Cork Senior Football Championship



















































Cork Senior Football Championship

Current season or competition:
2018 Cork Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Sinsearach Chorcaí
Code Gaelic football
Founded 1887; 132 years ago (1887)
Region
Cork (GAA)
Trophy Andy Scannell Cup
No. of teams 26
Title holders
St Finbarrs GAA currentordinal = 9 (th title)
Most titles
Nemo Rangers (20 titles)
Sponsors Evening Echo
TV partner(s)
TG4 (final only)
Official website http://gaacork.ie/

The Cork Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Evening Echo Cork County Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top Gaelic football teams in the county of Cork in Ireland.


The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in October. The prize for the winning team is the Andy Scannell Cup. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.


The Cork County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners of the Cork county final join the champions of the other five counties to contest the provincial championship.


Twenty-six teams currently participate in the Cork County Championship. The title has been won at least once by 29 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Nemo Rangers, who have won a total of 20 titles.


Nemo Rangers are the title-holders after defeating St. Finbarr's by 4-12 to 3-13 in the 2017 championship final replay.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Beginnings


    • 1.2 Club dominance


    • 1.3 Formats used




  • 2 The championship


    • 2.1 Overview


    • 2.2 Format


      • 2.2.1 Divisional and college section


      • 2.2.2 Club section






  • 3 Trophy


  • 4 Wins listed by club


  • 5 Finals listed by year


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 Records


    • 7.1 By decade


    • 7.2 Successful defending


    • 7.3 Gaps




  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History



Beginnings




Civil unrest following the burning of Cork during the War of Independence lead to the 1921 championship being cancelled.


Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in the United Irishman newspaper. In 1886, county committees were established, with the Cork County Board affiliating on 19 December 1886. The inaugural championship was played during the summer of 1887, with Lees winning the first title. Since then the championship title has been awarded every year except on two occasions. Civil unrest following the burning of Cork at the height of the War of Independence resulted in the 1921 and 1922 championships being cancelled.



Club dominance


City club Lees were the dominant force during the first thirty years of the championship. Between 1887 and 1914 they won ten championship titles before going into a period of decline. Their hegemony was closely followed by Fermoy who enjoyed their own golden era by winning six championships between 1895 and 1906. Lees city based rivals, Nils, also featured regularly in county finals and won six titles between 1894 and 1925.


Macroom joined the roll of honour by winning their first championship in 1909. Seven more titles followed up to 1935. After University College Cork made the breakthrough and dominated the 1920s, the following decade was dominated by divisional sides. Beara lead the way by claiming four championship titles between 1932 and 1940, while Duhallow and Carbery also won two championship titles at this time. Clonakilty made their own breakthrough by winning their first championship in 1939. It was the first of seven titles up to 1952. The rest of the decade belonged to St. Finbarr’s, who became the first single-entity club to win championship titles in both hurling and Gaelic football. After a period in the doldrums, UCC were back as a dominant force by winning five championships between 1960 and 1973.


Since winning their first championship title in 1972, Nemo Rangers have gone on to dominate the championship. In the 45 years since then they have won a total of 20 championship titles. In spite of brief periods of dominance by other teams, most notably St. Finbarr’s who won five titles between 1976 and 1985, Nemo Rangers have established themselves as the preeminent team of Cork Gaelic football.



Formats used


For over 100 years the championship used a single elimination format. Each team was afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. The creation of the divisions in the 1920s added a new dimension to the championship. These divisional teams, which were composed of junior and intermediate players, competed in a preliminary section with the two winning teams advancing to the championship proper which retained its single elimination format. The introduction of a "back door" system at inter-county level in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship in 1997 lead to the idea of introducing a second chance for defeated teams at county level. In the twenty-year period from the late 1990s to 2017, the championship underwent a number of format changes. The provision of a second chance for defeated teams was later expanded to allow teams the opportunity of being defeated twice and still remain in the championship. The splitting of the intermediate grade in two resulted in the introduction of relegation in 2006. Prior to this teams were allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to regrade or retain their senior status. In 2015 the championship once again reverted to a double elimination format.



The championship



Overview


The Cork County Championship is a double elimination tournament. Each team is afforded two defeats before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.


Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.



Format



Divisional and college section


Round 1: Eight teams contest this round. The four winning teams advance to Round 2. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.


Round 2: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance to Round 3 of the championship proper. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.



Club section


Preliminary round: 2 teams contest this round. The winning team advances to Round 1. The losing team advances to Round 2.


