1967 Cork Junior Football Championship

The 1967 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 15 October 1967 but was not completed until 10 March 1967 due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

1967 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates15 October 1967 - 10 March 1968
Teams9
ChampionsBorder Newcestown (1st title)
T. J. Collins (captain)
Runners-upBorder Midleton
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
Points scored95 (11.88 per match)
1966 (Previous) (Next) 1968

The final was played on 10 March 1968 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Newcestown and Midleton, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Newcestown won the match by 2-12 to 1-02 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilshannig
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Castletownbere
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Newcestown
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Carrigaline
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Cullen
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Midleton
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilmurry
Naomh Abán
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Nemo Rangers

Results

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Quarter-finals

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15 October 1967 Quarter-final Newcestown 1-09 - 1-05 Carrigaline Millstreet Town Park
F Collins 0-4, J O'Callaghan 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, M O'Callaghan 0-2, D Kehilly 0-1. J Foster 1-2, B Wiley 0-2, J Murphy 0-1.
5 November 1967 Quarter-final Kilmurry 1-04 - 0-04 Cullen Millstreet Town Park
5 November 1967 Quarter-final Castletownbere 0-09 - 0-07 Nemo Rangers Rossa Park
5 November 1967 Quarter-final Midleton 0-09 - 1-04 Kilshannig Páirc Mac Gearailt
W Glavin 0-4, C Moroney 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, W O'Regan 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1. M Cronin 1-0, J Horgan 0-3, J O'Flynn 0-1.

Semi-finals

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19 November 1967 Semi-final Midleton 3-06 - 3-06 Castletownbere Sam Maguire Park
P O'Sullivan 2-1, M Sexton 1-1, W O'Regan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2. J O'Sullivan 1-1, S O'Sullivan 1-0, D Harrington 1-0, M O'Driscoll 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, B Hanley 0-1.
26 November 1965 Semi-final Newcestown 3-07 - 1-04 Naomh Abán Castle Grounds
F Collins 1-2, P Crowley 1-1, S Ryan 1-0, K Kehilly 0-2, N Kehilly 0-1, K Callanan 0-1. J Lucey 0-4, C Lucey 1-0.
26 November 1967 Semi-final replay Midleton 1-04 - 1-03
(abandoned)
Castletownbere Sam Maguire Park
M Sexton 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-1, W Glavin 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1. PE O'Sullivan 1-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1, B Hanley 0-1.

Final

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10 March 1968 Final Newcestown 2-12 - 1-02 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds
M O'Callaghan 1-8, F Collins 1-1, J McCarthy 0-1, N Kehilly 0-1, K Kehilly 0-1. M Lovett 1-0, L Glavin 0-2. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • The semi-final replay between Midleton and Castletownbere was called off by the referee nine minutes into the second half when a player who had been sent off returned to the field of play and refused to leave. The match was later awarded to Midleton.

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Newcestown win February Rebel Óg award". Rebelóg GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Newcestown celebrating golden jubilee of first county final win". The Southern Star. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.