1955 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1955 Cork Senior Football Championship 27 March – 23 October 1955 22 20px|Border Lees 12 Donal O'Sullivanhttps://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Article/Index/6148 Donal O'Sullivan Hogan Stand 1 January 2001 5 September 2026 20px|Border Macroom Johnny Creedon 23 50 248 1954 1954 Cork Senior Football Championship 1956 1956 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1955 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.Club Titles - Cork https://hoganstand.com/Cork/ClubTitles 10 August 2026 Hogan Stand en The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 23 January 1955. The championship ran from 27 March to 23 October 1955. St Nicholas' were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clonakilty in the first round.https://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 5 September 2026 The final was played on 23 October 1955 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Lees and Macroom, in what was their second meeting in the final.https://gaacork.ie/senior-football-roll-of-honour/ Premier Senior Football Roll of Honour Cork GAA website 5 December 2025 Lees won the match by 3-04 to 0-09 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 32 years.https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IEX19551024.1.6&srpos=1&e=24-10-1955-24-10-1955--en-20-EEC%2CIEX%2CSST-1--img-txIN-lees+macroom---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=743,0,3384,3384 Great second-half effort earns county title for Lees The Cork Examiner 24 October 1955 5 September 2026 Results First round 27 March 1955 First round Macroom 1-12 - 0-05 Glanworth Banteer Grounds 10 April 1955 First round Beara 1-07 - 1-07 Canovee Bantry Grounds 17 April 1955 First round St Vincent's 3-11 - 1-01 Imokilly Páirc Uí Chonaill 1 May 1955 First round Bandon 1-03 - 1-07 Duhallow Castle Grounds 1 May 1955 First round replay Beara 0-02 - 1-06 Canovee Bantry Grounds 8 May 1955 First round Clonakilty 2-02 - 0-03 St Nicholas' Kinsale Showgrounds 8 May 1955 First round Avondhu 1-07 - 1-07 Glanmire Páirc Mhic Gearailt 29 May 1955 First round replay Avondhu 2-08 - 1-05 Glanmire Páirc Mhic Gearailt Muskerry, Lees, University College Cork, Carrigdhoun, Garda, Collins, Carbery, St Finbarr's, Millstreet and Seandún received a bye in this round. Second round 27 March 1955 Second round Collins 2-05 - 0-07(void) Garda The Mardyke 17 April 1955 Second round Muskerry 0-02 - 3-10 University College Cork Coachford Sportsfield 24 April 1955 Second round Seandún 1-04 - 0-04 Millstreet Macroom Grounds 24 April 1955 Second round Lees 1-07 - 1-04 Carrigdhoun Ballinhassig Grounds 24 April 1955 Second round Carbery 1-04 - 0-02 St Finbarr's Bandon Grounds 29 May 1955 Second round St Vincent's 3-10 - 2-01 Duhallow Castle Grounds 19 June 1955 Second round Canovee 1-09 - 1-04 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds 10 July 1955 Second round Macroom 1-07 - 1-04 Clonakilty Cork Athletic Grounds Quarter-finals 27 May 1955 Quarter-final Garda 0-04 - 0-06 Lees The Mardyke 29 May 1955 Quarter-final Seandún 1-04 - 2-04 Carbery Upton Grounds 23 June 1955 Quarter-final St Vincent's 4-04 - 2-03 University College Cork The Mardyke 7 August 1955 Quarter-final Macroom 2-08 - 0-08 Canovee Coachford Grounds Semi-finals 21 August 1955 Semi-final Lees 1-06 - 0-04 Carbery Clonakilty Grounds 11 September 1955 Semi-final St Vincent's 1-03 - 1-03 Macroom Cork Athletic Grounds 16 October 1955 Semi-final replay St Vincent's 0-05 - 0-08 Macroom Cork Athletic Grounds Final 23 October 1955 Final Lees 3-04 - 0-09 Macroom Cork Athletic Grounds T Crowley (Clonakilty) Championship statistics Miscellaneous An objection by Garda regarding the constitution of the Collins team that beat them in the second round was upheld and the match awarded to Garda.https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IEX19550407.1.12&srpos=7&e=28-03-1955-26-05-1955--en-20-EEC%2CIEX%2CSST-1--img-txIN-collins+garda+football+objection---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=0,115,3501,3501 The Garda objection The Cork Examiner 7 April 1955 5 September 2026 Lees won their 12th and final Cork SFC title. They held their position at the top of the all-time roll of honour until 2002, when Nemo Rangers won their 13th title.https://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2002/1007/sport/corkery-a-colossus-in-nemo-victory-645944049.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190410144205/https://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2002/1007/sport/corkery-a-colossus-in-nemo-victory-645944049.html dead 10 April 2019 Corkery a colossus in Nemo victory Irish Examiner 7 October 2002 10 April 2019 Michael Ellard References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship