2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Dates4 September - 5 December 2021
Teams16
SponsorBon Secours Hospital
Champions Iveleary (1st title)
Brian Cronin (captain)
John McNulty (manager)
Runners-up Mitchelstown
Pa Magee (captain)
Martin O'Brien (manager)
Relegated Kinsale
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored75 (2.34 per match)
Points scored747 (23.34 per match)
Top scorer(s) Chris Óg Jones (5-38)
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The 2021 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021.[1] The championship began on 4 September 2021 and ended on 5 December 2021.

The final was played on 5 December 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Iveleary and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Iveleary won the match by 0-20 to 0-07 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]

Iveleary's Chris Óg Jones was the championship's top scorer with 5-38.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Football Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Relegated to the City Junior A Football Championship

Results

Group A

Table

  Advance to play-offs   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Mitchelstown 3 2 0 1 6-40 4-24 22 4
Aghabullogue 3 2 0 1 8-42 6-27 21 4
Glanmire 3 2 0 0 10-27 5-29 13 4
Kildorrery 3 0 0 3 1-21 10-50 -56 0

Results

4 September 2021 Round 1 Mitchelstown 1-11 - 3-10 Aghabullogue Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
M Walsh 1-7, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S Beston 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1. K O'Sullivan 2-0, D Thompson 0-6, M Bradley 1-2, L Casey 0-2.
5 September 2021 Round 1 Kildorrery 0-05 - 5-13 Glanmire Páirc Mac Gearailt
26 September 2021 Round 2 Glanmire 1-06 - 4-12 Mitchelstown Castlelyons GAA Grounds
L Hackett 1-0, D Molden 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, M Cussen 0-1. C O'Mahony 2-5, M Walsh 0-5, S Cahill 1-1, S Walsh 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
26 September 2021 Round 2 Aghabullogue 4-20 - 1-08 Kildorrery Kanturk GAA Grounds
16 October 2021 Round 3 Mitchelstown 1-17 - 0-08 Kildorrery Araglen GAA Grounds
16 October 2021 Round 3 Aghabullogue 1-12 - 4-08 Glanmire Inniscarra GAA Grounds

Group B

Table

  Advance to play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilshannig 3 3 0 0 4-37 1-25 21 6
Glanworth 3 2 0 1 2-31 3-31 -3 4
Adrigole 3 1 0 2 1-29 2-31 -5 2
Glenville 3 0 0 3 1-26 2-36 -13 0

Results

4 September 2021 Round 1 Adrigole 0-10 - 0-09 Glenville Sam Maguire Park
5 September 2021 Round 1 Kilshannig 2-15 - 0-05 Glanworth The Mill Field
B O'Shea 1-1, T Cunningham 1-1, E O'Hanlon 0-3, K Twomey 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, C McMahon 0-2, B Guerin 0-1, J Kearney 0-1. S O'Riordan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.
25 September 2021 Round 2 Glenville 1-07 - 0-14 Kilshannig The Mill Field
J Cooke 0-4, D O'Farrell 1-0, J Carver 0-1, C Cronin 0-1, S Cahill 0-1. C McMahon 0-5, B O'Shea 0-2, J Twomey 0-2, K Twomey 0-2, B Curtin 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
25 September 2021 Round 2 Glanworth 0-14 - 1-06 Adrigole Iveleary GAA Grounds
S O'Riordan 0-8, M Sheehan 0-4, D Pyne 0-1, P Blackburne 0-1. Report David Harrington 1-4, N O'Sullivan 0-1, J Harrington 0-1.
16 October 2021 Round 3 Kilshannig 2-08 - 0-13 Adrigole Castletown GAA Grounds
K Twomey 1-2, B O'Shea 1-1, E O'Hanlon 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Kearney 0-1. Report D Harrington 0-10, N O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.
16 October 2021 Round 3 Glanworth 2-12 - 0-10 Glenville Páirc Mac Gearailt

Group C

Table

  Advance to play-offs   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Iveleary 3 3 0 0 3-61 2-33 31 6
Millstreet 3 2 0 1 4-45 3-50 -2 4
St. Finbarr's 3 1 0 2 0-38 2-40 -8 2
Kinsale 3 0 0 3 4-30 4-51 -21 0

Results

5 September 2021 Round 1 Millstreet 1-21 - 3-11 Kinsale Castle Grounds
5 September 2021 Round 1 St. Finbarr's 0-12 - 0-18 Iveleary Cloughduv GAA Grounds
C Óg Jones 0-6, C Vaughan 0-5, B Cronin 0-3.
26 September 2021 Round 2 Kinsale 0-11 - 0-12 St. Finbarr's Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
26 September 2021 Round 2 Iveleary 0-25 - 1-13 Millstreet Páirc Abán
C Vaughan 0-11, C Óg Jones 0-10, C Galvin 0-2, B O'Leary 0-2. N Flahive 0-7, C O'Leary 1-1, J Linehan 0-2, K Crowley 0-1, D Cashman 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.
16 October 2021 Round 3 Millstreet 2-11 - 0-14 St. Finbarr's Castle Grounds
16 October 2021 Round 3 Kinsale 1-08 - 3-18 Iveleary Valley Rovers GAA Grounds
T Broderick 1-1, J O'Brien 0-2, G Finn 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, B Coughlan 0-1, C Donnellan 0-1. C Óg Jones 2-2, C Vaughan 1-4, I Jones 0-4, C O'Leary 0-3, B Cronin 0-1, K Manning 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, S Lehane 0-1, L Kearney 0-1.

