1977 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1977 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 89th 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 30 January 1977. The championship began on 17 April 1977 and ended on 23 October 1977.

1977 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	17 April 1977 – 23 October 1977
Teams	20
Champions	Nemo Rangers (4th title) Séamus Coughlan (captain)
Runners-up	St Michael's Tony Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	59 (2.81 per match)
Points scored	368 (17.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Leo Gould (3-14)
← 1976 (Previous) (Next) 1978 →

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the quarter-final stage.

On 23 October 1977, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1–08 to 1–03 defeat of St Michael's in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1975.

University College Cork's Leo Gould was the championship's top scorer with 3–14.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Glanworth

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Macroom

Results

First round

St. Nicholas' v Beara

17 April 1977 First round	St. Nicholas'	4-09 - 1-08	Beara	Ballingeary
	F Cunningham 2-4, T O'Brien 1-2, F O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, R Crowley 0-1.		B O'Dwyer 0-4, S O'Shea 1-0, B O'Neill 0-2, O O'Sullivan 0-1, DJ O'Shea 0-1.

Millstreet v Na Piarsaigh

17 April 1977 First round	Millstreet	1-10 - 1-05	Na Piarsaigh	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	J Kenneally 0-5, TJ Dennehy 1-1, T Kelleher 0-2, T Kenneally 0-2.		J Devereux 1-0, R McDonnell 0-3, G Moynihan 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1.

Seandún v Avondhu

8 May 1977 First round	Seandún	0-09 - 0-09	Avondhu	Castlelyons
	E Forde 0-3, E McCarthy 0-2, V Twomey 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1, J Barry 0-1.		P Mulcahy 0-6, B Higgins 0-1, M O'Malley 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.

University College Cork v Glanworth

15 May 1977 First round	University College Cork	4-08 - 1-05	Glanworth	Castlelyons
	L Gould 2-2, J Meyler 1-1, P Liston 1-0, T Regan 0-3, J Mulvihill 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Courtney 1-0, J Courtney 0-3, B McAuliffe 0-1, DJ Ryan 0-1.	Referee: T Murphy (Glanmire)

Seandún v Avondhu

29 May 1977 First round replay	Seandún	2-09 - 0-09	Avondhu	Castlelyons
	D Keane 1-2, P Regan 1-0, E McCarthy 0-2, E Forde 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, D Cummins 0-1, W O'Driscoll 0-1.		G Mulcahy 0-5, J Roche 0-1, N Kirby 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.

Second round

Dohenys v St Michael's

17 April 1977 Second round	Dohenys	1-04 - 2-10	St Michael's	Cloughduv
	D Collins 0-4, D Crowley 1-0.		D Buckley 1-3, P Ward 1-0, E O'Donoghue 0-2, D Curtin 0-2, T Lyons 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1.

Bishopstown v Carrigdhoun

17 April 1977 Second round	Bishopstown	5-15 - 2-03	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Lynch 2-4, E Murphy 1-5, T O'Reilly 1-1, J Crowley 1-0, E O'Connor 0-3, P Collins 0-2.		G Collins 1-1, D Moore 1-0, B Foley 0-1, Barry McGovern 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

St. Finbarr's v Clonakilty

24 April 1977 Second round	St. Finbarr's	2-06 - 0-08	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Barry-Murphy 2-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, C Myers 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.		P O'Regan 0-3, D Noonan 0-2, TF Hayes 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: TJ Lyons (Canovee)

Nemo Rangers v Muskerry

24 April 1977 Second round	Nemo Rangers	2-16 - 1-05	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	N Morgan 1-2, L Good 1-0, S Coughlan 0-3, J Barrett 0-3, C Murphy 0-3, D Allen 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, K Collins 0-1, D Geary 0-1.		C Kelly 1-0, N Dunne 0-1, M Malone 0-1, R Twomey 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

Imokilly v Duhallow

24 April 1977 Second round	Imokilly	0-09 - 2-14	Duhallow	Kildorrery
	W Galvin 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, G Glavin 0-2, T Hickey 0-1, T Fenton 0-1, T Canavan 0-1.		M Stack 1-3, J Collins 1-2, S Curtin 0-5, B Daly 0-2, J Reardon 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1.

Bantry Blues v Carbery

15 May 1977 Second round	Bantry Blues	1-08 - 1-08	Carbery	Clonakilty
	K Evans 1-1, P McCarthy 0-2, D Barron 0-2, D Hunt 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1.		P Ryan 1-1, R Wilmot 0-2, T Holland 0-2, K Swanton 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.

