Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship

Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship
Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Peile Sóisear A Múscraí
Code	Gaelic football
Founded	1926; 98 years ago
Region	Muskerry (GAA)
No. of teams	12
Title holders	Inniscarra (2nd title)
Most titles	Canovee (17 titles)
Sponsors	Ross Oil
Official website	Muskerry GAA

The Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Ross Oil Junior A Football Championship) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Mid Cork Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by junior-ranked teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format.

Introduced in 1926 as the Mid Cork Junior Football Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament. The competition went through a number of format changes since then, including the introduction of a back-door or second chance for beaten teams.

In its present format, the 12 teams are drawn into three groups of four teams and play each other in a single round-robin system. The four group winners and four group runners-up proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Mid Cork Junior A Championship, as well as being presented with the cup, qualifies for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.

The title has been won at least once by 18 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Canovee, who have won a total of 17 titles. Canovee are the title-holders after defeating Inniscarra by 1-15 to 2-06 in the 2023 final.^[1] |}

Teams

2024 Teams

The 12 teams competing in the 2024 Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship are:

Team	Location	Colours	Position in 2024	In championship since	Championship Titles	Last Championship Title
Aghinagh	Rusheen	Blue and white	Runners-up	—	1	2021
Ballincollig	Ballincollig	Green and white	Quarter-finals	—	13	1981
Ballinora	Ballinora	Green and red	Group stage	2024	3	1997
Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	Ballingeary	Red and black	Quarter-finals	—	4	2005
Blarney	Blarney	Red and white	Group stage	—	4	2010
Clondrohid	Clondrohid	Blue and white	Group stage	—	1	1995
Donoughmore	Donoughmore	Black and white	Semi-finals	—	4	2011
Dripsey	Dripsey	Red and blue	Group stage	—	0	—
Éire Óg	Ovens	Red and white	Semi-finals	—	2	2008
Grenagh	Grenagh	Blue and gold	Group stage	—	4	2006
Inniscarra	Inniscarra	Blue and white	Champions	—	2	2024
Kilmichael	Kilmichael	Blue and gold	Group stage	—	7	2013

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Football Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

#	Club	Titles	Runners-up	Championships won	Championships runner-up
1	Canovee	17	6	1939, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1979, 1982, 1999, 2007, 2023	1933, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1988, 2018
2	Ballincollig	13	9	1927, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1964, 1966, 1972, 1977, 1981	1929, 1935, 1945, 1948, 1965, 1975, 1980, 2010, 2021
3	Kilmurry	11	13	1931, 1969, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022	1926, 1927, 1934, 1939, 1944, 1947, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1985, 2013, 2020
4	Iveleary	10	7	1929, 1932, 1935, 1941, 1958, 1985, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020	1951, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017
5	Kilmichael	7	1	1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1987, 2013	1996
6	Naomh Abán	6	1	1928, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1988	1959
7	Macroom	5	2	1926, 1934, 1942, 1945, 1991	1930, 1955
8	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	4	9	1965, 1992, 1994, 2005	1960, 1961, 1963, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2001, 2003
	Donoughmore	4	9	1952, 1983, 1998, 2011	1953, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1993, 2000
	Grenagh	4	3	1993, 2000, 2001, 2006	2002, 2004, 2005
	Blarney	4	3	1951, 1954, 2009, 2010	1986, 1990, 1994
12	Ballinora	3	1	1990, 1996, 1997	1932
13	Our Lady's Hospital	2	4	1974, 1975	1954, 1969, 1971, 1978
	Cill na Martra	2	3	2002, 2003	1958, 1964, 1999
	Éire Óg	2	3	1976, 2008	1972, 1973, 1983
	Inniscarra	2	3	1989, 2024	1941, 2015, 2023
17	Aghinagh	1	6	2021	1992, 1995, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024
	Clondrohid	1	5	1995	1928, 1931, 1937, 1984, 1998
	Aghabullogue	1	0	2004	—
20	Whitechurch	0	2	—	1970, 1974
	Dripsey	0	2	—	2008, 2011
	31st Battalion	0	1	—	1943
	Cloughduv	0	1	—	1949
	St Gobnaits	0	1	—	1950
	Gleann na Laoi	0	1	—	1952

Notes

The runners-up in 1942, 1946, 2009 are unknown.