Round 1: 18 teams contest this round. The nine losing teams advance to Round 2. The nine winning teams advance to Round 3.


Round 2: The nine losing teams from Round 1 and the losing team from the preliminary round contest this round. The five winning teams advance to Round 3. The five losing teams are eliminated from the championship.


Round 3: The nine winning teams from Round 1, the five winning teams from Round 2, and the 2 divisional teams contest this round. The eight winning teams advance to the Quarter-finals. The eight losing teams are eliminated from the championship.


Quarter-finals: 8 teams contest this round. The 4 winning teams advance to the Semi-finals. The 4 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.


Semi-finals: 4 teams contest this round. The 2 winning teams advance to the Semi-finals. The 2 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.


Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.



Trophy


The winning team is presented with the Andy Scannell Cup. Andy Scannell, a teacher at Clondulane National School outside Fermoy, was a County Senior Football selector when Cork won the Sam Maguire in 1945. He was later Chairman of the North Cork Division before taking office as Cork County Chairman in the early '50s, and steered the county to All-Ireland hurling victory during his term.



Wins listed by club





































































































































































#

Team

Winner

Winning Years
1

Nemo Rangers
20
1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017
2

Lees
12
1887, 1888, 1896, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1923, 1955
3

Macroom
10
1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1958, 1962

UCC
10
1920, 1927, 1928, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1999, 2011
4

Clonakilty
9
1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1996, 2009

St. Finbarr's
9
1956, 1957, 1959, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2018
5

Fermoy
7
1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1905, 1906, 1945
6

Nils
6
1894, 1901, 1915, 1917, 1924, 1925

Beara
6
1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1967, 1997
7

St. Nicholas
5
1938, 1941, 1954, 1965, 1966

Castlehaven
5
1989, 1994, 2003, 2012, 2013
8

Carbery
4
1937, 1968, 1971, 2004
Collins
4
1929, 1949, 1951, 1953
9

Duhallow
3
1936, 1990, 1991
10

Bantry Blues
2
1995, 1998

Imokilly
2
1984, 1986

Cobh
2
1918, 1919
Clondrohid
2
1891, 1892

Midleton
2
1889, 1890
11

O'Donovan Rossa
1
1992

Muskerry
1
1970

Avondhu
1
1961
Garda
1
1950

Millstreet
1
1948
Collegians
1
1916

Dohenys
1
1897

Dromtarriffe
1
1893

Ballincollig
1
2014

Carbery Rangers
1
2016


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Year

Winner

Opponent

2018

St. Finbarr's 3–14

Duhallow 2–14

2017[2]
Nemo Rangers 0-14 4-12 (R)
St Finbarrs 0-14 3-13 (R)

2016[3]

Carbery Rangers 1–15

Ballincollig 1–12

2015[4][5]

Nemo Rangers 0–10 1–10 (R)

Castlehaven 0–10 0–11 (R)
2014[6]

Ballincollig 1–13

Carbery Rangers 1–10
2013[7]

Castlehaven 0–16

Nemo Rangers 1–11
2012[8]

Castlehaven 1–7

Duhallow 0–9
2011

UCC 1–12

Castlehaven 0–10
2010[9]

Nemo Rangers 2-10

St. Finbarr's 1-8
2009

Clonakilty 1-13

St. Finbarr's 1-12
2008[10]

Nemo Rangers 0-13

Douglas 0-5
2007[11]

Nemo Rangers 0-12

Ilen Rovers 0-9
2006[12]

Nemo Rangers 1-11

Dohenys 0-7
2005

Nemo Rangers 1-14

Muskerry 0-7
2004[13]

