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1969 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1969 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates6 April – 26 October 1969
Teams18
ChampionsBorder University College Cork (7th title)
Christy O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-upBorder St. Nicholas'
Patsy Harte (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored60 (3.53 per match)
Points scored261 (15.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Teddy O'Brien (2-20)
1968 (Previous) (Next) 1970

The 1969 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 81st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 January 1969. The championship ran from 6 April to 26 October 1969.

Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the quarter-finals.[1]

The final was played on 26 October 1969 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between University College Cork and St. Nicholas' in what was their first meeting in the final in six years. UCC won the match by 0-09 to 0-08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1964.[2][3] It was their 7th championship title overall and their first title since 1964.

Teddy O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

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First round

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11 May 1969 First round Macroom 2-04 - 6-09 Avondhu Castle Grounds
J Downey 2-1, T O'Leary 0-1, S Maher 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1. T Monaghan 2-1, B Honohan 2-1, B Hanrahan 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Burke 0-3, B McAuliffe 0-1.
18 May 1969 First round Na Piarsaigh 1-04 - 1-10 Duhallow Castle Grounds, Macroom
N Collins 1-1, TD Cronin 0-3, H O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Cremin 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

Second round

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6 April 1969 Second round Beara 0-06 - 1-06 Clonakilty Rossa Park
C O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2. TF Hayes 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. Referee: F Halbert
13 April 1969 Second round Muskerry 1-05 - 1-07 Millstreet Castle Grounds
N Dunne 0-4, F Cooper 1-0, S Mullane 0-1. TJ Dennehy 1-0, J Kenneally 0-2, D O'Shea 0-2, T Burke 0-1, D Long 0-1, W O'Leary 0-1. Referee: R Lyons (Dohenys)
20 April 1969 Second round Nemo Rangers 3-06 - 1-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Barrett 2-0, N Morgan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J Cooke 0-1, F Cogan 0-1, B Cogan 0-1. S Gillen 1-5.
4 May 1960 Second round Carbery 3-11 - 1-07 Cobh Cork Athletic Grounds
M Farr 2-1, B Desmond 1-1, J Carroll 0-4, T Holland 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, B Evans 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. G Ward 1-5, M Cronin 0-2.
18 May 1969 Second round Garda 1-02 - 1-16 St. Nicholas' The Mardyke
JP O'Sullivan 1-0, B Coughlan 0-2. T O'Brien 0-8, F O'Neill 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-3, P Harte 0-3, M O'Halloran 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.
1 June 1969 Second round Carrigdhoun 3-09 - 3-07 Imokially Cork Athletic Grounds
B Wylie 0-6, C Cooney 1-1, T Sheehan 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, G Hanley 0-1. D Sweeney 2-0, E Ryan 1-1, W Glavin 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
20 June 1969 Second round University College Cork 1-08 - 1-06 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
R Cummins 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, R Geaney 0-2, E Philpott 0-2, R Banbury 0-1. B Cummins 1-1, N Keeffe 0-3, E O'Brien 0-2.
6 July 1969 Second round Avondhu 2-10 - 2-06 Duhallow O'Connell Park
T Monaghan 1-2, B McAuliffe 1-1, J Horgan 0-3, M Burke 0-2, B Hanrahan 0-1, E Kirby 0-1. TD Cronin 1-1, T Cremin 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Daly 0-1, John O'Mahony 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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18 May 1969 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 0-07 Millstreet Castle Grounds
J Barrett 1-2, B Cogan 1-1, J Cooke 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, F Cogan 0-1. J Kenneally 0-6, D Long 0-1.
6 July 1969 Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 2-08 - 3-03 Carbery Castle Grounds
T O'Brien 1-4, D O'Driscoll 1-2, P Harte 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. J Carroll 1-2, M Farr 1-1, D Hunt 1-0.
6 July 1969 Quarter-final University College Cork 7-15 - 0-05 Carrigdhoun Ballinhassig Grounds
E Philpott 4-2, B Lynch 1-6, C O'Sullivan 0-5, P O'Donoghue 1-1, R Cummins 1-0, B Hanley 0-1. B Wiley 0-3, C Cooney 0-1, G Hanley 0-1.
10 August 1969 Quarter-final Clonakilty 3-07 - 2-09 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds
TF Hayes 2-4, B Keohane 1-1, F Hayes 0-2. J Horgan 1-4, B Honohan 1-1, B McAuliffe 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, N Kirby 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Semi-finals

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5 October 1969 Semi-final University College Cork 2-11 - 1-10 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds
B Lynch 2-1, B Hanley 0-4, P Doherty 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, E Philpott 0-1. J Cooke 0-6, N Morgan 1-0, D Cogan 0-2, J Allen 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.
12 October 1969 Semi-final St. Nicholas' 3-12 - 0-04 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
T O'Brien 1-4, D O'Driscoll 1-3, J Conway 1-1, P Harte 0-2, P Hurley 0-1, J Daly 0-1. TF Hayes 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-1.

Final

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26 October 1969 Final University College Cork 0-09 - 0-08 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds
C O'Sullivan 0-4, B Lynch 0-3, R Cummins 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1. T O'Brien 0-4, P Harte 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, P Hurley 0-1. Attendance: 11,463
Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 2-20 26 4 6.50
2 Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 3-11 20 3 6.66
3 Brendan Lynch UCC 3-10 19 3 6.33
4 Eric Philpott UCC 4-05 17 4 4.25
5 Denis O'Driscoll St. Nicholas' 2-09 15 4 3.75
6 Jerry Horgan Avondhu 2-08 14 3 4.66
7 Tom Monaghan Avondhu 3-04 13 3 4.33
8 Mick Farr Carbery 3-02 11 2 5.50
Jimmy Barrett Avondhu 3-02 11 3 3.66
Bob Honohan Avondhu 3-02 11 3 3.66
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eric Philpott UCC 4-02 14 Carrigdhoun
2 Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 2-04 10 Avondhu
3 Brendan Lynch UCC 1-06 9 Carrigdhoun
4 Séamus Gillen St. Finbarr's 1-05 8 Nemo Rangers
George Ward Cobh 1-05 8 Carbery
Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 0-08 8 Garda
7 Joe Downey Macroom 2-01 7 Avondhu
Tom Monaghan Avondhu 2-01 7 Macroom
Bob Honohan Avondhu 2-01 7 Macroom
Mick Farr Carbery 2-01 7 Cobh
Brendan Lynch UCC 2-01 7 Nemo Rangers
Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 1-04 7 Beara
Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-04 7 Carbery
Jerry Horgan Avondhu 1-04 7 Clonakilty
Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-04 7 Clonakilty

References

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  1. ^ "The stuff of legends as Carbery and Clonakilty met in 1968 county final". The Southern Star. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ^ "UCC: champions in an alien Kingdom". Irish Independent. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Intermediate Football Finals 1909-1969". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The late Frank Ryan". Cobh GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.