1965 Cork Senior Football Championship
Appearance
Dates | 11 April 1965 – 14 November 1965 | ||
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Teams | 16 | ||
Champions | ![]() John Joe Kelly (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) | ||
Points scored | 241 (16.07 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 77th 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 31 January 1965. The championship began on 11 April 1965 and ended on 14 November 1965.
University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the semi-final.
On 14 November 1965, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2-04 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.[1] This was their fourth championship title and their first title since 1954.
University College Cork's Dan Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.
Results
First round
11 April 1965 First round | Muskerry | 1-04 - 2-08 | St. Finbarr's | Charlie Hurley Park |
J Galvin 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1. | M Archer 1-1, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, C Roche 0-3, P Lougheed 0-1. |
18 April 1965 First round | Macroom | 0-08 - 1-08 | Millstreet | Coachford |
J Murphy 0-4, H Casey 0-1, T O'Shea 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1, L Brownen 0-1. | W O'Leary 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, T Burke 0-2, B Kiely 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1. |
25 April 1965 First round | Carrigdhoun | 3-10 - 3-08 | Duhallow | Castle Grounds |
J Murphy 3-1, C McGrath 0-4, J O'Flynn 0-2, N Sisk 0-1, B Greenway 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1. | D O'Sullivan 1-6, B O'Keeffe 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, M O'Loughlin 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1. |
2 May 1965 First round | Clonakilty | 1-11 - 0-09 | Imokilly | Cork Athletic Grounds |
B Sexton 1-1, F Hayes 0-4, D O'Mahony 0-3, T O'Leary 0-2, C Lane 0-1. | W O'Regan 0-5, T Donoghue 0-1, J Whyte 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, P Barry 0-1. |
2 May 1965 First round | Garda | 2-02 - 4-10 | Beara | Rossa Park |
J Lowney 2-0, C Brosnan 0-1, J Long 0-1. | JJ Murphy 2-1, E O'Sullivan 2-1, B O'Neill 0-4, D Mullins 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1. |
16 May 1965 First round | Avondhu | 0-08 - 1-08 | Nemo Rangers | Clonmult Memorial Park |
W Hanrahan 0-3, B Honohan 0-2, F Fay 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1. | J Cogan 1-2, B Barrett 0-3, J Travers 0-1, J Allen 0-1, M Scully 0-1. |
23 May 1965 First round | University College Cork | 1-12 - 0-03 | Seandún | Cork Athletic Grounds |
D Harnedy 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-0, D Philpott 0-3, D Geaney 0-3, D Ryan 0-1. | T Murphy 0-3. |
30 May 1965 First round | St. Nicholas' | 1-08 - 0-09 | Carbery | Clonakilty Sportsfield |
P O'Brien 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-1, P Harte 0-1, D Moore 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1. | F Collins 0-6, N Kehilly 0-2, J Carroll 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
27 June 1965 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-07 - 0-10 | Millstreet | Castle Grounds |
M Healy 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3, M Archer 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1. | T Burke 0-6, W O'Leary 0-2, C Kelleher 0-1, D Cronin 0-1. |
1 August 1965 Quarter-final | Beara | 1-08 - 0-14 | University College Cork | Rossa Park |
P O'Shea 1-1, Con P O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, Joe O'Sullivan 0-2, Paul O'Sullivan 0-1. | D Harnedy 0-5, D Geaney 0-4, F O'Rourke 0-2, D Philpott 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1. |
22 August 1965 Quarter-final | Clonakilty | 1-04 - 3-12 | Nemo Rangers | Charlie Hurley Park |
TF Hayes 1-1, K Dillon 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1. | B Barrett 2-3, S McGann 1-2, J Cogan 0-3, S Cotter 0-2, D Barrett 0-2. |
26 August 1965 Quarter-final | Carrigdhoun | 1-02 - 1-12 | St. Nicholas' | Douglas Sportsfield |
B Wylie 1-0, J Enright 0-1, C Cooney 0-1. | F O'Neill 1-2, J Daly 0-3, P Harte 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, D Moore 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Driscoll 0-1. |
Semi-finals
29 August 1965 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-07 - 1-09 | Nemo Rangers | Cork Athletic Grounds |
M Healy 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, M Archer 0-1. | S McGann 0-4, J Travers 1-0, B Barrett 0-2, J Cogan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1. |
10 October 1965 Semi-final | St. Nicholas' | 2-09 - 0-11 | University College Cork | Cork Athletic Grounds |
W Carroll 1-1, P Harte 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Corbett 0-1. | D Harnedy 0-7, E Ryan 0-1, P Moynihan 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D Philpott 0-1. |
Final
14 November 1965 Final | St. Nicholas' | 2-04 - 0-06 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds |
W Carroll 2-1, T Corbett 0-2, P Harte 0-1. | C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-2, A Harrington 0-1. | Referee: G Murphy (Innishannon) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Dan Harnedy | UCC | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
2 | Brian Barrett | Nemo Rangers | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
3 | Bill Carroll | St. Nicholas' | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
4 | John Murphy | Carrigdhoun | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
Denis Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 2-04 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | |
John Cogan | Nemo Rangers | 1-07 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 | |
7 | J. J. Murphy | Beara | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
Ed O'Sullivan | Beara | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
Dan O'Sullivan | Duhallow | 1-06 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | |
Seán McGann | Nemo Rangers | 1-06 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 | |
Con Roche | St. Finbarr's | 0-09 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | |
Jackie Daly | St. Nicholas' | 0-09 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | John Murphy | Carrigdhoun | 3-01 | 10 | Duhallow |
2 | Brian Barrett | Nemo Rangers | 2-03 | 9 | Clonakilty |
Dan O'Sullivan | Duhallow | 1-06 | 9 | Carrigdhoun | |
4 | J. J. Murphy | Beara | 2-01 | 7 | Garda |
Ed O'Sullivan | Beara | 2-01 | 7 | Garda | |
Bill Carroll | St. Nicholas' | 2-01 | 7 | St. Finbarr's | |
Dan Harnedy | UCC | 0-07 | 7 | St. Nicholas' | |
8 | Joe Lowney | Garda | 2-00 | 6 | Beara |
Finbarr Collins | Carbery | 0-06 | 6 | St. Nicholas' | |
Tom Burke | Millstreet | 0-06 | 6 | St. Finbarr's |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- St. Nicholas' win their first title since 1954.
References
- ^ "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.