2001 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2001 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates28 September – 2 December 2001
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Ilen Rovers (1st title)
Brian O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Kinsale
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored17 (2.13 per match)
Points scored188 (23.5 per match)
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The 2001 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 28 September to 2 December 2001.

The final was played on 2 December 2001 at Charlie Hurley Park in Bandon, between Ilen Rovers and Kinsale, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Ilen Rovers won the match by 0–14 to 1–04 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Qualification

Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Ilen Rovers
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Rockchapel
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Cloyne
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Grenagh
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Mayfield

Results

Quarter-finals

28 September 2001 Quarter-final Cloyne 2-12 - 1-11 Rockchapel Ballyclough Grounds
29 September 2001 Quarter-final Adrigole 1-11 - 0-07 Mayfield Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
3 November 2001 Quarter-final Kinsale 1-09 - 0-12 Mitchelstown Riverstown Sportsfield
4 November 2001 Quarter-final Ilen Rovers 2-11 - 2-09 Grenagh Kilmichael Grounds
11 November 2001 Quarter-final replay Kinsale 2-17 - 1-18
(aet)		 Mitchelstown Riverstown Sportsfield

Semi-finals

11 November 2001 Semi-final Ilen Rovers 1-17 - 0-04 Cloyne Éire Óg Grounds
18 November 2001 Semi-final Kinsale 3-09 - 0-13 Adrigole Páirc Tadhg na Samhna

Final

2 December 2001 Final Ilen Rovers 0-14 - 1-04 Kinsale Charlie Hurley Park

References

  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior county glory in 2001 drove Ilen Rovers footballers to new heights". Echo Live. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (27 October 2007). "Collins hoping Ilen will call the tune". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 August 2023.