1981 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 26 April 1981 – 4 October 1981 Teams 23 Champions Nemo Rangers (6th title)Billy Morgan (captain)Runners-up Bantry Blues Vincent McCarthy (captain)Matches played 27
The 1981 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887 . The championship began on 26 April 1981 and ended on 4 October 1981.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Nemo Rangers at the semi-final stage.
On 4 October 1981, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 3-11 to 0-06 defeat of Bantry Blues in the final.[1] This was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1978 .
Format change [ ]
At the County Convention on 25 January 1981, it was decided to introduce a new graded draw with divisional, rural and city clubs all being grouped individually. The winners of the first two groupings progressed to one semi-final, with two of the city teams qualifying for the other semi-final. The new format was introduced to guarantee a city-county pairing in the final.
Results [ ]
Divisional section [ ]
Duhallow v Seandún
26 April 1981 Round 1 Duhallow 2-05 - 1-09 Seandún Ballyanly
J O'Keeffe 1-2, G O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Connor 0-2, N O'Connor 0-1.
K O'Reilly 1-0, E Forde 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, M Tobin 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, F Taltan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.
Imokilly v Carbery
26 April 1981 Round 1 Imokilly 2-09 - 1-09 Carbery Innishannon
R Swayne 1-1, B Aherne 0-4, S O'Brien 1-0, G Glavin 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.
M Connolly 1-3, T Murphy 0-4, P Crowley 0-2.
Beara v Muskerry
26 April 1981 Round 1 Beara 0-07 - 1-12 Muskerry Wolfe Tone Park , Bantry
B O'Dwyer 0-2, G Murphy 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
S Murphy 0-4, D Walsh 0-3, L Goold 0-2, M Mehigan 0-1, V Coakley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun
26 April 1981 Round 1 Avondhu 3-11 - 0-06 Carrigdhoun Riverstown
M Dorney 3-0, D O'Hagan 0-3, J Fouhy 0-2, J Dillon 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, M Dolan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
D O'Neill 0-2, E Hanley 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
Muskerry v Avondhu
13 June 1981 Round 2 Muskerry 1-08 - 1-06 Avondhu Kilbrin
M Mehigan 1-0, D Walsh 0-3, T Creedon 0-2, V Coakley 0-1, L Goold 0-1, D Creedon 0-1.
C Hogan 1-0, M Dorney 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, F O'Grourke 0-1, N Kirby 0-1.
Rural section [ ]
Bantry Blues v Adrigole
31 May 1981 Round 1 replay Bantry Blues 0-06 - 1-03 Adrigole Kealkill
P O'Driscoll 0-3, J Cotter 0-1.
T Carey 1-0, KJ O'Sullivan 0-2, MJ O'Sullivan 0-1.
City section [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
Bantry Blues v Castlehaven
26 July 1981 Quarter-final Bantry Blues 1-08 - 0-11 Castlehaven Rossa Park , Skibbereen
P O'Driscoll 0-5, R Dix 1-0, T Delaney 0-1, D Barron 0-1, F Lynch 0-1.
J Cleary 0-6, M Burns 0-2, A Collins 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, F Collins 0-1.
Bantry Blues v Castlehaven
1 August 1981 Quarter-final replay Bantry Blues 2-11 - 1-06 Castlehaven Rossa Park , Skibbereen
P O'Driscoll 0-6, D Hunt 1-1, D Barron 1-0, P McCarthy 0-2, T Delaney 0-2.
B Terry 1-3, J Cleary 0-2, F Collins 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v St Michael's
1 August 1981 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-12 - 1-11 St Michael's Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
F O'Mahony 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, T Holland 0-2, D Barry 0-2, C Ryan 0-2, D Brosnan 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
D Buckley 0-9, T Cashman 1-0, R Cummins 0-1, F Delaney 0-1.
Semi-finals [ ]
Bantry Blues v Muskerry
23 August 1981 Semi-final Bantry Blues 1-06 - 0-06 Muskerry Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
D Barron 1-2, P O'Driscoll 0-2, F Carroll 0-1, D Hunt 0-1.
L Goold 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2, S Murphy 0-1.
Final [ ]
Nemo Rangers v Bantry Blues
4 October 1981 Final Nemo Rangers 3-11 - 0-06 Bantry Blues Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
E Fitzgerald 2-1, S Hayes 1-1, M Dorgan 0-4, D Allen 0-3, C Murphy 0-2.
P O'Driscoll 0-3, D Hunt 0-2, J Cotter 0-1.
Attendance: 7,227 Referee: J Dennigan
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