List of Finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up		#
Year	Club	Score	Club	Score	#
2024	Inniscarra	3-10	Aghinagh	3-09
2023	Canovee	1-15	Inniscarra	2-06
2022	Kilmurry	3-10	Aghinagh	1-08
2021	Aghinagh	1-12	Ballincollig	0-09	^[2]
2020	Iveleary	1-11	Kilmurry	0-13	^[3]
2019	Iveleary	2-21	Aghinagh	1-10	^[4]
2018	Iveleary	1-09	Canovee	1-06	^[5]
2017	Kilmurry	2-19	Iveleary	2-14	^[6]
2016	Kilmurry	1-10	Iveleary	0-11
2015	Iveleary	0-14	Inniscarra	1-05
2014	Kilmurry	3-07	Aghinagh	2-04
2013	Kilmichael	2-09	Kilmurry	0-09
2012	Kilmurry	1-15	Iveleary	1-11
2011	Donoughmore	1-07	Dripsey	1-04

Records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Mid Cork Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

1920s: 1 each for Macroom (1926), Ballincollig (1927), Naomh Abán (1928) and Iveleary (1929)
1930s: 5 for Ballincollig (1930-33-36-37-38)
1940s: 5 for Canovee (1943-46-47-48-49)
1950s: 3 each for Canovee (1950-55-57) and Kilmichael (1953-56-59)
1960s: 3 for Canovee (1961-62-68)
1970s: 3 for Naomh Abán (1970-71-73)
1980s: 3 for Kilmurry (1980-84-86)
1990s: 3 for Ballinora (1990-96-97)
2000s: 3 for Grenagh (2000-01-06)
2010s: 4 for Kilmurry (2012-14-16-17)

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

55 years: Blarney (1954-2009)
46 years: Macroom (1945-1991)
39 years: Naomh Abán (1928-1967)
38 years: Kilmurry (1931-1969)
32 years: Éire Óg (1976-2008)
31 years: Donoughmore (1952-1983)
30 years: Iveleary (1985-2015)
27 years: Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (1965-1992)
27 years: Iveleary (1958-1985)
26 years: Kilmichael (1987-2013)
26 years: Kilmurry (1986-2012)

References

^ O'Mahony, Barry (22 October 2023). Canovee defeat Inniscarra to secure first Muskerry JAFC since 2007 https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41252881.html Canovee defeat Inniscarra to secure first Muskerry JAFC since 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ O'Shea, John (2 November 2021). "Aghinagh land historic first Muskerry title with Liam Twohig on fire". Echo Live. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Murphy, Kevin (4 October 2020). "Uibh Laoire clinch Mid Cork three-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Iveleary retain their crown in style". The Corkman. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Twomey, Aubert (6 September 2018). "Iveleary claim Muskerry crown with win over Canovee". The Corkman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Kilmurry retain Muskerry junior football crown". The Southern Star. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

External links

Muskerry GAA website

[1] O'Mahony, Barry (22 October 2023). Canovee defeat Inniscarra to secure first Muskerry JAFC since 2007 https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41252881.html Canovee defeat Inniscarra to secure first Muskerry JAFC since 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] O'Shea, John (2 November 2021). "Aghinagh land historic first Muskerry title with Liam Twohig on fire". Echo Live. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[3] Murphy, Kevin (4 October 2020). "Uibh Laoire clinch Mid Cork three-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[4] "Iveleary retain their crown in style". The Corkman. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[5] Twomey, Aubert (6 September 2018). "Iveleary claim Muskerry crown with win over Canovee". The Corkman. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[6] "Kilmurry retain Muskerry junior football crown". The Southern Star. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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