1971 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1971 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 83rd 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 at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1971. The championship began on 18 April 1971 and ended on 10 October 1971.

1971 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates18 April 1971 - 10 October 1971
Teams17
Champions Carbery (3rd title)
Noel Crowley (captain)
Runners-up University College Cork
Jim Coughlan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored56 (3.5 per match)
Points scored300 (18.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brendan Lynch (2-17)
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Muskerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Carbery at the quarter-final stage.

On 10 October 1971, Carbery won the championship following a 3-11 to 2-08 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[1] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1968.

University College Cork's Brendan Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Results

First round
23 April 1971 First round St. Finbarr's 3-15 - 1-04 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Fitzpatrick 0-8, P McMahon 2-0, M Archer 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1. T Nott 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Second round
18 April 1971 Second round Beara 5-12 - 0-09 Imokilly Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
C O'Sullivan 2-0, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, JJ Murphy 1-2, N O'Sullivan 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Neill 0-2, N O'Reilly 0-1 (own point). S O'Connor 0-6, E Ryan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
18 April 1971 Second round Seandún 0-10 - 2-07 Millstreet Castle Ground, Macroom
B Meade 0-7. J Kenneally 1-4.
2 May 1971 Second round Avondhu 0-08 - 4-10 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Lonergan 0-4, E Kirby 0-3, T Monaghan 0-1. T Murphy 1-7, D Barron 1-1, B Evans 1-1, T Holland 1-0, D Hunt 0-1.
2 May 1971 Second round St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 2-14 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
E Fitzpatrick 1-4, F Twomey 1-1, M Fleming 0-1. P Lynch 1-2, B Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, T Looney 0-2.
2 May 1971 Second round Duhallow 1-06 - 4-12 Nemo Rangers Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
DJ O'Keeffe 0-5, PJ Cremin 1-1. J Barrett 2-2, B Cogan 2-1, M O'Donoghue 0-4, C Murphy 0-3, F Cogan 0-1, D Allen 0-1.
2 May 1971 Second round Macroom 0-05 - 4-11 Muskerry Cloughduv GAA Grounds, Cloughduv
T O'Sullivan 0-2, L Quinlan 0-2, H Casey 0-1. F Cooper 3-1, N Dunne 0-7, C Twomey 1-0, M Mehigan 0-2, C Kelly 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
9 May 1971 Second round Carrigdhoun 0-06 - 4-11 Clonakilty Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
C Cooney 0-3, J Hurley 0-1, J Foster 0-1, Hanley 0-1. TF Hayes 0-11, F Hayes 2-0, J Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0. Referee: P Finnegan (Cork)
26 May 1971 Second round St. Nicholas' 2-11 - 1-11 St. Michael's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T O'Brien 0-8, P Harte 1-1, D Moore 1-1, D Coughlan 0-1. N O'Keeffe 1-4, B Cummins 0-4, J Horgan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Quarter-finals
30 May 1971 Quarter-final Beara 2-14 - 3-06 Clonakilty Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
C O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanley 0-6, M O'Driscoll 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. TF Hayes 1-3, F Hayes 1-0, Ted Hayes 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, N Lane 0-1. Referee: T Finnegan
27 June 1971 Quarter-final Carbery 1-09 - 1-07 Muskerry Clonakilty Sportsfield, Clonakilty
T Holland 1-4, T Murphy 0-3, J Gabriel 0-1, B Evans 0-1. M Buckley 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
27 June 1971 Quarter-final University College Cork 2-10 - 1-10 Millstreet Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
B Lynch 1-3, D Coffey 1-1, P Lynch 0-3, D Murray 0-2, T Mahon 0-1. S Kenneally 1-6, T Burke 0-2, T Dennehy 0-1, D Long 0-1.
21 July 1971 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-09 - 1-03 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Murphy 0-4, S Buckley 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1. T O'Brien 1-3.

Semi-finals
25 July 1971 Semi-final University College Cork 3-12 - 0-11 Beara Rossa Park, Skibbereen
B Lynch 1-5, D Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-0, E Crowley 1-0, P Lynch 0-1, T Looney 0-1. C O'Sullivan 0-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1.
8 August 1971 Semi-final Carbery 2-09 - 0-13 Nemo Rangers Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
T Holland 0-7, D Hunt 1-1, B Desmond 1-0, D Barron 0-1. C Murphy 0-4, J Barrett 0-3, B Cogan 0-3, M O'Donoghue 0-2, D Barrett 0-1. Referee: F Halbert

Final
10 October 1971 Final Carbery 3-11 - 2-08 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Barron 2-0, J Carroll 1-1, D Hunt 0-4, T Holland 0-3, F Murphy 0-2, B Evans 0-1. D Coffey 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Brendan Lynch UCC 2-17 23 4 5.75
2 Teddy Holland Carbery 2-14 20 4 5.00
3 Con O'Sullivan Beara 3-08 17 3 5.66
4 Jim Kenneally Millstreet 2-10 16 2 8.00
5 Éamonn Fitzpatrick St. Finbarr's 1-12 15 2 7.50
6 Teddy O'Brien St. Nicholas' 1-11 14 2 7.00
7 Tony Murphy Carbery 1-10 13 4 3.25
8 Denis Coffey UCC 2-06 12 4 3.00
9 Declan Barron Carbery 3-02 11 4 2.75
Paudie Lynch UCC 1-08 11 4 2.75
Colm Murphy Carbery 0-11 11 3 3.66

References
  1. "Picking this team was hardest job of all". The Southern Star. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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