2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Dates | 26 July - 5 November 2023 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
Champions | Aghabullogue (1st title) Paul Ring (captain) Robert O'Keeffe (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Mitchelstown Shane Cahill (captain) Ricky Ronayne (manager) | ||
Relegated | Glenville | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 24 | ||
Goals scored | 51 (2.13 per match) | ||
Points scored | 493 (20.54 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Blake Murphy (3-19) | ||
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The 2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022.[1] The championship ran from 26 July to 5 November 2023.
The final was played on 5 November 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Aghabullogue and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Aghabullogue won the match by 2–13 to 1–15 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]
Blake Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 3-19.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
From Championship
[edit]Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
Group A
[edit]Group A table
[edit]Knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Dromtarriffe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 4 |
St. Vincent's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 4 |
Glanmire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 2 |
Glanworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 2 |
Group A results
[edit]29 July 2023 Round 1 | St Vincent's | 2-06 - 0-09 | Glanworth | Páirc Lios gCúl |
B Murphy 0-4, K O'Connor 1-0, B Hornibrook 1-0, J Price 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1. | D Pyne 0-6, D O'Brien 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1. | Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill) |
30 July 2023 Round 1 | Glanmire | 3-10 - 3-14 | Dromtarriffe | Mallow GAA Complex |
Report | E Murphy 1-4 (0-3f), C O’Callaghan 0-6 (0-2f), M O’Connor 1–1, D O’Connor 1-0, M Dennehy 0-1, B O’Keeffe 0-1, D O’Keeffe 0-1. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Glanworth | 1-10 - 0-14 | Glanmire | Carraig na bhFear Grounds |
D Pyne 1-3. | Report |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Dromtarriffe | 1-13 - 0-15 | St Vincent's | Dr Croke Park |
C O'Callaghan 0-6, D O'Connor 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, A Downey 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1. | B Murphy 0-6, B Hornibrook 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, L Callanan 0-1, B Long 0-1, G Kelleher 0-1. |
9 September 2023 Round 3 | St Vincent's | 4-08 - 2-13 | Glanmire | Mayfield Grounds |
B Murphy 3-6 (0-4 f), B Long 1-0, P O’Sullivan, G Kelleher 0-1 each. | Report | C McCarthy 1-3, D Lynch 1-2, D Molden 0-4 (0-3 f), C O’Donovan 0-2, D O’Brien, J Kingston 0-1 each. | Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth) |
9 September 2023 Round 3 | Glanworth | 2-12 - 0-10 | Dromtarriffe | Mourneabbey Grounds |
D O'Brien 1-5 (0-2f) D Pyne 1-2, J O'Sullivan 0-3, E Sheehan 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1. | Report | D O'Keeffe 0-4 (0-2f), E Murphy 0-4 (0-1f), C O'Callaghan 0-1, M Healy 0-1. |
Group B
[edit]Group B table
[edit]Knockout stage Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Aghabullogue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 6 |
Adrigole | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 4 |
Gabriel Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 2 |
Glenville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 0 |
Group B results
[edit]30 July 2023 Round 1 | Gabriel Rangers | 2-12 - 1-08 | Glenville | Kilmurry Grounds |
G O'Callaghan 2-2, M Cronin 0-5, J O'Regan 0-2, S Kelleher 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1. | J Cooke 0-4, C O'Keeffe 1-0, S Desmond 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1. | Referee: L Knight (Kilmurry) |
30 July 2023 Round 1 | Aghabullogue | 3-13 - 1-07 | Adrigole | Ballingeary Grounds |
M Bradley 1-7. | Report |
19 August 2023 Round 3 | Glenville | 0-05 - 2-06 | Aghabullogue | Caherlag Grounds |
M Bradley 1-2, P Ring 1-0. |
20 August 2023 Round 3 | Adrigole | 2-11 - 1-09 | Gabriel Rangers | Kealkill Grounds |
D Harrington 1-5, N O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, K Goggin 0-2, J Harrington 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. | M Cronin 0-8, G o'Callaghan 1-0, S Kelleher 0-1. |
9 September 2023 Round 3 | Adrigole | 1-19 - 1-07 | Glenville | Carrigadrohid Grounds |
David Harrington 0-6, T O’Sullivan 1-1, Jason Harrington (f), Charlie O’Sullivan 0-3 each, T Sullivan 0-2, D O’Sullivan (f), S O’Sullivan, B O’Sullivan (f), C O’Shea 0-1 each. | Report | J Cooke 1-4 (0-1f), B Lehane, C O’Leary, S Curtin 0-1 each. | Referee: N Hayes (Carbery Rangers) |
9 September 2023 Round 3 | Aghabullogue | 2-11 - 1-12 | Gabriel Rangers | Sam Maguire Park |
M Bradley 0-6, B O'Sullivan 1-1, C O'Sullivan 1-0, E O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1. | M Cronin 0-8, K O'Brien 1-0, J O'Regan 0-3, K O'Driscoll 0-1, |
Group C
[edit]Group C table
