1973 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1973 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 85th 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 28 January 1973. The championship began on 1 April 1973 and ended on 30 September 1973.

1973 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	1 April 1973 – 30 September 1973
Teams	19
Champions	University College Cork (8th title) Tom Looney (captain)
Runners-up	Carbery Donal Hunt (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	73 (3.32 per match)
Points scored	406 (18.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jim Kenneally (3-20)
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Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's in the first round.

On 30 September 1973, University College Cork won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-10 defeat of Carbery in the final. This was their 8th championship title overall and their first since 1969.

Millstreet's Jim Kenneally was the championship's top scorer with 3-20.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Dohenys

Results

First round

St. Finbarr's v Nemo Rangers

8 April 1973 First round	St. Finbarr's	0-09 - 0-07	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S Gillen 0-5, E Philpott 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-2.		M O'Donoghue 0-2, S Leyden 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Cogan 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

Beara v Millstreet

8 April 1973 First round	Beara	1-09 - 1-09	Millstreet	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	JJ Murphy 1-1, B Hanley 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1.		D O'Shea 1-1, D Long 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2, A Kiely 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1, J Kenneally 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell

Beara v Millstreet

15 April 1973 First round replay	Beara	1-07 - 0-10	Millstreet	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	B Hanley 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.		J Kenneally 0-6, T Kelleher 0-2, D O'Shea 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell

Newcestown v Carbery

22 April 1973 First round	Newcestown	1-07 - 2-08	Carbery	Clonakilty
	J O'Leary 0-5, M O'Callaghan 1-1, K Kehilly 0-1.		D Barron 2-1, D Hunt 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, M Burns 0-1, T Holland 0-1.

Beara v Millstreet

29 April 1973 First round 2nd replay	Beara	0-06 - 3-14	Millstreet	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	B Hanley 0-3, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1.		A Kiely 2-1, D O'Shea 1-2, J Kenneally 0-3, T Kelleher 0-3, T Burke 0-3, D Long 0-2.	Referee: J McDonnell

Second round

Avondhu v Clonakilty

1 April 1973 Second round	Avondhu	2-04 - 1-07	Clonakilty	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	N Kirby 1-2, T Monaghan 1-0, DJ Ryan 0-1, B Honohan 0-1.		P Griffin 1-0, TF Hayes 0-3, M Leahy 0-2, P Finn 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

Na Piarsaigh v University College Cork

1 April 1973 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	1-05 - 6-12	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D O'Sullivan 0-4, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B Joyce 0-1.		B Lynch 1-7, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Cotter 1-1, D Murray 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, P Lynch 1-0, N Sullivan 0-1, F Hanlon 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1.	Referee: P Finnegan

Duhallow v Macroom

1 April 1973 Second round	Duhallow	1-08 - 1-11	Macroom	Millstreet
	TD Cronin 1-0, B Daly 0-3, DJ O'Keeffe 0-2, D Buckley 0-2, N Collins 0-1.		J Downey 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-4, L Gould 0-2, S Noonan 0-2, G Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: D Twomey

Dohenys v Imokilly

1 April 1973 Second round	Dohenys	2-11 - 1-03	Imokilly	Kinsale
	V O'Sullivan 1-1, D Collins 0-4, R Rourke 1-0, A Collins 0-2, J Carroll 0-2, C Rourke 0-2.		S O'Connor 1-0, W Glavin 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin

St. Nicholas' v Seandún

8 April 1973 Second round	St. Nicholas'	2-14 - 0-04	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T O'Mahony 1-4, T O'Brien 1-2, P Harte 0-3, P Doherty 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1, F Crowley 0-1.		O O'Brien 0-1, M Fleming 0-1, B Meade 0-1, D Healy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien

Carrigdhoun v St Michael's

8 April 1973 Second round	Carrigdhoun	1-04 - 3-12	St Michael's	Manning Park, Passage
	J Barrett 1-0, M Burke 0-3, P Tuohy 0-1.		B Field 1-4, R Cummins 1-2, B O'Loughlin 1-0, M Lynch 0-2, N O'Keeffe 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: A Twomey

Millstreet v Muskerry

6 May 1973 Second round	Millstreet	4-11 - 3-07	Muskerry	Macroom
	J Kenneally 2-4, D O'Shea 1-1, D O'Hare 1-0, T Burke 0-3, D Long 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1.		N Dunne 2-5, M Malone 1-0, S Murphy 0-2.	Referee: S McDonnell

Avondhu v Clonakilty

13 May 1973 Second round replay	Avondhu	2-18 - 3-18 (aet)	Clonakilty	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Barrett 0-11, N Kirby 0-5, T Sheehan 1-0, DJ Ryan 1-0, J Cummins 0-1, B Honohan 0-1.		K Dillon 2-1, M Leahy 0-6, B Keohane 1-1, T Hayes 0-3, TF Hayes 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, P Finn 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

