2023 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

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2023 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
Dates8 June - 29 October 2023
Teams12 clubs
5 divisions
1 university
Sponsor Bon Secours Hospital
Champions Colours of Cavan.svg Castlehaven (6th title)
Mark Collins (captain)
James McCarthy (manager)
Runners-up StFinbarrs.png Nemo Rangers
Alan O'Donovan (captain)
Paul O'Donovan (manager)
Relegated Colours of Tipperary.svg Carrigaline
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored58 (1.71 per match)
Points scored721 (21.21 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Tipperary.svg Steven Sherlock (2-24)
2022 (Previous)(Next) 2024

The 2023 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 135th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022. [1] The championship ran from 8 June to 29 October 2023.

Contents

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions. [2] Carrigaline's relegation ended eight years of top flight football for the club. [3]

The final was played on 29 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Nemo Rangers and Castlehaven, in what was their fourth ever meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Castlehaven won the match by 0-11 to 0-09 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in ten years. [4]

Steven Sherlock was the championship's top scorer with 2-24.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

Participating teams

Clubs

TeamLocationColoursManagerCaptain
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Podsie O'Mahony
Carbery Rangers Rosscarbery Green, white and goldSéamus Hayes
Carrigaline Carrigaline Blue and yellowMichael MeaneyIan Sheerin
Castlehaven Castlehaven Blue and whiteJames McCarthy Mark Collins
Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and redMartin O'Brien Mark White
Douglas Douglas Green, white and blackBrian CollinsDarragh Kelly
Éire Óg Ovens Red and yellow Paudie Kissane
Mallow Mallow Red and yellowDeclan O'ConnellRyan Harkin
Nemo Rangers TrabegBlack and greenPaul O'DonovanAlan O'Donovan
St Finbarr's Togher Blue and yellowPaul O'Keeffe Ian Maguire
St Michael's Togher Green and yellowDave EganAndrew Murphy
Valley Rovers Innishannon Green and whitePaul Cronin

Divisions and colleges

TeamLocationColoursManagerCaptain(s)
Avondhu North CorkBlack and yellow Gavin Creedon
Jack Twomey
Beara Beara Peninsula Red and whiten/an/a
Carbery West Cork Purple and yellowTim Buckley Brian O'Driscoll
Duhallow North-West CorkOrange and blackGer O'SullivanKevin Cremin
Jack Murphy
Donncha O'Connor
Imokilly East CorkRed and whiteEoin O'NeillTadhg O'Donoghue
Muskerry Mid CorkGreen and whiteDanny BuckleyWilliam Rohan
University College Cork College RoadRed and black

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Castlehaven 3210453785
Clonakilty 3111433763
Valley Rovers 31023846-82
Carbery Rangers 30212834-62

