1956 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1956 Cork Senior Football Championship 8 April – 25 November 1956 23 20px|Border St Finbarr's 1 Bob Nutty 20px|Border Millstreet Mick Byrne 24 77 298 1955 1955 Cork Senior Football Championship 1957 1957 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1956 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 68th 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 22 January 1956. The championship ran from 8 April to 25 November 1956. Lees were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Millstreet in the semi-finals.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 The final was played on 25 November 1956 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between first-time finalists St Finbarr's and Millstreet.https://gaacork.ie/senior-football-roll-of-honour/ Premier Senior Football Roll of Honour Cork GAA website 5 December 2025 St Finbarr's won the match by 3-05 to 0-04 to claim their first ever championship title.https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IEX19561126.1.8&srpos=1&e=26-11-1956-26-11-1956--en-20-EEC%2CIEX%2CSST-1--img-txIN-millstreet+st+finbarrs---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=0,0,3960,3960 Barrs capture first county football title The Cork Examiner 26 November 1956 5 September 2026http://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 Results First round 8 April 1956 First round Garda 4-02 - 1-06 Bandon Innishannon Grounds 8 April 1956 First round Avondhu 0-06 - 1-12 Collins Fitzgerald Park 8 April 1956 First round St Finbarr's 4-07 - 1-03 Glanworth Fitzgerald Park 22 April 1956 First round Delaney Rovers 0-03 - 0-02 Canovee Macroom Grounds 22 April 1956 First round Seandún 2-07 - 0-09 Darrara Kinsale Grounds 29 April 1956 First round Carrigdhoun 2-01 - 3-09 Clonakilty Kinsale Grounds 22 April 1956 First round Carbery 2-06 - 1-09 Glanmire Bandon Grounds 27 May 1956 First round replay Carbery 0-10 - 2-01 Glanmire Bandon Grounds Imokilly, Beara, Millstreet, Duhallow, St Nicholas', University College Cork, Lees, Macroom and St Vincent's received a bye in this round. Second round 29 April 1956 Second round St Nicholas' 6-08 - 3-03 Duhallow Banteer Grounds 6 May 1956 Second round Lees 4-04 - 2-10 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds 6 May 1956 Second round Macroom 2-09 - 2-08 St Vincent's Coachford Sportsfield 20 May 1956 Second round Delaney Rovers 0-09 - 1-03 Imokilly Riverstown Sportsfield 20 May 1956 Second round Millstreet 1-08 - 1-06 Beara Bantry Grounds 20 May 1956 Second round replay Lees 2-04 - 0-09 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds 6 July 1956 Second round Garda 1-07 - 1-08 Collins The Mardyke 8 July 1956 Second round Seandún 1-03 - 3-07 Clonakilty Skibbereen Grounds 26 August 1956 Second round St Finbarr's 2-09 - 2-05 Carbery Clonakilty Grounds Quarter-finals 20 August 1956 Quarter-final Clonakilty 1-08 - 0-07 Delaney Rovers Macroom Grounds 9 September 1956 Quarter-final St Finbarr's 3-06 - 4-02 Collins Cork Athletic Grounds 9 September 1956 Quarter-final Lees 1-07 - 0-05 Macroom Coachford Sportsfield 21 October 1956 Quarter-final Millstreet 2-05 - 0-04 St Nicholas' Macroom Grounds Semi-finals 30 September 1956 Semi-final St Finbarr's 4-10 - 1-04 Clonakilty Cork Athletic Grounds 11 November 1956 Semi-final Millstreet 0-12 - 1-06 Lees Coachford Sportsfield Final 25 November 1956 Final St Finbarr's 3-05 - 0-04 Millstreet Cork Athletic Grounds 14,000 T Crowley (Clonakilty) References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship