1962 Cork Senior Football Championship

1962 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates1 April - 21 October 1962
Teams24
ChampionsBorder Macroom (10th title)
Hugo Casey (captain)
Runners-upBorder Muskerry
Ted O'Mahony (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored69 (2.88 per match)
Points scored314 (13.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Mickey Barrett (0-18)
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The 1962 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 74th 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 28 January 1962. The championship began on 1 April and ended on 21 October 1962.

Avondhu entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Urhan in the first round.[1]

On 21 October 1962, Macroom won the championship following a 3–04 to 1–04 defeat of Muskerry in the final.[2][3] This was their 10th championship title overall and their first title since 1958. It remains their last championship title. Mitchelstown's Mickey Barrett was the championship's top scorer with 0–18.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior Football Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Junior Football Championship

Results

First round

1 April 1962 First round Carbery 2-07 - 2-03 Lees Bandon Grounds
J Carroll 1-1, M Maguire 1-0, M Hussey 0-2, L Deasy 0-2, J Bambury 0-1, S Davis 0-1. J O'Sullivan 1-1, E O'Connor 1-0, E Moran 0-2.
1 April 1962 First round Urhan 1-06 - 1-03 Avondhu Ballingeary Grounds
S O'Sullivan 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2. P McAuliffe 1-0, J Crowley 0-1, J Lawton 0-1, J Hanrahan 0-1.
8 April 1962 First round Mitchelstown 2-11 - 1-05 Duhallow O'Connell Park
M Barrett 0-7, D Coughlan 1-0, L Power 1-0, D Kelly 0-1, M Curley 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, M Burke 0-1. J Cronin 1-0, J Mahony 0-2, M Byrne 0-2, P Moriarty 0-1.
8 April 1962 First round Muskerry 2-05 - 1-05 St. Finbarr's Ballincollig Grounds
S McCarthy 1-2, D Sweeney 1-1, D Murphy 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1. T Cronin 1-1, M Archer 0-1, J Travers 0-1, D Philpott 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
15 April 1962 First round Clonakilty 3-03 - 0-03 Beara Wolfe Tone Park
D O'Mahony 1-1, J Lyons 1-1, J Sheehy 1-0, C Lane 0-1. J Lowney 0-1, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, D Harrington 0-1.
13 May 1962 First round St. Nicholas' 2-08 - 0-04 Garda Cork Athletic Grounds
E Buckley 1-2, P Harte 0-5, J O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-1. D McHugh 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, D Twohig 0-1.
20 May 1962 First round Mallow 1-03 - 3-13 Nemo Rangers Coachford Sportsfield
N O'Regan 1-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Nagle 0-1. J McCarthy 2-0, B Barrett 0-4, D Barrett 0-4, J O'Mahony 1-0, D Kelly 0-2, J Allen 0-2, V Barrett 0-1.
27 May 1962 First round Imokilly 1-08 - 2-09 St. Michael's Riverstown Sportsfield
D O'Shea 1-1, E Ryan 0-3, N Long 0-1, P Barry 0-1, B Fuller 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1. P O'Sullivan 1-1, J Brohan 0-4, R Ryan 1-0, L Cahill 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.

Second round

1 April 1962 Second round University College Cork 0-13 - 1-03 Carrigdhoun Manning Park
D Geaney 0-5, M Kelly 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, PJ Horgan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. C Casey 1-0, R Sisk 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, N White 0-1.
22 April 1962 Second round Seandún 0-01 - 2-10 Macroom Coachford Sportsfield
T Walsh 0-1. O Lynch 1-2, P O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-2, N Fitzgerald 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, T O'Leary 0-1, E Ryan 0-1.
13 May 1962 Second round Millstreet 3-05 - 1-08 St. Vincent's Castle Grounds
B Burke 1-0, Con Kelleher 1-0, W O'Leary 1-0, T Burke 0-2, F Burke 0-1, P Goulding 0-1, D Cribbin 0-1. P Barry 0-5, J Barry 1-0, C O'Shea 0-3.
20 May 1962 Second round Delaney Rovers 1-07 - 2-04 Fermoy Clonmult Memorial Grounds
C Moynihan 0-4, P Barry 1-0, P Lingane 0-2, Dineen 0-1. A Scannell 1-1, L Cronin 1-0, McMahon 0-2, R Ennis 0-1.
20 May 1962 Second round Muskerry 2-06 - 1-04 Urhan Sam Maguire Park
K Sullivan 1-0, D Sweeney 1-0, P Galvin 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, Daithí Sweeney 0-1. Con Murphy 1-2, J Murphy 0-2.
10 June 1962 Second round replay Delaney Rovers 2-06 - 3-04 Fermoy Riverstown Sportsfield
C Moynihan 0-4, B Moynihan 1-0, P Lingane 1-0, D Murray 0-1, P Dineen 0-1. A Scannell 1-0, K Dennigan 1-0, R Ennis 0-2, T Ward 0-1, M Nelligan 0-1.
29 July 1962 Second round Mitchelstown 2-13 - 2-06 St. Michael's Páirc Mac Gearailt
M Barrett 0-9, N Curley 1-2, T Monaghan 1-1, T McCarthy 0-1. J Hayes 1-1, F Mahony 1-0, J Brohan 0-2, M Cashman 0-2, J O'Halloran 0-1.
29 July 1962 Second round Clonakilty 2-06 - 0-08 Nemo Rangers Kinsale Grounds
G McCarthy 1-3, C Lane 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1. B Barrett 0-3, V Barrett 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, F Lee 0-1, D McDonnell 0-1.
29 July 1962 Second round St. Nicholas' 1-08 - 1-07 Carbery Bandon Grounds
P Harte 0-6, E Buckley 1-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. L Deasy 0-4, M Carroll 1-0, R O'Neill 0-1, E Young 0-1, P Laverty 0-1.