Group A results

28 July 2023Round 1 Castlehaven 0-11 - 0-11 Carbery Rangers Ahamilla Complex
M Collins 0-3 f, C Cahalane, J Cahalane 0-2 each, S Browne, D Cahalane (f), C Maguire, J O’Driscoll 0-1 each. Report D Hayes 0-4 (0-1 f), P Shanahan, J O’Rourke 0-3 f each, C Santry 0-1.Referee: A Long (Argideen Rangers)
29 July 2023Round 1 Clonakilty 0-20 - 1-09 Valley Rovers Charlie Hurley Park
C Daly 0-5 f, S McEvoy 0-4, S White, D Gough 0-3 each, M White 0-2, L O’Donovan, M Shanley, R Mannix 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-7 (0-3 f), C McCarthy 1-0, D Murphy, J O’Driscoll 0-1 each.Referee: R Whelan (Aghada)
19 August 2023Round 2 Valley Rovers 0-09 - 1-12 Castlehaven Ahamilla Complex
F Lynch (0-1 m), A Kenneally 0-2 each, A Walsh Murphy, D Murphy, J Kiely, R O’Sullivan, D O’Shea 0-1 each. Report J Cahalane 1-2, M Collins 0-5 f, C Cahalane, B Hurley, M Hurley, S Browne, J O’Neill 0-1 each.Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)
20 August 2023Round 2 Carbery Rangers 0-06 - 0-06 Clonakilty St Mary's Park
P O’Rourke 0-2, J O’Rourke (0-1 f), B Shanahan, B Hodnett, J Hodnett 0-1 each. Report D Gough, C Daly (0-1 f) 0-2 each, S White, R Mannix 0-1 each.Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)
10 September 2023Round 3 Carbery Rangers 0-11 - 1-14 Valley Rovers Timoleague Grounds
J O’Rourke 0-4 (0-1 f), P O’Rourke (f), J Fitzpatrick, B Kerr, D Hayes, C Santry, J O’Riordan, P Hodnett 0-1 each. Report F Lynch 0-8 (0-4 f, 0-1 mark, 0-1 45), B Crowley 0-3, E Delaney 1-0, D Murphy, A Kenneally, E O’Reilly 0-1each.Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)
10 September 2023Round 3 Castlehaven 1-16 - 1-14 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
B Hurley 1-4 (0-1f), J Cahalane 0-4, M Hurley, M Collins (0-1f) 0-3 each, C Cahalane, S Browne 0-1 each. Report D Gough (0-1f), C Daly (0-3f) 0-4 each, M Shanley 1-0, R Mannix, J Leahy 0-2 each, B Ridgeway, T Clancy 0-1 each.Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Nemo Rangers 33004327166
Ballincollig 32014043-34
Éire Óg 31023638-22
Carrigaline 30033546-110

Group B results

28 July 2023Round 1 Nemo Rangers 2-11 - 0-06 Ballincollig Páirc Uí Rinn
M Cronin 1-3 (0-1 f), A O’Donovan 1-1, B O’Driscoll 0-3, P Kerrigan 0-2 (0-1f), C Horgan, O McElligott 0-1 each. Report C Dorgan 0-5 (0-2 f), S Kiely 0-1.Referee: C Lane (Lyre)
29 July 2023Round 1 Carrigaline 0-11 - 1-10 Éire Óg Ballincollig Grounds
B Coakley 0-4 (0-2 f), K O’Reilly 0-2, N Coakley, J Kelly, N O’Keeffe, C Barry, C O’Herlihy 0-1 each. Report J Cooper 1-1, D Goulding 0-4 (0-3 f), C O’Callaghan 0-2, J Sheehan, J Murphy, C McGoldrick 0-1 each.Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)
20 August 2023Round 2 Éire Óg 1-06 - 0-11 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Rinn
J Kelleher (1-0); J Murphy (0-3, 0-1 free); E O’Shea, C O’Callaghan (0-1 each). Report K O’Donovan, P Kerrigan (0-2 each); K Fulignati, B Cripps, L Connolly (0-1 free), O McElligott, J Horgan, R Corkery, L Horgan (0-1 each).Referee: P O'Driscoll
20 August 2023Round 2 Ballincollig 2-12 - 0-12 Carrigaline Páirc Uí Rinn
C Dorgan (1-4, 0-1 free); C Kiely (1-1); H Ahearne (0-3); D O’Mahony (0-2); L O’Connell, R Noonan (0-1 each). Report K O’Reilly (0-4, 0-1 mark); B Coakley (0-1 mark, 0-1 free), E Desmond (0-3 each); N Coakley, J McCarthy (0-1 each).Referee: J Bermingham
10 September 2023Round 3 Ballincollig 2-10 - 1-11 Éire Óg Coachford Sportsfield
C Dorgan 0-7 (0-2 f, 0-1 mark), D O’Mahony 1-1, L O’Connell 1-0, C Kiely 0-2. Report D Goulding 0-7 (0-6 f), C O’Callaghan 1-1, C Kelly (45), D McCarthy, J Sheehan 0-1 each.Referee: A Long (Argideen Rangers)
10 September 2023Round 3 Nemo Rangers 0-15 - 1-09 Carrigaline Páic Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
M Cronin (0-5, 2f), L Connolly (0-4, 2f), P Kerrigan (0-2), O McElligott, K Fulignati, J Horgan and G Sayers (0-1 each). Report B Coakley (0-4, 3f), C Barrett (1-0), N Coakley and K O’Reilly (0-2 each), J McCarthy (0-1).Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
St. Finbarr's 33006029316
Douglas 31023441-72
St. Michael's 31023441-72
Mallow 31023048-182

Group C results

29 July 2023Round 1 Douglas 2-08 - 2-07 St Michael's Páirc Uí Rinn
C Russell 1-3 (0-2f), K Flahive 1-0, S Powter, C Kingston, B Hartnett, A O’Hare, A Cantwell 0-1 each. Report A Murphy 1-2, S Falvey 1-0, T Deasy 0-2f, A Hennessy, R O’Shaughnessy, E Hickey 0-1 each.Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)
29 July 2023Round 1 St Finbarr's 4-15 - 0-09 Mallow Blarney Grounds
S Sherlock 1-10 (5f 1 45), I Maguire 2-1, E Twomey 1-0, J Barrett 0-2, W Buckley 0-1, B Hayes 0-1. Report K O’Sullivan 0-3 (3f), K Sheehan 0-2 (2f), S Merritt 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, R Harkin 0-1, S O’Callaghan 0-1.Referee: J Ryan
19 August 2023Round 2 Mallow 0-10 - 0-09 Douglas Páirc Uí Rinn
R Harkin 0-2 (0-1 m), J Browne, K O’Sullivan, J Dillon (f), D Moynihan, S McDonnell, M Kelleher, M Tobin, P Lyons 0-1 each. Report B Hartnett 0-2, C Russell 0-2 f, A O’Hare, A Cantwell, S Powter, S Wilson, A Sheehy 0-1 each.Referee: R Whelan (Aghada)
19 August 2023Round 2 St Michael's 0-09 - 2-10 St Finbarr's Páirc Uí Rinn
R Cotter (f), S Falvey (f), A Murphy 0-2 each, K Hegarty, A O’Callaghan, R O’Shaughnessy 0-1 each. Report S Sherlock 0-7 (0-4 f), C Scully, J Wigginton Barrett 1-0 each, B Hayes 0-2, W Buckley 0-1.Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)
10 September 2023Round 3 Mallow 0-11 - 0-12 St Michael's Blarney Grounds
K Sheehan (0-3 (one free, one mark); S McDonnell, R Harkin 0-2 each; K O’Sullivan, M Kelleher, E Stanton, S O’Callaghan 0-1 each. Report S Falvey 0-3; R Cotter (one free), A Hennessy 0-2 each; S Keating, D Meaney, A Murphy, R O’Shaughnessy, L O’Herlihy 0-1 each.Referee: J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)
10 September 2023Round 3 St Finbarr's 1-15 - 1-08 Douglas Páirc Uí Rinn
C Myers-Murray 0-6 (0-5 f), E Twomey 0-3, B Hayes 1-0, W Buckley 0-2, R McInerney (f), I Maguire, E Dennehy, E McGreevy (f) 0-1 each. Report C Russell 0-4 (0-2 f), B Hartnett 1-0 f, S Kingston 0-2, C Kingston, S Powter 0-1 each.Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)

