1965 Cork Senior Football Championship

1965 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates	11 April 1965 – 14 November 1965
Teams	16
Champions	St. Nicholas' (4th title); John Joe Kelly (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	36 (2.4 per match)
Points scored	241 (16.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dick Harnedy (0-17)
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The 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 77th 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 31 January 1965. The championship began on 11 April 1965 and ended on 14 November 1965.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the semi-final.

On 14 November 1965, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2-04 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.^[1] This was their fourth championship title and their first title since 1954.

University College Cork's Dick Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.

Results[]

First round[]

11 April 1965 First round	Muskerry	1-04 - 2-08	St. Finbarr's	Charlie Hurley Park
	J Galvin 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1.		M Archer 1-1, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, C Roche 0-3, P Lougheed 0-1.

18 April 1965 First round	Macroom	0-08 - 1-08	Millstreet	Coachford
	J Murphy 0-4, H Casey 0-1, T O'Shea 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1, L Brownen 0-1.		W O'Leary 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, T Burke 0-2, B Kiely 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.

25 April 1965 First round	Carrigdhoun	3-10 - 3-08	Duhallow	Castle Grounds
	J Murphy 3-1, C McGrath 0-4, J O'Flynn 0-2, N Sisk 0-1, B Greenway 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-6, B O'Keeffe 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, M O'Loughlin 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.

2 May 1965 First round	Clonakilty	1-11 - 0-09	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds
	B Sexton 1-1, F Hayes 0-4, D O'Mahony 0-3, T O'Leary 0-2, C Lane 0-1.		W O'Regan 0-5, T Donoghue 0-1, J Whyte 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

2 May 1965 First round	Garda	2-02 - 4-10	Beara	Rossa Park
	J Lowney 2-0, C Brosnan 0-1, J Long 0-1.		JJ Murphy 2-1, E O'Sullivan 2-1, B O'Neill 0-4, D Mullins 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

16 May 1965 First round	Avondhu	0-08 - 1-08	Nemo Rangers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	W Hanrahan 0-3, B Honohan 0-2, F Fay 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1.		J Cogan 1-2, B Barrett 0-3, J Travers 0-1, J Allen 0-1, M Scully 0-1.

23 May 1965 First round	University College Cork	1-12 - 0-03	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Harnedy 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-0, D Philpott 0-3, D Geaney 0-3, D Ryan 0-1.		T Murphy 0-3.

30 May 1965 First round	St. Nicholas'	1-08 - 0-09	Carbery	Clonakilty Sportsfield
	P O'Brien 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-1, P Harte 0-1, D Moore 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1.		F Collins 0-6, N Kehilly 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.

Quarter-finals[]

27 June 1965 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-07 - 0-10	Millstreet	Castle Grounds
	M Healy 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3, M Archer 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1.		T Burke 0-6, W O'Leary 0-2, C Kelleher 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

1 August 1965 Quarter-final	Beara	1-08 - 0-14	University College Cork	Rossa Park
	P O'Shea 1-1, Con P O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, Joe O'Sullivan 0-2, Paul O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Harnedy 0-5, D Geaney 0-4, F O'Rourke 0-2, D Philpott 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

22 August 1965 Quarter-final	Clonakilty	1-04 - 3-12	Nemo Rangers	Charlie Hurley Park
	TF Hayes 1-1, K Dillon 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Barrett 2-3, S McGann 1-2, J Cogan 0-3, S Cotter 0-2, D Barrett 0-2.

26 August 1965 Quarter-final	Carrigdhoun	1-02 - 1-12	St. Nicholas'	Douglas Sportsfield
	B Wylie 1-0, J Enright 0-1, C Cooney 0-1.		F O'Neill 1-2, J Daly 0-3, P Harte 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, D Moore 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Driscoll 0-1.

Semi-finals[]

29 August 1965 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	2-07 - 1-09	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M Healy 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, M Archer 0-1.		S McGann 0-4, J Travers 1-0, B Barrett 0-2, J Cogan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.

10 October 1965 Semi-final	St. Nicholas'	2-09 - 0-11	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	W Carroll 1-1, P Harte 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Corbett 0-1.		D Harnedy 0-7, E Ryan 0-1, P Moynihan 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.

Final[]

14 November 1965 Final	St. Nicholas'	2-04 - 0-06	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	W Carroll 2-1, T Corbett 0-2, P Harte 0-1.		C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-2, A Harrington 0-1.	Referee: G Murphy (Innishannon)

Championship statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dick Harnedy	UCC	0-17	17	3	5.66
2	Brian Barrett	Nemo Rangers	2-08	14	3	4.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Murphy	Carrigdhoun	3-01	10	Duhallow
2	Brian Barrett	Nemo Rangers	2-03	9	Clonakilty
2	D. O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-06	9	Carrigdhoun

References[]

^ "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[1] "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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