2023 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
Dates | 29 July - 28 October 2023 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
Champions | St Finbarr's (1st title) Alan McCarthy (captain) Eddie Kelly (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Kilmurry William Ronan (captain) Cormac Linehan (manager) | ||
Relegated | St Michael's | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 24 | ||
Goals scored | 51 (2.13 per match) | ||
Points scored | 460 (19.17 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Diarmuid Kearney (3-13) | ||
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The 2023 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship.[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022.[2] The championship ran from 29 July to 28 October 2023.[3]
The final was played on 28 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St Finbarr's and Kilmurry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Finbarr's won the match by 3-06 to 1-11 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.[4][5]
Cobh's Diarmuid Kearney was the championship's top scorer with 3-13.
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the Cork Junior A Football Championship
Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Participating teams
[edit]Team | Location | Division | Colours |
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Ballydesmond | Ballydesmond | Duhallow | Blue and yellow |
Buttevant | Buttevant | Avondhu | Black and yellow |
Cobh | Cobh | Imokilly | Green and yellow |
Cullen | Cullen | Duhallow | Blue and yellow |
Kilmurry | Kilmurry | Muskerry | Green and yellow |
Kinsale | Kinsale | Carrigdhoun | Blue and white |
Millstreet | Millstreet | Duhallow | Green and yellow |
St. Finbarr's | Togher | Seandun | Blue and yellow |
St. James' | Ardfield | Carbery | Green and yellow |
St. Michael's | Blackrock | Seandun | Green and yellow |
St. Nicholas' | Blackpool | Seandun | Black and white |
Urhan | Urhan | Beara | Red and white |
Group A
[edit]Group A table
[edit]Knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Urhan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 5 |
Cullen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 3 |
Ballydesmond | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 2 |
St. Nicholas' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 2 |
Group A results
[edit]29 July 2023 Round 1 | Urhan | 0-08 - 0-08 | Cullen | Ballingeary Grounds |
C Harrington 0-3f, P O’Shea 0-2, Ciarán O’Sullivan 0-1, B Sullivan 0-1,A O’Sullivan 0-1. | Report | L Murphy 0-4 (0-2f), A Nolan 0-1, G Twomey 0-1, M Twomey 0-1, C Hickey 0-1. |
29 July 2023 Round 1 | St Nicholas' | 1-14 - 1-17 | Ballydesmond | O'Connell Park |
D Morris 0-7, D Coughlan 1-2, L Forde 0-2, G Marshall 0-1, R Downey 0-1. | Report | D Moynihan 1-4, Donncha O’Connor 0-6 (0-5f), P Breen 0-3, N Fleming 0-3, M Collins 0-1. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Ballydesmond | 1-07 - 1-11 | Urhan | Kilmichael Grounds |
D O'Connor 1-1, D Moynihan 0-3, N Fleming 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1. | C Harrington 0-7, A Elphick 1-1, M McCarthy 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Cullen | 1-10 - 2-09 | St Nicholas' | Mallow GAA Complex |
L Murphy 1-2, J O'Connor 0-2, A Nolan 0-1, F Cronin 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, C Moynihan 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, G Twomey 0-1. | D Coughlan 1-2, D Dunlea 1-0, N Goulding 0-2, S O'Callaghan 0-2, G Marshall 0-2, D Morris 0-1. |