Group D

Table

  Advance to play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Dromtarriffe 3 2 0 1 7-32 4-38 3 4
Ballydesmond 3 2 0 1 3-38 3-37 1 4
Gabriel Rangers 3 1 0 2 2-32 4-28 0 2
Ballinora 3 1 0 2 5-30 6-31 -4 2

Results

5 September 2021 Round 1 Gabriel Rangers 2-13 - 1-08 Ballinora Randal Óg GAA Grounds
5 September 2021 Round 1 Dromtarriffe 1-18 - 2-14 Ballydesmond Cullen GAA Grounds
E Murphy 0-5, B Murphy 1-1, C O'Callaghan 0-4, D O'Keeffe 0-3, M O'Connor 0-2, T Howard 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1. D Moynihan 2-3, N Fleming 0-2, B Lenihan 0-2,
26 September 2021 Round 2 Ballinora 2-16 - 3-08 Dromtarriffe Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
26 September 2021 Round 2 Ballydesmond 0-14 - 0-13 Gabriel Rangers Páirc Cill Mhíchíl
16 October 2021 Round 3 Ballinora 2-06 - 1-10 Ballydesmond Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
16 October 2021 Round 3 Gabriel Rangers 0-08 - 3-06 Dromtarriffe Páirc Cill Mhíchíl

Relegation stage

Playoff

30 October 2021 Playoff Kinsale 2-14 - 2-15
(aet)		 Kildorrery Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
M Murphy 1-3, H Sheehan 1-1, A Gould 0-1, T Broderick 0-5, B Coughlan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1. J O'Gorman 1-5, C Harrington 1-0, W Fouhy 0-3, K Noonan 0-2, K Hurley 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Watson 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

30 October 2021 Quarter-final Kilshannig 1-08 - 1-06 Millstreet Fr. Kelleher Park
T Cunningham 1-1, E O'Hanlon 0-4, K Twomey 0-3. M Ellis 1-2, K Crowley 0-1, N Flahive 0-1, J Linehan 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.
30 October 2021 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 3-15 - 2-11
(aet)		 Ballydesmond Dr. Croke Park
M Keane 1-3, D Reidy-Price 1-2, D Flynn 1-0, S Cahill 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, P Magee 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S Beston 0-1. Donncha O'Connor 0-6, D Moynihan 1-2, N Fleming 1-0, Donal O'Connor 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, B Linehan 0-1.
30 October 2021 Quarter-final Dromtarriffe 0-10 - 1-13 Aghabullogue Mallow GAA Complex
C O'Callaghan 0-3, D O'Keeffe 0-4, E Murphy 0-2. M Bradley 0-5, I Barry-Murphy 1-0, D Thompson 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, B Casey 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.
31 October 2021 Quarter-final Iveleary 5-12 - 0-12 Glanworth Mourneabbey Grounds
C Óg Jones 2-8, B Cronin 1-2, I Jones 1-0, A O'Donovan 1-0, C O'Leary 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1. M Sheehan 0-4, S O'Riordan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, E Sheehan 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.

Semi-finals

13 November 2021 Semi-final Iveleary 3-14 - 1-05 Aghabullogue Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
C Óg Jones 1-4, C O'Leary 1-3, B Cronin 1-2, C Vaughan 0-3, B O'Leary 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1. M Bradley 0-4, N Barry-Murphy 1-0, I Barry-Murphy 0-1. Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)
27 November 2021 Semi-final Kilshannig 1-13 - 2-11 Mitchelstown Kildorrery Grounds
É O'Hanlon 1-5, T Cunningham 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, B Guerin 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, J Kearney 0-1. C O'Mahony 0-4, D Dineen 1-0, P Molloy 1-0, S Cahill 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Final

5 December 2021 Final Iveleary 0-20 - 0-07 Mitchelstown Páirc Uí Chaoimh
C Óg Jones 0-8 (0-2 f), C Vaughan 0-5 (0-1 f), B O’Leary 0-3, B Cronin, J Creedon (0-1 45), I Jones, C Galvin 0-1 each. Report M Walsh 0-3 (0-1 f, 0-1 45), J Sheehan (f), C English, A O’Brien, D Flynn 0-1 each. Referee: C Treacy (Nemo Rangers)

References

  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (29 April 2021). "West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Brilliant Iveleary claim second county football title in just over four months". Echo Live. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ Tarrant, John (7 August 2021). "Jones runs riot as Iveleary celebrate first county football title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ Tarrant, John (22 August 2021). "Rockchapel upset the odds in county final against Mitchelstown". Echo Live. Retrieved 23 August 2021.