1965 Cork Senior Football Championship

1965 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates11 April 1965 – 14 November 1965
Teams16
ChampionsBorder St. Nicholas' (4th title)
John Joe Kelly (captain)
Runners-upBorder St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Points scored241 (16.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Dan Harnedy (0-17)
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The 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 77th 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 31 January 1965. The championship began on 11 April 1965 and ended on 14 November 1965.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the semi-final.

On 14 November 1965, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2-04 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.[1] This was their fourth championship title and their first title since 1954.

University College Cork's Dan Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.

Results

First round

11 April 1965 First round Muskerry 1-04 - 2-08 St. Finbarr's Charlie Hurley Park
J Galvin 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1. M Archer 1-1, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, C Roche 0-3, P Lougheed 0-1.
18 April 1965 First round Macroom 0-08 - 1-08 Millstreet Coachford
J Murphy 0-4, H Casey 0-1, T O'Shea 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1, L Brownen 0-1. W O'Leary 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, T Burke 0-2, B Kiely 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.
25 April 1965 First round Carrigdhoun 3-10 - 3-08 Duhallow Castle Grounds
J Murphy 3-1, C McGrath 0-4, J O'Flynn 0-2, N Sisk 0-1, B Greenway 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1. D O'Sullivan 1-6, B O'Keeffe 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, M O'Loughlin 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.
2 May 1965 First round Clonakilty 1-11 - 0-09 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds
B Sexton 1-1, F Hayes 0-4, D O'Mahony 0-3, T O'Leary 0-2, C Lane 0-1. W O'Regan 0-5, T Donoghue 0-1, J Whyte 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
2 May 1965 First round Garda 2-02 - 4-10 Beara Rossa Park
J Lowney 2-0, C Brosnan 0-1, J Long 0-1. JJ Murphy 2-1, E O'Sullivan 2-1, B O'Neill 0-4, D Mullins 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1.
16 May 1965 First round Avondhu 0-08 - 1-08 Nemo Rangers Clonmult Memorial Park
W Hanrahan 0-3, B Honohan 0-2, F Fay 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1. J Cogan 1-2, B Barrett 0-3, J Travers 0-1, J Allen 0-1, M Scully 0-1.
23 May 1965 First round University College Cork 1-12 - 0-03 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
D Harnedy 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-0, D Philpott 0-3, D Geaney 0-3, D Ryan 0-1. T Murphy 0-3.
30 May 1965 First round St. Nicholas' 1-08 - 0-09 Carbery Clonakilty Sportsfield
P O'Brien 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-1, P Harte 0-1, D Moore 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1. F Collins 0-6, N Kehilly 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.

Quarter-finals

27 June 1965 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-07 - 0-10 Millstreet Castle Grounds
M Healy 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3, M Archer 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1. T Burke 0-6, W O'Leary 0-2, C Kelleher 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.
1 August 1965 Quarter-final Beara 1-08 - 0-14 University College Cork Rossa Park
P O'Shea 1-1, Con P O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, Joe O'Sullivan 0-2, Paul O'Sullivan 0-1. D Harnedy 0-5, D Geaney 0-4, F O'Rourke 0-2, D Philpott 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1.
22 August 1965 Quarter-final Clonakilty 1-04 - 3-12 Nemo Rangers Charlie Hurley Park
TF Hayes 1-1, K Dillon 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1. B Barrett 2-3, S McGann 1-2, J Cogan 0-3, S Cotter 0-2, D Barrett 0-2.
26 August 1965 Quarter-final Carrigdhoun 1-02 - 1-12 St. Nicholas' Douglas Sportsfield
B Wylie 1-0, J Enright 0-1, C Cooney 0-1. F O'Neill 1-2, J Daly 0-3, P Harte 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, D Moore 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Driscoll 0-1.

Semi-finals

29 August 1965 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-07 - 1-09 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds
M Healy 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, M Archer 0-1. S McGann 0-4, J Travers 1-0, B Barrett 0-2, J Cogan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.
10 October 1965 Semi-final St. Nicholas' 2-09 - 0-11 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
W Carroll 1-1, P Harte 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Corbett 0-1. D Harnedy 0-7, E Ryan 0-1, P Moynihan 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.

Final

14 November 1965 Final St. Nicholas' 2-04 - 0-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
W Carroll 2-1, T Corbett 0-2, P Harte 0-1. C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-2, A Harrington 0-1. Referee: G Murphy (Innishannon)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Dan Harnedy UCC 0-17 17 3 5.66
2 Brian Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-08 14 3 4.66
3 Bill Carroll St. Nicholas' 3-02 11 2 5.50
4 John Murphy Carrigdhoun 3-01 10 2 5.00
Denis Murphy St. Finbarr's 2-04 10 4 2.50
John Cogan Nemo Rangers 1-07 10 3 3.33
7 J. J. Murphy Beara 2-03 9 2 4.50
Ed O'Sullivan Beara 2-03 9 2 4.50
Dan O'Sullivan Duhallow 1-06 9 1 9.00
Seán McGann Nemo Rangers 1-06 9 3 3.00
Con Roche St. Finbarr's 0-09 9 4 2.25
Jackie Daly St. Nicholas' 0-09 9 4 2.25
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 John Murphy Carrigdhoun 3-01 10 Duhallow
2 Brian Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-03 9 Clonakilty
Dan O'Sullivan Duhallow 1-06 9 Carrigdhoun
4 J. J. Murphy Beara 2-01 7 Garda
Ed O'Sullivan Beara 2-01 7 Garda
Bill Carroll St. Nicholas' 2-01 7 St. Finbarr's
Dan Harnedy UCC 0-07 7 St. Nicholas'
8 Joe Lowney Garda 2-00 6 Beara
Finbarr Collins Carbery 0-06 6 St. Nicholas'
Tom Burke Millstreet 0-06 6 St. Finbarr's

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.