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2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

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2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Dates26 July - 5 November 2023
Teams12
SponsorBon Secours Hospital
ChampionsBorder Aghabullogue (1st title)
Paul Ring (captain)
Robert O'Keeffe (manager)
Runners-upBorder Mitchelstown
Shane Cahill (captain)
Ricky Ronayne (manager)
RelegatedBorder Glenville
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored51 (2.13 per match)
Points scored493 (20.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Blake Murphy (3-19)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

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

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To Championship

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Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

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Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

Group A

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Group A table

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  Knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group B table

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  Knockout stage   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group C table

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  Knockout stage   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (5 November 2023). "Aghabullogue weather late Mitchelstown storm to secure historic double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Naomh Abán grind it out in PIFC relegation playoff against St Vincent's". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Kilshanning promoted to Premier Intermediate after dominant display against Aghabullogue". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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