1971 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1971 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 83rd 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 at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1971. The championship began on 18 April 1971 and ended on 10 October 1971.

1971 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	18 April 1971 - 10 October 1971
Teams	17
Champions	Carbery (3rd title) Noel Crowley (captain)
Runners-up	University College Cork Jim Coughlan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	56 (3.5 per match)
Points scored	300 (18.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brendan Lynch (2-17)
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Muskerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Carbery at the quarter-final stage.

On 10 October 1971, Carbery won the championship following a 3-11 to 2-08 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[1] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1968.

University College Cork's Brendan Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Results

First round

23 April 1971 First round	St. Finbarr's	3-15 - 1-04	Na Piarsaigh	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	E Fitzpatrick 0-8, P McMahon 2-0, M Archer 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, M Fleming 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, F Twomey 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1.		T Nott 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Second round

18 April 1971 Second round	Beara	5-12 - 0-09	Imokilly	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	C O'Sullivan 2-0, EJ O'Sullivan 1-3, JJ Murphy 1-2, N O'Sullivan 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Neill 0-2, N O'Reilly 0-1 (own point).		S O'Connor 0-6, E Ryan 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, J Barry 0-1.

18 April 1971 Second round	Seandún	0-10 - 2-07	Millstreet	Castle Ground, Macroom
	B Meade 0-7.		J Kenneally 1-4.

2 May 1971 Second round	Avondhu	0-08 - 4-10	Carbery	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Lonergan 0-4, E Kirby 0-3, T Monaghan 0-1.		T Murphy 1-7, D Barron 1-1, B Evans 1-1, T Holland 1-0, D Hunt 0-1.

2 May 1971 Second round	St. Finbarr's	2-06 - 2-14	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	E Fitzpatrick 1-4, F Twomey 1-1, M Fleming 0-1.		P Lynch 1-2, B Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, T Looney 0-2.

2 May 1971 Second round	Duhallow	1-06 - 4-12	Nemo Rangers	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	DJ O'Keeffe 0-5, PJ Cremin 1-1.		J Barrett 2-2, B Cogan 2-1, M O'Donoghue 0-4, C Murphy 0-3, F Cogan 0-1, D Allen 0-1.

2 May 1971 Second round	Macroom	0-05 - 4-11	Muskerry	Cloughduv GAA Grounds, Cloughduv
	T O'Sullivan 0-2, L Quinlan 0-2, H Casey 0-1.		F Cooper 3-1, N Dunne 0-7, C Twomey 1-0, M Mehigan 0-2, C Kelly 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

9 May 1971 Second round	Carrigdhoun	0-06 - 4-11	Clonakilty	Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
	C Cooney 0-3, J Hurley 0-1, J Foster 0-1, Hanley 0-1.		TF Hayes 0-11, F Hayes 2-0, J Donovan 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0.	Referee: P Finnegan (Cork)

26 May 1971 Second round	St. Nicholas'	2-11 - 1-11	St. Michael's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T O'Brien 0-8, P Harte 1-1, D Moore 1-1, D Coughlan 0-1.		N O'Keeffe 1-4, B Cummins 0-4, J Horgan 0-1, F O'Connell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Quarter-finals

30 May 1971 Quarter-final	Beara	2-14 - 3-06	Clonakilty	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	C O'Sullivan 1-3, B Hanley 0-6, M O'Driscoll 1-1, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.		TF Hayes 1-3, F Hayes 1-0, Ted Hayes 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, N Lane 0-1.	Referee: T Finnegan

27 June 1971 Quarter-final	Carbery	1-09 - 1-07	Muskerry	Clonakilty Sportsfield, Clonakilty
	T Holland 1-4, T Murphy 0-3, J Gabriel 0-1, B Evans 0-1.		M Buckley 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, J McCarthy 0-3.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

27 June 1971 Quarter-final	University College Cork	2-10 - 1-10	Millstreet	Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
	B Lynch 1-3, D Coffey 1-1, P Lynch 0-3, D Murray 0-2, T Mahon 0-1.		S Kenneally 1-6, T Burke 0-2, T Dennehy 0-1, D Long 0-1.

21 July 1971 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-09 - 1-03	St. Nicholas'	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Murphy 0-4, S Buckley 0-2, J Barrett 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1.		T O'Brien 1-3.

Semi-finals

25 July 1971 Semi-final	University College Cork	3-12 - 0-11	Beara	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	B Lynch 1-5, D Lynch 0-5, D Kavanagh 1-0, E Crowley 1-0, P Lynch 0-1, T Looney 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ Murphy 0-1.

8 August 1971 Semi-final	Carbery	2-09 - 0-13	Nemo Rangers	Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
	T Holland 0-7, D Hunt 1-1, B Desmond 1-0, D Barron 0-1.		C Murphy 0-4, J Barrett 0-3, B Cogan 0-3, M O'Donoghue 0-2, D Barrett 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

Final

10 October 1971 Final	Carbery	3-11 - 2-08	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Barron 2-0, J Carroll 1-1, D Hunt 0-4, T Holland 0-3, F Murphy 0-2, B Evans 0-1.		D Coffey 1-1, B Lynch 0-4, D Kavanagh 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brendan Lynch	UCC	2-17	23	4	5.75
2	Teddy Holland	Carbery	2-14	20	4	5.00
3	Con O'Sullivan	Beara	3-08	17	3	5.66
4	Jim Kenneally	Millstreet	2-10	16	2	8.00
5	Éamonn Fitzpatrick	St. Finbarr's	1-12	15	2	7.50
6	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	1-11	14	2	7.00
7	Tony Murphy	Carbery	1-10	13	4	3.25
8	Denis Coffey	UCC	2-06	12	4	3.00
9	Declan Barron	Carbery	3-02	11	4	2.75
	Paudie Lynch	UCC	1-08	11	4	2.75
	Colm Murphy	Carbery	0-11	11	3	3.66

References

1. "Picking this team was hardest job of all". The Southern Star. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2019.