1978 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1978 Cork Senior Football Championship 9 April – 17 September 1978 20 20px|border Nemo Rangers 5 Brian Murphy 20px|border St Michael's 35 99 545 20px|border Dinny Allen (2-36) 1977 1977 Cork Senior Football Championship 1979 1979 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1978 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 April 1978 and ended on 17 September 1978. It was the first championship to use a group stage format followed by a knockout phase. Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions. On 17 September 1978, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-09 to 1-03 defeat of St Michael's in the final.http://www.nemorangers.ie/contentPage/315163/h_i_s_t_o_r_y The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000 Nemo Rangers GAA website 10 April 2019 This was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession. It was the first time that two teams had qualified for the final having earlier lost a match. St. Michael's became the first team since Fermoy in 1944 to lose three finals in-a-row. Dinny Allen was the championship's top scorer with 2-36. Format change Since its inception in 1887 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the county champions would always be the team who won all of their games. There were some problems with this system and a special committee was established to examine the standard of competing teams. At the County Convention on 5 February 1978, delegates voted by 138 to 83 in favour of changing the format of the championship. The new format incorporated a group stage involving four different divisions followed by a knockout stage. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Naomh Abán From Championship Declined to field a team Imokilly Results Division 1 Table {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !width=20|Pos Position !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|Pld Games played !width=20|W Wins !width=20|D Draws !width=20|L Losses !width=40|SF Score for !width=40|SA Score against !width=20|Diff Scoring difference !width=20|Pts Points |- style="background:#ccffcc" |1||align=left|border|20px St. Finbarr's ||4||4||0||0||7-30||2-33||12||8 |- style="background:#FFFFE0" |2||align=left|20px|border Nemo Rangers ||4||3||0||1||11-45||3-21||48||6 |- style="background:#FFFFE0" |3||align=left|border|20px St Michael's ||4||2||0||2||8-30||6-32||4||4 |- |4||align=left|border|20px St. Nicholas' ||4||1||0||3||3-25||14-30||-38||2 |- |5||align=left|border|20px UCC ||4||0||0||4||6-25||10-39||-26||0 |-|align=left| |colspan="10" style="border:0px;font-size:85%;"| Green background The top-placed team qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship proper.Yellow background The second and third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper. |} Results 14 April 1978 University College Cork 2-05 - 3-10 St Michael's H Moynihan 1-1, C Kearney 1-0, S Walsh 0-3, B Kearney 0-1. T Cashman 1-6, T Lyons 2-2, B Field 0-1, D McCurtain 0-1. Ballinlough Stadium, Ballinlough 15 April 1978 St. Finbarr's 1-07 - 0-08 Nemo Rangers C Ryan 1-1, F Twomey 0-2, D Burns 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, C Myers 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1. D Allen 0-4, K Brady 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, T Dalton 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork J Dennigan 29 April 1978 St. Finbarr's 2-08 - 1-09 University College Cork J Barry-Murphy 1-3, J Allen 1-0, C Ryan 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, C Myers 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1. S Walsh 1-1, H Moynihan 0-2, M Kerins 0-2, C Mangan 0-1, J Meyler 0-1, C Kearney 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 30 April 1978 St Michael's 4-08 - 1-08 St. Nicholas' E O'Donoghue 2-1, T Cashman 1-1, D McCurtain 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-3, B Field 0-2, P Crowley 0-1. T O'Brien 1-2, F O'Sullivan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, R Whitley 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 5 May 1978 St. Nicholas' 1-07 - 2-03 University College Cork G O'Callaghan 1-1, F O'Sullivan 0-3, T O'Brien 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. J Meyler 1-0, H Moynihan 1-0, C Kearney 0-2, C Mangan 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 13 May 1978 Nemo Rangers 4-14 - 1-08 University College Cork D Allen 1-6, D Linehan 1-2, C Murphy 1-1, T Dalton 1-1, J Barrett 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1. C Kearney 1-1, L Gould 0-3, S Murphy 0-1, J Meyler 0-1, D Nyhan 0-1, F Coffey 