Bantry Blues v Carbery

29 May 1977 Second round replay	Bantry Blues	0-13 - 2-08	Carbery	Clonakilty
	F Carroll 0-4, D Hunt 0-3, K Evans 0-2, D Barron 0-1, A Delaney 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, P Fehilly 0-1.		T Holland 0-5, M Burns 1-1, D Crowley 1-0, P Ryan 0-1, TJ Regan 0-1.

Millstreet v Seandún

19 June 1977 Second round	Millstreet	1-10 - 0-06	Seandún	Macroom
	J Kenneally 1-3, T Kenneally 0-5, J O'Keeffe 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.		J Rall 0-2, D Cummins 0-1, E Forde 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v University College Cork

29 June 1977 Second round	St. Nicholas'	0-07 - 0-09	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.		S Walsh 0-3, C Mangan 0-2, L Gould 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's

3 June 1977 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-09 - 0-07	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	S Coughlan 0-4, D Geary 0-2, D Allen 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Linehan 0-1.		G McCarthy 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-1, D Burns 0-1, J Allen 0-1, C Myers 0-1.	Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown)

St Michael's v Duhallow

12 June 1977 Quarter-final	St Michael's	5-19 - 0-04	Duhallow	Coachford
	R Cummins 1-6, P Ward 2-2, E O'Donoghue 1-4, T Lyons 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Mullane 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, M Stack 0-1, S Curtin 0-1.	Referee: R Twomey (Ballincollig)

University College Cork v Millstreet

31 July 1977 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-11 - 2-07	Millstreet	Coachford
	L Gould 1-7, J Mulvihill 0-2, S Walsh 0-1, C Kearney 0-1.		T Kenneally 1-3, TJ Dennehy 1-0, D O'Hare 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, J Kenneally 0-1, J Burke 0-1.	Referee: P Finnegan

Bishopstown v Carbery

31 July 1977 Quarter-final	Bishopstown	3-10 - 1-09	Carbery	Macroom
	D Murphy 1-2, J Crowley 1-1, F Lynch 1-0, T O'Reilly 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, J Lynch 0-2, G O'Herlihy 0-1.		D Collins 1-1, E Philpott 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, D Crowley 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

St Michael's v University College Cork

17 September 1977 Semi-final	St Michael's	2-10 - 2-07	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E O'Donoghue 1-1, T Cashman 1-0, B Field 0-3, B Ward 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, D McCurtain 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, D Keating 0-1.		J Mulvihill 1-1, C Kearney 1-0, L Gould 0-3, S Walsh 0-2, G Desmond 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Nemo Rangers v Bishopstown

17 September 1977 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	3-17 - 2-07	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Allen 2-3, D Linehan 0-7, N Morgan 1-2, S Coughlan 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, T Dalton 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.		N Murphy 2-0, J Crowley 0-3, E O'Connor 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Final

Nemo Rangers v St Michael's

23 October 1977 Fibal	Nemo Rangers	1-08 - 1-03	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Allen 1-2, D Linehan 0-3, S Coughlan 0-2, L Good 0-1.		R Cummins 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Leo Gould	UCC	3-14	23	4	5.75
2	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	3-08	17	4	4.25
3	John Lynch	Bishopstown	2-07	13	3	4.33
	Éamonn O'Donoghue	St Michael's	2-07	13	3	4.33
	Ted Kenneally	Millstreet	1-10	13	3	4.33
8	Ray Cummins	St Michael's	2-06	12	3	4.00
	Jim Kenneally	Millstreet	1-09	12	3	4.00
10	Pat Ward	St Michael's	3-02	11	4	2.75
	Denis Lenihan	Nemo Rangers	0-11	11	4	2.75
	Séamus Coughlan	Nemo Rangers	0-11	11	4	2.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Frankie Cunningham	St. Nicholas'	2-04	10	Beara
	John Lynch	Bishopstown	2-04	10	Carrigdhoun
	Leo Gould	UCC	1-07	10	Millstreet
4	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-03	9	Bishopstown
	Ray Cummins	St Michael's	1-06	9	Duhallow
6	Leo Gould	UCC	2-02	8	Glanworth
	Jimmy Barry-Murphy	St. Finbarr's	2-02	8	Clonakilty
	Pat Ward	St Michael's	2-02	8	Duhallow
	Eddie Murphy	Bishopstown	1-05	8	Carrigdhoun
10	Éamonn O'Donoghue	St Michael's	1-04	7	Duhallow
	Denis Lenihan	Nemo Rangers	0-07	7	Bishopstown