2023 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2023 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates	5 November – 26 November 2023
Teams	7
Sponsor	Bon Secours
Champions	Canovee (4th title) James Moynihan (captain) John O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	Mayfield Dave Malone (captain) Maurice Barry (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	25 (4.17 per match)
Points scored	125 (20.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jack Kelleher (0–19)
← 2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024 →

The 2023 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 125th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 5 November to 26 November 2023.

The final was played on 26 November 2023 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Canovee and Mayfield, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[1] Canovee won the match by 4–14 to 1–11 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 16 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Canovee's Jack Kelleher was the championship's top scorer with 0–19.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions	#
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Killavullen	[4]
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Barryroe	[5]
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Ballygarvan
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Castlemagner	[6]
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Lisgoold	[7]
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Canovee	[8]
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Mayfield	[9]

Divisional championships

Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

Source: ^[10]

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Castlemagner	5	5	0	0	+50	10	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Lyre	5	3	0	2	+6	6
3	Kilbrin	5	2	1	2	+10	5
4	Knocknagree	5	2	0	3	−4	4
5	Newmarket	4	1	0	3	−15	2
6	Kanturk	4	0	1	3	−47	1

Round 1

Castlemagner 3–10 – 0-09 Lyre

Knocknagree 0–20 – 1–07 Kanturk

Kilbrin 3–12 – 0–08 Newmarket

Round 2

Castlemagner 3–17 – 1–02 Kanturk

Lyre 1–10 – 1-06 Kilbrin

Knocknagree scr – w/o Newmarket

Round 3

Castlemagner 5–11 – 0-07 Knocknagree

Kilbrin 1-08 – 3–02 Kanturk

Lyre 0–12 – 0–10 Newmarket

Round 4

Lyre 2–17 – 0-07 Kanturk

Kilbrin 2-09 – 1–11 Knocknagree

Castlemagner w/o – scr. Newmarket

Round 5

Castlemagner w/o – scr. Kilbrin

Lyre 1–07 – 2–10 Knocknagree

Knockout Stage

	Semi-Finals					Final
	Castlemagner		5–09
	Kilbrin		2–02
						Castlemagner		1–14
						Knocknagree		0–07
	Lyre		1–07
	Knocknagree		1–11

North Cork Junior A Football Championship

Source: ^[11]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Clyda Rovers	3	3	0	0	+14	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Mallow	3	2	0	1	+9	4
3	Kilshannig	3	1	0	2	−7	2
4	Fermoy	3	0	0	3	−16	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Killavullen	2	2	0	0	+14	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Charleville	2	1	0	1	+12	2
3	Ballyclough	2	0	0	2	−26	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Ballyhooly	2	1	0	1	+6	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels	2	1	0	1	+1	2
3	Kilworth	2	1	0	1	−7	2

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Charleville 1-09 – 0-03 Clyda Rovers

Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 2–15 – 2-05 Mallow

Semi-finals

Ballyhooly 1–07 – 2–11 Charleville

Killavullen 1–15 – 1–05 Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels

Final

Charleville 0–06 – 0–14 Killavullen

Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Inniscarra	3	3	0	0	+31	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Grenagh	3	2	0	1	+10	4
3	Blarney	3	1	0	2	−20	2
4	Donoughmore	3	0	0	3	−21	0

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Canovee	3	3	0	0	+47	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilmichael	3	2	0	1	−17	4
3	Ballincollig	3	1	0	2	−8	2
4	Dripsey	3	0	0	3	−22	0

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Éire Óg	3	2	1	0	+19	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Aghinagh	3	2	1	0	+15	5
3	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	3	1	0	2	−6	2
4	Clondrohid	3	0	0	3	−28	0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Aghinagh 1–10 – 0–12 Grenagh

Éire Óg 1-09 – 0–06 Kilmichael

Semi-finals

Canovee 0–14 – 0-04 Aghinagh

Inniscarra 1-09 – 0–08 Éire Óg

Final

Canovee 1–15 – 2-06 Inniscarra

City Junior A Football Championship

Source: ^[12]

Round 1

Delaney Rovers 1–13 – 0–10 Whitechurch

Douglas 1–11 – 1-04 Brian Dillons

Nemo Rangers 0–12 – 0–10 White's Cross

Bishopstown 2–13 – 2–15 Mayfield

Round 2

Passage West 1–12 – 3-07 Brian Dillons

Bishopstown 3–10 – 2–11 White's Cross

Quarter-finals

Passage West 1-08 – 0-04 Whitechurch

Nemo Rangers 1–19 – 0–08 Bishopstown

Delaney Rovers 0–11 – 3–12 Mayfield

Douglas 6–15 – 3-05 Brian Dillons

Semi-finals

Passage West 0–06 – 2-08 Nemo Rangers

Mayfield 4-08 – 3-05 Douglas

Final

Nemo Rangers 1–07 – 3-09 Mayfield

South East Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Ballygarvan	3	2	1	0	+24	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Shamrocks	3	2	0	1	−2	4
3	Carrigaline	3	1	0	2	−4	2
4	Ballymartle	3	0	1	2	−18	1

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Ballinhassig	2	1	1	0	+10	3	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Valley Rovers	2	1	1	0	+9	3
3	Courcey Rovers	2	0	0	2	−19	0

Knockout stage

	Semi-Finals					Final
	Ballygarvan		2–10
	Valley Rovers		1–09
						Ballygarvan		1–15
						Ballinhassig		1–05
	Ballinhassig		2–14
	Shamrocks		1–07

East Cork Junior A Football Championship

Source: ^[13]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Midleton	3	2	0	1	+16	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Bride Rovers	3	2	0	1	−1	4
3	Castlemartyr	3	2	0	1	−8	4
4	Youghal	3	0	0	3	−7	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Aghada	3	3	0	0	+15	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Lisgoold	3	2	0	1	+3	4
3	Cloyne	3	1	0	2	−11	2
4	Glenbower Rovers	3	0	0	3	−7	0	Advance to relegation playoff

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Fr. O'Neill's	3	3	0	0	+30	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Carrignavar	3	2	0	1	+9	4
3	Carrigtwohill	3	1	0	2	−8	2
4	Erin's Own	3	0	0	3	−31	0	Advance to relegation playoff

Knockout stage

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Fr. O'Neill's	2–06
	Midleton	1–08			Lisgoold	2–08
	Lisgoold	1–10							Lisgoold	2–09
									Carrignavar	0–10
					Aghada	0–10
	Carrignavar	3–12			Carrignavar	2–10
	Bride Rovers	1–10

Relegation playoff

Glenbower Rovers 0–06 – 9-08 Erin's Own

Fixtures and results

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
	Killavullen (Avondhu)	1–09
	Ballygarvan (Carrigdhoun)	1–10
					Ballygarvan (Carrigdhoun)	2–13
					Mayfield (Seandun)	3–11
									Mayfield (Seandun)	1–11
									Canovee (Muskerry)	4–14
	Canovee (Muskerry)	5–13
	Lisgoold (Imokilly)	0–06
					Canovee (Muskerry)	4–11
					Castlemagner (Duhallow)	1–06
	Barryroe (Carbery)	1–11
	Castlemagner (Duhallow)	2–10

Quarter-finals

Barryroe v Castlemagner

5 November 2023Quarter-final	Barryroe	1–11 – 2–10	Castlemagner	Castle Grounds
	J O’Brien 1–0, R O’Donovan (0–2 f), A McSweeney 0–3 each, O O’Donovan 0–2, C Dineen, D McCarthy, D Ó Buachalla 0–1 each.	Report	E Magner 2–1, D Linehan 0–4 (0–3 f), K Holland 0–2 (0–1 f), S Cronin, D O’Sullivan, C O’Sullivan 0–1 each.	Referee: B Sweeney (Erin's Own)

Killavullen v Ballygarvan

5 November 2023Quarter-final	Killavullen	1–09 – 1–10	Ballygarvan	Páirc Uí Rinn
	E Birchall 0–7 f, P Looney 1–2.	Report	E O’Connor 0–5 (0–4 f), R O’Halloran 1–2, M Kennefick, P O’Halloran, S Buckley 0–1 each.

Canovee v Lisgoold

5 November 2023Quarter-final	Canovee	5–13 – 0–06	Lisgoold	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Kelleher 0–5 (0–2 f), J Moynihan, D Cronin 1–1 each, E Lehane, M Healy, D Moynihan 1–0 each, C Dodd (1 65), D McMahon 0–2 each, C O’Neill, B McNabola 0–1 each.	Report	J Cashman 0–3 (0–1 f), M Hegarty 0–2, C Scannell 0–1.	Referee: J Forbes (Dohenys)

• Mayfield received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

Canovee v Castlemagner

12 November 2023Semi-final	Canovee	4–11 – 1–06	Castlemagner	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Kelleher 0–8 (0–2 f), C O’Neill 2–0, B McNabola, P O’Leary 1–0 each, J Moynihan, M Healy, J Kelleher 0–1 each.	Report	D Linehan 0–4 (0–3 f), Cormac O’Sullivan 1–0, J Cott 0–2.	Referee: C Maher (Buttevant)

Mayfield v Ballygarvan

12 November 2023Semi-final	Mayfield	3–11 – 2–13	Ballygarvan	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P Condon 1–5 (0–3 f), D O’Neill, N Kelly 1–2 each, D O’Donovan, K Punch 0–1 each.	Report	E O’Connor 1–2, D Mackey 0–4, N Dowd 1–0, S Fenton 0–2, M Kennefick, K Lyons, G White (f), D O’Mahony, M O’Mahony 0–1 each.

Final

Canovee v Mayfield

26 November 2023Final	Canovee	4–14 – 1–11	Mayfield	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D McMahon 3–0, J Kelleher 0–6 (0–3 f), J Moynihan 1–0 pen, D Cronin, C Dodd, C O’Neill 0–2 each, E Dodd, P O’Leary 0–1 each.	Report	P Condon 0–8 (0–5 f), J Courtney 1–0, D O’Donovan, D O’Neill, D Lucey 0–1 each.	Referee: L O'Shea (Carbery Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Kelleher	Canovee	0–19	19	3	6.33
2	Paul Condon	Mayfield	1–13	16	2	8.00
3	Darragh McMahon	Canovee	3–02	11	3	3.66
4	Evan O'Connor	Ballygarvan	1–07	10	2	5.00
5	Conor O'Neill	Canovee	2–03	9	3	3.00
6	James Moynihan	Canovee	2–02	8	3	2.33
	Danny Linehan	Castlemagner	0–08	8	2	4.00
8	Evan Magner	Castlemagner	2–01	7	2	3.50
	Eoin Birchall	Killavullen	0–07	7	1	7.00
10	Dara Cronin	Canovee	1–03	6	3	2.00
	Dave O'Neill	Mayfield	1–03	6	2	3.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Darragh McMahon	Canovee	3–00	9	Mayfield
2	Paul Condon	Mayfield	1–05	8	Ballygarvan
	Paul Condon	Mayfield	0–08	8	Canovee
	Jack Kelleher	Canovee	0–08	8	Castlemagner
5	Evan Magner	Castlemagner	2–01	7	Barryroe
	Eoin Birchall	Killavullen	0–07	7	Ballygarvan
7	Conor O'Neill	Canovee	2–00	6	Castlemagner
	Jack Kelleher	Canovee	0–06	6	Mayfield
7	Pádraig Looney	Killavullen	1–02	5	Ballygarvan
	Nicky Kelly	Mayfield	1–02	5	Ballygarvan
	Dave O'Neill	Mayfield	1–02	5	Ballygarvan
	Evan O'Connor	Ballygarvan	1–02	5	Mayfield
	Ray O'Halloran	Ballygarvan	1–02	5	Killavullen
	Evan O'Connor	Ballygarvan	0–05	5	Killavullen
	Jack Kelleher	Canovee	0–05	5	Lisgoold

References

1. O'Mahony, Barry (24 November 2023). "County JAFC final preview: Canovee v Mayfield". Echo Live. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
2. McKay, Jack (26 November 2023). "Canovee crowned JAFC champions after dominant win over Mayfield". Echo Live. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
3. Leen, Darragh (26 November 2023). "Darragh McMahon treble as Canovee clinch county crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
4. "Killavullen beat Charleville to win first Avondhu title in 23 years". Echo Live. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
5. "Barryroe capture their first Carbery JAFC title with an extra time win over Kilmacabea". Echo Live. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
6. "Castlemagner end 62-year football famine with victory over Knocknagree in Duhallow JAFC final". Echo Live. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
7. "Lisgoold land first East Cork Junior A football title against Carraig na bhfear". Echo Live. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
8. "Canovee defeat Inniscarra to secure first Muskerry JAFC since 2007". Echo Live. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
9. "Mayfield footballers end wait of 20 years to land City Division Junior A title". Echo Live. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
10. "Duhallow championship".
11. "Avondhu draw". 16 February 2023.
12. "Seandun results".
13. "Imokilly results".

External links

• Cork GAA website