1967 Cork Senior Football Championship

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1967 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates23 April 1967 – 29 October 1967
Teams16
ChampionsBorder Beara (5th title)
Seán Power (captain)
Runners-upBorder University College Cork
Denis Philpott (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored60 (3.53 per match)
Points scored253 (14.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Eric Philpott (2-17)
Border Con O'Sullivan (1-20)
1966 (Previous) (Next) 1968

The 1967 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 79th 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 29 January 1967. The championship began on 23 April 1967 and ended on 29 October 1967.

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

On 29 October 1967, Beara won the championship following a 2-05 to 0-07 defeat of University College Cork in a final replay.[1] It was their fifth championship title overall and their first title since 1940.

Eric Philpott and Con O'Sullivan were the championship's joint top scorers.

Team changes[]

To Championship[]

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship[]

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results[]

First round[]

23 April 1967 First round Carrigdhoun 0-07 - 0-06 Clonakilty Kinsale
J Murphy 0-2, T Sheehan 0-2, M Begley 0-2, C Cooney 0-1. T Connolly 0-2, Flor Hayes 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-1, Finbarr Hayes 0-1.
23 April 1967 First round Duhallow 2-03 - 2-09 Beara Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
W O'Leary 1-3, M O'Loughlin 1-0. P O'Sullivan 2-0, Con O'Sullivan 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-3, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-1, J Downing 0-1.
23 April 1967 First round Nemo Rangers 1-05 - 0-08 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
B Barrett 1-0, J Barrett 0-2, T Healy 0-2, D Barrett 0-1. P Barry 0-4, N O'Keeffe 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, P Goggin 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.
30 April 1967 First round St. Nicholas' 1-05 - 2-13 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
F O'Neill 1-0, W Carroll 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1. B Hurley 2-0, P Fitzpatrick 0-4, P O'Connell 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, E Ryan 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1.
7 May 1967 First round replay Seandún 0-05 - 3-08 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Barry 0-3, N O'Neill 0-2. T Healy 1-4, P O'Brien 2-0, J Barrett 0-1, J Cawley 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, B Barrett 0-1.
7 May 1967 First round St. Finbarr's 4-06 - 1-09 Mitchelstown Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
G McCarthy 1-2, N Ahern 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, M Archer 1-0, C Roche 0-2. J Barrett 1-5, M Barrett 0-2, E Fleming 0-2.
7 May 1967 First round Macroom 1-04 - 3-13 Carbery Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
J Long 1-0, G Healy 0-3, T O'Leary 0-1. M Bambury 3-0, J Carroll 0-3, D Hunt 0-3, R O'Neill 0-2, T Holland 0-2, P Galvin 0-1.
7 May 1967 First round Imokilly 3-07 - 3-08 Muskerry Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
S O'Connor 1-2, T Meaney 1-1, C Moroney 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-3, J Long 0-1. D McCarthy 2-3, N McCarthy 1-0, S McCarthy 0-3, B Fitton 0-2.
21 May 1967 First round Avondhu 4-06 - 3-06 Na Piarsaigh Riverstown
W Hanrahan 1-4, N Kirby 2-0, T Monaghan 1-2. J Buckley 2-0, S Gillen 1-3, T Nott 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1.

Quarter-finals[]

4 June 1967 Quarter-final Beara 2-09 - 1-04 Muskerry Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
D Mullins 1-2, J Sullivan 1-1, Con O'Sullivan 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M Hanley 0-1. L Daly 1-1, J Donoghue 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, B Fitton 0-1.
11 June 1967 Quarter-final Carbery 1-17 - 2-04 Carrigdhoun Clonakilty
J Carroll 0-7, M Bambury 1-2, P Galvin 0-3, D Hunt 0-2, N Kiely 0-2, T Holland 0-1. B Wiley 1-1, J Flynn 1-0, J Enright 0-1, M Begley 0-1, C McGrath 0-1.
25 June 1967 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 3-06 - 0-05 Avondhu Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
C Roche 1-4, D Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 1-0, C Cullinane 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1. W Hanrahan 0-3, T Monaghan 0-1, W Cronin 0-1.
8 July 1967 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-15 - 1-05 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Philpott 2-5, P O'Connell 2-0, R Cummins 0-3, M Fleming 0-2, B Hurley 0-2, M Power 0-1, D Philpott 0-1, E Ryan 0-1. T Healy 1-4, B Barrett 0-1.

Semi-finals[]

27 August 1967 Semi-final University College Cork 1-09 - 0-07 Carbery Kinsale
D Geaney 1-1, E Philpott 0-3, E Ryan 0-3, R Cummins 0-2. P Galvin 0-3, J Carroll 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, N Kehilly 0-1.
10 September 1967 Semi-final Beara 1-12 - 3-04 St. Finbarr's O'Donovan Rossa, Skibbereen
Cormac O'Sullivan 1-1, Con O'Sullivan 0-4, B O'Neill 0-2, P Lyne 0-2, D Mullins 0-1, J Downing 0-1, Paul O'Sullivan 0-1. D Murphy 2-0, M Archer 1-0, C Roche 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2.

Final[]

15 October 1967 Finals Beara 3-08 - 3-08 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Con O'Sullivan 1-4, Cormac O'Sullivan 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. E Ryan 0-4, P O'Connell 1-0, M Fleming 1-0, D Philpott 1-0, E Philpott 0-3, B Hurley 0-1. Attendance: 12,380
Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas')
29 October 1967 Final replay Beara 2-05 - 0-07 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Cormac O'Sullivan 2-0, Con O'Sullivan 0-5. E Philpott 0-3, P O'Connell 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, M Fleming 0-1, D Philpott 0-1. Attendance: 15,000
Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas')

Championship statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eric Philpott UCC 2-17 23 5 4.60
Con O'Sullivan Beara 1-20 23 5 4.60
2 Tim Healy Nemo Rangers 2-10 16 3 5.33
3 Cormac O'Sullivan Beara 4-03 15 5 3.00
4 Mick Bambury Carbery 4-02 14 2 7.00
5 Denis Murphy St. Finbarr's 4-01 13 3 4.33
Paddy O'Connell UCC 3-04 13 5 2.60
6 Johnny Carroll Carbery 0-12 12 3 4.00
7 Con Roche St. Finbarr's 1-08 11 3 3.66
Eric Ryan UCC 0-11 11 5 2.20
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eric Philpott UCC 2-05 11 Nemo Rangers
2 Mick Bambury Carbery 3-00 9 Macroom
Denis McCarthy Muskerry 2-03 9 Imokilly
3 Jim Barrett Mitchelstown 1-05 8 St. Finbarr's
4 Tim Healy Nemo Rangers 1-04 7 Seandún
Willie Hanrahan Avondhu 1-04 7 Na Piarsaigh
Con Roche St. Finbarr's 1-04 7 Avondhu
Tim Healy Nemo Rangers 1-04 7 UCC
Con O'Sullivan Beara 1-04 7 UCC
Johnny Carroll Carbery 0-07 7 Carrigdhoun

References[]

  1. ^ "The glory days for Beara football". The Southern Star. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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