2018 Cork Junior A Football Championship
120th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates | 15 September - 27 October 2018 | ||
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Teams | 16 | ||
Sponsor | Evening Echo | ||
Champions | ![]() Séamus O'Sullivan (captain) James McAuliffe (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Niall Hayes (captain) Noel McCarthy (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 17 | ||
Goals scored | 42 (2.47 per match) | ||
Points scored | 378 (22.24 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 2018 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 120th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 2017. The championship ran from 15 September to 27 October 2018.
The final was played on 27 October 2018 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Dromtarriffe and Kilmacabea, in what was their first ever championship meeting.[1] Dromtarriffe won the match by 2–09 to 2–08 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 59 years.[2][3]
Kilmacabea's Damien Gore was the championship's top scorer with 0-29.
Qualification
Division | Championship | Champions | Runners-up | |
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Avondhu | North Cork Junior A Football Championship | Charleville | Buttevant | [4] |
Beara | Beara Junior A Football Championship | Garnish | Urhan | [5] |
Carbery | South West Junior A Football Championship | Kilmacabea | Tadhg Mac Carthaigh | [6] |
Carrigdhoun | South East Junior A Football Championship | Ballymartle | Valley Rovers | [7] |
Duhallow | Duhallow Junior A Football Championship | Boherbue | Dromtarriffe | [8] |
Imokilly | East Cork Junior A Football Championship | Midleton | Fr O'Neill's | |
Muskerry | Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship | Iveleary | Canovee | [9] |
Seandún | City Junior A Football Championship | Delanys | St Michael's |
Results
Round 1
Buttevant v Ivealry
15 September 2018 Round 1 | Buttevant | 2-04 - 0-13 | Ivealry | Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh |
R Fowley 1-1, M Lenahan 1-1, P Mannix 0-1, K Lenahan 0-1. | C Óg Jones 0-5, J Creedon 0-2, G O'Riordan 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, C Galvin 0-1, L Kearney 0-1. |
Boherbue v Canovee
21 September 2018 Round 1 | Boherbue | 1-10 - 0-05 | Canovee | Mallow GAA Complex |
J O'Connor 1-2, A O'Connor 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, K Cremin 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. | J Moynihan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1. |
Delanys v Tadhg Mac Carthaigh
22 September 2018 Round 1 | Delanys | 1-13 - 0-13 | Tadhg Mac Carthaigh | St Mary's Park |
C McCarthy 0-8, R Downey 1-2, C Healy 0-1, J Hosford 0-1, G Gould 0-1. | B O'Driscoll 0-5, C O'Driscoll 0-5, M O'Driscoll 0-1, S O'Driscoll 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1. |
Midleton v Urhan
22 September 2018 Round 1 | Midleton | 2-12 - 2-11 | Urhan | Kilmichael Grounds |
C Moloney 1-1, J Comer 0-4, K Mulcahy 1-0, C Beausang 0-3, C Hurley 0-2, E Moloney 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1. | J O'Neill 0-5, C Lowney 1-1, E Lowney 1-0, C Harrington 0-4, P O'Shea 0-1. |
Fr O'Neill's v Kilmacabea
22 September 2018 Round 1 | Fr O'Neill's | 1-11 - 3-20 | Kilmacabea | Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park |
B Dunne 1-0, E Motherway 0-3, C Broderick 0-3, D Harrington 0-2, T Millerick 0-1, J Hankard 0-1, P McMahon 0-1. | D Gore 0-9, I Jennings 1-5, G O'Donovan 1-3, T Nyhan 1-1, C McCarthy 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1. |
Ballymartle v Garnish
22 September 2018 Round 1 | Ballymartle | 0-16 - 1-06 | Garnish | Kilmichael Grounds |
B Corry 0-5, R Cahalane 0-3, J McCarthy 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, L Corry 0-1, C Healy 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1. | P O'Neill 0-4, H O'Sullivan 1-0, B Dudley 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1. |
Charleville v Dromtarriffe
26 September 2018 Round 1 | Charleville | 0-09 - 1-13 | Dromtarriffe | Mallow GAA Complex |
M Kavanagh 0-3, C O'Carroll 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, J Barry 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1. | E Murphy 0-7, S Collins 1-0, D O'Donoghue 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1. |
St Michael's v Valley Rovers
2 October 2018 Round 1 | St Michael's | 4-14 - 1-10 | Valley Rovers | Páirc Uí Rinn |
D Hurley 4-5, I Giltinan 0-2, A O'Connell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, M Mulconry 0-1, L Grainger 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1, D Crowley 0-1, A Coyne 0-1. | J Murphy 1-3, P Hurley 0-4, S Mulherne 0-1, M Savik 0-1, G Deane 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
Boherbue v Kilmacabea
6 October 2018 Quarter-final | Boherbue | 1-10 - 0-13 | Kilmacabea | Kilmurry Grounds |
