1980 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 5 April 1980 – 14 September 1980 Teams 23 Champions St. Finbarr's (6th title)Christy Ryan (captain)Runners-up University College Cork Joe O'Driscoll (captain)Matches played 44 Goals scored 127 (2.89 per match) Points scored 763 (17.34 per match) Top scorer(s) Jamesie O'Connor (7-28)
The 1980 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887 . The championship began on 5 April 1980 and ended on 14 September 1980.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions .
On 14 September 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-09 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[1] This was their sixth championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Jamesie O'Callaghan of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 7-28.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results [ ]
Division 1 [ ]
Table [ ]
Team
1
Nemo Rangers
4
4
0
0
8-57
3-29
43
8
2
St. Finbarr's
4
3
0
1
9-41
4-36
20
6
3
St Michael's
4
2
0
2
4-41
10-40
-17
4
4
St. Nicholas'
4
1
0
3
9-23
7-43
-14
2
5
Bishopstown
4
0
0
4
2-26
8-40
-32
0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Group stage results [ ]
St Michael's v St. Nicholas
5 July 1980 St Michael's 3-11 - 3-05 St. Nicholas Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
B Field 0-6, T Deasy 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, C O'Leary 1-0, T Cashman 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.
T O'Brien 2-1, J O'Neill 1-0, L Mulcahy 0-2, R Whitley 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v St. Nicholas'
22 July 1980 St. Finbarr's 3-12 - 2-09 St. Nicholas' Ballinlough
J O'Callaghan 1-3, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, T Holland 1-2, D Barry 0-3, J Allen 0-2.
J O'Callaghan 2-1, J Buckley 0-3, JJ O'Neill 0-1, R Whitley 0-1, P Murray 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1.
St Michael's v Nemo Rangers
22 July 1980 St Michael's 0-07 - 3-18 Nemo Rangers Mayfield
B Field 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, P Deasy 0-1, T Deasy 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.
E Fitzgerald 2-1, T Dalton 1-2, D Allen 0-5, S Coughlan 0-4, S Hayes 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v St Michael's
26 July 1980 St. Finbarr's 3-11 - 1-09 St Michael's Ballinlough
J O'Callaghan 1-4, F O'Mahony 2-0, J Allen 0-2, D Barry 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, T Holland 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
P Deasy 1-1, B Field 0-4, C O'Leary 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.
Division 2 [ ]
Table [ ]
Team
1
UCC
4
3
1
0
9-47
5-34
25
7
2
Castlehaven
4
3
0
1
5-47
5-36
11
6
3
Millstreet
4
2
1
1
5-36
6-35
-2
5
4
Glanworth
4
1
0
3
5-35
5-40
-5
2
5
Clonakilty
4
0
0
4
5-31
8-51
-29
0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Group stage results [ ]
Castlehaven v Clonakilty
1 June 1980 Castlehaven 2-11 - 0-10 Clonakilty Clonakilty
J Cleary 0-5, A Collins 1-1, D Nolan 1-0, B Terry 0-3, M O'Driscoll 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1.
P O'Regan 0-3, T Coogan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
Division 3 [ ]
Table [ ]
Team
1
Naomh Abán
4
4
0
0
7-42
5-16
32
8
2
Bantry Blues
4
3
0
1
13-21
4-26
22
6
3
Dohenys
4
2
0
2
12-25
-24
4
4
Na Piarsaigh
4
1
0
3
2-22
2-23
-1
2
5
Adrigole
4
0
0
4
5-13
7-27
-20
0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Group stage results [ ]
Bantry Blues v Adrigole
6 April 1980 Bantry Blues 4-05 - 1-06 Adrigole Kealkill
K Evans 2-0, D Hunt 1-1, J Cotter 1-0, G Lynch 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.
T Greene 1-0, B O'Neill 0-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, W O'Shea 0-1.
Bantry Blues v Na Piarsaigh
4 May 1980 Bantry Blues 2-08 - 1-06 Na Piarsaigh Ballineen
D Barron 1-2, P O'Driscoll 1-0, J Cotter 0-3, G Lynch 0-1, K Evans 0-1, D Hunt 0-1.
R Murphy 1-1, R McDonnell 0-2, C Coughlan 0-1, W O'Connell 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
Bantry Blues v Dohenys
15 June 1980 Bantry Blues 6-05 - 2-06 Dohenys Rossa Park , Skibbereen
D Barron 3-0, P O'Driscoll 2-0, J Cotter 1-2, D Hunt 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.
V O'Sullivan 1-0, L Kingston 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, T Ross 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, D Collins 0-1.
Division 4 [ ]
Imokilly v Duhallow
11 May 1980 Round 1 Imokilly 2-12 - 4-07 Duhallow Castletownroche
G Galvin 1-3, S O'Brien 0-4, R Swayne 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, B Ahern 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1.
N O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 1-1, A O'Mahony 1-1, N Kelleher 1-0, MJ Kearney 1-0.
Seandún v Muskerry
25 May 1980 Round 1 Seandún 1-06 - 0-16 Muskerry Macroom
S Thornton 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, M O'Regan 0-2.
M Moloney 0-3, S Murphy 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, N Dunne 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, D Creedon 0-1, T Creedon 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
Carbery v Beara
25 May 1980 Round 1 Carbery 5-08 - 0-07 Beara Wolfe Tone Park , Bantry
D Philpott 3-1, M Burns 1-2, S McCarthy 1-1, T Murphy 0-4.
C Collins 0-2, B Dwyer 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.
Avondhu v Carbery
20 June 1980 Round 2 Avondhu 1-10 - 1-07 Carbery Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P Lonergan 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-3, F Groarke 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1, M Dorney 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.
M Connolly 0-4, C O'Mahony 1-0, L O'Mahony 0-3.
Muskerry v Avondhu
17 August 1980 Round 3 Muskerry 1-11 - 1-09 Avondhu Coachford
M Healy 1-0, J Coakley 0-3, S Noonan 0-3, L Lucey 0-3, D Walsh 0-2.
D Relihan 1-2, J Buckley 0-4, D Coughlan 0-2, D Herlihy 0-1.
Quarter-finals [ ]
St. Finbarr's v St Michael's
17 August 1980 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 1-16 - 1-08 St Michael's Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J O'Callaghan 1-8, F O'Mahony 0-4, R Kenny 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Barry 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.
T Cashman 1-1, B Field 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, P Crowley 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.
Castlehaven v Muskerry
31 August 1980 Quarter-final Castlehaven 0-12 - 0-07 Muskerry Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
F Collins 0-4, J Cleary 0-3, A Collins 0-2, B Terry 0-2, D Minihane 0-1.
M O'Sullivan 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, T Creedon 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1.
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
St. Finbarr's v University College Cork
14 September 1980 Final St. Finbarr's 3-08 - 1-09 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
T Holland 1-1, J O'Callaghan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, F O'Mahony 0-4, J Allen 0-1.
L Gould 0-4, O Honeyman 1-0, C Kearney 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1.
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Miscellaneous [ ]
Adrigole withdrew midway through the championship after finding it difficult to field a team.
The attendance at the final of 4,500 was the smallest since 1972 .
St. Finbarr's became the first single entity club to achieve the double .
References [ ]