1969 Cork Senior Football Championship

1969 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	6 April – 26 October 1969
Teams	18
Champions	University College Cork (7th title) Christy O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-up	St. Nicholas' Patsy Harte (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	60 (3.53 per match)
Points scored	261 (15.35 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Teddy O'Brien (2-20)
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The 1969 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 81st 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 26 January 1969. The championship ran from 6 April to 26 October 1969.

Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the quarter-finals.^[1]

The final was played on 26 October 1969 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between University College Cork and St. Nicholas' in what was their first meeting in the final in six years. UCC won the match by 0-09 to 0-08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1964.^[2][3] It was their 7th championship title overall and their first title since 1964.

Teddy O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Cobh^[4][5]

Results

First round

Macroom v Avondhu

11 May 1969 First round	Macroom	2-04 - 6-09	Avondhu	Castle Grounds
	J Downey 2-1, T O'Leary 0-1, S Maher 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1.		T Monaghan 2-1, B Honohan 2-1, B Hanrahan 1-2, J Horgan 1-1, M Burke 0-3, B McAuliffe 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Duhallow

18 May 1969 First round	Na Piarsaigh	1-04 - 1-10	Duhallow	Castle Grounds, Macroom
			N Collins 1-1, TD Cronin 0-3, H O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Cremin 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

Second round

Beara v Clonakilty

6 April 1969 Second round	Beara	0-06 - 1-06	Clonakilty	Rossa Park
	C O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2.		TF Hayes 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert

Muskerry v Millstreet

13 April 1969 Second round	Muskerry	1-05 - 1-07	Millstreet	Castle Grounds
	N Dunne 0-4, F Cooper 1-0, S Mullane 0-1.		TJ Dennehy 1-0, J Kenneally 0-2, D O'Shea 0-2, T Burke 0-1, D Long 0-1, W O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: R Lyons (Dohenys)

Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's

20 April 1969 Second round	Nemo Rangers	3-06 - 1-05	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Barrett 2-0, N Morgan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-3, J Cooke 0-1, F Cogan 0-1, B Cogan 0-1.		S Gillen 1-5.

Carbery v Cobh

4 May 1960 Second round	Carbery	3-11 - 1-07	Cobh	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M Farr 2-1, B Desmond 1-1, J Carroll 0-4, T Holland 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, B Evans 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		G Ward 1-5, M Cronin 0-2.

Garda v St. Nicholas'

18 May 1969 Second round	Garda	1-02 - 1-16	St. Nicholas'	The Mardyke
	JP O'Sullivan 1-0, B Coughlan 0-2.		T O'Brien 0-8, F O'Neill 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-3, P Harte 0-3, M O'Halloran 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.

Carrigdhoun v Imokially

1 June 1969 Second round	Carrigdhoun	3-09 - 3-07	Imokially	Cork Athletic Grounds
	B Wylie 0-6, C Cooney 1-1, T Sheehan 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, G Hanley 0-1.		D Sweeney 2-0, E Ryan 1-1, W Glavin 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.

University College Cork v Seandún

20 June 1969 Second round	University College Cork	1-08 - 1-06	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds
	R Cummins 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, R Geaney 0-2, E Philpott 0-2, R Banbury 0-1.		B Cummins 1-1, N Keeffe 0-3, E O'Brien 0-2.

Avondhu v Duhallow

6 July 1969 Second round	Avondhu	2-10 - 2-06	Duhallow	O'Connell Park
	T Monaghan 1-2, B McAuliffe 1-1, J Horgan 0-3, M Burke 0-2, B Hanrahan 0-1, E Kirby 0-1.		TD Cronin 1-1, T Cremin 1-0, H O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Daly 0-1, John O'Mahony 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Nemo Rangers v Millstreet

18 May 1969 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-09 - 0-07	Millstreet	Castle Grounds
	J Barrett 1-2, B Cogan 1-1, J Cooke 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, F Cogan 0-1.		J Kenneally 0-6, D Long 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Carbery

6 July 1969 Quarter-final	St. Nicholas'	2-08 - 3-03	Carbery	Castle Grounds
	T O'Brien 1-4, D O'Driscoll 1-2, P Harte 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.		J Carroll 1-2, M Farr 1-1, D Hunt 1-0.

University College Cork v Carrigdhoun

6 July 1969 Quarter-final	University College Cork	7-15 - 0-05	Carrigdhoun	Ballinhassig Grounds
	E Philpott 4-2, B Lynch 1-6, C O'Sullivan 0-5, P O'Donoghue 1-1, R Cummins 1-0, B Hanley 0-1.		B Wiley 0-3, C Cooney 0-1, G Hanley 0-1.

Clonakilty v Avondhu

10 August 1969 Quarter-final	Clonakilty	3-07 - 2-09	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds
	TF Hayes 2-4, B Keohane 1-1, F Hayes 0-2.		J Horgan 1-4, B Honohan 1-1, B McAuliffe 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, N Kirby 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Semi-finals

University College Cork v Nemo Rangers

5 October 1969 Semi-final	University College Cork	2-11 - 1-10	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	B Lynch 2-1, B Hanley 0-4, P Doherty 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, E Philpott 0-1.		J Cooke 0-6, N Morgan 1-0, D Cogan 0-2, J Allen 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Clonakilty

12 October 1969 Semi-final	St. Nicholas'	3-12 - 0-04	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park
	T O'Brien 1-4, D O'Driscoll 1-3, J Conway 1-1, P Harte 0-2, P Hurley 0-1, J Daly 0-1.		TF Hayes 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-1.

Final

University College Cork v St. Nicholas'

26 October 1969 Final	University College Cork	0-09 - 0-08	St. Nicholas'	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C O'Sullivan 0-4, B Lynch 0-3, R Cummins 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.		T O'Brien 0-4, P Harte 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, P Hurley 0-1.	Attendance: 11,463 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	2-20	26	4	6.50
2	Tim F. Hayes	Clonakilty	3-11	20	3	6.66
3	Brendan Lynch	UCC	3-10	19	3	6.33
4	Eric Philpott	UCC	4-05	17	4	4.25
5	Denis O'Driscoll	St. Nicholas'	2-09	15	4	3.75
6	Jerry Horgan	Avondhu	2-08	14	3	4.66
7	Tom Monaghan	Avondhu	3-04	13	3	4.33
8	Mick Farr	Carbery	3-02	11	2	5.50
	Jimmy Barrett	Avondhu	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Bob Honohan	Avondhu	3-02	11	3	3.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eric Philpott	UCC	4-02	14	Carrigdhoun
2	Tim F. Hayes	Clonakilty	2-04	10	Avondhu
3	Brendan Lynch	UCC	1-06	9	Carrigdhoun
4	Séamus Gillen	St. Finbarr's	1-05	8	Nemo Rangers
	George Ward	Cobh	1-05	8	Carbery
	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	0-08	8	Garda
7	Joe Downey	Macroom	2-01	7	Avondhu
	Tom Monaghan	Avondhu	2-01	7	Macroom
	Bob Honohan	Avondhu	2-01	7	Macroom
	Mick Farr	Carbery	2-01	7	Cobh
	Brendan Lynch	UCC	2-01	7	Nemo Rangers
	Tim F. Hayes	Clonakilty	1-04	7	Beara
	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	1-04	7	Carbery
	Jerry Horgan	Avondhu	1-04	7	Clonakilty
	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	1-04	7	Clonakilty

References

1. "The stuff of legends as Carbery and Clonakilty met in 1968 county final". The Southern Star. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
3. "UCC: champions in an alien Kingdom". Irish Independent. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
4. "Intermediate Football Finals 1909-1969". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
5. "The late Frank Ryan". Cobh GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.