8 September 2023 Round 3 | Ballydesmond | 5-08 - 4-13 | Cullen | Kiskeam Grounds |
N Fleming 2-1, D O'Connor 0-4, B Linehan 1-0, K O'Connell 1-0, W O'Connor 1-0, S Murphy 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1. | C Walsh 2-2, L Murphy 0-7, J O'Connor 1-2, M Twomey 1-0, A O'Regan 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1. |
8 September 2023 Round 3 | St Nicholas' | 0-10 - 0-12 | Urhan | Sam Maguire Park |
N Goulding (f), D Brosnan, D Morris, D Coughlan 0-2 each, D Barry, S O’Callaghan (f) 0-1 each. | Report | A Elphick 0-4, P O’Shea 0-3, J O’Shea 0-2, S O’Shea, C Harrington (f), S O’Sullivan 0-1 each. | Referee: L O'Shea (Carbery Rangers) |
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 | ||
St. Finbarr's | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 4 |
Cobh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 4 |
Buttevant | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 2 |
St. Michael's | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 0 |
Group B results
[edit]30 July 2023 Round 1 | Buttevant | 0-13 - 1-08 | St Michael's | O'Connell Park |
M Lenahan 0-6, D Hanlon 0-4 (1f), M O'Neill 0-2, K Lenahan 0-1. | Report | E Buckley 1-1, P Cronin 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Cremin 0-1, F Leahy 0-1, B Cain 0-1, T Grainger 0-1. |
30 July 2023 Round 1 | St. Finbarr's | 1-09 - 1-08 | Cobh | Caherlag Grounds |
R McInerney 0-5, E McGreevey 1-0. | N O'Connell 1-2, D Kearney 0-4. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | Cobh | 1-10 - 1-09 | Buttevant | Mill Field |
N O'Connell 1-2, D Heelan 0-2, D Kearney 0-2, M O'Rourke 0-1, T Wilk 0-1, E Hastings 0-1, A Hastings 0-1. | M Lenahan 1-4, M O'Neill 0-2, S Madigan 0-2, D O'Hanlon 0-1. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | St Michael's | 3-03 - 2-08 | St Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Rinn |
A Lyne 1-0, D O'Brien 1-0. |
8 September 2023 Round 3 | Cobh | 2-11 - 1-09 | St Michael's | Caherlag Grounds |
D Kearney 2-6. |
8 September 2023 Round 3 | St Finbarr's | 3-09 - 1-10 | Buttevant | O'Connell Park |
E McGreevey 1-1, A Lyne 1-0, S Fenton 1-0, M Shields 0-3f, A Murphy 0-2f, D O'Brien 0-1f, A Barry 0-1, C Madden 0-1. | Report | M O'Neill 0-5 (0-4f), D Hanlon 1-1, M Lenahan 0-3f, C O'Toole 0-1. | Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease) |
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 | ||
Kilmurry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 6 |
Millstreet | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 4 |
St. James' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 2 |
Kinsale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 0 |
Group C results
[edit]29 July 2023 Round 1 | Kinsale | 0-13 - 1-11 | St. James' | Our Lady's Well Grounds |
J O'Brien 0-6, M Murphy 0-3, G Finn 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2. | F Hayes 1-3, I Evans 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: J Horgan (Gleann na Laoi) |
29 July 2023 Round 1 | Millstreet | 0-10 - 1-19 | Kilmurry | Páirc Abán |
J Buckley 0-6f, H Linehan 0-2, A O’Leary 0-1; D Cashman 0-1. | Report | J McGinn 0-6 (0-3f), L Aisling 0-4, D Cahalane 1-0, J O’Mullane 0-3, P Brehanu 0-2, S Warren 0-2 (0-1f), K Kelleher 0-1; B Hinchion 0-1. |
19 August 2023 Round 2 | Kilmurry | 1-09 - 0-09 | Kinsale | Ballincollig Grounds |
L Aisling 1-0, L Wall 0-3, S Warren 0-2, T Collins 0-2, J McGinn 0-1, J O'Mullane 0-1. |
20 August 2023 Round 2 | St. James' | 1-06 - 0-15 | Millstreet | Kilmurry Grounds |
