1953 Cork Senior Football Championship

Gaelic football competition July 2021 July 2021 1953 Cork Senior Football Championship 24 12 April – 8 November 1953 Collins 4 J. O'Boyle University College Cork P. Sheehy 27 75 277 1952 1952 Cork Senior Football Championship 1954 1954 Cork Senior Football Championship The 1953 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 65th 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 18 January 1953. The championship ran from 12 April to 8 November 1953. Clonakilty were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Canovee in a first round replay.http://www.clonakiltygaa.ie/history/football-clonakilty-gaa-history/ Football History – Clonakilty GAA Clonakilty GAA website 27 June 2019https://www.southernstar.ie/sport/how-blow-ins-have-played-an-important-role-in-clonakilty-gaa-clubs-success-stories-4233484 How blow-ins have played an important role in Clonakilty GAA Club’s success stories The Southern Star 16 November 2021 27 June 2026https://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 27 June 2026 The final, a replay, was played on 8 November 1953 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Collins and University College Cork, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.https://gaacork.ie/senior-football-roll-of-honour/ Premier Senior Football Roll of Honour Cork GAA website 5 December 2025 Clonakilty won the match by 1–08 to 1–04 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in two years.https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IEX19531109.1.7&srpos=2&e=09-11-1953-09-11-1953--en-20-EEC%2CIEX-1--img-txIN-ucc+collins---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=0,0,4941,4941 Collns regain football title in thrilling replay The Cork Examiner 9 November 1953 27 June 2026 Results First round 12 April 1953 First round Carbery 0-06 - 2-05 St Vincent's Ballineen Grounds 12 April 1953 First round Collins 2-05 - 0-01 Glanmire Riverstown Sportsfield 12 April 1953 First round Carrigdhoun 0-02 - 1-04 Garda Carrigaline Grounds 12 April 1953 First round Imokilly 4-04 - 1-03 St Patrick's Midleton Grounds 19 April 1953 First round Fermoy 1-06 - 0-01 Avondhu Shanballymore Grounds 26 April 1953 First round Macroom 1-06 - 2-03 Castlemagner Millstreet Grounds 26 April 1953 First round Beara 2-10 - 4-01 Redmonds Bantry Grounds 3 May 1953 First round St Finbarr's 5-09 - 2-02 Muskerry Coachford Grounds 17 May 1953 First round Duhallow 3-06 - 6-04 Seandún Bishop Casey Memorial Park 17 May 1953 First round University College Cork 1-07 - 1-01 St Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds 17 May 1953 First round Lees 2-06 - 0-10 Millstreet Castle Grounds 24 May 1953 First round Clonakilty 1-02 - 0-05 Canovee Bandon Grounds 21 June 1953 First round replay Macroom 1-04 - 0-04 Castlemagner Millstreet Grounds 28 June 1953 First round replay Clonakilty 0-06 - 3-04 Canovee Bandon Grounds Second round 21 June 1953 Second round St Finbarr's 2-07 - 1-07 Lees The Mardyke 28 June 1953 Second round Fermoy 2-06 - 1-02 Garda Riverstown Sportsfield 28 June 1953 Second round Collins 2-06 - 0-02 St Vincent's The Mardyke 26 July 1953 Second round Canovee 2-08 - 0-06 Beara Glengarriff Grounds 9 August 1953 Second round University College Cork 1-08 - 0-00 Macroom Coachford Sportsfield 9 August 1953 Second round Imokilly 1-07 - 2-04 Seandún Riverstown Sportsfield 16 August 1953 Second round replay Imokilly 2-11 - 2-02 Seandún Riverstown Sportsfield Third round 30 August 1953 Third round Canovee 0-09 - 0-03 Fermoy Cork Athletic Grounds 20 September 1953 Third round Collins 3-08 - 0-03 St Finbarr's The Mardyke Imokilly and University College Cork received a bye in this round. Semi-finals 4 October 1953 Semi-final University College Cork 3-08 - 0-03 Imokilly Midleton Grounds 11 October 1953 Semi-final Collins 1-09 - 1-05 Canovee Coachford Sportsfield Final 18 October 1953 Final Collins 1-07 - 1-07 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds T Crowley (Clonakilty) Final replay 8 November 1953 Final replay Collins 1-08 - 1-04 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds T Crowley (Clonakilty) References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship