2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates10 November – 8 December 2024
Teams7
SponsorMcCarthy Insurance Group
Champions Colours of Cavan.svg Inniscarra (1st title)
John O'Callaghan (captain)
Daire Holland (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Ballygarvan
Ray O'Halloran (captain)
Liam Sheehan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored13 (2.17 per match)
Points scored107 (17.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Seán O'Donoghue (2–07)
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The 2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 126th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 10 November to 8 December 2024.

Contents

The final was played on 8 December 2024 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Inniscarra and Ballygarvan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [1] Inniscarra won the match by 1–07 to 1–06 to claim their first ever championship title. [2] [3]

Inniscarra's Seán O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 2–07.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions#
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels [4]
Carbery Carbery Junior A Football Championship Kilmacabea [5]
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Ballygarvan [6]
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Castlemagner [7]
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Castlemartyr [8]
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Inniscarra [9]
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Douglas [10]

Divisional championships

Duhallow final

Castlemagner 2–11

Knocknagree 0–07

North Cork final

Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1–13

Charleville 0–10

Mid Cork final

Inniscarra 0–10, 3–10 (R)

Aghinagh 0–10, 3–09 (R)

Carbery final

Kilmacabea 1–12

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1–04

Cork City final

Douglas 1–08

Nemo Rangers 0–10

South East final

Ballygarvan 5–11

Carrigaline 2–11

East Cork final

Castlemartyr 1–10

Carrigtwohill 0–12

Results

Quarter-finals

10 November 2024Quarter-final Douglas 1–05 – 0–14 Kilmacabea Ahamilla Complex
Report C McCarthy 0–4, D Gore 0–4, M Collins 0–1, I Jennings 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1, R Hourihane 0–1, J Collins 0–1, E Shanahan 0–1.
10 November 2024Quarter-final Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels 0–08 – 1–12 Ballygarvan Blarney Grounds
P O’Shea 0–4 (0–2 f), Colin O’Brien S Delee, S O Callaghan, S Kileen 0–1 each. Report E O'Connor 1–3 (0–1 f), R O’Halloran 0–5, D Mackey 0–2, S Brady, N Dowd 0–1 each.
10 November 2024Quarter-final Castlemagner 1–08 – 4–08 Inniscarra Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
E Magner 1–1, Cormac O'Sullivan 0–4, D Linehan 0–2. Report S O'Donoghue 2–2, D O'Sullivan 1–3, D O'Connell 1–0, S Dineen 0–1, F Horgan 0–1, D O'Keeffe 0–1.

Semi-finals

1 December 2024Semi-final Castlemartyr 0–09 – 1–12 Ballygarvan Páirc Uí Rinn
M Kelly 0–4 (0–1 f), J McGann 0–2, B McGann, C Joyce, J Stack 0–1 each. Report R O’Halloran 0–5, S Brady 1–0, E O’Connor 0–3, S Fenton, P O’Halloran, N Dowd, D O’Mahony 0–1 each.
1 December 2024Semi-final Inniscarra 2–09 – 1–09 Kilmacabea Páirc Uí Rinn
D O’Connell 1–1 (0–1 m), L O’Connor 0–4 (0–1 f, 0–1 m), J O’Dwyer 1–0, S O’Donoghue 0–2 (0–1 f), D O’Keeffe, S Dineen 0–1 each. Report C McCarthy 0–5 (0–4 f), L McCarthy 1–0, D Gore 0–2, I Jennings, E Shanahan 0–1 each.

Final

8 December 2024Final Ballygarvan 1–06 – 1–07 Inniscarra Páirc Uí Rinn
S Brady 1–1, E O’Connor 0–3 f, D O’Connor, R O’Halloran 0–1 each. Report S O’Donoghue 0–3 (0–1 f), J O'Callaghan 1–0, D O’Keeffe 0–2, L O’Connor (f), S Dineen 0–1 each.Referee: P Finnegan (Douglas)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Seán O'Donoghue Inniscarra 2–071334.33
2Evan O'Connor Ballygarvan 1–091234.00
3Ray O'Halloran Ballygarvan 0–111133.66
4Colin McCarthy Kilmacabea 1–06924.50
5 Seán Brady Ballygarvan 2–02832.66

References

  1. ↑ "Youthful Ballygarvan hoping to seize their chance in County JAFC final". Echo Live. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Seán O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra come back from the dead to win County JAFC title against Ballygarvan". Echo Live. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra crowned Cork Junior A champions". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels lift first ever Avondhu JAFC title seeing off Charleville". The Corkman. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kilmacabea land first Carbery JAFC in four years". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ballygarvan too strong for Carrigaline to retain South East JAFC title". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Duhallow JAFC final: First half goals allow Castlemagner storm past Knocknagree". The Corkman. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Stack goal crucial as Castlemartyr pip Carrigtwohill to East Cork crown". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Iniscarra edge out Aghinagh after six-goal Muskerry final classic". Echo Live. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Douglas complete junior double with defeat of neighbours Nemo Rangers". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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