F Hayes 1-2, A O'Shea 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C Hayes 0-1. | S Hickey 0-4, M Vaughan 0-2, H Linehan 0-2, A O'Leary 0-2, D Cashman 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, N Flahive 0-1. |
8 September 2023 Round 3 | Millstreet | 1-16 - 2-11 | Kinsale | Cloughduv Grounds |
J Linehan 0-5, A O’Leary 1-2, H Linehan 0-4 (0-1f), A Murphy, D Cashman, K Crowley, C O’Leary, M Vaughan 0-1 each. | Report | B Coughlan 1-8 (0-8f), J O’Brien 1-1, M Murphy, J Murphy 0-1 each. | Referee: M O'Leary (Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's) |
8 September 2023 Round 3 | Kilmurry | 3-11 - 0-07 | St James' | Páirc Uinsinn |
P Berhanu 1-2, J McGinn 1-0, W Ronan 1-0, L Wall 0-3, S Warren 0-3, J O'Mullane 0-2, K Kelleher 0-1. | J O'Sullivan 0-4, F Hayes 0-2, C Hayes 0-1. |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||
Kilmurry | 0-12 | ||||||||||
Urhan | 0-10 | Urhan | 1-07 | ||||||||
Millstreet | 1-05 | Kilmurry | 1-11 | ||||||||
St Finbarr's | 3-06 | ||||||||||
St Finbarr's | 0-10 | ||||||||||
Cullen | 0-06 | Cobh | 0-08 | ||||||||
Cobh | 1-06 |
Relegation playoff
[edit]24 September 2023 Playoff | Kinsale | 1-11 - 0-09 | St Michael's | Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh |
J Murphy 1-3, B Coughlan 0-5 f, M Murphy 0-2, D Looney 0-1. | Report | C Cronin 0-6 f, B Cain 0-2 (0-1 f), S Ahern 0-1. | Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]23 September 2023 Quarter-final | Cullen | 0-06 - 1-06 | Cobh | Páirc Eoin Mhic Cárthaigh |
D Kearney 1-1 (0-1 45), D Heelan 0-2 f, N O'Connell (f), C Spriggs A McCarthy 0-1 each. | Report | L Murphy 0-3 (0-2 f), A Regan 0-2, C Walsh 0-1. | Referee: C Nolan (BIshopstown) |
23 September 2023 Quarter-final | Urhan | 0-10 - 1-05 | Millstreet | St Colum's Grounds |
A Elphick 0-3, Conchubar Harrington, Vincent Lehane 0-2 f each, B Sullivan, C Lowney (m), P O’Shea 0-1each. | Report | H Linehan 1-2 (0-2 f), J Linehan, C O’Leary, E O’Mahony 0-1 each. | Referee: T Barry (Bantry Blues) |
Semi-finals
[edit]6 October 2023 Semi-final | Kilmurry | 0-12 - 1-07 | Cobh | Páirc Uí Rinn |
S Warren 0-5 (0-2 f), J Ryan 0-4 (0-1 f), L Wall, J O’Mullane, P Brehanu 0-1 each. | Report | J Hamilton 1-0, N O’Connell, E Hastings 0-2 each, D Heelan (f), A Hastings, S Cummins 0-1 each. | Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers) |
7 October 2023 Semi-final | St Finbarr's | 0-10 - 0-08 | Urhan | Rossmore Grounds |
D O’Brien 0-3, A Murphy (0-1 f), M Shields 0-2 each, A McCarthy, E Comyns, C Madden 0-1 each. | Report | C Harrington 0-3, P O’Shea, V Lehane 0-2 each, A Elphick 0-1. | Referee: N Hayes (Carbery Rangers) |
Final
[edit]28 October 2023 Final | Kilmurry | 1-11 - 3-06 | St Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
L Wall 0-5, S Warren 1-2 (0-1 f), J Ryan 0-2 (0-1 f), P Berhanu, T Collins 0-1 each. | Report | C Doolan, C Madden, A Murphy 1-0 each, D O’Brien 0-2 (0-1 f), O Murphy, A McCarthy, M Shields, C Walsh 0-1 each. | Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche) |
References
[edit]- ^ Tarrant, John (3 February 2022). "Clubs votes for new County Premier Junior grade". The Corkman. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Bon Secours Football Championship Round 1 games". Cork GAA website. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "St Finbarr's stun Kilmurry with late goal to win the Premier JFC". Echo Live. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Coleman, John (28 October 2023). "Late Madden goal seals Premier Junior crown for St Finbarr's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.