1983 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 17 April 1983 – 23 November 1983 Teams 23 Champions Nemo Rangers (7th title)Jimmy Kerrigan (captain)Runners-up Clonakilty Michael O'Neill (captain)Matches played 23 Goals scored 46 (2 per match) Points scored 346 (15.04 per match) Top scorer(s) Ephie Fitzgerald (2-23)
The 1983 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 95th 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 1983. The championship began on 17 April 1983 and ended on 23 November 1983.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the semi-final stage.
On 27 November 1983, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 4-12 to 2-03 defeat of Clonakilty in the final.[1] This was their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1981 .
Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-23.
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
Beara v Nemo Rangers
17 April 1983 First round Beara 0-04 - 2-16 Nemo Rangers Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
P Murphy 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, JF O'Sullivan 0-1.
D Allen 1-3, S Coughlan 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-5, T Dalton 0-2, Donal Murphy 0-1, T Nation 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1, Declan Murphy 0-1.
Duhallow v Carbery
17 April 1983 First round Duhallow 1-08 - 2-06 Carbery Macroom
J Fitzgerald 1-2, D Kelleher 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, N O'Connor 0-1.
M McCarthy 1-1, G O'Driscoll 1-0, T Davis 0-2, M Cahalane 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.
University College Cork v Imokilly
17 April 1983 First round University College Cork 2-09 - 1-09 Imokilly Riverstown
C O'Neill 1-1, J Mulvihill 1-0, M Crowley 0-3, H Moynihan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, E Walsh 0-1, O Honeyman 0-1.
T Murphy 0-5, K O'Connell 1-0, K Hennessy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.
Seandún v Carrigdhoun
17 April 1983 First round Seandún 3-07 - 1-06 Carrigdhoun Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh , Ballygarvan
M O'Regan 1-2, C O'Reilly 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, K O'Reilly 0-3, R Cole 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1.
A Fahy 1-1, M Jennings 0-2, B Kelleher 0-1, T Wilkinson 0-1, T Cussen 0-1.
Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
St. Finbarr's v Kildorrery
17 April 1983 First round St. Finbarr's 3-09 - 0-05 Kildorrery Castlelyons
K McCarthy 3-2, J Allen 0-2, D Barry 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1.
J Moynihan 0-1, J Piggott 0-1, T Moynihan 0-1, J Fouhy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.
Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
Avondhu v St Michael's
29 April 1983 First round replay Avondhu 0-12 - 1-11 St Michael's Castlelyons
T Cole 0-4, S O'Gorman 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, M Fitzgibbon 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, R Connolly 0-1.
P Kavanagh 1-1, G Healy 0-3, D Buckley 0-3, D O'Gorman 0-1, T Ahern 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
Second round [ ]
Castlehaven v Muskerry
17 April 1983 Second round Castlehaven 1-11 - 0-04 Muskerry Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
J Cleary 0-5, C Collins 1-1, F Collins 0-1, P Burke 0-1, A Collins 0-1, M Burns 0-1, B Terry 0-1.
M McDonnell 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D Creedon 0-1.
Macroom v St. Nicholas'
24 April 1983 Second round Macroom 1-09 - 0-07 St. Nicholas' Ovens
L Gould 0-5, B Lynch 1-0, Timmy O'Sullivan 0-1, Tommy O'Sullivan 0-1, M Browne 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1.
J Buckley 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
Referee: D O'Connor
Na Piarsaigh v Carbery
15 May 1983 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-06 - 0-07 Carbery Macroom
R McDonnell 0-4, C Coughlan 0-1, D Reilly 0-1.
T Murphy 0-3, M Cahalane 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, A Desmond 0-1.
Referee: J Crean (Aghabullogue)
Naomh Abán v St. Finbarr's
22 May 1983 Second round Naomh Abán 2-05 - 1-16 St. Finbarr's Coachford
D McCarthy 2-1, D Healy 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, J Hoare 0-1.
F O'Mahony 1-3, K McCarthy 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D Barry 0-2, T O'Reilly 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Philpott 0-1, T Leahy 0-1.
Quarter-finals [ ]
St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven
11 September 1983 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 1-11 - 0-11 Castlehaven Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
D Barry 1-1, T Leahy 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-3, R Kenny 0-2, M Healy 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1.
TJ O'Regan 0-6, J Cleary 0-1, C Collins 0-1, D Cleary 0-1, M Burns 0-1, F Collins.
Bishopstown v Macroom
25 September 1983 Quarter-final Bishopstown 2-05 - 1-07 Macroom Ovens
J O'Connell 1-2, C Coffey 1-0, G McCarthy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, B Coffey 0-1.
C Foley 1-1, L Gould 0-3, Timmy O'Sullivan 0-1, Tommy O'Sullivan 0-1, E Gould 0-1.
Semi-finals [ ]
Clonakilty v Bishopstown
2 October 1983 Semi-final Clonakilty 2-07 - 1-07 Bishopstown Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
E O'Mahony 2-3, J O'Donovan 0-1, B Crowley 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1.
M McGrath 1-0, E Lyons 0-2, J O'Connell 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B Coffey 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
Final [ ]
Nemo Rangers v Clonakilty
27 November 1983 Final Nemo Rangers 4-12 - 2-03 Clonakilty Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
E Fitzgerald 1-5, M Dorgan 1-1, D Allen 0-4, C Murphy 1-0, T Dalton 1-0, S Coughlan 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.
E O'Mahony 1-2, J O'Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1.
Attendance: 7,048 Referee: D Casey
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
In a single game
References [ ]