Carbery v St. Finbarr's

3 June 1973 Second round	Carbery	3-10 - 3-08	St. Finbarr's	Kinsale
	M Burns 2-1, T Murphy 0-6, D Barron 1-0, J Gabriel 0-2, B Evans 0-1.		T Moore 1-1, E Philpott 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Murphy 1-0, G Ahern 0-1, S Gillen 0-1, F Twomey 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan

Quarter-finals

St. Nicholas' v Dohenys

20 May 1973 Quarter-final	St. Nicholas'	1-13 - 0-09	Dohenys	Innishannon
	T O'Brien 1-2, P Harte 0-5, T O'Mahony 0-2, R Crowley 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1.		D Collins 0-2, B Rourke 0-2, V O'Sullivan 0-1, C Rourke 0-1, A Collins 0-1, K Driscoll 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan

University College Cork v Clonakilty

24 June 1973 Quarter-final	University College Cork	4-07 - 0-13	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	S O'Shea 2-0, B Lynch 0-5, D Cotter 1-1, D Kavanagh 1-0, N Brosnan 0-1.		TF Hayes 0-5, S McCarthy 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, T Hayes 0-1, D Keohane 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

Carbery v Millstreet

24 June 1973 Quarter-final	Carbery	1-08 - 1-08	Millstreet	Macroom
	T Murphy 0-4, D Hunt 1-0, T Holland 0-1, M Burns 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, B Evans 0-1.		J Kenneally 0-5, A Kiely 1-1, T Kelleher 0-1, D Long 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan

St Michael's v Macroom

26 June 1973 Quarter-final	St Michael's	1-12 - 2-07	Macroom	Cloughduv
	B Field 0-8, N O'Keeffe 1-2, R Cummins 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		J Gould 0-6, T Noonan 1-1, M Browne 1-0.	Referee: L Meade

Carbery v Millstreet

22 July 1973 Quarter-final replay	Carbery	3-11 - 2-12	Millstreet	Macroom
	D Hunt 2-1, T Holland 1-3, T Murphy 0-3, B Evans 0-1, M Burns 0-1, J Weldon 0-1, D Barron 0-1.		A Kiely 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, D Long 0-4, T Kelleher 0-3, D O'Shea 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan

Semi-finals

St. Nicholas' v Carbery

29 July 1973 Semi-final	St. Nicholas'	1-09 - 3-08	Carbery	Coachford
	P Harte 0-5, T O'Brien 1-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1.		T Murphy 1-4, D Barron 1-1, J O'Riordan 1-0, R Wilmot 0-1, B Evans 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

University College Cork v St Michael's

22 August 1973 Semi-final	University College Cork	2-06 - 0-11	St Michael's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Kavanagh 1-0, B Lynch 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1, T Looney 0-1.		N O'Keeffe 0-6, E O'Donoghue 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan

Final

University College Cork v Carbery

30 September 1973 Final	University College Cork	3-09 - 1-10	Carbery	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	B Lynch 0-8, D Kavanagh 2-0, J McMahon 1-0, N O'Sullivan 0-1.		T Murphy 0-8, D Hunt 1-0, T Holland 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.	Attendance: 10,991 Referee: F Halbert

Career statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total
1	Jim Kenneally	Millstreet	3-20	29
2	Tony Murphy	Carbery	1-27	30
3	Brendan Lynch	UCC	1-23	26
4	Andy Kiely	Millstreet	4-05	17
5	Dan Kavanagh	UCC	5-01	16
6	Donal Hunt	Carbery	4-03	15
	Declan Barron	Carbery	4-03	15
	D. O'Shea	Millstreet	3-06	15
	Billy Field	St Michael's	1-12	15
10	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	3-05	14

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jimmy Barrett	Avondhu	0-11	11	Clonakilty
2	Jim Kenneally	Millstreet	2-04	10	Muskerry
	Brendan Lynch	UCC	1-07	10	Na Piarsaigh
4	Billy Field	St Michael's	0-08	8	Macroom
	Brendan Lynch	UCC	0-08	8	Carbery
	Tony Murphy	Carbery	0-08	8	UCC
7	Donal Hunt	Carbery	2-01	7	Millstreet
	Declan Barron	Carbery	2-01	7	Newcestown
	Andy Kiely	Millstreet	2-01	7	Beara
	Kevin Dillon	Clonakilty	2-01	7	Avondhu
	Mick Burns	Carbery	2-01	7	St. Finbarr's
	Tim O'Mahony	St. Nicholas'	1-04	7	Seandún
	Billy Field	St Michael's	1-04	7	Carrigdhoun
	Tony Murphy	Carbery	1-04	7	St. Nicholas'