1968 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1968 Cork Senior Football Championship 7 April 1968 – 6 October 1968 17 20px|Border Carbery 2 Frank Kehilly 20px|Border Clonakilty Kevin Dillon 16 35 260 20px|Border Tim F. Hayes (0-26) 1967 1967 Cork Senior Football Championship 1969 1969 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1968 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 80th 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 on 28 January 1968. The championship began on 7 April 1968 and ended on 6 October 1968. Beara entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by University College Cork at the quarter-final stage. On 6 October 1968, Carbery won the championship following a 1-09 to 1-06 defeat of Clonakilty in a final replay.https://www.southernstar.ie/Sport/Picking-this-team-was-hardest-job-of-all-23012015.htm Picking this team was hardest job of all The Southern Star 23 January 2015 28 June 2019February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1937. Clonakilty's Tim F. Hayes was the championship's top scorer with 0-26. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Urhan Results First round 19 May 1968 First round St. Finbarr's 1-07 - 1-12 St. Nicholas' D Murphy 1-0, C Roche 0-3, G McCarthy 0-1, N Ahern 0-1, M Horgan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. D Coughlan 1-2, J Daly 0-4, P Harte 0-3, D O'Driscoll 0-2, B Carroll 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds Second round 7 April 1968 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-03 - 2-14 Seandún T Nott 0-2, D O'Leary 0-1. F O'Connell 0-7, B Hurley 1-2, L McAuliffe 1-1, E O'Brien 0-3, T McAuliffe 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds 7 April 1968 Second round Avondhu 0-13 - 1-08 Mitchelstown J Horgan 0-8, D Ahern 0-2, W McAuliffe 0-2, T Monaghan 0-1. J Barrett 0-5, M Smyth 1-0, R Honohan 0-3. Páirc Mac Gearailt 7 April 1968 Second round Duhallow 0-06 - 0-09 Clonakilty W O'Leary 0-2, W O'Leary 0-2, D Morley 0-1, D Long 0-1. TF Hayes 0-9. Castle Grounds 7 April 1968 Second round Beara 1-09 - 0-05 Carrigdhoun M O'Regan 0-7, D Wiseman 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. R Wylie 0-2, C Cooney 0-1, J Enright 0-1, M Begley 0-1. Rossa Park 14 April 1968 Second round Macroom 1-09 - 0-13 Urhan M McSweeney 0-5, M Kelleher 1-0, N Fitzgerald 0-3, D Judgle 0-1. C O'Sullivan 0-7, P Foley 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1. Wolfe Tone Park 5 May 1968 Second round Carbery 4-05 - 0-04 Muskerry J Carroll 2-0, M Farr 1-1, N Kehilly 1-1, D Hunt 0-2, T Holland 0-1. M Buckley 0-4, F Cooper 0-1. Charlie Hurley Park 19 May 1968 Second round Nemo Rangers 2-09 - 1-11 Imokilly J McCarthy 1-3, J Cooke 1-2, G Allen 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1. A O'Donoghue 1-3, M Cronin 0-2, W Glavin 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1. Riverstown Sportsfield 30 June 1968 Second round University College Cork 4-08 - 1-08 St. Nicholas' B Lynch 2-3, M Power 1-0, J O'O'Donoghue 1-0, E Philpott 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Herlihy 0-1, P O'Doherty 0-1. J Daly 0-5, D Moore 1-0, P Hurley 0-2, P Harte 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds Quarter-finals 19 May 1968 Quarter-final Clonakilty 4-04 - 1-10 Urhan N Lane 2-0, T Hayes 1-0, TF Hayes 0-3, J O'Shea 0-1. C O'Sullivan 1-7, J O'Neill 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, P Foley 0-1. Wolfe Tone Park 9 June 1968 Quarter-final Seandún 0-10 - 0-05 Avondhu N O'Keeffe 0-4, E O'Brien 0-3, B Larkin 0-2, B Meade 0-1. N Kirby 0-2, J Farrell 0-1, F Sheedy 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1. Clonmult Memorial Park 7 July 1968 Quarter-final Carbery w/o - scr. Nemo Rangers Kinsale Grounds 11 August 1968 Quarter-final University College Cork 1-09 - 1-06 Beara B Lynch 0-5, R Cummins 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-2, P Doherty 0-1, E Ryan 0-1. M O'Regan 1-3, B O'Neill 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1. Sam Maguire Park Semi-finals 28 July 1968 Semi-final Clonakilty 0-10 - 1-06 Seandún TF Hayes 0-5, T Hayes 0-2, F Hayes 0-1, N Lane 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. L McAuliffe 1-0, P Barry 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1, N O'Keeffe 0-1, T Cuthbert 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. Charlie Hurley Park 1 September 1968 Semi-final Carbery 5-05 - 1-09 University College Cork B Evans 2-0, J Carroll 1-1, M Farr 1-0, N Kehilly 1-0, B Desmond 0-2, T Holland 0-2. B Lynch 1-3, E Ryan 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, M Power 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1. Clonakilty Grounds Finals 29 September 1968 Final Carbery 0-09 - 0-09 Clonakilty T Holland 0-4, D Hunt 0-1, B Evans 0-1, B Desmond 0-1, D Kehilly 0-1, J Carroll 0-1. TF Hayes 0-5, H de Long 0-2, F Hayes 0-2. Cork Athletic Grounds J Dennigan (Fermoy) 11,222 6 October 1968 Final replay Carbery 1-09 - 1-06 Clonakilty 11,352 D Hunt 1-3, T Holland 0-3, B Desmond 0-3. TF Hayes 0-4, H de Long 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P Hayes 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds J Dennigan (Fermoy) Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Tim F. HayesClonakilty0-262655.202Brendan LynchUCC3-112036.663Con O'SullivanUrhan1-141728.504Mick O'ReganBeara1-101326.505Johnny CarrollCarbery3-021142.75 In a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Con O'SullivanUrhan1-0710Clonakilty2Brendan LynchUCC2-039St. Nicholas'Tim F. HayesClonakilty0-099Duhallow4Jerry HorganAvondhu0-088Mitchelstown5Con O'SullivanUrhan0-077MacroomFrank O'ConnellSeandún0-077Na PiarsaighMick O'ReganBeara0-077Carrigdhoun Miscellaneous Carbery win the title for the first time since 1937. Seandún qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship for the first time. Nemo Rangers withdrew from the championship after the club's request to move their fixture with Carbery. References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship