1976 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th 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 24 January 1976.

1976 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates18 April 1976 – 14 November 1976
Teams20
ChampionsBorder St. Finbarr's (4th title)
Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain)
Pat Lougheed (manager)
Runners-upBorder St Michael's
Andy Creagh (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored61 (3.05 per match)
Points scored328 (16.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Billy Field (1-30)
1975 (Previous) (Next) 1977

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the semi-finals.[1][2]

The final was played on 14 November 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Michael's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1-10 tp 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 17 years.[3][4]

Billy Field was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

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First round

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18 April 1976 First round St Michael's 4-12 - 1-07 Avondhu Clonmult Memorial Park
B Field 1-6, E O'Donoghue 2-1, G Delaney 1-1, D McCurtain 0-3, R Cummins 0-1. N Kirby 1-2, D Lonergan 0-3, M O'Mahony 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)
18 April 1976 First round Seandún 2-10 - 1-06 Imokilly Ballinlough Grounds
J Atkins 1-2, P Regan 1-2, B Meade 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, N Walsh 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, W Driscoll 0-1. M Magee 0-4, S Farrell 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1.
2 May 1976 First round Muskerry 1-08 - 3-10 Millstreet Castle Grounds
N Dunne 1-5, M Mehigan 0-2, D Curran 0-1. D O'Connor 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, T Burke 0-4, D O'Shea 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, J Coleman 0-1.
2 May 1976 First round University College Cork 2-13 - 0-10 Na Piarsaigh Ballinlough Grounds
C Kearney 1-5, S Murphy 1-3, C Mangan 0-1, J Cregan 0-1, T Foley 0-1, P Liston 0-1, T Sullivan 0-1. J O'Sullivan 0-3, R McDonnell 0-2, B Whitley 0-2, F Buckley 0-1, G Moynihan 0-1, B Kelleher 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Second round

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18 April 1976 Second round Carbery 0-10 - 0-15 Nemo Rangers Cloughduv Grounds
T Murphy 0-9, J Gabriel 0-1. C Murphy 0-4, K Collins 0-3, L Good 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Allen 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
18 April 1976 Second round St. Finbarr's 4-09 - 3-04 Duhallow Bishop Casey Memorial Park
T Goulding 3-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-4, J McCarthy 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Kenny 0-1. P O'Connor 2-0, B Daly 1-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.
18 April 1976 Second round Clonakilty 1-05 - 2-10 Bishopstown Innishannon Grounds
D McCarthy 1-0, K Harrington 0-2, M Leahy 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, F Regan 0-1. N Murphy 2-1, J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, F Groarke 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, G O'Herlihy 0-1. Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)
1 May 1976 Second round St. Nicholas' 3-04 - 2-05 Carrigdhoun Manning Park
F O'Sullivan 2-3, L Hedderman 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-1. M Burke 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-1, G Hanley 0-1, C Callaghan 0-1.
2 May 1976 Second round Beara 3-05 - 2-13 Bantry Blues Ballingeary Grunds
S O'Shea 1-0, F McCarthy 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, T O'Neill 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. D Hunt 1-4, F Carroll 1-1, D Barron 0-4, K Evans 0-2, V McCarthy 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.
16 May 1976 Second round Dohenys 1-09 - 0-03 Macroom Charlie Hurley Park
D Collins 1-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, J Collins 0-1. J Allen 0-2, L Gould 0-1. Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)
27 June 1976 Second round St Michael's 2-17 - 3-05 Millstreet Coachford Grounds
D MacCurtain 1-4, B Field 0-7, D Buckley 1-3, R Cummins 0-3. D O'Shea 2-0, B McSweeney 1-1, T Kelleher 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, M Gilsenan 0-1. Referee: J Creal (Kilmichael)
27 June 1976 Second round Seandún 0-05 - 1-08 University College Cork The Mardyke
P Regan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, E Forde 0-1. S Murphy 0-5, T O'Sullivan 1-1, J Mulvihill 0-1, J Crean 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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26 June 1976 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-10 - 3-03 Bishopstown Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 1-0, O McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-1. G McCarthy 1-1, N Murphy 1-0, T O'Reilly 1-0.
27 June 1976 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 3-10 - 0-04 Dohenys Charlie Hurley Park
D Allen 1-2, L Good 1-1, N Morgan 1-1, K Collins 0-4, C Murphy 0-2. C O'Rourke 0-2, D Collins 0-1.
27 June 1976 Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 1-09 - 1-09 Bantry Blues Clonakilty Grounds
T O'Neill 1-2, F O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, P Harte 0-1. D Hunt 1-0, K Evans 0-2, D Barron 0-2, PJ Minihane 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, D Cotter 0-1.
4 July 1976 Quarter-final replay St. Nicholas' 1-06 - 0-10 Bantry Blues Clonakilty Grounds
J O'Sullivan 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1, P Harte 0-1. D Barron 0-5, K Evans 0-3, D Hunt 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.
18 July 1976 Quarter-final St Michael's 2-13 - 3-01 University College Cork Ballinlough Grounds
B Field 0-8, E O'Donoghue 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-2, R Cummins 0-1. P Liston 2-0, F Hanley 1-0, J Crean 0-1.