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 4 June 1978 Nemo Rangers 6-10 - 0-01 St. Nicholas' S Coughlan 1-2, N Morgan 1-2, D Linehan 1-2, J Barrett 1-0, R Whitley 1-0 (og), D Allen 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, T Dalton 0-1. J O'Sullivan 0-1. Ballinlough Stadium, Ballinlough 4 June 1978 St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 0-07 St Michael's M Lynch 1-1, J O'Callaghan 1-0, E Fitzpatrick 0-3, J McCarthy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1. B Field 0-3, T Cashman 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1. Ballinlough Stadium, Ballinlough 14 June 1978 St. Finbarr's 2-09 - 1-09 St. Nicholas' J Barry-Murphy 2-0, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 16 June 1978 Nemo Rangers 1-13 - 1-05 St Michael's D Allen 0-10, D Geary 1-0, S Coughlan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, T Dalton 0-1. B Field 1-0, D Buckley 0-3, T Cashman 0-1, R Cummins 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork Division 2 Table {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !width=20|Pos Position !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|Pld Games played !width=20|W Wins !width=20|D Draws !width=20|L Losses !width=30|SF Score for !width=30|SA Score against !width=20|Diff Scoring difference !width=20|Pts Points |- style="background:#FFFFE0" |1||align=left|border|20px Clonakilty ||3||2||0||1||6-28||4-23||11||4 |- style="background:#FFFFE0" |2||align=left|border|20px Millstreet ||3||2||0||1||4-31||4-26||5||4 |- |3||align=left|border|20px Bishopstown ||3||2||0||1||3-24||3-26||-2||4 |- |4||align=left|border|20px Dohenys ||3||0||0||3||5-13||9-31||-30||0 |-|align=left| |colspan="10" style="border:0px;font-size:85%;"| Yellow background The first and second-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper. |} Results 16 April 1978 Millstreet 0-09 - 1-10 Bishopstown T Kennelly 0-4, B McSweeney 0-2, M Gilsenan 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1, J Kennelly 0-1. J Crowley 1-3, T O'Reilly 0-3, J Lynch 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. Castle Grounds, Macroom 16 April 1978 Clonakilty 2-08 - 1-05 Dohenys J O'Neill 1-1, J O'Donovan 1-0, P Griffin 0-3, P O'Regan 0-2, F O'Regan 0-1, P Gavin 0-1. D O'Herlihy 1-1, C O'Rourke 0-4. Rossa Park, Skibbereen 29 April 1978 Bishopstown 0-08 - 0-06 Dohenys J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-3, J Lynch 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. J Carroll 0-1, J Collins 0-1, B O'Rourke 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1, D Collins 0-1, V Sullivan 0-1. Cloughduv 14 May 1978 Millstreet 1-12 - 1-09 Clonakilty T Kenneally 0-7, J Kenneally 1-2, D Kelleher 0-2, B McSweeney 0-1. D McCarthy 1-0, P Griffin 0-3, P Coogan 0-2, TF Hayes 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-2. Castle Grounds, Macroom 18 June 1978 Millstreet 3-10 - 2-07 Dohenys J Kenneally 1-1, D O'Connor 1-1, D O'Shea 1-0, M McSweeney 0-3, T Kenneally 0-3, D O'Hare 0-2. D Collins 1-2, V O'Sullivan 1-2, D Herlihy 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-1. Castle Grounds, Macroom 18 June 1978 Clonakilty 3-11 - 2-06 Bishopstown J O'Donovan 3-1, P Griffin 0-4, D McCarthy 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, P Coogan 0-1, F O'Regan 0-1. T O'Reilly 1-1, E O'Connoor 1-0, M Fleming 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. Kinsale Playoff 8 July 1978 Millstreet 2-09 - 0-05 Bishopstown T Kenneally 1-4, D O'Shea 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1, T Burke 0-1, J Kenneally 0-1. T O'Reilly 0-2, D Coakley 0-1, E Murphy 0-1, J Crowley 0-1. Coachford Division 3 Table {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !width=20|Pos Position !width=150 style="text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|Pld Games played !width=20|W Wins !width=20|D Draws !width=20|L Losses !width=30|SF Score for !width=30|SA Score against !width=20|Diff Scoring difference !width=20|Pts Points |- style="background:#FFFFE0" |1||align=left|border|20px Naomh Abán ||3||3||0||0||4-29||2-17||18||6 |- |2||align=left|border|20px Glanworth ||3||2||0||1||6-25||4-26||5||4 |- |3||align=left|border|20px Bantry Blues ||3||1||0||2||5-27||5-20||7||2 |- |4||align=left|border|20px Na Piarsaigh ||3||0||0||3||5-13||9-31||-30||0 |-|align=left| |colspan="10" style="border:0px;font-size:85%;"| Yellow background The first-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper. |} Results 16 April 1978 Bantry Blues 1-11 - 3-08 Glanworth D Barron 1-3, F Carroll 0-3, D Hunt 0-2, V McCarthy 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1. J O'Brien 2-1, A Fahy 1-1, J