1987 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1987 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 99th 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 21 December 1986. The championship began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 15 November 1987.

1987 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates2 May 1987 - 15 November 1987
Teams22
Champions Nemo Rangers (8th title)
Timmy Dalton (captain)
Billy Morgan (manager)
Runners-up Imokilly
Seán Bowes (captain)
Johnny Carroll (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored38 (1.81 per match)
Points scored320 (15.24 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ephie Fitzgerald (1-15)
1986 (Previous) (Next) 1988

Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 15 November 1987, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-09 defeat of Imokilly in the final.[1] This was their eighth championship title overall and their first title since 1983.

Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-15.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

First round

2 May 1987 First round Bishopstown 0-05 - 1-05 O'Donovan Rossa Henry Ford Park, Ballinascarthy
P McGrath 0-3, P Cahill 0-1, A Shiels 0-1. M Cahalane 1-1, I Breen 0-1, P Davis 0-1, A Davis 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1. Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
2 May 1987 First round Midleton 1-06 - 2-07 Nemo Rangers Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
J Boylan 1-0, G Power 0-1, E Cleary 0-1, K Coakley 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, N O'Neill 0-1, T Crotty 0-1. D Allen 1-2, E Fitzgerald 1-0, T Dalton 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, T Nation 0-1. Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
3 May 1987 First round St. Finbarr's 3-08 - 0-07 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
T Power 2-3, M Barry 0-4, T Lehay 1-0, J Cremin 0-1. C O'Donovan 0-2, E O'Mahony 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, F Lyons 0-1. Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)
3 May 1987 First round St. Michael's 0-08 - 1-03 Passage Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Buckley 0-6, P Fitzgerald 0-1, I Aherne 0-1. D O'Mahony 1-0, T Lester 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, T Howard 0-1. Referee: M Beecher
3 May 1987 First round University College Cork 1-04 - 3-10 Duhallow Millstreet
M Concur 1-0, F Daly 0-2, M Foley 0-1, B Harte 0-1. J Dennehy 2-2, Donal O'Connor 1-1, D Kelleher 0-2, D Culloty 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1. Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
10 May 1987 First round Carrigdhoun 0-05 - 4-11 Castletownbere Rossa Park, Skibbereen
J Dineen 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1. Johnny Murphy 2-1, M O'Sullivan 1-4, J Power 1-2, C Collins 0-2, Jimmy Murphy 0-1, N Crowley 0-1. Referee: P o'Donovan (Bantry)

Second round

2 May 1987 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-09 - 0-07 Carbery Clonakilty
T O'Sullivan 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, K Myers 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. P O'Driscoll 0-4, J Dullea 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1, J Cotter 0-1. Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)
3 May 1987 Second round Seandún 0-04 - 0-13 Castlehaven Clonakilty
B Lane 0-3, M O'Regan 0-1. J Cleary 0-5, M O'Mahony 0-4, F Collins 0-2, M Connolly 0-1, N Cahalane 0-1. Referee: N Hallahan (Bandon)
27 June 1987 Second round Avondhu 1-09 - 1-07 Duhallow Kanturk
W O'Riordan 1-5, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, T Fitzgibbon 0-1. N O'Connor 1-3, J Dennehy 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, S Hickey 0-1. Referee: E porter (Brian Dillons)
28 June 1987 Second round O'Donovan Rossa 2-05 - 0-07 Millstreet Macroom
M McCarthy 1-1, M Cahalane 1-0, T Davis 0-1, P Davis 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, A Byrne 0-1. M Dennehy 0-2, L Dennehy 0-1, A Barry 0-1, C Cotter 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, D Crowley 0-1. Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
28 June 1987 Second round Beara 0-06 - 3-12 Nemo Rangers Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
C O'Sullivan 0-4, D Harrington 0-1, P Henley 0-1. D Allen 2-1, D Bevan 1-0, S Fahy 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-3, T Dalton 0-2, G O'Regan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1. Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
4 July 1987 Second round St. Finbarr's 0-09 - 0-10 Muskerry Ballinora
D Barry 0-5, M Slocum 0-2, T Power 0-1, J Keating 0-1. M Kelleher 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-3, C O'Connell 0-2, G O'Rourke 0-1, G Lally 0-1. Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
1 August 1987 Second round Castletownbere 3-07 - 0-08 St. Nicholas' Aghaville
N Murphy 1-1, G 'Sullivan 1-1, O O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, Noel Murphy 0-2. K O'Shea 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Hartnett 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1. Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)
5 September 1987 Second round St. Michael's 2-03 - 1-12 Imokilly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
P Ward 1-0, J Cashman 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1. M Hennessy 1-0, R Swaine 0-3, B Lotty 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, A Barry 0-2, L Hedderman 0-1. Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Quarter-finals

15 August 1987 Quarter-final Na Piarsaigh 1-08 - 0-10 Avondhu Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
5 September 1987 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 0-15 - 3-03 O'Donovan Rossa Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
E Fitzgerald 0-4, S Coughlan 0-3, S Fahy 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, G O'Regan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1. A Byrne 1-1, I Breen 1-0, M Cahalane 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2. Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
6 September 1987 Quarter-final Muskerry 1-09 - 1-08 Castlehaven Clonakilty
G Lally 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, P Coleman 0-1, K Creed 0-1, G O'Rourke 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1. J Cleary 1-5, L Tompkins 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, F Collins 0-1. Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
27 September 1987 Quarter-final Imokilly 1-10 - 0-05 Castletownbere Cloughduv
B Lotty 1-2, R Swaine 0-5, T McCarthy 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1, K Murphy 0-1. C Collins 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, N Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Semi-finals

11 October 1987 Semi-final Imokilly 0-09 - 0-06 Na Piarsaigh Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
M Spillane 0-4, R Swaine 0-3, B Óg Murphy 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1. R McDonnell 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-3. Referee: D casey (Ballyclough)
11 October 1987 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 0-07 - 0-03 Muskerry Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
E Fitzgerald 0-3, T Dalton 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Bevan 0-1. D McCarthy 0-2, G Ring 0-1. Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

Final

15 November 1987 Final Nemo Rangers 2-11 - 0-09 Imokilly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
S O'Brien 2-1, E Fitzgerald 0-5, T Nation 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Fahy 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1. B Lotty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, R Swaine 0-2, D Burke 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. Referee: D Casey

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ephie Fitzgerald Nemo Rangers 1-15 18 5 3.60
2 John Cleary Castlehaven 1-10 13 2 6.50
Robert Swaine Imokilly 0-13 13 4 3.25
3 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 3-03 12
4 Steven O'Brien Nemo Rangers 2-05 11
Martin O'Sullivan Castletownbere 1-08 11
5 Mattie Cahalane O'Donovan Rossa 3-01 10 3 3.33
Tony Power St. Finbarr's 2-04 10 2 5.00
Jim Dennehy Duhallow 2-04 10 2 5.00
6 Brian Lotty Imokilly 1-06 9
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony Power St. Finbarr's 2-03 9 Clonakilty
2 Jim Dennehy Duhallow 2-02 8 UCC
William O'Riordan Avondhu 1-05 8 Duhallow
John Cleary Castlehaven 1-05 8 Muskerry
3 Johnny Murphy Castletownbere 2-01 7 Carrigdhoun
Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 2-01 7 Beara
Steven O'Brien Nemo Rangers 2-01 7 Imokilly
Martin O'Sullivan Castletownbere 1-04 7 Carrigdhoun
4 Niall O'Connor Duhallow 1-03 6 Avondhu
Danny Buckley St. Michael's 0-06 6 Passage

Miscellaneous

References

  1. "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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