J O'Connor 1-7, A O'Connor 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, J Casey 0-1. | D O'Donovan 0-5, D Gore 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, T Nyhan 0-1. |
Midleton v Ivealery
6 October 2018 Quarter-final | Midleton | 0-04 - 3-22 | Ivealery | Ballincollig Grounds |
J Comer 0-3, C Gunning 0-1. | C Óg Jones 2-9, B O'Leary 1-2, C O'Leary 0-3, S O'Leary 0-2, F McSweeney Jnr 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, F McSweeney Snr 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, J Creedon 0-1. |
Ballymartle v Delanys
7 October 2018 Quarter-final | Ballymartle | 3-09 - 2-12 | Delanys | Brinny Sportsfield |
K Spriggs 1-1, R Cahalane 1-1, J McCarthy 0-4, P Geary 1-0, L Corry 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, D Edmunds 0-1. | C McCarthy 1-4, C Ealaighthe 0-4, G Gould 1-0, R Downey 0-2, K Foley 0-1, R Jestin 0-1. |
Boherbue v Kilmacabea
13 October 2018 Quarter-final replay | Boherbue | 0-09 - 0-15 | Kilmacabea | Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park |
J O'Connor 0-5, B O'Gorman 0-2, K Cremin 0-2. | D Gore 0-6, D O'Donovan 0-4, R O'Sullivan 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, J Collins 0-1, I Jennings 0-1. |
Ballymartle v Delanys
13 October 2018 Quarter-final replay | Ballymartle | 1-09 - 1-12 | Delanys | Éire Óg Grounds |
J McCarthy 1-2, J Ryan 0-3, B Corry 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, R Cahalane 0-1. | G Gould 1-1, R Downey 0-4, K Hosford 0-2, D Aherne 0-2, C Healy 0-2, R Foley 0-1. |
Dromtarriffe v St Michael's
16 October 2018 Quarter-final | Dromtarriffe | 2-11 - 2-04 | St Michael's | Mallow GAA Complex |
S Collins 2-2, D O'Keeffe 0-4, E Murphy 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, M Healy 0-1. | D Mann 1-0 (og), D O'Neill 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, A O'Connell 0-2. |
Semi-finals
Delanys v Kilmacabea
20 October 2018 Semi-final | Delanys | 1-10 - 1-17 | Kilmacabea | Charlie Hurley Park |
C McCarthy 0-7, R Downey 1-1, K Foley 0-1, D Aherne 0-1. | D O'Donovan 0-6, D Gore 0-6, L Thompson 1-1, I Jennings 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, C Sweetnam 0-1. |
Dromtarriffe v Ivealry
21 October 2018 Semi-final | Dromtarriffe | 1-13 - 1-11 | Ivealry | Castle Grounds |
D O'Keeffe 1-6, E Murphy 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, S Collins 0-1, A Buckley 0-1. | B O'Leary 1-1, C Vaughan 0-4, F McSweeney Snr 0-1, F McSweeney Jnr 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, C Óg Jones 0-1, B Cronin 0-1. |
Final
Dromtarriffe v Kilmacabea
28 October 2018 Final | Dromtarriffe | 2-09 - 2-08 | Kilmacabea | Páirc Uí Rinn |
D O’Connor (2-0), D O’Keeffe (0-5, 4f), S Collins (1f), C O’Callaghan, E Murphy and J Murphy (0-1 each). | D Gore (0-5, 1 free), T Nyhan (1-1), I Jennings (1-0), Daniel O’Donovan (0-2, frees). | Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Damien Gore | Kilmacabea | 0-29 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
2 | Ciarán McCarthy | Delanys | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
3 | Chris Óg Jones | Iveleary | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
4 | Jerry O'Connor | Boherbue | 2-14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
5 | David Hurley | St Michael's | 4-07 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
6 | Daniel O'Keeffe | Dromtarriffe | 1-15 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
Daniel O'Donovan | Kilmacabea | 0-18 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 | |
8 | Roy Downey | Delanys | 2-09 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
9 | Shane Collins | Dromtarriffe | 3-04 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
10 | Ian Jennings | Kilmacabea | 2-07 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
References
- ^ "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Super sub O'Connor and captain fantastic O'Sullivan turned the tide for Dromtarriffe". Echo Live. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Darren O'Connor double helps end Dromtariffe title drought in Cork JAFC final". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Glory days for Charleville". The Corkman. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Garnish complete the Beara junior A football three-in-a-row". The Southern Star. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (27 September 2018). "Fines handed to Cork clubs following mass brawl reduced on appeal". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Kennefick, Joe (15 November 2018). "History-making Ballymartle claim their first junior football crown". Echo Live. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Dromtariffe have to be fancied to beat Mount Sion". The Corkman. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Twomey, Aubert (6 September 2018). "Iveleary claim Muskerry crown with win over Canovee". The Corkman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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