1979 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 11 April 1979 – 21 October 1979 Teams 22 Champions St. Finbarr's (5th title) Noel Aherne (captain)Runners-up Castlehaven Tim O'Regan (captain)Ned Cleary (manager)Matches played 41 Goals scored 104 (2.54 per match) Points scored 693 (16.9 per match) Top scorer(s) T. J. O'Regan (2-23)
The 1979 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887 . The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 21 October 1979.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Castlehaven at the semi-final stage.
On 21 October 1979, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-14 to 2-07 defeat of Castlehaven in the final.[1] This was their fifth championship title overall and their first title since 1976 .
Castlehaven's T. J. O'Regan was the championship's top scorer with 2-23.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results [ ]
Division 1 [ ]
Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's
16 June 1979 Nemo Rangers 2-07 - 1-09 St. Finbarr's Church Road , Blackrock
K Collins 1-2, J Barrett 1-0, D Allen 0-3, S Hayes 0-1, T Dalton 0-1.
J O'Callaghan 1-1, R Kenny 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, J Cremin 0-1, J Allen 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.
St. Nicholas' v Clonakilty
16 June 1979 St. Nicholas' 5-07 - 3-09 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
R Whitley 2-2, L Mulcahy 2-0, T O'Neill 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, P Burke 0-1.
E O'Mahony 2-6, P Gavin 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v St. Nicholas'
12 August 1979 St. Finbarr's 2-16 - 2-04 St. Nicholas' Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J Barry-Murphy 1-2, F O'Mahony 1-1, R Kenny 0-4, J Allen 0-3, F Twomey 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, J Cremin 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.
T O'Neill 1-1, P O'Doherty 1-0, G O'Callaghan 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1.
Division 2 [ ]
Bishopstown v Naomh Abán
6 May 1979 Bishopstown 5-10 - 2-05 Naomh Abán Coachford
R Murphy 3-1, D Collins 1-1, J Crowley 1-1, E O'Connor 0-2, T O'Reilly 0-2, K Ronan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.
C Twomey 1-0, J Lynch 1-0, D Healy 0-2, J Lucey 0-1, G Healy 0-1, J Hoare 0-1.
Bishopstown v Millstreet
16 June 1979 Bishopstown 1-12 - 1-11 Millstreet Coachford
M Fleming 1-1, E Murphy 0-3, J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, D Collins 0-1, G Herlihy 0-1.
D O'Hare 1-2, J Coleman 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2, P Flynn 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1, B Sweeney 0-1, M Reardon 0-1.
Naomh Abán v University College Cork
1 July 1979 Naomh Abán 1-09 - 1-06 University College Cork Ballyvourney
J Hoare 1-1, J Lynch 0-2, C Twomey 0-1, G Healy 0-1, D Healy 0-1, S Mullane 0-1, F McSweeney 0-1, L Forde 0-1.
R Bunyan 1-3, M O'Leary 0-1, A Lotty 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.
Division 3 [ ]
Dohenys v Castlehaven
15 April 1979 Dohenys 0-07 - 1-07 Castlehaven Wolfe Tone Park , Bantry
C O'Rourke 0-4, D O'Herlihy 0-2, M Cagney 0-1.
TJ O'Regan 0-4, F Collins 1-0, B Terry 0-1, D Collins 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.
Dohenys v Bantry Blues
6 May 1979 Dohenys 1-10 - 1-09 Bantry Blues Rossa Park , Skibbereen
C O'Rourke 0-4, V O'Sullivan 1-0, R Kelleher 0-3, J Collins 0-1, B Herlihy 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1.
P McCarthy 0-5, T Delaney 1-1, G Lynch 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.
Na Piarsaigh v Dohenys
26 May 1979 Na Piarsaigh 1-09 - 1-09 Dohenys Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
R McDonnell 1-1, John O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, F Buckley 0-2, B Kelleher 0-1, Jerome O'Sullivan 0-1.
C O'Rourke 0-5, D Crowley 1-1, B O'Rourke 0-1, R Kelleher 0-1, V O'Sullivan 0-1.
Na Piarsaigh v Bantry Blues
16 June 1979 Na Piarsaigh 2-12 - 2-05 Bantry Blues Castle Grounds , Macroom
D Murphy 1-3, B Kelleher 1-1, John O'Sullivan 0-4, Jerome O'Sullivan 0-2, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1.
M Kelly 2-2, A Delaney 0-1, M Clifford 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.
Glanworth v Bantry Blues
1 July 1979 Glanworth 3-04 - 1-09 Bantry Blues Innishannon
DJ Ryan 1-1, C Aherne 1-1, J O'Neill 1-0, D Courtney 0-1, A Fahy 0-1.
G Lynch 1-1, P McCarthy 0-4, A Delaney 0-2, V McCarthy 0-1, M Clifford 0-1.
Castlehaven v Glanworth
4 August 1979 Play-off Castlehaven 3-09 - 3-04 Glanworth Innishannon
D Minihane 2-1, J Cleary 1-1, D Collins 0-2, TJ O'Regan 0-2, C Collins 0-1, A Collins 0-1, J Nolan 0-1.
DJ Ryan 1-2, D Courtney 1-0, J Courtney 1-0, J Curtin 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
Division 4 [ ]
Duhallow v Muskerry
20 May 1979 Round 1 Duhallow 2-10 - 1-09 Muskerry Ballyvourney
N O'Connor 1-1, G O'Sullivan 1-1, P O'Connor 0-3, J O'Keeffe 0-2, J O'Leary 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1.
S Murphy 1-4, P Lucey 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, D Walsh 01-, M Sullivan 0-1.
Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
Avondhu v Seandún
20 May 1979 Round 1 Avondhu 2-10 - 1-08 Seandún Castlelyons
P Lonergan 1-2, M Mullins 1-1, T O'Callaghan 0-2, N Kirby 0-2, T Molan 0-1, M Monaghan 0-1, F O'Grourke 0-1.
P O'Regan 1-4, B Murphy 0-2, P Holland 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.
Duhallow v Avondhu
9 June 1979 Round 2 Duhallow 1-08 - 1-10 Avondhu Banteer
J Cronin 1-0, P O'Connor 0-3, N O'Connor 0-3, A O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1.
A Monaghan 1-1, M Mullins 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, P Lonergan 0-2, N Kirby 0-2, G Madigan 0-1.
Quarter-finals [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven
21 October 1979 Final St. Finbarr's 3-14 - 2-07 Castlehaven Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J Allen 1-2, G McCarthy 0-5, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, M Lynch 1-1, F Twomey 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, F Mahony 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.
F Collins 1-0, D Minihane 1-0, TJ O'Regan 0-3, B Terry 0-3, D Collins 0-1.
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Miscellaneous [ ]
Castlehaven qualified for the final for the first time in their history.
References [ ]