1959 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1959 Cork Senior Football Championship 5 April – 4 October 1959 25 20px|Border St. Finbarr's 3 Donal Hurley 20px|Border Macroom 1958 1958 Cork Senior Football Championship 1960 1960 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1959 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 71st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the first and second round fixtures took place on 25 January 1959. The championship ran from 5 April to 4 October 1959. Macroom were the defending champions. On 4 October 1959, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-05 to 0-06 defeat of Macroom in the final.http://www.stfinbarrsnhf.ie/contentPage/346845/t_h_e_b_a_r_r_s-a_h_i_s_t_o_r_y The Barrs - A History St. Finbarr's GAA website 28 June 2019 2 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190702122900/http://www.stfinbarrsnhf.ie/contentPage/346845/t_h_e_b_a_r_r_s-a_h_i_s_t_o_r_y dead This was their third championship title overall and their first since 1957. Results First round 5 April 1959 First round Duhallow 0-05 - 1-10 Delaney Rovers Bishop McEgan Park 12 April 1959 First round Avondhu 0-04 - 0-05 Collins Riverstown Sportsfield 12 April 1959 First round Carbery 1-05 - 3-08 St Michael's Bandon Grounds 19 April 1959 First round Cobh 2-08 - 2-07 Millstreet Coachford Sportsfield 19 April 1959 First round Muskerry 1-05 - 4-05 Fermoy Vishop Casey Memorial Park 19 April 1959 First round St Vincent's 5-10 - 2-01 Imokilly Midleton Grounds 26 April 1959 First round Lees 2-09 - 2-05 Clonakilty Bandon Grounds 26 April 1959 First round Garda 0-11 - 1-04 Glanmire The Mardyke 12 May 1959 First round Macroom 1-11 - 1-02 Bandon Clonakilty Grounds Second round 26 April 1959 Second round Nemo Rangers 1-05 - 4-07 University College Cork The Mardyke 26 April 1959 Second round St Nicholas' 1-08 - 1-01 Carrigdhoun Ballinhassig Grounds 24 May 1959 Second round Beara 1-05 - 2-04 St Finbarr's Skibbereen Grounds 7 June 1959 Second round Cobh 0-03 - 1-09 Fermoy Riverstown Sportsfield 7 June 1959 Second round St Vincent's 0-05 - 1-05 Delaney Rovers The Mardyke 19 June 1959 Second round Collins 2-13 - 1-05 Seandún The Mardyke 21 June 1959 Second round Lees 1-04 - 5-12 Garda The Mardyke 28 June 1959 Second round St Michael's 1-08 - 1-12 Macroom Bandon Grounds Quarter-finals 10 July 1959 Quarter-final University College Cork 2-08 - 1-10 Collins The Mardyke 15 July 1959 Quarter-final Garda 1-07 - 0-09 Fermoy The Mardyke 17 July 1959 Quarter-final St Finbarr's 1-09 - 0-04 St Nicholas The Mardyke 19 July 1959 Quarter-final Macroom 4-07 - 2-01 Delaney Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds Semi-finals 30 August 1959 Semi-final Macroom 3-06 - 1-06 Garda The Mardyke 6 September 1959 Semi-final St Finbarr's 2-07 - 1-07 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Final 4 October 1959 Final St Finbarr's 1-05 - 0-06 Macroom Cork Athletic Grounds T Crowley (Clonakilty) References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship