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1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates30 September – 4 November 1984
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Knocknagree (1st title)
John C. Horan (captain)
John Fintan Daly (manager)
Runners-upBorder Mallow
Malachi Nagle (captain)
Mick Golden (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored12 (1.71 per match)
Points scored115 (16.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Donal Murphy (1-09)
1983 (Previous) (Next) 1985

The 1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 30 September to 4 November 1984.

The final was played on 4 November 1984 at Fr Con Buckley Park in Buttevant, between Knocknagree and Mallow, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Knocknagree won the match by 0–13 to 1–10 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3][4]

Mallow's Donal Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 1-09.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mallow
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Carbery Rangers
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Valley Rovesr
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Knocknagree
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Youghal
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilmurry
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St Nicholas'

Results

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Quarter-finals

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30 September 1984 Quarter-final Youghal 1-08 - 0-06 Carbery Rangers Delanys Grounds
F Cooper 1-0, R Swaine 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, M Coyne 0-2, L O'Leary 0-1, T Gibbons 0-1. T Murphy 0-6.
7 October 1984 Quarter-final Adrigole 2-06 - 0-03 Valley Rovers Rossa Park
S O'Shea 1-1, J O'Neill 1-0, DP O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, K Green 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. F Crowley 0-1, TJ Deasy 0-1, G Slyne 0-1.
14 October 1984 Quarter-final Knocknagree 1-17 - 1-07 St Nicholas' Coachford Sportsfield
N O'Connor 0-5, D O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 1-0, TJ O'Leary 0-3, D Kelleher 0-2, Denny O'Connor 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. C Marshall 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D Whitely 0-2, T Corbett 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.
14 October 1984 Quarter-final Mallow 1-10 - 0-06 Kilmurry Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Carroll 1-2, S Brown 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, N O'Connell 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1. S Murphy 0-2, M O'Neill 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, C Barry-Murphy 0-1, G lally 0-1.

Semi-finals

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21 October 1984 Semi-final Knocknagree 1-08 - 1-04 Youghal Moore Park
D Kelleher 0-5, Donal O'Connor 1-0, N Cronin 0-1, TJ O'Leary 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. L O'Leary 1-0, M Coyne 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, T Coyne 0-1, G Cotter 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
28 October 1984 Semi-final Mallow 1-15 - 2-03 Adrigole Castle Grounds
D Murphy 0-5, S Browne 0-4, A Copps 0-4, P O'Sullivan 1-0, J Hayes 0-1, M Carroll 0-1. K Green 2-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Final

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4 November 1984 Final Knocknagree 0-13 - 1-09 Mallow Fr Con Buckley Park
N O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 0-2, Denny O'Connor 0-2, Donal O'Connor 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1. Report D Murphy 1-2, A Copps 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-1, S Brown 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, G Buckley 0-1. Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Donal Murphy Mallow 1-09 12 3 4.00
2 Niall O'Connor Knocknagree 0-10 10 3 3.33
3 Kevin Green Adrigole 2-03 9 1 9.00
Donal O'Connor Knocknagree 1-06 9 3 3.00
5 Seán Browne Mallow 0-08 8 3 2.66
Donal Kelleher Knocknagree 0-08 8 3 2.66
7 Alan Copps Mallow 0-07 7 3 3.33
8 Mick Carroll Mallow 0-07 7 2 3.50
9 Tony Murphy Carbery Rangers 0-06 6 1 6.00
10 Pat O'Connor Knocknagree 1-02 5 3 1.66

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Old heroes honoured on a night for Knocknagree". Irish Independent. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Knocknagree celebrate jubilee". Irish Independent. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ Leen, Tony (26 March 2018). "Arise Knocknagree and take your place…". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 November 2021.