[edit]Knockout stage Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Mitchelstown | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 5 |
Boherbue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
Kildorrery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 3 |
Ballinora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 0 |
Group C results
[edit]26 July 2023 Round 1 | Mitchelstown | 1-07 - 0-10 | Boherbue | Mourneabbey Grounds |
S Beston (1-1), S Cahill (0-3, 1f), K Roche, J Sheehan, D Flynn (all 0-1). | Report | D O’Connor (0-3, frees), G O’Sullivan (0-3), A O’Connor (0-2, frees), CJ O’Sullivan (0-1). | Referee: C McAllister (Aghada) |
29 July 2023 Round 1 | Ballinora | 0-07 - 0-08 | Kildorrery | Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park |
N Lordan 0-2, S Kingston 0-2, I Wycherley 0-1, L Lyons 0-1, N Davis 0-1. | S O'Neill 0-7, S Fitzgerald 0-1. | Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons) |
19 August 2023 Round 2 | Kildorrery | 1-05 - 0-10 | Mitchelstown | Glanworth Grounds |
D Kent 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1, W Fouhy 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, C Harrington 0-1, S Watson 0-1. | A O'Brien 0-5, S Walsh 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, S Kenneally 0-1. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Boherbue | 1-13 - 1-12 | Ballinora | Coachford Sportsfield |
Report |
9 September 2023 Round 3 | Boherbue | 1-05 - 1-05 | Kildorrery | Fr Con Buckley Park |
J Corkery 1-1, A O'Connor 0-2f, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. | Report | S Watson 1-0 pen, W Fouhy 0-3 (0-2f), J Keating 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. |
9 September 2023 Round 3 | Mitchelstown | 2-11 - 0-12 | Ballinora | Bride Rovers Park |
S Cahill 1-3 (0-2 f), S Beston 1-0, J Sheehan 0-3 (0-1 f), S Walsh 0-2, D Flynn, S O’Sullivan, C Hyland 0-1 each. | Report | N Lordan 0-4 f, M Quirke 0-3, S Kingston 0-2, R Quirke (f), I Wycherley (f), L Lyons (f) 0-1 each. | Referee: C Ó Murchú (Bride Rovers) |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||
Aghabullogue | 2-12 | ||||||||||
Dromtarriffe | 1-10 | Dromtarriffe | 0-10 | ||||||||
Boherbue | 0-09 | Aghabullogue | 2-13 | ||||||||
Mitchelstown | 1-15 | ||||||||||
Mitchelstown | 0-14 | ||||||||||
Adrigole | 0-07 | Adrigole | 0-12 | ||||||||
St Vincent's | 0-05 |
Relegation playoff
[edit]8 October 2023 Playoff | Glenville | 1-12 - 1-15 | Ballinora | Riverstown Sportsfield |
B Lehane 1-1, C O’Keefe 0-3, S Desmond 0-2 (0-1 f), D O’Leary 0-2 each, J Carver, C Cronin, C Fitzgerald, P O’Leary 0-1 each. | Report | R Quirke 1-2, N Jordan 0-5 f, S Kingston 0-2 (0-1 f), M Quirke 0-2, T Burns, J Keohane, I Wycherley, I Quirke 0-1 each. | Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]23 September 2023 Quarter-final | Dromtarriffe | 1-10 - 0-09 | Boherbue | Kanturk Grounds |
E Murphy (1-1), C O’Callaghan (0-3, 0-2 frees), B O’Keeffe (0-2). D O’Connor, D O’Keeffe, J Murphy and T Howard (0-1 each). | Report | D O’Connor (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 mark), A Murphy, L Moynihan and B Herlihy (0-1 each). | Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers) |
23 September 2023 Quarter-final | Adrigole | 0-07 - 0-05 | St Vincent's | Inchigeelagh Grounds |
D Harrington 0-2, P O’Sullivan, C O’Neill, S O’Shea (f), B O’Sullivan, K Goggin (f) 0-1 each. | Report | B Murphy 0-3 (0-2 f), W Long, G Kelleher 0-1 each. | Referee: L Ryan (Carbery Rangers) |
Semi-finals
[edit]6 October 2023 Semi-final | Aghabullogue | 2-12 - 0-10 | Dromtarriffe | Mallow GAA Complex |
E O’Sullivan 1-5 (0-4 f, 1-0 pen), C O’Sullivan 1-0, M Bradley 0-3 (0-2 f, 0-1 sideline), J Corkery 0-2, A O’Sullivan (45), A Murphy 0-1 each. | Report | C O’Callaghan 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), D O’Keeffe 0-2, B Murphy, S Howard, B O’Keeffe, D O’Connor 0-1 each. | Referee: C Murphy (Glanworth) |
7 October 2023 Semi-final | Mitchelstown | 0-14 - 0-12 (aet) | Adrigole | Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park |
C O’Mahony 0-5 (0-3 f), M Walsh 0-3 (0-2 f), S Walsh 0-3, D Reidy Price 0-2, P Magee 0-1. | Report | K Goggin 0-4 f, D Harrington 0-4 (0-3 f), C O’Shea 0-3, C O’Neill 0-1 m. | Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry) |
Final
[edit]5 November 2023 Final | Aghabullogue | 2-13 - 1-15 | Mitchelstown | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
D Thompson (1-2), A O’Sullivan (0-4, 0-1 free), C O’Sullivan (1-0), M Bradley (0-3, 0-1 free), J Corkery (0-2), L Casey (free) and R Dennehy (0-1 each). | Report | S Beston (0-4), S Cahill (1-0 pen), S Walsh, S O'Sullivan, D Reidy Price and M Walsh (0-1 free) (0-2 each), C Hyland, J O'Sullivan and M Keane (free) (0-1 each). | Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (5 November 2023). "Aghabullogue weather late Mitchelstown storm to secure historic double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Naomh Abán grind it out in PIFC relegation playoff against St Vincent's". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Kilshanning promoted to Premier Intermediate after dominant display against Aghabullogue". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.