1970 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates | 12 April 1970 – 18 October 1970 | ||
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Teams | 18 | ||
Champions | ![]() Séamus McCarthy (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Frank Cogan (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 19 | ||
Goals scored | 49 (2.58 per match) | ||
Points scored | 345 (18.16 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1970 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 82nd 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 25 January 1970. The championship began on 12 April 1970 and ended on 18 October 1970.
University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in a first round replay.[1]
The final was played on 18 October 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Muskerry and Nemo Rangers in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Muskerry won the match by 3-10 to 4-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3] It remains their only championship title.
Muskerry's Noel Dunne was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]1 May 1970 First round | Millstreet | 0-08 - 3-09 | Beara | Sam Maguire Park |
D Long 0-5, TJ Dennehy 0-2, M Hickey 0-1. | B Hanley 0-7, C O'Sullivan 2-0, J Downey 1-0, K O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. | Referee: R Lyons (Dohenys) |
10 May 1970 First round | St. Nicholas' | 2-09 - 2-09 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds |
T O'Brien 1-3, D O'Driscoll 1-1, D Coughlan 0-2, P Hurley 0-2, D Moore 0-1. | B Lynch 1-4, D Coffey 1-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, M Morris 0-1. | Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy) |
17 May 1970 First round replay | St. Nicholas' | 3-12 - 0-07 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds |
P Harte 2-2, D Coughlan 1-2, T O'Brien 0-4, D Morley 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, P Hurley 0-1. | B Lynch 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, D Coffey 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy) |
Second round
[edit]12 April 1970 Second round | Clonakilty | 1-11 - 2-11 | Avondhu | Cork Athletic Grounds |
TF Hayes 0-7, M McCarthy 1-0, Teddy Hayes 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, N Lane 0-1. | DJ Ryan 1-2, T Monaghan 1-1, J Horgan 0-4, D Bermingham 0-2, M Burke 0-1, M Cronin 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
19 April 1970 Second round | Macroom | 2-06 - 0-03 | Duhallow | Millstreet Grounds |
D Mullane 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-4, H Casey 1-0. | H O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Daly 0-1. |
26 April 1970 Second round | St Michael's | 2-08 - 0-09 | Carbery | Clonakilty Grounds |
R Cummins 1-1, N O'Keeffe 0-4, M Lynch 0-1, F Norberg 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. | T Murphy 0-7, J Carroll 0-1, D Barron 0-1. |
8 May 1970 Second round | Na Piarsaigh | 0-06 - 2-11 | St. Finbarr's | The Mardyke |
D O'Leary 0-3, L Joyce 0-1, T Nagle 0-1, R Touhy 0-1. | C Roche 0-6, B Murphy 1-2, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, Gene McCarthy 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1. | Referee: M McCarthy (St. Nicholas') |
10 May 1970 Second round | Cobh | 1-08 - 6-18 | Nemo Rangers | Riverstown Sportsfield |
J Murphy 1-1, S Connors 0-3, C Donovan 0-2, F McGann 0-1, M Cronin 0-1. | D Allen 2-6, J Barrett 2-4, S McGann 0-5, N Morgan 1-0, R Cogan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-2, C Murphy 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
10 May 1970 Second round | Muskerry | 1-12 - 1-10 | Seandún | Cloughduv Grounds |
N Dunne 0-7, J Lynch 1-1, M Mehigan 0-3, J Lynch 0-1. | S Casey 0-5, S Willis 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
17 May 1970 Second round | Imokilly | 1-15 - 2-05 | Carrigdhoun | Cork Athletic Grounds |
E Ryan 0-10, JJ Crowley 1-1, R Swaine 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1. | B Greenway 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, J Hurley 0-3, B Murphy 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
21 June 1970 Second round | Beara | 2-09 - 1-05 | St. Nicholas' | Rossa Park |
B O'Neill 1-3, B Hanley 0-4, Cormac O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2. | T O'Brien 1-3, P Harte 0-2. |
Quarter-finals
