The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th 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 24 January 1976.
| Dates | 18 April 1976 – 14 November 1976 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 20 | ||
| Champions |  St. Finbarr's (4th title)Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain) Pat Lougheed (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  St Michael'sAndy Creagh (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 61 (3.05 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 328 (16.4 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Billy Field (1-30) | ||
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Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the semi-finals.[1][2]
The final was played on 14 November 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Michael's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1-10 tp 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 17 years.[3][4]
Billy Field was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.
Team changes
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results
editFirst round
edit| 18 April 1976 First round | St Michael's | 4-12 - 1-07 | Avondhu | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| B Field 1-6, E O'Donoghue 2-1, G Delaney 1-1, D McCurtain 0-3, R Cummins 0-1. | N Kirby 1-2, D Lonergan 0-3, M O'Mahony 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. | Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig) |
| 18 April 1976 First round | Seandún | 2-10 - 1-06 | Imokilly | Ballinlough Grounds |
| J Atkins 1-2, P Regan 1-2, B Meade 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, N Walsh 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, W Driscoll 0-1. | M Magee 0-4, S Farrell 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1. |
| 2 May 1976 First round | Muskerry | 1-08 - 3-10 | Millstreet | Castle Grounds |
| N Dunne 1-5, M Mehigan 0-2, D Curran 0-1. | D O'Connor 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, T Burke 0-4, D O'Shea 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, J Coleman 0-1. |
| 2 May 1976 First round | University College Cork | 2-13 - 0-10 | Na Piarsaigh | Ballinlough Grounds |
| C Kearney 1-5, S Murphy 1-3, C Mangan 0-1, J Cregan 0-1, T Foley 0-1, P Liston 0-1, T Sullivan 0-1. | J O'Sullivan 0-3, R McDonnell 0-2, B Whitley 0-2, F Buckley 0-1, G Moynihan 0-1, B Kelleher 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
Second round
edit| 18 April 1976 Second round | Carbery | 0-10 - 0-15 | Nemo Rangers | Cloughduv Grounds |
| T Murphy 0-9, J Gabriel 0-1. | C Murphy 0-4, K Collins 0-3, L Good 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Allen 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
| 18 April 1976 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 4-09 - 3-04 | Duhallow | Bishop Casey Memorial Park |
| T Goulding 3-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-4, J McCarthy 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Kenny 0-1. | P O'Connor 2-0, B Daly 1-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 18 April 1976 Second round | Clonakilty | 1-05 - 2-10 | Bishopstown | Innishannon Grounds |
| D McCarthy 1-0, K Harrington 0-2, M Leahy 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, F Regan 0-1. | N Murphy 2-1, J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, F Groarke 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, G O'Herlihy 0-1. | Referee: D Collins (Kinsale) |
| 1 May 1976 Second round | St. Nicholas' | 3-04 - 2-05 | Carrigdhoun | Manning Park |
| F O'Sullivan 2-3, L Hedderman 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-1. | M Burke 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-1, G Hanley 0-1, C Callaghan 0-1. |
| 2 May 1976 Second round | Beara | 3-05 - 2-13 | Bantry Blues | Ballingeary Grunds |
| S O'Shea 1-0, F McCarthy 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, T O'Neill 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. | D Hunt 1-4, F Carroll 1-1, D Barron 0-4, K Evans 0-2, V McCarthy 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 16 May 1976 Second round | Dohenys | 1-09 - 0-03 | Macroom | Charlie Hurley Park |
| D Collins 1-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, J Collins 0-1. | J Allen 0-2, L Gould 0-1. | Referee: D Collins (Kinsale) |
| 27 June 1976 Second round | St Michael's | 2-17 - 3-05 | Millstreet | Coachford Grounds |
| D MacCurtain 1-4, B Field 0-7, D Buckley 1-3, R Cummins 0-3. | D O'Shea 2-0, B McSweeney 1-1, T Kelleher 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, M Gilsenan 0-1. | Referee: J Creal (Kilmichael) |
| 27 June 1976 Second round | Seandún | 0-05 - 1-08 | University College Cork | The Mardyke |
| P Regan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, E Forde 0-1. | S Murphy 0-5, T O'Sullivan 1-1, J Mulvihill 0-1, J Crean 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
