1987 Cork Senior Football Championship

1987 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	2 May 1987 – 15 November 1987
Teams	22
Champions	Nemo Rangers (8th title) Timmy Dalton (captain) Billy Morgan (manager)
Runners-up	Imokilly Seán Bowes (captain) Johnny Carroll (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	38 (1.81 per match)
Points scored	320 (15.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ephie Fitzgerald (1-15)
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The 1987 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 99th 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 21 December 1986. The championship began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 15 November 1987.

Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 15 November 1987, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-09 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their eighth championship title overall and their first title since 1983.

Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-15.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Castletownbere

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Bantry Blues
• Macroom

Results

First round

Bishopstown v O'Donovan Rossa

2 May 1987 First round	Bishopstown	0-05 - 1-05	O'Donovan Rossa	Henry Ford Park, Ballinascarthy
	P McGrath 0-3, P Cahill 0-1, A Shiels 0-1.		M Cahalane 1-1, I Breen 0-1, P Davis 0-1, A Davis 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

Midleton v Nemo Rangers

2 May 1987 First round	Midleton	1-06 - 2-07	Nemo Rangers	Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
	J Boylan 1-0, G Power 0-1, E Cleary 0-1, K Coakley 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, N O'Neill 0-1, T Crotty 0-1.		D Allen 1-2, E Fitzgerald 1-0, T Dalton 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, T Nation 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

St. Finbarr's v Clonakilty

3 May 1987 First round	St. Finbarr's	3-08 - 0-07	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	T Power 2-3, M Barry 0-4, T Lehay 1-0, J Cremin 0-1.		C O'Donovan 0-2, E O'Mahony 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, F Lyons 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

St Michael's v Passage

3 May 1987 First round	St Michael's	0-08 - 1-03	Passage	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Buckley 0-6, P Fitzgerald 0-1, I Aherne 0-1.		D O'Mahony 1-0, T Lester 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, T Howard 0-1.	Referee: M Beecher

University College Cork v Duhallow

3 May 1987 First round	University College Cork	1-04 - 3-10	Duhallow	Millstreet
	M Concur 1-0, F Daly 0-2, M Foley 0-1, B Harte 0-1.		J Dennehy 2-2, Donal O'Connor 1-1, D Kelleher 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Carrigdhoun v Castletownbere

10 May 1987 First round	Carrigdhoun	0-05 - 4-11	Castletownbere	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	J Dineen 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.		Johnny Murphy 2-1, M O'Sullivan 1-4, J Power 1-2, C Collins 0-2, Jimmy Murphy 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.	Referee: P o'Donovan (Bantry)

Second round

Na Piarsaigh v Carbery

2 May 1987 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	0-09 - 0-07	Carbery	Clonakilty
	T O'Sullivan 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, K Myers 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.		P O'Driscoll 0-4, J Dullea 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1, J Cotter 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Seandún v Castlehaven

3 May 1987 Second round	Seandún	0-04 - 0-13	Castlehaven	Clonakilty
	B Lane 0-3, M O'Regan 0-1.		J Cleary 0-5, M O'Mahony 0-4, F Collins 0-2, M Connolly 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1.	Referee: N Hallahan (Bandon)

Avondhu v Duhallow

27 June 1987 Second round	Avondhu	1-09 - 1-07	Duhallow	Kanturk
	W O'Riordan 1-5, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, T Fitzgibbon 0-1.		N O'Connor 1-3, J Dennehy 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.	Referee: E porter (Brian Dillons)

O'Donovan Rossa v Millstreet

28 June 1987 Second round	O'Donovan Rossa	2-05 - 0-07	Millstreet	Macroom
	M McCarthy 1-1, M Cahalane 1-0, T Davis 0-1, P Davis 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, A Byrne 0-1.		M Dennehy 0-2, L Dennehy 0-1, A Barry 0-1, C Cotter 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Beara v Nemo Rangers

28 June 1987 Second round	Beara	0-06 - 3-12	Nemo Rangers	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	C O'Sullivan 0-4, D Harrington 0-1, P Henley 0-1.		D Allen 2-1, D Bevan 1-0, S Fahy 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-3, T Dalton 0-2, G O'Regan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.	Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)

St. Finbarr's v Muskerry

4 July 1987 Second round	St. Finbarr's	0-09 - 0-10	Muskerry	Ballinora
	D Barry 0-5, M Slocum 0-2, T Power 0-1, J Keating 0-1.		M Kelleher 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-3, C O'Connell 0-2, G O'Rourke 0-1, G Lally 0-1.	Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)

Castletownbere v St. Nicholas'

1 August 1987 Second round	Castletownbere	3-07 - 0-08	St. Nicholas'	Aghaville
	N Murphy 1-1, G 'Sullivan 1-1, O O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, Noel Murphy 0-2.		K O'Shea 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Hartnett 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1.	Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

St Michael's v Imokilly

5 September 1987 Second round	St Michael's	2-03 - 1-12	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Ward 1-0, J Cashman 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1.		M Hennessy 1-0, R Swaine 0-3, B Lotty 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, A Barry 0-2, L Hedderman 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Quarter-finals

Na Piarsaigh v Avondhu

15 August 1987 Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	1-08 - 0-10	Avondhu	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	C Coughlan 1-1, M Mullins 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, K Myers 0-1, D Daly 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1.		W O'Riordan 0-6, P Harrington 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Nemo Rangers v O'Donovan Rossa

5 September 1987 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-15 - 3-03	O'Donovan Rossa	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	E Fitzgerald 0-4, S Coughlan 0-3, S Fahy 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, G O'Regan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.		A Byrne 1-1, I Breen 1-0, M Cahalane 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Muskerry v Castlehaven

6 September 1987 Quarter-final	Muskerry	1-09 - 1-08	Castlehaven	Clonakilty
	G Lally 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, P Coleman 0-1, K Creed 0-1, G O'Rourke 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1.		J Cleary 1-5, L Tompkins 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, F Collins 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Imokilly v Castletownbere

27 September 1987 Quarter-final	Imokilly	1-10 - 0-05	Castletownbere	Cloughduv
	B Lotty 1-2, R Swaine 0-5, T McCarthy 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.		C Collins 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, N Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Semi-finals

Imokilly v Na Piarsaigh

11 October 1987 Semi-final	Imokilly	0-09 - 0-06	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M Spillane 0-4, R Swaine 0-3, B Óg Murphy 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.		R McDonnell 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-3.	Referee: D casey (Ballyclough)

Nemo Rangers v Muskerry

11 October 1987 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	0-07 - 0-03	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	E Fitzgerald 0-3, T Dalton 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Bevan 0-1.		D McCarthy 0-2, G Ring 0-1.	Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

Final

Nemo Rangers v Imokilly

15 November 1987 Final	Nemo Rangers	2-11 - 0-09	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	S O'Brien 2-1, E Fitzgerald 0-5, T Nation 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Fahy 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1.		B Lotty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, R Swaine 0-2, D Burke 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: D Casey

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ephie Fitzgerald	Nemo Rangers	1-15	18	5	3.60
2	William O'Riordan	Avondhu	1-11	14	2	7.00
3	John Cleary	Castlehaven	1-10	13	2	6.50
	Robert Swaine	Imokilly	0-13	13	4	3.25
5	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	3-03	12	5	2-40
6	Steven O'Brien	Nemo Rangers	2-05	11	5	2.20
	Martin O'Sullivan	Castletownbere	1-08	11	3	3.66
8	Mattie Cahalane	O'Donovan Rossa	3-01	10	3	3.33
	Tony Power	St. Finbarr's	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Jim Dennehy	Duhallow	2-04	10	2	5.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tony Power	St. Finbarr's	2-03	9	Clonakilty
2	Jim Dennehy	Duhallow	2-02	8	UCC
	William O'Riordan	Avondhu	1-05	8	Duhallow
	John Cleary	Castlehaven	1-05	8	Muskerry
5	Johnny Murphy	Castletownbere	2-01	7	Carrigdhoun
	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-01	7	Beara
	Steven O'Brien	Nemo Rangers	2-01	7	Imokilly
	Martin O'Sullivan	Castletownbere	1-04	7	Carrigdhoun
9	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-03	6	Avondhu
	Danny Buckley	St Michael's	0-06	6	Passage
	William O'Riordan	Avondhu	0-06	6	Na Piarsaigh

Miscellaneous

• O'Donovan Rossa's 1-05 to 0-05 defeat of Bishopstown was their first ever victory at senior level.