1983 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1983 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 95th 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 30 January 1983. The championship began on 17 April 1983 and ended on 23 November 1983.

1983 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates17 April 1983 - 23 November 1983
Teams23
Champions Nemo Rangers (7th title)
Jimmy Kerrigan (captain)
Runners-up Clonakilty
Michael O'Neill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored46 (2 per match)
Points scored346 (15.04 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ephie Fitzgerald (2-23)
1982 (Previous) (Next) 1985

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the semi-final stage.

On 27 November 1983, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 4-12 to 2-03 defeat of Clonakilty in the final.[1] This was their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1981.

Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-23.

Results

First round

17 April 1983 First round Beara 0-04 - 2-16 Nemo Rangers Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
P Murphy 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, JF O'Sullivan 0-1. D Allen 1-3, S Coughlan 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-5, T Dalton 0-2, Donal Murphy 0-1, T Nation 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1, Declan Murphy 0-1.
17 April 1983 First round Duhallow 1-08 - 2-06 Carbery Macroom
J Fitzgerald 1-2, D Kelleher 0-3, T Walsh 0-2, N O'Connor 0-1. M McCarthy 1-1, G O'Driscoll 1-0, T Davis 0-2, M Cahalane 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.
17 April 1983 First round Millstreet 1-06 - 0-10 Bishopstown Macroom
D Long 1-2, L Buckley 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, A Barry 0-1. M Lyons 0-3, E Lyons 0-2, C Coffey 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1.
17 April 1983 First round Avondhu 1-09 - 1-09 St. Michael's Castlelyons
D O'Hagan 1-3, S O'Gorman 0-4, T Cole 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. P Fitzgerald 1-2, P Kavanagh 0-2, G Healy 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, D O'Gorman 0-1.
17 April 1983 First round University College Cork 2-09 - 1-09 Imokilly Riverstown
C O'Neill 1-1, J Mulvihill 1-0, M Crowley 0-3, H Moynihan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, E Walsh 0-1, O Honeyman 0-1. T Murphy 0-5, K O'Connell 1-0, K Hennessy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.
17 April 1983 First round Seandún 3-07 - 1-06 Carrigdhoun Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
M O'Regan 1-2, C O'Reilly 1-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, K O'Reilly 0-3, R Cole 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1. A Fahy 1-1, M Jennings 0-2, B Kelleher 0-1, T Wilkinson 0-1, T Cussen 0-1. Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
17 April 1983 First round St. Finbarr's 3-09 - 0-05 Kildorrery Castlelyons
K McCarthy 3-2, J Allen 0-2, D Barry 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1. J Moynihan 0-1, J Piggott 0-1, T Moynihan 0-1, J Fouhy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)
29 April 1983 First round replay Avondhu 0-12 - 1-11 St. Michael's Castlelyons
T Cole 0-4, S O'Gorman 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, M Fitzgibbon 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, R Connolly 0-1. P Kavanagh 1-1, G Healy 0-3, D Buckley 0-3, D O'Gorman 0-1, T Ahern 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Second round

17 April 1983 Second round Castlehaven 1-11 - 0-04 Muskerry Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
J Cleary 0-5, C Collins 1-1, F Collins 0-1, P Burke 0-1, A Collins 0-1, M Burns 0-1, B Terry 0-1. M McDonnell 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D Creedon 0-1.
24 April 1983 Second round Macroom 1-09 - 0-07 St. Nicholas' Ovens
L Gould 0-5, B Lynch 1-0, Timmy O'Sullivan 0-1, Tommy O'Sullivan 0-1, M Browne 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1. J Buckley 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. Referee: D O'Connor
1 May 1983 Second round Clonakilty 1-04 - 0-06 Seandún Ballinspittle
J O'Donovan 1-1, E O'Mahony 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1. K O'Reilly 0-5, W McCarthy 0-1.
1 May 1983 Second round University College Cork 0-11 - 0-05 Bantry Blues Cloughduv
H Moynohan 0-5, O Honeyman 0-3, M Keating 0-1, B Lotty 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. P O'Driscoll 0-3, R Hennessy 0-1, D Barron 0-1. Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
15 May 1983 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-06 - 0-07 Carbery Macroom
R McDonnell 0-4, C Coughlan 0-1, D Reilly 0-1. T Murphy 0-3, M Cahalane 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, A Desmond 0-1. Referee: J Crean (Aghabullogue)
22 May 1983 Second round St. Michael's 0-06 - 1-09 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Buckley 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, J Healy 0-1, D Gorman 0-1. E Fitzgerald 1-5, J Kerrigan 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, T Dalton 0-1.
22 May 1983 Second round Naomh Abán 2-05 - 1-16 St. Finbarr's Coachford
D McCarthy 2-1, D Healy 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, J Hoare 0-1. F O'Mahony 1-3, K McCarthy 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D Barry 0-2, T O'Reilly 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Philpott 0-1, T Leahy 0-1.
22 May 1983 Second round Dohenys 0-02 - 1-06 Bishopstown Páirc Naomh Eoin, Newcestown
B Herlihy 0-1, I Kingston 0-1. R McCarrig 1-0, E Lyons 0-3, M Lyons 0-2, C Coffey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

19 June 1983 Quarter-final Clonakilty 1-08 - 1-03 University College Cork Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
E O'Mahony 1-5, D McCarthy 0-2, B Crowley 0-1. B Lotty 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1, M Keating 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1.
6 August 1983 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 1-08 - 1-05 Carbery Clonakilty
E Fitzgerald 0-5, D Allen 1-0, S Coughlan 0-2, Charlie Murphy 0-1. M Connolly 1-3, M Cahalane 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.
11 September 1983 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 1-11 - 0-11 Castlehaven Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
D Barry 1-1, T Leahy 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-3, R Kenny 0-2, M Healy 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1. TJ O'Regan 0-6, J Cleary 0-1, C Collins 0-1, D Cleary 0-1, M Burns 0-1, F Collins.
25 September 1983 Quarter-final Bishopstown 2-05 - 1-07 Macroom Ovens
J O'Connell 1-2, C Coffey 1-0, G McCarthy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, B Coffey 0-1. C Foley 1-1, L Gould 0-3, Timmy O'Sullivan 0-1, Tommy O'Sullivan 0-1, E Gould 0-1.

Semi-finals

2 October 1983 Semi-final Clonakilty 2-07 - 1-07 Bishopstown Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
E O'Mahony 2-3, J O'Donovan 0-1, B Crowley 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1. M McGrath 1-0, E Lyons 0-2, J O'Connell 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B Coffey 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
13 November 1983 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 0-04 - 2-05 Nemo Rangers Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Barry 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-1. S Coughlan 2-0, E Fitzgerald 0-3, D Allen 0-1, S Hayes 0-1. Referee: E Porter

Final

27 November 1983 Final Nemo Rangers 4-12 - 2-03 Clonakilty Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
E Fitzgerald 1-5, M Dorgan 1-1, D Allen 0-4, C Murphy 1-0, T Dalton 1-0, S Coughlan 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1. E O'Mahony 1-2, J O'Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1. Attendance: 7,048
Referee: D Casey

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 2-23 29 5 5.80
2 Eoin O'Mahony Clonakilty 4-12 24 4 6.00
3 Séamus Coughlan Nemo Rangers 3-06 15 5 3.00
4 Kieran McCarthy St. Finbarr's 3-05 14 4 3.50
Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 2-08 14 5 2.80
5 Dave Barry St. Finbarr's 1-08 11 4 2.75
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Kieran McCarthy St. Finbarr's 3-02 11 Kildorrery
2 Eoin O'Mahony Clonakilty 2-03 9 Bishopstown
3 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 1-05 8 St. Michael's
Eoin O'Mahony Clonakilty 1-05 8 UCC
Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 1-05 8 Clonakilty
4 Diarmuid McCarthy Naomh Abán 2-01 7 St. Finbarr's
5 Séamus Coughlan Nemo Rangers 2-00 6 St. Finbarr's
Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 1-03 6 Beara
Damien O'Hagan Avondhu 1-03 6 St. Michael's
Finny O'Mahony St. Finbarr's 1-03 6 Naomh Abán
Martin Connolly Carbery 1-03 6 Nemo Rangers
T. J. O'Regan Castlehaven 0-06 6 St. Finbarr's

References

  1. "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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