Courtney 0-3, D Courtney 0-2, K Ahern 0-1. Innishannon 16 April 1978 Na Piarsaigh 1-06 - 3-09 Naomh Abán R McDonnell 1-1, J Sullivan 0-3, R Murphy 0-1, M Feehan 0-1. P Lynch 2-0, D McCarthy 1-2, D Healy 0-4, S Kelleher 0-2, J Hoare 0-1. Coachford 14 May 1978 Bantry Blues 3-11 - 2-01 Na Piarsaigh D Hunt 2-1, R Dix 1-3, D Barron 0-6, J Riordan 0-1. R Murphy 1-0, R McDonnell 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1. Castle Grounds, Macroom 14 May 1978 Naomh Abán 1-09 - 0-06 Glanworth D McCarthy 1-1, D Healy 0-3, J Lynch 0-2, P Lynch 0-2, L Forde 0-1. J Courtney 0-2, DJ Courtney 0-2, A Fahy 0-1, L O'Brien 0-1. Blarney 18 June 1978 Glanworth 3-11 - 2-06 Na Piarsaigh DJ Ryan 1-4, K Aherne 1-1, D Courtney 1-1, J O'Brien 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, J Cummins 0-1. D Hickey 1-1, P McLafferty 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-3, M Feehan 0-2. Watergrasshill 18 June 1978 Naomh Abán 0-11 - 1-05 Bantry Blues Ballingeary Division 4 9 April 1978 Round 1 Muskerry 1-05 - 2-05 Seandún C Kelly 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-2, D Shorten 0-2, P Lucey 0-1. E Murphy 2-1, B Murphy 0-1, P Mackey 0-1, J Barry 0-1, E Forde 0-1. Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon 9 April 1978 Round 1 Carbery 3-12 - 0-05 Carrigdhoun T Holland 2-1, T Murphy 0-5, M Burns 1-1, F Collins 0-3, L Holland 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. E Hanley 0-2, J Dineen 0-1, G Slyne 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon 9 April 1978 Round 1 Duhallow 0-09 - 3-07 Beara T Horgan 0-8, J Collins 0-1. J McCarthy 2-0, O O'Sullivan 1-0, B O'Neill 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Shea 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1. Ballingeary 30 April 1978 Round 2 Avondhu 0-08 - 1-11 Carbery G Mulcahy 0-4, B O'Neill 0-2, T Monaghan 0-2. M Byrne 1-0, C Swanton 0-3, T Holland 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, F Collins 0-1, L Holland 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 21 May 1978 Round 2 Beara 3-08 - 1-08 Seandún Clonakilty 18 June 1978 Round 3 Carbery 1-11 - 1-06 Beara J Fitzgerald 1-1, T Murphy 0-3, T Holland 0-2, M Burns 0-1, F Collins 0-1, C Collins 0-1, B Evans 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. S O'Sullivan 1-0, M Reynolds 0-3, O O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1. Rossa Park, Skibbereen Quarter-finals 22 July 1978 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-15 - 1-06 Naomh Abán D Allen 0-5, N Morgan 0-4, R Dalton 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D Linehan 0-1. D Healy 1-2, D McCarthy 0-2, G Healy 0-2. Castle Grounds, Macroom 23 July 1978 Quarter-final St Michael's 3-08 - 0-10 Millstreet P Kavanagh 3-1, D Buckley 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. T Kenneally 0-5, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1, B McSweeney 0-1, V Coakley 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. Coachford 23 July 1978 Quarter-final Clonakilty 1-07 - 1-04 Carbery P O'Regan 1-0, P Griffin 0-3, P Googan 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-1. R Wilmot 1-1, T Holland 0-2, F Collins 0-1. Clonakilty Semi-finals 6 August 1978 Semi-final St Michael's 1-06 - 0-06 St. Finbarr's R Cummins 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, D Buckley 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. J McCarthy 0-4, C Myers 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 20 August 1978 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 0-10 - 0-04 Clonakilty D Allen 0-6, N Morgan 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. P Griffin 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1. Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon Final 17 September 1978 Final Nemo Rangers 1-09 - 1-03 St Michael's D Allen 1-3, T Dalton 0-3, N Morgan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D Geary 0-1. D Buckley 1-1, R Cummins 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1. 5,569 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork E Porter (Brian Dillons) Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Dinny AllenNemo Rangers2-364276.002Tim KenneallyMillstreet1-232655.203Tom CashmanSt. Michael's2-121872.57 Miscellaneous Nemo Rangers officials refused to allow team captain Brian Murphy to receive the cup in protest against the County Board's earlier decision to expel the Nemo Rangers senior hurling team from the 1978 Cork SHC and fine the club £75. St. Michael's become the first team since Fermoy between 1942-44 to lose three finals in a row. References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship