1973 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 1 April 1973 – 30 September 1973 Teams 19 Champions University College Cork (8th title) Tom Looney (captain)Runners-up Carbery Donal Hunt (captain)Matches played 22 Goals scored 73 (3.32 per match) Points scored 406 (18.45 per match) Top scorer(s) Jim Kenneally (3-20)
The 1973 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 85th 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 28 January 1973. The championship began on 1 April 1973 and ended on 30 September 1973.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's in the first round.[1]
On 30 September 1973, University College Cork won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-10 defeat of Carbery in the final. This was their 8th championship title overall and their first since 1969 .
Millstreet 's Jim Kenneally was the championship's top scorer with 3-20.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
Beara v Millstreet
8 April 1973 First round Beara 1-09 - 1-09 Millstreet Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
JJ Murphy 1-1, B Hanley 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1.
D O'Shea 1-1, D Long 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2, A Kiely 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1, J Kenneally 0-1.
Referee: J McDonnell
Beara v Millstreet
29 April 1973 First round 2nd replay Beara 0-06 - 3-14 Millstreet Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
B Hanley 0-3, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1.
A Kiely 2-1, D O'Shea 1-2, J Kenneally 0-3, T Kelleher 0-3, T Burke 0-3, D Long 0-2.
Referee: J McDonnell
Second round [ ]
Na Piarsaigh v University College Cork
1 April 1973 Second round Na Piarsaigh 1-05 - 6-12 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
D O'Sullivan 0-4, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B Joyce 0-1.
B Lynch 1-7, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Cotter 1-1, D Murray 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, P Lynch 1-0, N Sullivan 0-1, F Hanlon 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1.
Referee: P Finnegan
Duhallow v Macroom
1 April 1973 Second round Duhallow 1-08 - 1-11 Macroom Millstreet
TD Cronin 1-0, B Daly 0-3, DJ O'Keeffe 0-2, D Buckley 0-2, N Collins 0-1.
J Downey 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-4, L Gould 0-2, S Noonan 0-2, G Kelleher 0-1.
Referee: D Twomey
Dohenys v Imokilly
1 April 1973 Second round Dohenys 2-11 - 1-03 Imokilly Kinsale
V O'Sullivan 1-1, D Collins 0-4, R Rourke 1-0, A Collins 0-2, J Carroll 0-2, C Rourke 0-2.
S O'Connor 1-0, W Glavin 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin
St. Nicholas' v Seandún
8 April 1973 Second round St. Nicholas' 2-14 - 0-04 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
T O'Mahony 1-4, T O'Brien 1-2, P Harte 0-3, P Doherty 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1, F Crowley 0-1.
O O'Brien 0-1, M Fleming 0-1, B Meade 0-1, D Healy 0-1.
Referee: D O'Brien
Millstreet v Muskerry
6 May 1973 Second round Millstreet 4-11 - 3-07 Muskerry Macroom
J Kenneally 2-4, D O'Shea 1-1, D O'Hare 1-0, T Burke 0-3, D Long 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1.
N Dunne 2-5, M Malone 1-0, S Murphy 0-2.
Referee: S McDonnell
Avondhu v Clonakilty
13 May 1973 Second round replay Avondhu 2-18 - 3-18 (aet) Clonakilty Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
J Barrett 0-11, N Kirby 0-5, T Sheehan 1-0, DJ Ryan 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, B Honohan 0-1.
K Dillon 2-1, M Leahy 0-6, B Keohane 1-1, T Hayes 0-3, TF Hayes 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, P Finn 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.
Referee: F Halbert
Carbery v St. Finbarr's
3 June 1973 Second round Carbery 3-10 - 3-08 St. Finbarr's Kinsale
M Burns 2-1, T Murphy 0-6, D Barron 1-0, J Gabriel 0-2, B Evans 0-1.
T Moore 1-1, E Philpott 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Murphy 1-0, G Ahern 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, F Twomey 0-1.
Referee: J Dennigan
Quarter-finals [ ]
St. Nicholas' v Dohenys
20 May 1973 Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 1-13 - 0-09 Dohenys Innishannon
T O'Brien 1-2, P Harte 0-5, T O'Mahony 0-2, R Crowley 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1.
D Collins 0-2, B Rourke 0-2, V O'Sullivan 0-1, C Rourke 0-1, A Collins 0-1, K Driscoll 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.
Referee: J Dennigan
University College Cork v Clonakilty
24 June 1973 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-07 - 0-13 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
S O'Shea 2-0, B Lynch 0-5, D Cotter 1-1, D Kavanagh 1-0, N Brosnan 0-1.
TF Hayes 0-5, S McCarthy 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, T Hayes 0-1, D Keohane 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: F Halbert
Carbery v Millstreet
24 June 1973 Quarter-final Carbery 1-08 - 1-08 Millstreet Macroom
T Murphy 0-4, D Hunt 1-0, T Holland 0-1, M Burns 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, B Evans 0-1.
J Kenneally 0-5, A Kiely 1-1, T Kelleher 0-1, D Long 0-1.
Referee: J Dennigan
Carbery v Millstreet
22 July 1973 Quarter-final replay Carbery 3-11 - 2-12 Millstreet Macroom
D Hunt 2-1, T Holland 1-3, T Murphy 0-3, B Evans 0-1, M Burns 0-1, J Weldon 0-1, D Barron 0-1.
A Kiely 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, D Long 0-4, T Kelleher 0-3, D O'Shea 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.
Referee: J Dennigan
Semi-finals [ ]
St. Nicholas' v Carbery
29 July 1973 Semi-final St. Nicholas' 1-09 - 3-08 Carbery Coachford
P Harte 0-5, T O'Brien 1-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1.
T Murphy 1-4, D Barron 1-1, J O'Riordan 1-0, R Wilmot 0-1, B Evans 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.
Referee: F Halbert
Final [ ]
Career statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References [ ]