Divisional/colleges section

Divisional/colleges section preliminary stage

8 June 2023Round 1 Imokilly 1-13 - 0-12 Muskerry Páirc Séamus de Barra
A Berry (1-3), D Lynch (0-4, 0-3 frees), D Creedon (0-3, 0-2 frees), D Phelan (0-2), D Kearney (0-1). Report L Twohig (0-5, 0-3 frees), C Dineen (0-4), D Horgan (0-2), D Ambrose (0-1).Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche)
8 June 2023Round 1 Avondhu w/o - scr. Beara
Report
15 June 2023Round 2 Muskerry 0-08 - 2-08 Duhallow Coachford Sportsfield
D Horgan 0-5, (0-4 frees), L Twohig (0-2), I Wycherley (0-1). Report L Murphy and D Linehan (1-0 each), M McAuliffe (0-3), D O’Connor (0-2, 0-1 free), J Curtin, L Moynihan and B O’Keeffe (0-1 each).Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)
29 June 2023Semi-final Imokilly 1-09 - 2-15 Duhallow Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
A Berry (1-2), D Creedon (0-1 free) and D Byrne (0-2 each), T Hartnett, D Collins and D Kearney (0-1 each). Report M McAuliffe (2-3), D O’Connor (0-4, 0-1 free, 0-1 45), D O’Keeffe (0-3, 0-1 free), Seamus Hickey and L Murphy (0-2 each), K Crowley (0-1).Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers)
29 June 2023Semi-final Avondhu 1-07 - 1-10 Muskerry Glenville Grounds
D O’Brien 1-3f (1-0 pen, 0-3f), P Looney, W Fouhy, B Creedon (f), B Guerin 0-1 each. Report M Desmond 0-5 (4f), M Bradley 1-2, C Dineen 0-2, D Horgan 0-1f.Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)
6 July 2023Final Duhallow 1-15 - 1-10 Muskerry Dromtarriffe Grounds
D O’Connor (0-7, 0-2 frees), J Curtin (1-3), C O’Callaghan, Shane Hickey, D Cashman, J Linehan (mark) and M McAuliffe (0-1 each). Report D Horgan (1-1, 0-1 free), M Desmond (0-3, 0-1 free), M Bradley (0-1 free) and I Wycherley (0-2 each), S Furey and A O’Sullivan (0-1 each).Referee: C Murphy (Glanworth)

Divisional/colleges section semi-final

24 August 2023Semi-final Carbery 0-14 - 0-15 Duhallow Páirc Uí Rinn
R O’Donovan 0-4, B O’Driscoll 0-3 f, G O'Callaghan, O O’Donovan 0-2 each, Keith O’Driscoll, K Casey, J O’Regan 0-1 each. Report D O’Connor 0-6 (0-4 f), G O’Sullivan 0-3, J Curtin 0-2 (0-1 f), C O’Callaghan, S Hickey, D O’Keeffe (f), E Murphy 0-1 each.Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Divisional/colleges section final

27 August 2023Final University College Cork 0-14 - 2-14 Duhallow Páirc Uí Rinn
S O’Conor 0-4 (0-3 f), R Quigley, K Falvey 0-3 each, I Jennings, A Crowley, J O’Mullane, C Ó Beaglaoich 0-1 each. Report D O’Connor 0-6 (0-4 f), M McAuliffe 2-0, L Murphy 0-4, G O’Sullivan 0-2, C O’Callaghan, S Hickey 0-1 each.Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Playoff Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Nemo Rangers 0-05
Clonakilty 0-04
Nemo Rangers 3-10
Duhallow 1-08
Duhallow 3-11
Douglas 0-12 Douglas 0-10
St Michael's 1-08 Nemo Rangers
Castlehaven
St Finbarr's 2-11
Castlehaven 1-16
Castlehaven 0-14
Ballincollig 1-08


Relegation playoff

24 September 2023Playoff Mallow 1-06 - 2-03 Carrigaline Blarney Grounds
R Harkin 0-3, S Hayes 1-0, K Sheehan 0-2f, S McDonnell 0-1. Report B Coakley 2-1 (2-0 penalties), J McCarthy (0-1 mark), É Desmond 0-1 each.Referee: C Dineen (Duuglas)
8 October 2023Playoff replay Mallow 3-09 - 1-10 Carrigaline Blarney Grounds
S McDonnell (1-3, 2fs), S Hayes (1-1), J Dillon (1-0), M Tobin (0-3, 1f), M Kelleher and P Hennessy (m) (0-1 each). Report B Coakley (1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1f), E Desmond (0-4 , 1f), N Coakley (0-2), J McCarthy, K O’Reilly (free) and D Griffin (0-1 each).Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Playoff

22 September 2023Playoff Douglas 0-12 - 1-08 St Michael's Páirc Uí Rinn
C Russell 0-5 (0-3 f), S Kingston (45), S Powter 0-2 each, K Shanahan, B Hartnett, D Ward 0-1 each. Report R Cotter 1-3 (0-2 f), A Murphy, K Hegarty 0-2 each, R O’Shaughnessy 0-1.Referee: A Long (Argideen Rangers)

