J Creedon 0–1.

Erin's Own v Kilmacabea

14 October 2017Semi-final	Erin's Own	1–12 – 1–12 (aet)	Kilmacabea	Brinny Sportsfield
	J Taylor 0–5, T O'Leary 1–0, S Murphy 0–3, A Bowen 0–2, M Carroll 0–2.		D O'Callaghan 1–2, D Gore 0–3, R O'Sullivan 0–2, D O'Sullivan 0–1, L Thompson 0–1, D Lynch 0–1, M Collins 0–1, J Collins 0–1.	Referee: C Murphy (Brian Dillons)

Erin's Own v Kilmacabea

21 October 2017Semi-final replay	Erin's Own	1–11 – 0–10	Kilmacabea	Brinny Sportsfield
	E Murphy 1–1, S Lee 0–3, S Murphy 0–3, T O'Leary 0–3, C O'Callaghan 0–1.		D Gore 0–7, R O'Sullivan 0–2, G O'Donovan 0–1.

Final

Knocknagree v Erin's Own

29 October 2017Final	Knocknagree	2–19 – 2–10	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Rinn
	JF Daly 1–3, M Dilworth 0–6, A O'Connor 0–5, J Dennehy 1–0, D Cooper 0–2, E McSweeney 0–2, C White 0–1.		J Taylor 1–5, T O'Leary 1–0, S Murphy 0–2, C Dooley 0–1, J O'Carroll 0–1, S Horgan 0–1.	Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	2–28	34	4	8.50
2	Damien Gore	Kilmacabea	1–22	25	4	6.25
3	James Taylor	Erin's Own	1–18	21	4	5.25
4	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	2–12	18	3	6.00
5	Jerry O'Connor	Boherbue	2–09	15	2	7.50
6	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	1–10	13	3	6.00
	Matthew Dilworth	Knocknagree	0–13	13	4	3.25
8	Brian Cronin	Iveleary	1–09	12	3	4.00
9	Ryan Fowley	Buttevant	2–05	11	2	5.50
	James Murphy	White's Cross	0–11	11	2	5.50
	Shane Murphy	Shane Murphy	0–11	11	4	2.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	1–10	13	Buttevant
2	Damien Gore	Kilmacabea	0–10	10	White's Cross
3	Seán Long	Glenbower Rovers	2–03	9	Buttevant
4	Cathal Vaughan	Iveleary	1–06	9	Valley Rovers
	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	1–06	9	Iveleary
6	James Taylor	Erin's Own	1–05	8	Knocknagree
	Jerry O'Connor	Boherbue	1–05	8	Iveleary
	James Murphy	White's Cross	1–05	8	Garnish
9	Richard Moynihan	Boherbue	2–01	7	Urhan
	Jerry O'Connor	Boherbue	1–04	7	Urhan
	Chris Óg Jones	Iveleary	1–04	7	Urhan
	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	0–07	7	Delaney Rovers
	Damien Gore	Kilmacabea	0–07	7	Erin's Own

References

1. "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Knocknagree delight on return to Cork summit". The Corkman. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2022.