Semi-finals

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12 September 1976 Semi-final St Michael's 4-08 - 0-07 Bantry Blues Sam Maguire Park
B Field 0-5, P Kavanagh 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, E O'Donoghue 1-0, K Warner 1-0, D McCurtain 0-1. F Carroll 0-4, D Hunt 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.
8 August 1976 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 0-10 - 0-08 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J McCarthy 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, C Myers 0-2, F Twomey 0-1. K Collins 0-4, L Good 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Final

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14 November 1976 Final St. Finbarr's 1-10 - 1-07 St Michael's Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-2, F Twomey 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, O McCarthy 0-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-1. B Field 0-4, D McCurtain 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1. Attendance: 11,062
Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Billy Field St. Michael's 1-30 33 5 6.60
2 Jimmy Barry-Murphy St. Finbarr's 3-08 17 4 4.25
3 Éamonn O'Donoghue St. Michael's 4-03 15 5 3.00
Danny Buckley St. Michael's 3-06 15 5 3.00
5 Frank O'Sullivan St. Nicholas' 2-08 14 3 4.66
Dermot MacCurtain St. Michael's 2-08 14 5 2.80
7 Gerry McCarthy St. Finbarr's 1-10 13 4 3.25
8 Donal Hunt Bantry Blues 2-06 12 4 3.00
9 Seán Murphy UCC 1-08 11 2 5.50
Kieran Collins Nemo Rangers 0-11 11 3 3.66
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony Goulding St. Finbarr's 3-00 9 Duhallow
Frank O'Sullivan St. Nicholas' 2-03 9 Carrigdhoun
Billy Field St. Michael's 1-06 9 Avondhu
Tony Murphy Carbery 0-09 9 Nemo Rangers
5 Noel Dunne Muskerry 1-05 8 Millstreet
Christy Kearney UCC 1-05 8 Na Piarsaigh
Denis Collins Dohenys 1-05 8 Macroom
Billy Field St. Michael's 0-08 8 UCC
9 Éamonn O'Donoghue St. Michael's 2-01 7 Avondhu
Noel Murphy Bishopstown 2-01 7 Clonakilty
Dermot MacCurtain St. Michael's 1-04 7 Millstreet
Jimmy Barry-Murphy St. Finbarr's 1-04 7 Duhallow
Donal Hunt Bantry Blues 1-04 7 Beara
Dermot MacCurtain St. Michael's 0-07 7 Millstreet

Miscellaneous

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Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Classic county finals: When Mardyke took centre stage for hurling and football". Echo Live. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The Barrs - A History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "St Michael's have a point to prove after previous county final disappointments". Echo Live. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "History". Bantry Blues GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ "When the Blues ruled the county". The Southern Star. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2022.