Carbery 1-11

Bishopstown 0-7
2003

Castlehaven 1-9

Clonakilty 1-7
2002

Nemo Rangers 0-15

Bishopstown 1-7
2001

Nemo Rangers 1-14

Bantry Blues 0-6
2000

Nemo Rangers 1-14

Carbery 0-7
1999

UCC 1-11

Nemo Rangers 1-8
1998

Bantry Blues 0-17

Duhallow 2-6
1997

Beara 1-10

Castlehaven 1-7
1996

Clonakilty 1-9

UCC 0-10
1995

Bantry Blues 0-10

Muskerry 0-8
1994

Castlehaven 0-12

O'Donovan Rossa 0-10
1993

Nemo Rangers 0-13

St. Finbarr's 0-4
1992

O'Donovan Rossa 2-9

Nemo Rangers 0-10
1991

Duhallow 0-11

St. Finbarr's 0-10
1990

Duhallow 0-8

St. Finbarr's 0-6
1989

Castlehaven 0-9

St. Finbarr's 0-7
1988

Nemo Rangers 2-8

Duhallow 0-10
1987

Nemo Rangers 2-11

Imokilly 0-9
1986

Imokilly 2-4

St. Finbarr's 0-9
1985

St. Finbarr's 1-10

Clonakilty 0-9
1984

Imokilly 1-14

St. Finbarr's 2-7
1983

Nemo Rangers 4-12

Clonakilty 2-3
1982

St. Finbarr's 1-5

Duhallow 0-5
1981

Nemo Rangers 3-11

Bantry Blues 0-6
1980

St. Finbarr's 3-8

UCC1-9
1979

St. Finbarr's 3-14

Castlehaven 2-7
1978

Nemo Rangers 1-9

St. Michael's 1-3
1977

Nemo Rangers 1-8

St. Michael's 1-3
1976

St. Finbarr's 1-10

St. Michael's 1-7
1975

Nemo Rangers 4-12

Dohenys 0-7
1974

Nemo Rangers 2-8

Carbery 1-8
1973

UCC 3-8

Carbery 1-10
1972

Nemo Rangers 2-9

UCC 0-8
1971

Carbery 3-11

UCC 2-8
1970

Muskerry 3-10

Nemo Rangers 4-6
1969

UCC 0-9

St. Nicholas 0-8
1968

Carbery 1-9

Clonakilty 1-6
1967

Beara 2-5

UCC 0-7
1966

St. Nicholas 1-7

St. Finbarr's 1-6
1965

St. Nicholas 2-4

St. Finbarr's 0-6
1964

UCC 0-12

Carbery 1-6
1963

UCC 1-6

St. Nicholas 1-5
1962

Macroom 3-4

Muskerry 1-4
1961

Avondhu 1-7

Clonakilty 1-5
1960

UCC 1-7

Avondhu 0-9
1959

St. Finbarr's 1-5

Macroom 0-6
1958

Macroom 1-7

Avondhu 0-9
1957

St. Finbarr's 0-8
Lees 0-5
1956

St. Finbarr's 3-5

Millstreet 0-4
1955
Lees 3-4

Macroom 0-9
1954

St. Nicholas 2-11

Clonakilty 0-3
1953
Collins 1-8

UCC 1-4
1952

Clonakilty 1-4
Collins 0-4
1951
Collins 3-2

St. Nicholas 1-5
1950
Garda 3-7

St. Nicholas 2-5
1949
Collins 5-11

Macroom 0-1
1948

Millstreet 1-2

St. Vincent's 0-3
1947

Clonakilty 2-5

St. Nicholas 1-4
1946

Clonakilty 1-2

Fermoy 0-3
1945

Fermoy 0-6

Clonakilty 0-3
1944

Clonakilty 1-9

Fermoy 1-5
1943

Clonakilty 2-5

Fermoy 1-4
1942

Clonakilty 1-8

Fermoy 1-5
1941

St. Nicholas 1-8

Millstreet 1-5
1940

Beara 2-8

Millstreet 1-7
1939

Clonakilty 0-7

Beara 0-5
1938

St. Nicholas 2-1

Clonakilty 0-2
1937

Carbery 3-8

Duhallow West 1-1
1936

Duhallow West 2-5

Clonakilty 0-2
1935

Macroom 1-3

Clonakilty 1-2
1934

Beara 2-6

Clonakilty 2-3
1933

Beara 2-5

Clonakilty 0-4
1932

Beara 2-2

Clonakilty 1-1
1931

Macroom 2-6

Carbery 2-2
1930

Macroom 2-8
Na Deasunaigh 2-3
1929
Collins

Macroom
1928

UCC 1-6
Duhallow United 0-2
1927

UCC 3-3

Macroom 1-0
1926

Macroom 1-1

UCC 0-2
1925

Nils 4-3

Macroom 0-2
1924

Nils 0-8

UCC 0-2
1923
Lees 0-3

Youghal 0-2
1922


1921


1920

UCC 5-4

Cobh 0-1
1919

Cobh 4-3

Youhal 1-0
1918

Cobh 0-3

Fermoy 0-1
1917

Nils 0-2
Lees 0-0
1916
Collegians 10-3

Fermoy 0-1
1915

Nils 2-3

Fermoy 0-1
1914
Lees 2-5

Youghal 1-2
1913

Macroom 1-2

Fermoy 0-3
1912

Macroom 1-3

Fermoy 1-1
1911
Lees 2-4

Nils 0-1
1910

Macroom 5-6

Cobh 0-2
1909

Macroom 1-6

Bantry Blues 1-2
1908
Lees 2-8

Fermoy 0-6
1907
Lees 0-7

Macroom 1-2
1906

Fermoy 0-8

Carbery Rangers 0-0
1905

Fermoy

Carbery Rangers
1904
Lees

