1971 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1971 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 83rd 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 at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1971. The championship began on 18 April 1971 and ended on 10 October 1971.
| Dates | 18 April 1971 - 10 October 1971 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 17 | ||
| Champions |  Noel Crowley (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Jim Coughlan (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 16 | ||
| Goals scored | 56 (3.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 300 (18.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | | ||
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Muskerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Carbery at the quarter-final stage.
On 10 October 1971, Carbery won the championship following a 3-11 to 2-08 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[1] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1968.
University College Cork's Brendan Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.
Results
First round
| 23 April 1971 First round | St. Finbarr's | 3-15 - 1-04 | Na Piarsaigh | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| E Fitzpatrick 0-8, P McMahon 2-0, M Archer 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1. | T Nott 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1. |
Second round
| 18 April 1971 Second round | Beara | 5-12 - 0-09 | Imokilly | Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway |
| C O'Sullivan 2-0, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, JJ Murphy 1-2, N O'Sullivan 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Neill 0-2, N O'Reilly 0-1 (own point). | S O'Connor 0-6, E Ryan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, J Barry 0-1. |
| 18 April 1971 Second round | Seandún | 0-10 - 2-07 | Millstreet | Castle Ground, Macroom |
| B Meade 0-7. | J Kenneally 1-4. |
| 2 May 1971 Second round | Avondhu | 0-08 - 4-10 | Carbery | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| P Lonergan 0-4, E Kirby 0-3, T Monaghan 0-1. | T Murphy 1-7, D Barron 1-1, B Evans 1-1, T Holland 1-0, D Hunt 0-1. |
| 2 May 1971 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 2-06 - 2-14 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| E Fitzpatrick 1-4, F Twomey 1-1, M Fleming 0-1. | P Lynch 1-2, B Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, T Looney 0-2. |
| 2 May 1971 Second round | Duhallow | 1-06 - 4-12 | Nemo Rangers | Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow |
| DJ O'Keeffe 0-5, PJ Cremin 1-1. | J Barrett 2-2, B Cogan 2-1, M O'Donoghue 0-4, C Murphy 0-3, F Cogan 0-1, D Allen 0-1. |
| 2 May 1971 Second round | Macroom | 0-05 - 4-11 | Muskerry | Cloughduv GAA Grounds, Cloughduv |
| T O'Sullivan 0-2, L Quinlan 0-2, H Casey 0-1. | F Cooper 3-1, N Dunne 0-7, C Twomey 1-0, M Mehigan 0-2, C Kelly 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
| 9 May 1971 Second round | Carrigdhoun | 0-06 - 4-11 | Clonakilty | Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale |
| C Cooney 0-3, J Hurley 0-1, J Foster 0-1, Hanley 0-1. | TF Hayes 0-11, F Hayes 2-0, J Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0. | Referee: P Finnegan (Cork) |
| 26 May 1971 Second round | St. Nicholas' | 2-11 - 1-11 | St. Michael's | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| T O'Brien 0-8, P Harte 1-1, D Moore 1-1, D Coughlan 0-1. | N O'Keeffe 1-4, B Cummins 0-4, J Horgan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
Quarter-finals
| 30 May 1971 Quarter-final | Beara | 2-14 - 3-06 | Clonakilty | Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry |
| C O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanley 0-6, M O'Driscoll 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. | TF Hayes 1-3, F Hayes 1-0, Ted Hayes 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, N Lane 0-1. | Referee: T Finnegan |
| 27 June 1971 Quarter-final | Carbery | 1-09 - 1-07 | Muskerry | Clonakilty Sportsfield, Clonakilty |
| T Holland 1-4, T Murphy 0-3, J Gabriel 0-1, B Evans 0-1. | M Buckley 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
| 27 June 1971 Quarter-final | University College Cork | 2-10 - 1-10 | Millstreet | Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford |
| B Lynch 1-3, D Coffey 1-1, P Lynch 0-3, D Murray 0-2, T Mahon 0-1. | S Kenneally 1-6, T Burke 0-2, T Dennehy 0-1, D Long 0-1. |
| 21 July 1971 Quarter-final | Nemo Rangers | 0-09 - 1-03 | St. Nicholas' | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| C Murphy 0-4, S Buckley 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1. | T O'Brien 1-3. |
Semi-finals
| 25 July 1971 Semi-final | University College Cork | 3-12 - 0-11 | Beara | Rossa Park, Skibbereen |
| B Lynch 1-5, D Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-0, E Crowley 1-0, P Lynch 0-1, T Looney 0-1. | C O'Sullivan 0-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1. |
| 8 August 1971 Semi-final | Carbery | 2-09 - 0-13 | Nemo Rangers | Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale |
| T Holland 0-7, D Hunt 1-1, B Desmond 1-0, D Barron 0-1. | C Murphy 0-4, J Barrett 0-3, B Cogan 0-3, M O'Donoghue 0-2, D Barrett 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert |
Final
| 10 October 1971 Final | Carbery | 3-11 - 2-08 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| D Barron 2-0, J Carroll 1-1, D Hunt 0-4, T Holland 0-3, F Murphy 0-2, B Evans 0-1. | D Coffey 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Lynch | UCC | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 2 | Teddy Holland | Carbery | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Con O'Sullivan | Beara | 3-08 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 4 | Jim Kenneally | Millstreet | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 5 | Éamonn Fitzpatrick | St. Finbarr's | 1-12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Teddy O'Brien | St. Nicholas' | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Tony Murphy | Carbery | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Denis Coffey | UCC | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Declan Barron | Carbery | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| Paudie Lynch | UCC | 1-08 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | |
| Colm Murphy | Carbery | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
References
- "Picking this team was hardest job of all". The Southern Star. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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