2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

Dates	4 September - 5 December 2021
Teams	16
Sponsor	Bon Secours Hospital
Champions	Iveleary (1st title) Brian Cronin (captain) John McNulty (manager)
Runners-up	Mitchelstown Pa Magee (captain) Martin O'Brien (manager)
Relegated	Kinsale
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	75 (2.34 per match)
Points scored	747 (23.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Chris Óg Jones (5-38)
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The 2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021. ^[1] The championship began on 4 September 2021 and ended on 5 December 2021.

The final was played on 5 December 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Iveleary and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Iveleary won the match by 0-20 to 0-07 to claim their first ever championship title. ^[2]

Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 5-38.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Football Championship

• Iveleary ^[3]

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

• Gabriel Rangers

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

• Rockchapel ^[4]

Relegated to the City Junior A Football Championship

• Mayfield

Results

Group A

Table

  Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mitchelstown	3	2	0	1	6-40	4-24	22	4
Aghabullogue	3	2	0	1	8-42	6-27	21	4
Glanmire	3	2	0	0	10-27	5-29	13	4
Kildorrery	3	0	0	3	1-21	10-50	-56	0

Results

Mitchelstown v Aghabullogue

4 September 2021Round 1	Mitchelstown	1-11 - 3-10	Aghabullogue	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	M Walsh 1-7, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S Beston 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1.		K O'Sullivan 2-0, D Thompson 0-6, M Bradley 1-2, L Casey 0-2.

Kildorrery v Glanmire

5 September 2021Round 1

Kildorrery

0-05 - 5-13

Glanmire

Páirc Mac Gearailt

Glanmire v Mitchelstown

26 September 2021Round 2	Glanmire	1-06 - 4-12	Mitchelstown	Castlelyons GAA Grounds
	L Hackett 1-0, D Molden 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, M Cussen 0-1.		C O'Mahony 2-5, M Walsh 0-5, S Cahill 1-1, S Walsh 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Aghabullogue v Kildorrery

26 September 2021Round 2

Aghabullogue

4-20 - 1-08

Kildorrery

Kanturk GAA Grounds

Mitchelstown v Kildorrery

16 October 2021Round 3

Mitchelstown

1-17 - 0-08

Kildorrery

Araglen GAA Grounds

Aghabullogue v Glanmire

16 October 2021Round 3

Aghabullogue

1-12 - 4-08

Glanmire

Inniscarra GAA Grounds

Group B

Table

  Advance to play-offs

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilshannig	3	3	0	0	4-37	1-25	21	6
Glanworth	3	2	0	1	2-31	3-31	-3	4
Adrigole	3	1	0	2	1-29	2-31	-5	2
Glenville	3	0	0	3	1-26	2-36	-13	0

Results

Adrigole v Glenville

4 September 2021Round 1

Adrigole

0-10 - 0-09

Glenville

Sam Maguire Park

Kilshannig v Glanworth

5 September 2021Round 1	Kilshannig	2-15 - 0-05	Glanworth	The Mill Field
	B O'Shea 1-1, T Cunningham 1-1, E O'Hanlon 0-3, K Twomey 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, C McMahon 0-2, B Guerin 0-1, J Kearney 0-1.		S O'Riordan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.

Glenville v Kilshannig

25 September 2021Round 2	Glenville	1-07 - 0-14	Kilshannig	The Mill Field
	J Cooke 0-4, D O'Farrell 1-0, J Carver 0-1, C Cronin 0-1, S Cahill 0-1.		C McMahon 0-5, B O'Shea 0-2, J Twomey 0-2, K Twomey 0-2, B Curtin 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Glanworth v Adrigole

25 September 2021Round 2	Glanworth	0-14 - 1-06	Adrigole	Iveleary GAA Grounds
	S O'Riordan 0-8, M Sheehan 0-4, D Pyne 0-1, P Blackburne 0-1.	Report	David Harrington 1-4, N O'Sullivan 0-1, J Harrington 0-1.

Kilshannig v Adrigole

16 October 2021Round 3	Kilshannig	2-08 - 0-13	Adrigole	Castletown GAA Grounds
	K Twomey 1-2, B O'Shea 1-1, E O'Hanlon 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Kearney 0-1.	Report	D Harrington 0-10, N O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

Glanworth v Glenville

16 October 2021Round 3

Glanworth

2-12 - 0-10

Glenville

Páirc Mac Gearailt

Group C

Table

  Advance to play-offs  Advance to relegation play-offs

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Iveleary	3	3	0	0	3-61	2-33	31	6
Millstreet	3	2	0	1	4-45	3-50	-2	4
St. Finbarr's	3	1	0	2	0-38	2-40	-8	2
Kinsale	3	0	0	3	4-30	4-51	-21	0

Results

Millstreet v Kinsale

5 September 2021Round 1

Millstreet

1-21 - 3-11

Kinsale

Castle Grounds

St. Finbarr's v Iveleary

5 September 2021Round 1	St. Finbarr's	0-12 - 0-18	Iveleary	Cloughduv GAA Grounds
			C Óg Jones 0-6, C Vaughan 0-5, B Cronin 0-3.

Kinsale v St. Finbarr's

26 September 2021Round 2

Kinsale

0-11 - 0-12

St. Finbarr's

Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh

Iveleary v Millstreet

26 September 2021Round 2	Iveleary	0-25 - 1-13	Millstreet	Páirc Abán
	C Vaughan 0-11, C Óg Jones 0-10, C Galvin 0-2, B O'Leary 0-2.		N Flahive 0-7, C O'Leary 1-1, J Linehan 0-2, K Crowley 0-1, D Cashman 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.