Fermoy
1903
Lees 1-7

Dohenys 0-2
1902
Lees 0-10

Kanturk 1-1
1901

Nils 0-8*

Fermoy 0-4
1900

Fermoy 1-9

Kinsale 1-6
1899

Fermoy

Nils
1898

Fermoy 0-1*

Dohenys 0-2
1897

Dohenys 0-5

Kanturk 0-4
1896
Lees 0-3

Kanturk 0-0
1895

Fermoy 0-6

Nils 0-1
1894

Nils 1-13
Kinsale Black & Whites 0-1
1893

Dromtarriffe 0-5

Castlemartyr 0-3
1892
Clondrohid 1-4

Kilmurry 0-1
1891
Clondrohid 3-5

Nils 0-2
1890

Midleton 2-3

Dromtarriffe 0-2
1889

Midleton 1-0

Macroom 0-1
1888
Lees 0-3

Dromtarriffe 0-1
1887
Lees 0-4

Lisgoold 0-01


Notes



  • The following finals were drawn: 1901, 1944, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1967, 1968, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2017

  • No scores known for 1899 and 1904

  • 1898 Objection and game awarded to Fermoy



Records



By decade


The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Cork Senior Football Championship titles, is as follows:



  • 1880s: 2 for Lees (1887-88)

  • 1890s: 3 for Fermoy (1895-98-99)

  • 1900s: 5 for Lees (1902-03-04-07-08)

  • 1910s: 3 for Macroom (1910-12-13)

  • 1920s: 3 for University College Cork (1920-27-28)

  • 1930s: 3 each for Macroom (1930-31-35) and Beara (1932-33-34)

  • 1940s: 5 for Clonakilty (1942-43-44-46-47)

  • 1950s: 3 for St. Finbarr's (1956-57-59)

  • 1960s: 4 for University College Cork (1960-63-64-69)

  • 1970s: 5 for Nemo Rangers (1972-74-75-77-78)

  • 1980s: 4 for Nemo Rangers (1981-83-87-88)

  • 1990s: 2 each for Duhallow (1990-91) and Bantry Blues (1995-98)

  • 2000s: 7 for Nemo Rangers (2000-01-02-05-06-07-08)

  • 2010s: 3 for Nemo Rangers (2010-15-17)



Successful defending


15 teams of the 29 who have won the championship have successfully defended the title. These are:




    • Nemo Rangers on 8 attempts out of 18 (1975, 1978, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008)


    • Lees on 4 attempts out of 11 (1888, 1903, 1904, 1908)


    • Macroom on 3 attempts out of 9 (1910, 1913, 1931)


    • Clonakilty on 3 attempts out of 8 (1943, 1944, 1947)


    • Fermoyon 3 attempts out of 6 (1899, 1900, 1906)


    • University College Cork on 2 attempts out of 9 (1928, 1964)


    • St. Finbarr's on 2 attempts out of 7 (1957, 1980)


    • Beara on 2 attempts out of 5 (1932, 1934)


    • Nils on 1 attempt out of 5 (1925)


    • St. Nicholas' on 1 attempt out of 4 (1966)


    • Castlehaven on 1 attempt out of 4 (2013)


    • Duhallow on 1 attempt out of 2 (1991)


    • Cobh on 1 attempt out of 1 (1919)


    • Clondrohid on 1 attempt out of 1 (1892)


    • Midleton on 1 attempt out of 1 (1890)



Gaps


    • Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

      • 54 years: Duhallow (1936-1990)

      • 44 years: Clonakilty (1952-1996)

      • 39 years: Fermoy (1906-1945)

      • 33 years: Carbery (1971-2004)

      • 32 years: Lees (1923-1955)

      • 32 years: University College Cork (1928-1960)

      • 31 years: Carbery (1937-1968)

      • 30 years: Beara (1967-1997)

      • 27 years: Beara (1940-1967)

      • 26 years: University College Cork (1973-1999)




References





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External links



  • Official Cork Website

  • Cork on Hoganstand

  • Cork Club GAA

  • Cork Senior County Finals










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