Quarter-finals

23 September 2023Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-05 - 0-04 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
M Cronin 0-3 (0-1 f), P Kerrigan, C Horgan 0-1 each. Report C Daly (f), D Gough (f), R Mannix (mark), L O’Donovan 0-1 each.Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)
24 September 2023Quarter-final Ballincollig 1-08 - 0-14 Castlehaven St Mary's Park
C Dorgan 0-4 (0-3 f), D Dorgan 1-0, C Kiely, T O’Connell, D O‘Mahony, S Kiely 0-1 each. Report B Hurley 0-4 (0-1 f), J Cahalane, M Hurley, M Collins 0-2 each, Damien Cahalane, S Browne, C Maguire, J O’Neill 0-1 each.Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)
1 October 2023Quarter-final Duhallow 3-11 - 0-10 Douglas Páirc Uí Rinn
L Murphy 0-5, D Cashman, Shane Hickey 1-1 each, M McAuliffe 1-0, Seamus Hickey, C O’Callaghan, D O’Connor (f), S Curtin 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 0-3, C Russell (f), S Powter 0-2 each, B Hartnett, A Cantwell, J Cunningham 0-1 each.Referee: J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)

Semi-finals

8 October 2023Semi-final Nemo Rangers 3-10 - 1-08 Duhallow Páirc Uí Chaoimh
L Connolly 2-3 (0-3f), C Horgan 1-1, M Cronin 0-3 (0-2f), S Cronin, A O’Donovan, J Horgan 0-1 each. Report Donncha O’Connor 0-3f, L Murphy 1-0, C O’Callaghan, Séamus Hickey, G O’Sullivan, J Curtin, David O’Connor 0-1 each.Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)
8 October 2023Semi-final St Finbarr's 2-11 - 1-16 Castlehaven Páirc Uí Chaoimh
S Sherlock 1-7 (0-3 f, 1-0 pen), E Twomey 1-2, B Hayes 0-2. Report M Hurley 0-7 (0-1 m), B Hurley 0-5 (0-1 f, 0-1 m), J Cahalane 1-1, R Maguire, M Collins, C Maguire 0-1 each.Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

Final

29 October 2023Final Nemo Rangers 0-09 - 0-11 Castlehaven Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Cronin (0-3, 0-3 frees), L Connolly (0-3, 0-1 free); B Cripps, B O’Driscoll, J Horgan (0-1 each). Report B Hurley (0-3 frees, 0-1 mark), M Hurley (0-5 each); S Browne (0-1).Referee: P O'Driscoll

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 2-2430310.00
2 Donncha O'Connor Duhallow 0-292974.14
3 Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 1-202345.75
4Mikey McAuliffe Duhallow 5-072273.14
Brian Coakley Carrigaline 3-132254.40
Brian Hurley Castlehaven 1-192254.40
7 Mark Cronin Nemo Rangers 1-172063.33
8Conor Russell Douglas 1-161953.80
9 Michael Hurley Castlehaven 0-181863.00
10 Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 2-111753.40
Jack Cahalane Castlehaven 2-111762.83
Luke Murphy Duhallow 2-111772.42
Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 0-171735.66
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-1013 Mallow
2 Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 1-0710 Castlehaven
3Mikey McAuliffe Duhallow 2-039 Imokilly
Luke Connolly Nemo Rangers 2-039 Duhallow
5 Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 0-088 Carbery Rangers
6 Ian Maguire St Finbarr's 2-017 Mallow
Brian Coakley Carrigaline 2-017 Mallow
Brian Hurley Castlehaven 1-047 Clonakilty
Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 1-047 Carrigaline
Donncha O'Connor Duhallow 0-077 Muskerry
Fiachra Lynch Valley Rovers 0-077 Clonakilty
Steven Sherlock St Finbarr's 0-077 St Michael's
Cian Dorgan Ballincollig 0-077 Éire óg
Daniel Goulding Éire óg 0-077 Ballincollig
Michael Hurley Castlehaven 0-077 St Finbarr's

Miscellaneous

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