Quarter-finals

24 June 1962 Quarter-final Macroom 1-13 - 0-05 Millstreet Coachford Sportsfield
O Lynch 0-6, C O'Callaghan 1-1, E Ryan 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, T O'Leary 0-1, H Casey 0-1. W O'Leary 0-2, T Burke 0-2, J Byrne 0-1.
2 July 1962 Quarter-final University College Cork 0-17 - 2-05 Fermoy Riverstown Sportsfield
M Kelly 0-5, R Honohan 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, S Heslin 0-2, J Blake 0-2, PJ Horgan 0-1. R Ennis 1-2, L O'Mahony 1-1, M O'Connor 0-2, K Dennigan 0-1.
19 August 1962 Quarter-final Muskerry 4-10 - 4-04 Mitchelstown O'Connell Park
D Sweeney 2-2, P Galvin 1-3, Donal Murphy 1-1, S McCarthy 0-3, T Mahony 0-1. R Monaghan 2-1, W Hegarty 1-0, T McCarthy 1-0, M Barrett 0-2, E Coughlan 0-1.
16 September 1962 Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 1-06 - 1-04 Clonakilty Bandon Sportsfield
J O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-2, J Salmon 0-1, D Moore 0-1, P Harte 0-1, E Buckley 0-1. D O'Mahony 1-0, T O'Leary 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, T Hayes 0-1.

Semi-finals

2 September 1962 Semi-final Macroom 1-09 - 0-08 University College Cork Coachford Sportsfield
N Fitzgerald 1-1, H Casey 0-2, E Ryan 0-2, O Lynch 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, F Herins 0-1. D Geaney 0-5, M Kelly 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, S Condon 0-1.
7 October 1962 Semi-final Muskerry 1-04 - 0-06 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds
S McCarthy 0-4, K O'Sullivan 1-0. E Buckley 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, E Goulding 0-1, P Harte 0-1, JJ Kelly 0-1, D Moore 0-1. Referee: D Gowen (Fermoy)

Final

21 October 1962 Final Macroom 3-04 - 1-04 Muskerry Cork Athletic Grounds
J Murphy 1-0, N Fitzgerald 1-0, R Graham 1-0, E Lynch 0-2, E Ryan 0-1, P Sullivan 0-1. S McCarthy 0-4, P Galvin 1-0. Attendance: 13,420
Referee: D Gowen (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mickey Barrett Mitchelstown 0-18 18 3 6.00
2 Séamus McCarthy Muskerry 1-13 16 4 4.00
3 Owen Lynch Macroom 1-11 14 4 3.50
4 Patsy Harte St. Nicholas' 0-13 13 4 3.25
5 Tom Monaghan Mitchelstown 3-03 12 3 4.00
Pat Galvin Muskerry 2-06 12 5 2.40
David Geaney UCC 0-12 12 3 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mickey Barrett Mitchelstown 0-09 9 St. Michael's
2 Daithí Sweeney Muskerry 2-02 8 Mitchelstown
3 Tom Monaghan Mitchelstown 2-01 7 Muskerry
Mickey Barrett Mitchelstown 0-07 7 Duhallow
5 J. McCarthy Nemo Rangers 2-00 6 Mallow
Gene McCarthy Clonakilty 1-03 6 Nemo Rangers
Pat Galvin Muskerry 1-03 6 Mitchelstown
Patsy Harte St. Nicholas' 0-06 6 Carbery
Owen Lynch Macroom 0-06 6 Millstreet

References

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  2. ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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  4. ^ "Trailblazers Mitchelstown had to fight all the way to '61". The Corkman. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.