1961 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1961 Cork Senior Football Championship 20px|Border Avondhu 1 Noel Curley 20px|Border Clonakilty 1960 1960 Cork Senior Football Championship 1962 1962 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1961 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 73rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.https://hoganstand.com/Cork/ClubTitles Club Titles - Cork Hogan Stand 27 June 2019 The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 29 January 1961. University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Carbery in the first round.https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40245056.html Reeling on the banks of the Lee: Cork sports success from 1960 to 1964 Echo Live 21 March 2021 21 August 2025 The final was played on 1 October 1961 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Avondhu and Clonakilty, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.https://gaacork.ie/senior-football-roll-of-honour/ Premier Senior Football Roll of Honour Cork GAA website 21 August 2025 Avondhu won the match by 1–07 to 1–05 to claim their first ever championship title.https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/sport/avondhu-board-honour-1961-senior-hurlers-and-footballers/27089422.html Avondhu Board honour 1961 senior hurlers and footballers The Corkman 9 December 2011 21 August 2025https://www.southernstar.ie/sport/its-the-end-of-an-era-for-clonakilty-gaa-4120151 It's the end of an era for Clonakilty GAA The Southern Star 23 May 2016 21 August 2025https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40080119.html GAA stalwart Tom Bermingham left a lasting legacy in three divisions Echo Live 11 November 2020 21 August 2025 Results Quarter-finals 21 May 1961 Quarter-final Avondhu 5-11 - 3-05 Seandún Párc Mhic Gearailt 13 August 1961 Quarter-final Clonakilty 4-05 - 0-09 Carbery Clonakilty Town Park 27 August 1961 Quarter-final Urhan 2-09 - 2-06 Lees Wolfe Tone Park Quarter-final St Finbarr's 0-09 - 1-05 St Vincent's Semi-finals 10 September 1961 Semi-final Clonakilty 1-12 - 0-05 Urhan Rossa Park 10 September 1961 Semi-final Avondhu 2-08 - 0-09 St Finbarr's Riverstown Sportsfield Final 1 October 1961 Final Avondhu 1-07 - 1-05 Clonakilty M Barrett 0-5, W Hanrahan 1-0, N Curley 0-1, O McAuliffe 0-1. J Lyons 1-1, T O'Leary 0-2, C Lane 0-1, H de Long 0-1. 12,800 Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork M Barrett (Nemo Rangers) Miscellaneous Avondhu win their first title. They are also the first divisional side to win titles in both codes. Avondhu miss out on the double after they lost out in the hurling final References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship