1939 Cork Senior Football Championship
| Dates | 26 March 1939 – 12 November 1939 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 14 | ||
| Champions |  Clonakilty (1st title)Pat Nyhan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Beara | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 44 (3.67 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 111 (9.25 per match) | ||
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The 1939 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 51st 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 7 February 1939.
St. Nicholas' entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Beara in the semi-final.
On 12 November 1939, Clonakilty won the championship following a 0–07 to 0–05 defeat of Beara in the final at Skibbereen Town Park.[1] This was their first championship title.
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]| 26 March 1939 First round | Clonakilty | 5-05 - 1-06 | Carbery | Conakilty Sportsfield |
| 26 March 1939 First round | Avondhu | 3-03 - 5-03 | Imokilly | Fermoy Sportsfield |
| 2 April 1939 First round | University College Cork | 3-01 - 2-01 (match abandoned) | Kilmurry | Coachford Sportsfield |
| 16 April 1939 First round | Millstreet | 3-04 - 2-02 | Macroom | Millstreet Sportsfield |
| 16 April 1939 First round | Dohenys | 4-05 - 2-03 | Bantry Blues | Drimoleague Sportsfield |
| 23 April 1939 First round | Collins | 1-02 - 1-07 | Beara | Bantry Sportsfield |
| 7 May 1939 First round | St. Nicholas' | 2-05 - 1-06 | Dromtarriffe | Mallow Town Park |
Second round
[edit]| 21 May 1939 Second round | Clonakilty | 2-01 - 0-06 | imokilly | The Mardyke |
| 28 May 1939 Second round | Dohenys | 2-06 - 1-06 (declared void) | Beara | Bantry Sportsfield |
| 24 September 1939 Second round | St. Nicholas' | 3-14 - 0-05 | Millstreet | Castle Grounds |
- University College Cork received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
[edit]| 2 July 1939 Semi-final | Clonakilty | 1-06 - 1-05 | University College Cork | Dunmanway Sportsfield |
| 29 October 1939 Semi-final | Beara | 0-09 - 2-02 | St. Nicholas' | Dunmanway Sportsfield |
Final
[edit]| 12 November 1939 Final | Clonakilty | 0-07 - 0-05 | Beara | Skibbereen Town Park |
| Referee: J Murphy (Innishannon) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Clonakilty win their first senior title having lost six for the last eight finals.
- The first round match between University College Cork and Kilmurry was abandoned seven minutes from full time after a dispute arose in the Kilmurry goalmouth and the spectators invaded the pitch. The match was subsequently awarded to UCC.
- The second-round game between Dohenys and Beara was declared void and game awarded to Beara after an objection over the use of illegal player by Dohenys was upheld.
References
[edit]- ^ "Football History – Clonakilty GAA". Clonakilty GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.