1997 Cork Junior A Football Championship

The 1997 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 99th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 5 October to 7 December 1997

1997 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates5 October – 7 December 1997
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Ballinora (1st title)
Runners-upBorder Kiskeam
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored17 (2.13 per match)
Points scored139 (17.38 per match)
1996 (Previous) (Next) 1998

The final was played on 7 December 1997 at the Carrigadrohid Grounds, between Ballinora and Kiskeam, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Ballinora won the match by 0–12 to 2–05 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Fermoy
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Garnish
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Tadhg Mac Carthaigh
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Courcey Rovers
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Kiskeam
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Carrigtwohill
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Ballinora
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Mayfield

Results

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Quarter-finals

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5 October 1997 Quarter-final Tadhg Mac Carthaigh 0-10 - 1-07 Fermoy Church Road
18 October 1997 Quarter-final Ballinora 2-13 - 2-07 Courcey Rovers Ballinhassig Grounds
25 October 1997 Quarter-final Kiskeam 3-09 - 1-12 Carrigtwohill O'Connel Park
25 October 1997 Quarter-final replay Tadhg Mac Carthaigh 1-11 - 0-09 Fermoy Church Road
26 October 1997 Quarter-final Garnish 2-10 - 1-09 Mayfield Rossa Park

Semi-finals

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23 November 1997 Semi-final Ballinora 1-04 - 0-05 Garnish Ballingeary Grounds

Final

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7 December 1997 Final Ballinora 0-12 - 2-05 Kiskeam Carrigadrohid

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (19 May 2014). "Coach's words of wisdom fire up Ballinora". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Harbouring hopes". Irish Independent. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2021.