edit| 26 June 1976 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-10 - 3-03 | Bishopstown | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 1-0, O McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-1. | G McCarthy 1-1, N Murphy 1-0, T O'Reilly 1-0. |
| 27 June 1976 Quarter-final | Nemo Rangers | 3-10 - 0-04 | Dohenys | Charlie Hurley Park |
| D Allen 1-2, L Good 1-1, N Morgan 1-1, K Collins 0-4, C Murphy 0-2. | C O'Rourke 0-2, D Collins 0-1. |
| 27 June 1976 Quarter-final | St. Nicholas' | 1-09 - 1-09 | Bantry Blues | Clonakilty Grounds |
| T O'Neill 1-2, F O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, P Harte 0-1. | D Hunt 1-0, K Evans 0-2, D Barron 0-2, PJ Minihane 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, D Cotter 0-1. |
| 4 July 1976 Quarter-final replay | St. Nicholas' | 1-06 - 0-10 | Bantry Blues | Clonakilty Grounds |
| J O'Sullivan 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1, P Harte 0-1. | D Barron 0-5, K Evans 0-3, D Hunt 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 18 July 1976 Quarter-final | St Michael's | 2-13 - 3-01 | University College Cork | Ballinlough Grounds |
| B Field 0-8, E O'Donoghue 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-2, R Cummins 0-1. | P Liston 2-0, F Hanley 1-0, J Crean 0-1. |
Semi-finals
edit| 12 September 1976 Semi-final | St Michael's | 4-08 - 0-07 | Bantry Blues | Sam Maguire Park |
| B Field 0-5, P Kavanagh 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, E O'Donoghue 1-0, K Warner 1-0, D McCurtain 0-1. | F Carroll 0-4, D Hunt 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. |
| 8 August 1976 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 0-10 - 0-08 | Nemo Rangers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J McCarthy 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, C Myers 0-2, F Twomey 0-1. | K Collins 0-4, L Good 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
Final
edit| 14 November 1976 Final | St. Finbarr's | 1-10 - 1-07 | St Michael's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-2, F Twomey 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, O McCarthy 0-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-1. | B Field 0-4, D McCurtain 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1. | Attendance: 11,062 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Field | St. Michael's | 1-30 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 3-08 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | St. Michael's | 4-03 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| Danny Buckley | St. Michael's | 3-06 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | Frank O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 2-08 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 | |
| 7 | Gerry McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Seán Murphy | UCC | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Kieran Collins | Nemo Rangers | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Goulding | St. Finbarr's | 3-00 | 9 | Duhallow |
| Frank O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | 2-03 | 9 | Carrigdhoun | |
| Billy Field | St. Michael's | 1-06 | 9 | Avondhu | |
| Tony Murphy | Carbery | 0-09 | 9 | Nemo Rangers | |
| 5 | Noel Dunne | Muskerry | 1-05 | 8 | Millstreet |
| Christy Kearney | UCC | 1-05 | 8 | Na Piarsaigh | |
| Denis Collins | Dohenys | 1-05 | 8 | Macroom | |
| Billy Field | St. Michael's | 0-08 | 8 | UCC | |
| 9 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | St. Michael's | 2-01 | 7 | Avondhu |
| Noel Murphy | Bishopstown | 2-01 | 7 | Clonakilty | |
| Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 1-04 | 7 | Millstreet | |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 1-04 | 7 | Duhallow | |
| Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 1-04 | 7 | Beara | |
| Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 0-07 | 7 | Millstreet |
Miscellaneous
edit- St. Finbarr's win their first title since 1959.
- St. Michael's qualify for their first final.
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- St. Finbarr's won first title in 17 years.
- This was the first final to be played at the newly built Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
References
edit- ^ "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Classic county finals: When Mardyke took centre stage for hurling and football". Echo Live. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "The Barrs - A History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "St Michael's have a point to prove after previous county final disappointments". Echo Live. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "History". Bantry Blues GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "When the Blues ruled the county". The Southern Star. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2022.