1977 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 17 April 1977 – 23 October 1977 Teams 20 Champions Nemo Rangers (4th title)Séamus Coughlan (captain)Runners-up St Michael's Tony Murphy (captain)Matches played 21 Goals scored 59 (2.81 per match) Points scored 368 (17.52 per match) Top scorer(s) Leo Gould (3-14)
The 1977 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 89th 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 30 January 1977. The championship began on 17 April 1977 and ended on 23 October 1977.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the quarter-final stage.
On 23 October 1977, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-08 to 1-03 defeat of St Michael's in the final.[1] This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1975 .
University College Cork 's Leo Gould was the championship's top scorer with 3-14.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
From Championship [ ]
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
St. Nicholas' v Beara
17 April 1977 First round St. Nicholas' 4-09 - 1-08 Beara Ballingeary
F Cunningham 2-4, T O'Brien 1-2, F O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, R Crowley 0-1.
B O'Dwyer 0-4, S O'Shea 1-0, B O'Neill 0-2, O O'Sullivan 0-1, DJ O'Shea 0-1.
Seandún v Avondhu
8 May 1977 First round Seandún 0-09 - 0-09 Avondhu Castlelyons
E Forde 0-3, E McCarthy 0-2, V Twomey 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
P Mulcahy 0-6, B Higgins 0-1, M O'Malley 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.
Seandún v Avondhu
29 May 1977 First round replay Seandún 2-09 - 0-09 Avondhu Castlelyons
D Keane 1-2, P Regan 1-0, E McCarthy 0-2, E Forde 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, D Cummins 0-1, W O'Driscoll 0-1.
G Mulcahy 0-5, J Roche 0-1, N Kirby 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.
Second round [ ]
Nemo Rangers v Muskerry
24 April 1977 Second round Nemo Rangers 2-16 - 1-05 Muskerry Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
N Morgan 1-2, L Good 1-0, S Coughlan 0-3, J Barrett 0-3, C Murphy 0-3, D Allen 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, K Collins 0-1, D Geary 0-1.
C Kelly 1-0, N Dunne 0-1, M Malone 0-1, R Twomey 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.
Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)
Imokilly v Duhallow
24 April 1977 Second round Imokilly 0-09 - 2-14 Duhallow Kildorrery
W Galvin 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, G Glavin 0-2, T Hickey 0-1, T Fenton 0-1, T Canavan 0-1.
M Stack 1-3, J Collins 1-2, S Curtin 0-5, B Daly 0-2, J Reardon 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1.
Bantry Blues v Carbery
15 May 1977 Second round Bantry Blues 1-08 - 1-08 Carbery Clonakilty
K Evans 1-1, P McCarthy 0-2, D Barron 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1.
P Ryan 1-1, R Wilmot 0-2, T Holland 0-2, K Swanton 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.
Bantry Blues v Carbery
29 May 1977 Second round replay Bantry Blues 0-13 - 2-08 Carbery Clonakilty
F Carroll 0-4, D Hunt 0-3, K Evans 0-2, D Barron 0-1, A Delaney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, P Fehilly 0-1.
T Holland 0-5, M Burns 1-1, D Crowley 1-0, P Ryan 0-1, TJ Regan 0-1.
Millstreet v Seandún
19 June 1977 Second round Millstreet 1-10 - 0-06 Seandún Macroom
J Kenneally 1-3, T Kenneally 0-5, J O'Keeffe 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.
J Rall 0-2, D Cummins 0-1, E Forde 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.
Quarter-finals [ ]
St Michael's v Duhallow
12 June 1977 Quarter-final St Michael's 5-19 - 0-04 Duhallow Coachford
R Cummins 1-6, P Ward 2-2, E O'Donoghue 1-4, T Lyons 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
B Mullane 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, M Stack 0-1, S Curtin 0-1.
Referee: R Twomey (Ballincollig)
Bishopstown v Carbery
31 July 1977 Quarter-final Bishopstown 3-10 - 1-09 Carbery Macroom
D Murphy 1-2, J Crowley 1-1, F Lynch 1-0, T O'Reilly 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, J Lynch 0-2, G O'Herlihy 0-1.
D Collins 1-1, E Philpott 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, D Crowley 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.
Semi-finals [ ]
St Michael's v University College Cork
17 September 1977 Semi-final St Michael's 2-10 - 2-07 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
E O'Donoghue 1-1, T Cashman 1-0, B Field 0-3, B Ward 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, D McCurtain 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, D Keating 0-1.
J Mulvihill 1-1, C Kearney 1-0, L Gould 0-3, S Walsh 0-2, G Desmond 0-1.
Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
Nemo Rangers v Bishopstown
17 September 1977 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 3-17 - 2-07 Bishopstown Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
D Allen 2-3, D Linehan 0-7, N Morgan 1-2, S Coughlan 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, T Dalton 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.
N Murphy 2-0, J Crowley 0-3, E O'Connor 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Final [ ]
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
In a single game
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