1954 Cork Senior Football Championship
Appearance
Dates | 21 March - 3 October 1954 | ||
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Teams | 23 | ||
Champions | ![]() John Lyons (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Humphrey O'Neill (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 24 | ||
Goals scored | 65 (2.71 per match) | ||
Points scored | 269 (11.21 per match) | ||
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The 1954 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 66th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place on 24 January 1954. The championship ran from 21 March to 3 October 1954.
Collins entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 3 October 1954, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-03 defeat of Clonakilty in the final.[1] This was their third championship title and their first title since 1941.
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]21 March 1954 First round | Carrigdhoun | 1-01 - 3-09 | St. Vincent's | Carrigaline Grounds |
21 March 1954 First round | Garda | 3-01 - 2-04 | Glanmire | Riverstown Sportsfield |
21 March 1954 First round | Avondhu | 1-02 - 5-05 | St. Finbarr's | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
21 March 1954 First round | Muskerry | 0-02 - 2-04 | Clonakilty | Bandon Grounds |
S O'Sullivan 0-1, Byrne 0-1. | J Adams 1-1, S Collins 1-0, K McCarthy 0-1, J Lyons 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. |
4 April 1954 First round | Duhallow | 0-02 - 3-07 | Collins | Kanturk Grounds |
4 April 1954 First round | Millstreet | 1-04 - 2-08 | University College Cork | Coachford Sportsfield |
4 April 1954 First round | Carbery | 0-05 - 1-07 | Macroom | Sam Maguire Park |
11 April 1954 First round | Beara | 0-11 - 1-03 | Bandon | Wolfe Tone Park |
2 May 1954 First round | Seandún | 3-03 - 1-03 | Imokilly | Carrignafoy Grounds |
2 May 1954 First round | St. Nicholas' | 2-07 - 0-07 | Lees | The Mardyke |
J Clifford 1-2, V Dorgan 1-1, J Lynam 0-2, D Creedon 0-1. | P O'Shea 0-4, N Duggan 0-1, P O'Donovan 0-1, M Shine 0-1. |
2 May 1954 First round | Canovee | 1-10 - 0-01 | Castlemagner | Millstreet Grounds |
30 May 1954 First round replay | Garda | 1-08 - 1-01 | Glanmire | Cork Athletic Grounds |
- Fermoy received a bye in this round.
Second round
[edit]16 May 1954 Second round | Macroom | 2-06 - 0-04 | Seandún | Coachford Sportsfield |
J Creedon 1-1, E Downey 1-1, M Goold 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. | T Furlong 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, K Kelly 0-1. |
16 May 1954 Second round | St. Nicholas' | 2-06 - 0-08 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds |
S Daly 2-2, D Creedon 0-2, V Dorgan 0-1, J Lynam 0-1. | P Sheehy 0-4, J Brosnan 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, S O'Donnell 0-1. |
6 June 1954 Second round | St. Vincent's | 3-05 - 1-04 | Canovee | Coachford Sportsfield |
13 June 1954 Second round | Garda | 2-07 - 2-05 | Beara | Rossa Park |
19 June 1954 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 3-06 - 1-08 | Collins | The Mardyke |
27 June 1954 Second round | Fermoy | 1-02 - 1-13 | Clonakilty | Cork Athletic Grounds |
Quarter-finals
[edit]1 August 1954 Quarter-final | Macroom | 1-07 - 1-07 | St. Finbarr's | Caochford Sportsfield |
Referee: M Barrett |
8 August 1954 Quarter-final | Clonakilty | 0-06 - 0-04 (declared void) | Garda |
22 August 1954 Quarter-final replay | Macroom | 1-09 - 2-04 | St. Finbarr's | Coachford Sportsfield |
12 September 1954 Quarter-final replay | Clonakilty | 1-09 - 0-06 | Garda | Castle Grounds |
D Cullinane 1-0, J Adams 0-3, J Lyons 0-2, Moriarty 0-2, B Kingston 0-1, Collins 0-1. | S Keevans 0-3, P Lyons 0-1, Monaghan 0-1. |
- St. Nicholas' and St. Vincent's received byes in this round.
Semi-finals
[edit]30 July 1954 Semi-final | St. Nicholas' | 2-04 - 1-04 | St. Vincent's | The Mardyke |
J Hartnett 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, D Creedon 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, V Twomey 0-1, C Ring 0-1. | E Prendergast 1-0, C O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. |
19 September 1954 Semi-final | Clonakilty | 1-05 - 1-02 | Macroom | Cork Athletic Grounds |
J Adams 1-2, T Moriarty 0-3. | J O'Callaghan 1-0, P O'Leary 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. |
Final
[edit]3 October 1954 Final | St. Nicholas' | 2-11 - 0-03 | Clonakilty | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
F Daly 2-1, D Creedon 0-6, C Ring 0-3, J Twomey 0-1. | J Adams 0-1, T Moriarty 0-1, B Kingston 0-1. | Attendance: 14,910 Referee: T Cotter (Bantry) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- St. Nicholas' win the title for the first time since 1941
- St. Nicholas' sister club Glen Rovers also won the Cork Hurling Championship to complete the double for the third time.
- Christy Ring wins a football title to add to his then eight hurling titles.
References
[edit]- ^ "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.