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1971 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates18 April – 10 October 1971
Teams17
ChampionsBorder Carbery (3rd title)
Noel Crowley (captain)
Runners-upBorder University College Cork
Jim Coughlan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored56 (3.5 per match)
Points scored300 (18.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Brendan Lynch (2-17)
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The 1971 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 83rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1971. The championship ran from 18 April to 10 October 1971.

Muskerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Carbery in the quarter-finals.

The final was played on 10 October 1971 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Carbery and University College Cork in what was their second ever meeting in the final and the first in seven years. Carbery won the match by 3-11 to 2-08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in three years.

University College Cork's Brendan Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Results

First round

St. Finbarr's v Na Piarsaigh
23 April 1971 First round St. Finbarr's 3-15 - 1-04 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Fitzpatrick 0-8, P McMahon 2-0, M Archer 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1. T Nott 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Second round

Beara v Imokilly
18 April 1971 Second round Beara 5-12 - 0-09 Imokilly Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
C O'Sullivan 2-0, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, JJ Murphy 1-2, N O'Sullivan 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Neill 0-2, N O'Reilly 0-1 (own point). S O'Connor 0-6, E Ryan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
Seandún v Millstreet
18 April 1971 Second round Seandún 0-10 - 2-07 Millstreet Castle Ground, Macroom
B Meade 0-7. J Kenneally 1-4.
Avondhu v Carbery
2 May 1971 Second round Avondhu 0-08 - 4-10 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Lonergan 0-4, E Kirby 0-3, T Monaghan 0-1. T Murphy 1-7, D Barron 1-1, B Evans 1-1, T Holland 1-0, D Hunt 0-1.
St. Finbarr's v University College Cork
2 May 1971 Second round St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 2-14 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Fitzpatrick 1-4, F Twomey 1-1, M Fleming 0-1. P Lynch 1-2, B Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, T Looney 0-2.
Duhallow v Nemo Rangers
2 May 1971 Second round Duhallow 1-06 - 4-12 Nemo Rangers Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
DJ O'Keeffe 0-5, PJ Cremin 1-1. J Barrett 2-2, B Cogan 2-1, M O'Donoghue 0-4, C Murphy 0-3, F Cogan 0-1, D Allen 0-1.
Macroom v Muskerry
2 May 1971 Second round Macroom 0-05 - 4-11 Muskerry Cloughduv GAA Grounds, Cloughduv
T O'Sullivan 0-2, L Quinlan 0-2, H Casey 0-1. F Cooper 3-1, N Dunne 0-7, C Twomey 1-0, M Mehigan 0-2, C Kelly 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
Carrigdhoun v Clonakilty
9 May 1971 Second round Carrigdhoun 0-06 - 4-11 Clonakilty Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
C Cooney 0-3, J Hurley 0-1, J Foster 0-1, Hanley 0-1. TF Hayes 0-11, F Hayes 2-0, J Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0. Referee: P Finnegan (Cork)
St. Nicholas' v St Michael's
26 May 1971 Second round St. Nicholas' 2-11 - 1-11 St Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T O'Brien 0-8, P Harte 1-1, D Moore 1-1, D Coughlan 0-1. N O'Keeffe 1-4, R Cummins 0-4, J Horgan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Quarter-finals

Beara v Clonakilty
30 May 1971 Quarter-final Beara 2-14 - 3-06 Clonakilty Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
C O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanley 0-6, M O'Driscoll 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. TF Hayes 1-3, F Hayes 1-0, Ted Hayes 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, N Lane 0-1. Referee: T Finnegan
Carbery v Muskerry
27 June 1971 Quarter-final Carbery 1-09 - 1-07 Muskerry Clonakilty Sportsfield, Clonakilty
T Holland 1-4, T Murphy 0-3, J Gabriel 0-1, B Evans 0-1. M Buckley 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
University College Cork v Millstreet
27 June 1971 Quarter-final University College Cork 2-10 - 1-10 Millstreet Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
B Lynch 1-3, D Coffey 1-1, P Lynch 0-3, D Murray 0-2, T Mahon 0-1. S Kenneally 1-6, T Burke 0-2, T Dennehy 0-1, D Long 0-1.
Nemo Rangers v St. Nicholas'
21 July 1971 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-09 - 1-03 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Murphy 0-4, S Buckley 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1. T O'Brien 1-3.

Semi-finals

University College Cork v Beara
25 July 1971 Semi-final University College Cork 3-12 - 0-11 Beara Rossa Park, Skibbereen
B Lynch 1-5, D Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-0, E Crowley 1-0, P Lynch 0-1, T Looney 0-1. C O'Sullivan 0-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1.
Carbery v Nemo Rangers
8 August 1971 Semi-final Carbery 2-09 - 0-13 Nemo Rangers Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
T Holland 0-7, D Hunt 1-1, B Desmond 1-0, D Barron 0-1. C Murphy 0-4, J Barrett 0-3, B Cogan 0-3, M O'Donoghue 0-2, D Barrett 0-1. Referee: F Halbert

Final

Carbery v University College Cork
10 October 1971 Final Carbery 3-11 - 2-08 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Barron 2-0, J Carroll 1-1, D Hunt 0-4, T Holland 0-3, F Murphy 0-2, B Evans 0-1. D Coffey 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Brendan Lynch UCC 2-17 23 4 5.75
2 Teddy Holland Carbery 2-14 20 4 5.00
3 Con O'Sullivan Beara 3-08 17 3 5.66
Tim F. Hayes Clonakilty 1-14 17 2 8.50
5 Jim Kenneally Millstreet 2-10 16 2 8.00
6 Éamonn Fitzpatrick St. Finbarr's 1-12 15 2 7.50
7 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-11 14 2 7.00
8 Jimmy Barrett Nemo Rangers 2-07 13 3 4.33
Tony Murphy Carbery 1-10 13 4 3.25
10 Denis Coffey UCC 2-06 12 4 3.00
10 Declan Barron Carbery 3-02 11 4 2.75
Paudie Lynch UCC 1-08 11 4 2.75
Colm Murphy Nemo Rangers 0-11 11 3 3.66

References

  1. "Muskerry 1970". Muskerry GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Midfield strength could prove decisive for Carbery on Saturday". Irish Independent. 25 August 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. "THE INSIDE TRACK: Should Senior A football teams be left play with their division?". The Southern Star. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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