1987 Cork Senior Football Championship Dates 2 May 1987 – 15 November 1987 Teams 22 Champions Nemo Rangers (8th title)Timmy Dalton (captain)Billy Morgan (manager)Runners-up Imokilly Seán Bowes (captain) Johnny Carroll (manager)Matches played 21 Goals scored 38 (1.81 per match) Points scored 320 (15.24 per match) Top scorer(s) Ephie Fitzgerald (1-15)
The 1987 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 99th 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 21 December 1986. The championship began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 15 November 1987.
Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions .
On 15 November 1987, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-09 defeat of Imokilly in the final.[1] This was their eighth championship title overall and their first title since 1983 .
Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-15.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
From Championship [ ]
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
Midleton v Nemo Rangers
2 May 1987 First round Midleton 1-06 - 2-07 Nemo Rangers Riverstown Sportsfield , Sallybrook
J Boylan 1-0, G Power 0-1, E Cleary 0-1, K Coakley 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, N O'Neill 0-1, T Crotty 0-1.
D Allen 1-2, E Fitzgerald 1-0, T Dalton 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, T Nation 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Carrigdhoun v Castletownbere
10 May 1987 First round Carrigdhoun 0-05 - 4-11 Castletownbere Rossa Park , Skibbereen
J Dineen 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.
Johnny Murphy 2-1, M O'Sullivan 1-4, J Power 1-2, C Collins 0-2, Jimmy Murphy 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.
Referee: P o'Donovan (Bantry)
Second round [ ]
Na Piarsaigh v Carbery
2 May 1987 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-09 - 0-07 Carbery Clonakilty
T O'Sullivan 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, K Myers 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.
P O'Driscoll 0-4, J Dullea 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1, J Cotter 0-1.
Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)
Avondhu v Duhallow
27 June 1987 Second round Avondhu 1-09 - 1-07 Duhallow Kanturk
W O'Riordan 1-5, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, T Fitzgibbon 0-1.
N O'Connor 1-3, J Dennehy 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.
Referee: E porter (Brian Dillons)
O'Donovan Rossa v Millstreet
28 June 1987 Second round O'Donovan Rossa 2-05 - 0-07 Millstreet Macroom
M McCarthy 1-1, M Cahalane 1-0, T Davis 0-1, P Davis 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, A Byrne 0-1.
M Dennehy 0-2, L Dennehy 0-1, A Barry 0-1, C Cotter 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.
Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
Beara v Nemo Rangers
28 June 1987 Second round Beara 0-06 - 3-12 Nemo Rangers Sam Maguire Park , Dunmanway
C O'Sullivan 0-4, D Harrington 0-1, P Henley 0-1.
D Allen 2-1, D Bevan 1-0, S Fahy 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-3, T Dalton 0-2, G O'Regan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.
Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
St. Finbarr's v Muskerry
4 July 1987 Second round St. Finbarr's 0-09 - 0-10 Muskerry Ballinora
D Barry 0-5, M Slocum 0-2, T Power 0-1, J Keating 0-1.
M Kelleher 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-3, C O'Connell 0-2, G O'Rourke 0-1, G Lally 0-1.
Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
Castletownbere v St. Nicholas'
1 August 1987 Second round Castletownbere 3-07 - 0-08 St. Nicholas' Aghaville
N Murphy 1-1, G 'Sullivan 1-1, O O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, Noel Murphy 0-2.
K O'Shea 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Hartnett 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1.
Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)
St Michael's v Imokilly
5 September 1987 Second round St Michael's 2-03 - 1-12 Imokilly Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P Ward 1-0, J Cashman 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
M Hennessy 1-0, R Swaine 0-3, B Lotty 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, A Barry 0-2, L Hedderman 0-1.
Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
Quarter-finals [ ]
Nemo Rangers v O'Donovan Rossa
5 September 1987 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-15 - 3-03 O'Donovan Rossa Charlie Hurley Park , Bandon
E Fitzgerald 0-4, S Coughlan 0-3, S Fahy 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, G O'Regan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.
A Byrne 1-1, I Breen 1-0, M Cahalane 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Muskerry v Castlehaven
6 September 1987 Quarter-final Muskerry 1-09 - 1-08 Castlehaven Clonakilty
G Lally 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, P Coleman 0-1, K Creed 0-1, G O'Rourke 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1.
J Cleary 1-5, L Tompkins 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, F Collins 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Imokilly v Castletownbere
27 September 1987 Quarter-final Imokilly 1-10 - 0-05 Castletownbere Cloughduv
B Lotty 1-2, R Swaine 0-5, T McCarthy 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.
C Collins 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, N Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
Nemo Rangers v Imokilly
15 November 1987 Final Nemo Rangers 2-11 - 0-09 Imokilly Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
S O'Brien 2-1, E Fitzgerald 0-5, T Nation 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Fahy 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1.
B Lotty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, R Swaine 0-2, D Burke 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: D Casey
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous [ ]
References [ ]