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2013 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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2013 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates6 September - 10 November 2013
Teams8
SponsorEvening Echo
ChampionsMitchelstown (2nd title)
Shane Beston (captain)
Larry Tompkins (manager)
Runners-upSt Colum's
Shane McSweeney (captain)
Dan Hurley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored11 (1.57 per match)
Points scored115 (16.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Shane Beston (1-12)
Denis McSweeney (0-15)
2012 (Previous) (Next) 2014

The 2013 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 115th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 6 September to 10 November 2013.

The final was played on 10 November 2013 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Mitchelstown and St Colum's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Mitchelstown won the match by 0–12 to 2–04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 52 years.[2][3]

Shane Beston and Denis McSweeney were the championship's top scorers.

Qualification

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Division Championship Representatives
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Urhan
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship St Colum's
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Belgooly
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Lyre
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glenbower Rovers
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilmichael
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St Finbarr's

Results

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Quarter-finals

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6 September 2013 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 2-09 - 1-06 Kilmichael Páirc Uí Rinn
S Beston 1-3, J Cott 1-1, M Walsh 0-2, L Flynn 0-1, D Dineen 0-1, S Cahill 0-1. J O'Leary 1-2, F Twomey 0-3, S Foley 0-1.
12 October 2013 Quarter-final St Finbarr's 1-13 - 1-09 Lyre Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
C Madden 1-2, A Murphy 0-4, C McCarthy 0-3, I Power 0-1, L Arslan 0-1, D Comyns 0-1, A Lyne 0-1. D Murphy 1-0, T Murphy 0-3, D Roche 0-3, S Murphy 0-1, M Kearney 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.
12 October 2013 Quarter-final St Colum's 1-09 - 0-07 Garnish Adrigole Grounds
D McSweeney 0-6, JP O'Sullivan 1-0, S Cronin 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1. S Terry O'Sullivan 0-3, F Sheehan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, D Harrington 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1.
24 October 2013 Quarter-final Glenbower Rovers 0-07 - 0-06 Belgooly Páirc Uí Rinn
D Cahill 0-3, S Lyons 0-1, C Fogarty 0-1, K Lane 0-1, S Harnedy 0-1. R Dwyer 0-3, R Power 0-1, A Daly 0-1, P Dwyer 0-1.

Semi-finals

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20 October 2013 Semi-final St Colum's 2-07 - 1-04 St Finbarr's St Mary's Park
D McSweeney 0-6, S Casey 1-1, A O'Connor 1-0. A Murphy 0-3, P Harte 1-0, C McCarthy 0-1.
2 November 2013 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 0-11 - 0-08 Glenbower Rovers Páirc Uí Rinn
S Beston 0-5, J Sheehan 0-1, D Dineen 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, J Cott 0-1, S Cahill 0-1, P Molloy 0-1. K Lane 0-5, D Cahill 0-1, S Lyons 0-1, S Harnedy 0-1.

Final

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10 November 2013 Final Mitchelstown 0-12 - 2-04 St Colum's Páirc Uí Rinn
S Beston 0-4 (one free), J Sheehan (frees), S Cahill 0-3 each, M Walsh, D Dineen 0-1 each. Report A O’Connor, T Harrington 1-0 each, D McSweeney 0-3 (one free), S O’Shea 0-1. Referee: D O'Leary (Kiskeam)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Beston Mitchelstown 1-12 15 3 5.00
Denis McSweeney St Colum's 0-15 15 3 5.00
3 Alan O'Connor St Colum's 2-01 7 3 2.33
Adrian Murphy St Finabrr's 0-07 7 2 3.50
5 Kieran Lane Glenbower Rovers 0-06 6 2 3.00

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Final glory for Mitchelstown". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "'Town's 52 year wait finally over". The Corkman. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.