[edit]7 June 1970 Quarter-final | Muskerry | 3-14 - 2-08 | Avondhu | Cork Athletic Grounds |
F Cooper 2-1, M Mehigan 1-3, N Dunne 0-5, B O'Connor 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, C Twomey 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | B Honohan 1-0, T Monaghan 1-0, N Kirby 0-3, J Horgan 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, E Fleming 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
Quarter-final | Macroom | 0-06 - 1-11 | St Michael's | Coachford Sportsfield |
J O'Brien 0-4, D Browne 0-2. | R Cummins 1-2, N O'Keeffe 0-5, M Lynch 0-1, M O'Loughlin 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
31 July 1970 Quarter-final | Nemo Rangers | 1-06 - 0-08 | St. Finbarr's | The Mardyke |
D Allen 1-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2, S McGann 0-2. | P McMahon 0-3, J Hegarty 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, Gene McCarthy 0-1, C Roche 0-1, N Aherne 0-1. |
2 August 1970 Quarter-final | Beara | 0-10 - 0-06 | Imokilly | Sam Maguire Park |
B O'Neill 0-8, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1. | E Ryan 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2. |
Semi-finals
[edit]20 August 1970 Semi-final | Nemo Rangers | 1-16 - 2-07 | St Michael's | The Mardyke |
N Morgan 1-2, D Allen 0-6, J Barrett 0-4, B Cogan 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2. | N O'Keeffe 0-6, R Cummins 1-0, M Lynch 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-1. |
23 August 1970 Semi-final | Muskerry | 0-08 - 0-08 | Beara | Clonakilty Grounds |
N Dunne 0-5, M Mehigan 0-1, F Cooper 0-1, C Kelly 0-1. | KJ O'Sullivan 0-5, B O'Neill 0-2, J Downing 0-1. |
20 September 1970 Semi-final replay | Muskerry | 1-13 - 1-08 | Beara | Clonakilty Grounds |
M Mehigan 1-3, F Cooper 0-4, N Dunne 0-3, S McCarthy 0-2, C Twomey 0-1. | M O'Regan 1-2, B Hanley 0-5, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues) |
Final
[edit]18 October 1970 Final | Muskerry | 3-10 - 4-06 | Nemo Rangers | Cork Athletic Grounds |
N Dunne 1-5, D Murphy 1-1, J Dunlea 1-0, C Kelly 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, M Scannell 0-1. | J Barrett 1-3, S McGann 1-0, N Morgan 1-0, D Allen 1-0, D Cogan 0-3. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Noel Dunne | Muskerry | 1-25 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
2 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | 4-14 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
3 | Jimmy Barrett | Nemo Rangers | 3-11 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
4 | Bernie O'Neill | Beara | 1-14 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
5 | Teddy O'Brien | St. Nicholas' | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Michael Mehigan | Muskerry | 2-10 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | |
Barry Hanley | Beara | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | |
8 | Neally O'Keeffe | St Michael's | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
9 | Ray Cummins | St Michael's | 3-03 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
Frank Cooper | Muskerry | 2-06 | 12 | 5 | 2.20 | |
Éamonn Ryan | Imokilly | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | 2-06 | 12 | Cobh |
2 | Jimmy Barrett | Nemo Rangers | 2-04 | 10 | Cobh |
Éamonn Ryan | Imokilly | 0-10 | 10 | Carrigdhoun | |
4 | Patsy Harte | St. Nicholas' | 2-02 | 8 | UCC |
Noel Dunne | Muskerry | 1-05 | 8 | Nemo Rangers | |
Bernie O'Neill | Beara | 0-08 | 8 | Imokilly | |
7 | Frank Cooper | Muskerry | 2-01 | 7 | Avondhu |
Brendan Lynch | UCC | 1-04 | 7 | St. Nicholas' | |
Barry Hanley | Beara | 0-07 | 7 | Millstreet | |
Tim F. Hayes | Clonakilty | 0-07 | 7 | Avondhu | |
Tony Murphy | Carbery | 0-07 | 7 | St Michael's | |
Noel Dunne | Muskerry | 0-07 | 7 | Seandún |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Muskerry win their and to date only title.
- Muskerry miss out on the double after losing out in the hurling final.
- Nemo Rangers qualify for the final for the first time.
References
[edit]- ^ "UCC: champions in an alien Kingdom". Irish Independent. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Muskerry 1970". Muskerry GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Intermediate Football Finals 1909-1969". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Roll of honours". St. Michael's GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.