1985 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates | 29 September - 24 November 1985 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | Kilshannig (1st title) Pat O'Regan (captain) John O'Mahony (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Valley Rovers Liam Crowley (captain) Paudie Palmer (manager) Dee Fitzgerald (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 14 (1.75 per match) | ||
Points scored | 108 (13.5 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | P. J. Hurley (2-08) | ||
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The 1985 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 87th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 29 September to 24 November 1985.
The final replay was played on 24 November 1985 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilshannig and Valley Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Kilshannig won the match by 2–06 to 2–04 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]
P. J. Hurley was the championship's top scorer with 2-08.
Qualification
Division | Championship | Champions |
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Avondhu | North Cork Junior A Football Championship | Kilshannig |
Beara | Beara Junior A Football Championship | Bere Island |
Carbery | South West Junior A Football Championship | Bantry Blues |
Carrigdhoun | South East Junior A Football Championship | Valley Rovers |
Duhallow | Duhallow Junior A Football Championship | Rockchapel |
Imokilly | East Cork Junior A Football Championship | Castlemartyr |
Muskerry | Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship | Iveleary |
Seandún | City Junior A Football Championship | St. Nicholas' |
Results
Quarter-finals
Valley Rovers v Rockchapel
29 September 1985 Quarter-final | Valley Rovers | 4-10 - 0-07 | Rockchapel | Kilmichael Grounds |
PJ Hurley 1-3, C O'Donovan 1-2, G Slyne 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, G Crowley 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1, A Crowley 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1. | Joe Casey 0-4, Jerry Casey 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. |
Kilshannig v Bere Island
6 October 1985 Quarter-final | Kilshannig | 0-15 - 1-05 | Bere Island | Ballingeary Grounds |
J O'Donoghue 0-5, W O'Riordan 0-4, P Murphy 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, N Finnegan 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1. | D O'Brien 1-4, D Murphy 0-1. |
Bantry Blues v St. Nicholas'
27 October 1985 Quarter-final | Bantry Blues | 1-08 - 0-10 | St. Nicholas' | Innishannon Grounds |
D Hunt 1-4, L O'Brien 0-2, D Barron 0-1, D Dineen 0-1. | D Whitley 0-3, N Murphy 0-2, C Marshall 0-1, P Long 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1, N Hedderman 0-1, R Murphy 0-1. |
Castlemartyr v Iveleary
27 October 1985 Quarter-final | Castlemartyr | 0-09 - 0-05 | Iveleary | Blarney Grounds |
J Cosgrave 0-3, K Murphy 0-3, P Walsh 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, S Leahy 0-1. | P Creedon 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-2, E Hackett 0-1. |
Semi-finals
Kilshannig v Castlemartyr
3 November 1985 Semi-final | Kilshannig | 0-10 - 1-04 | Castlemartyr | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
W O'Riordan 0-3, J O'Donoghue 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, L O'Callaghan 0-1. | M Duggan 1-0, B Lawton 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, F Murphy 0-1. |
Valley Rovers v Bantry Blues
10 November 1985 Semi-final | Valley Rovers | 2-07 - 0-05 | Bantry Blues | Sam Maguire Park |
G Crowley 1-1, PJ Hurley 1-0, G Slyne 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, TJ Deasy 0-1. | D Barron 0-4, M Kelly 0-1. |
Final
Kilshannig v Valley Rovers
17 November 1985 Final | Kilshannig | 1-07 - 0-10 | Valley Rovers | Pairc Ui Chaoimh |
N Finnegan 1-1, J O'Donoghue 0-2, W O'Riordan 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2. | PJ Hurley 0-3, A Crowley 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2, J Bernard 0-1, G Slyne 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. |
Kilshannig v Valley Rovers
24 November 1985 Final replay | Kilshannig | 2-06 - 2-04 | Valley Rovers | Pairc Ui Chaoimh |
P Murphy 1-0, N Finnegan 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-3, P O'Connell 0-2, W O'Riordan 0-1. | P O'Sullivan 1-1, F Crowley 1-0, PJ Hurley 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1. |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | P. J. Hurley | Valley Rovers | 2-08 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
2 | Johnny O'Donoghue | Kilshannig | 0-12 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
3 | William O'Riordan | Kilshannig | 0-10 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
4 | Noelie Finnegan | Kilshannig | 2-02 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 |
5 | Chris O'Donovan | Valley Rovers | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
Donie O'Brien | Bere Island | 1-04 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | |
Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 1-04 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | |
Gerard Slyne | Valley Rovers | 1-04 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 1-04 | 7 | St. Nicholas' |
Donie O'Brien | Bere Island | 1-04 | 7 | Kilshannig | |
3 | P. J. Hurley | Valley Rovers | 1-03 | 6 | Rockchapel |
4 | Chris O'Donovan | Valley Rovers | 1-02 | 5 | Rockchapel |
Johnny O'Donoghue | Kilshannig | 0-05 | 5 | Bere Island | |
6 | Gerard Crowley | Valley Rovers | 1-01 | 4 | Bantry Blues |
Noelie Finnegan | Kilshannig | 1-01 | 4 | Valley Rovers | |
Pádraig O'Sullivan | Valley Rovers | 1-01 | 4 | Kilshannig | |
Joe Casey | Rockchapel | 0-04 | 4 | Valley Rovers | |
William O'Riordan | Kilshannig | 0-04 | 4 | Bere Island | |
Declan Barron | Bantry Blues | 0-04 | 4 | Valley Rovers |
References
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Cork Junior A Football Championship
Cork Junior Football Championship, 1895–1983 | |
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- Avondhu
- Beara
- Carbery
- Carrigdhoun
- Duhallow
- Imokilly
- Muskerry
- Seandún