Millstreet v St. Finbarr's

16 October 2021Round 3

Millstreet

2-11 - 0-14

St. Finbarr's

Castle Grounds

Kinsale v Iveleary

16 October 2021Round 3	Kinsale	1-08 - 3-18	Iveleary	Valley Rovers GAA Grounds
	T Broderick 1-1, J O'Brien 0-2, G Finn 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, B Coughlan 0-1, C Donnellan 0-1.		C Óg Jones 2-2, C Vaughan 1-4, I Jones 0-4, C O'Leary 0-3, B Cronin 0-1, K Manning 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, S Lehane 0-1, L Kearney 0-1.

Group D

Table

  Advance to play-offs

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Dromtarriffe	3	2	0	1	7-32	4-38	3	4
Ballydesmond	3	2	0	1	3-38	3-37	1	4
Gabriel Rangers	3	1	0	2	2-32	4-28	0	2
Ballinora	3	1	0	2	5-30	6-31	-4	2

Results

Gabriel Rangers v Ballinora

5 September 2021Round 1

Gabriel Rangers

2-13 - 1-08

Ballinora

Randal Óg GAA Grounds

Dromtarriffe v Ballydesmond

5 September 2021Round 1	Dromtarriffe	1-18 - 2-14	Ballydesmond	Cullen GAA Grounds
	E Murphy 0-5, B Murphy 1-1, C O'Callaghan 0-4, D O'Keeffe 0-3, M O'Connor 0-2, T Howard 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1.		D Moynihan 2-3, N Fleming 0-2, B Lenihan 0-2,

Ballinora v Dromtarriffe

26 September 2021Round 2

Ballinora

2-16 - 3-08

Dromtarriffe

Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh

Ballydesmond v Gabriel Rangers

26 September 2021Round 2

Ballydesmond

0-14 - 0-13

Gabriel Rangers

Páirc Cill Mhíchíl

Ballinora v Ballydesmond

16 October 2021Round 3

Ballinora

2-06 - 1-10

Ballydesmond

Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh

Gabriel Rangers v Dromtarriffe

16 October 2021Round 3

Gabriel Rangers

0-08 - 3-06

Dromtarriffe

Páirc Cill Mhíchíl

Relegation stage

Playoff

Kinsale v Kildorrery

30 October 2021Playoff	Kinsale	2-14 - 2-15 (aet)	Kildorrery	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	M Murphy 1-3, H Sheehan 1-1, A Gould 0-1, T Broderick 0-5, B Coughlan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1.		J O'Gorman 1-5, C Harrington 1-0, W Fouhy 0-3, K Noonan 0-2, K Hurley 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Watson 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Kilshannig v Millstreet

30 October 2021Quarter-final	Kilshannig	1-08 - 1-06	Millstreet	Fr. Kelleher Park
	T Cunningham 1-1, E O'Hanlon 0-4, K Twomey 0-3.		M Ellis 1-2, K Crowley 0-1, N Flahive 0-1, J Linehan 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.

Mitchelstown v Ballydesmond

30 October 2021Quarter-final	Mitchelstown	3-15 - 2-11 (aet)	Ballydesmond	Dr. Croke Park
	M Keane 1-3, D Reidy-Price 1-2, D Flynn 1-0, S Cahill 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, P Magee 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S Beston 0-1.		Donncha O'Connor 0-6, D Moynihan 1-2, N Fleming 1-0, Donal O'Connor 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, B Linehan 0-1.

Dromtarriffe v Aghabullogue

30 October 2021Quarter-final	Dromtarriffe	0-10 - 1-13	Aghabullogue	Mallow GAA Complex
	C O'Callaghan 0-3, D O'Keeffe 0-4, E Murphy 0-2.		M Bradley 0-5, I Barry-Murphy 1-0, D Thompson 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, B Casey 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Iveleary v Glanworth

31 October 2021Quarter-final	Iveleary	5-12 - 0-12	Glanworth	Mourneabbey Grounds
	C Óg Jones 2-8, B Cronin 1-2, I Jones 1-0, A O'Donovan 1-0, C O'Leary 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1.		M Sheehan 0-4, S O'Riordan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, E Sheehan 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.

Semi-finals

Iveleary v Aghabullogue

13 November 2021Semi-final	Iveleary	3-14 - 1-05	Aghabullogue	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	C Óg Jones 1-4, C O'Leary 1-3, B Cronin 1-2, C Vaughan 0-3, B O'Leary 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Bradley 0-4, N Barry-Murphy 1-0, I Barry-Murphy 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Kilshannig v Mitchelstown

27 November 2021Semi-final	Kilshannig	1-13 - 2-11	Mitchelstown	Kildorrery Grounds
	É O'Hanlon 1-5, T Cunningham 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, B Guerin 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, J Kearney 0-1.		C O'Mahony 0-4, D Dineen 1-0, P Molloy 1-0, S Cahill 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.	Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Final

Iveleary v Mitchelstown

5 December 2021Final	Iveleary	0-20 - 0-07	Mitchelstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Óg Jones 0-8 (0-2 f), C Vaughan 0-5 (0-1 f), B O’Leary 0-3, B Cronin, J Creedon (0-1 45), I Jones, C Galvin 0-1 each.	Report	M Walsh 0-3 (0-1 f, 0-1 45), J Sheehan (f), C English, A O’Brien, D Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: C Treacy (Nemo Rangers)

References

1. Cormican, Eoghan (29 April 2021). "West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
2. "Brilliant Iveleary claim second county football title in just over four months". Echo Live. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
3. Tarrant, John (7 August 2021). "Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
4. Tarrant, John (22 August 2021). "Rockchapel upset the odds in county final against Mitchelstown". Echo Live. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

External links

• Cork GAA website