1990 Cork Senior Football Championship

1990 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	20 April – 4 November 1990
Teams	21
Champions	Duhallow (2nd title) Danny Culloty (captain) John Fintan Daly (manager)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's Christy Ryan (captain) Donal Murray (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	48 (2.09 per match)
Points scored	433 (18.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Colm O'Neill (0-21) Dave Barry (0-21)
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The 1990 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 102nd 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 17 December 1989. The championship began on 20 April 1990 and ended on 4 November 1990.

Castlehaven entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Muskerry in the second round.^[1]

On 4 November 1990, Duhallow won the championship following an 0-08 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.^[2] This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1936.

Colm O'Neill and Dave Barry were the championship's joint top scorers with 0-21.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• Rockchapel

Results

First round

University College Cork v St Michael's

20 April 1990 First round	University College Cork	1-11 - 2-06	St Michael's	Ballinlough
	C O'Dwyer 0-4, A Kelly 1-0, D Ahern 0-3, N Kelleher 0-1, M Finnegan 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1, N Savage 0-1.		F Delaney 1-3, P Kiely 1-0, J Cashman 0-1, I Ahern 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Carrigdhoun v Rockchapel

22 April 1990 First round	Carrigdhoun	1-10 - 1-09	Rockchapel	Millstreet
	C O'Donovan 1-3, R O'Sullivan 0-2, A Croweley 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1, TJ Deasy 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.		Jerry Casey 0-6, D O'Mahony 1-0, Joe Casey 0-2, T Carroll 0-1.	Referee: P O'Brien (Mallow)

Na Piarsaigh v Kilshannig

22 April 1990 First round	Na Piarsaigh	0-13 - 1-10	Kilshannig	Watergrasshill
	L Forde 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-2, C Connery 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, M Dineen 0-1, G Daly 0-1, D O'Reilly 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		W O'Riordan 1-4, M O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connell 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, G Creedon 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Beara v Seandún

22 April 1990 First round	Beara	1-14 - 1-08	Seandún	Aughaville
	C O'Sullivan 1-5, M Harrington 0-4, O O'Sullivan 0-2, D Harrington 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, J Power 0-1.		K O'Brien 0-6, G Murphy 1-0, M Higgins 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: M Brosnan (Caheragh)

Na Piarsaigh v Kilshannig

29 April 1990 First round replay	Na Piarsaigh	1-14 - 0-06	Kilshannig	Watergrasshill
	G Daly 1-1, D Sheehan 0-4, T O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Donovan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, L Forde 0-1, T Guest 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1.		W O'Riordan 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Carbery v Bishopstown

2 June 1990 First round	Carbery	1-06 - 0-08	Bishopstown	Macroom
	K O'Sullivan 1-0, J Caulfield 0-2, P Goggin 0-2, B O'Herlihy 0-1, T Buckley 0-1.		P McGrath 0-6, B Coffey 0-1, R Oldham 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Second round

Castlehaven v Muskerry

29 April 1989 Second round	Castlehaven	1-08 - 0-14	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Cleary 1-4, M O'Mahony 0-3, E Cleary 0-1.		J Ring 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-3, G McPolin 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, K Creed 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

O'Donovan Rossa v Glanmire

29 April 1990 Second round	O'Donovan Rossa	5-10 - 1-06	Glanmire	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	M McCarthy 1-6, P Davis 1-1, G Minihane 1-0, T Davis 1-0, I Breen 1-0, D Davis 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1.		N Mulvihill 1-2, T McCarthy 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1, R Lotty 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Clonakilty v Avondhu

25 May 1990 Second round	Clonakilty	1-08 - 1-09	Avondhu	Bishopstown
	T Dillon 1-1, E Ryan 0-3, M o'Donovan 0-2, S Cowhig 0-2.		P Buckley 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-3, K Stack 0-2, M Dolan 0-2, S Brown 0-1, T Mannix 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Duhallow v Carrigdhoun

9 June 1990 Second round	Duhallow	2-18 - 2-06	Carrigdhoun	newmarket
	N O'Connor 0-7, D Culloty 1-1, J Walsh 1-1, T Healy 0-3, D O'Connor 0-2, L Dennehy 0-2, R Dennehy 0-1, A BArry 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 1-1, J Dineen 1-0, A Crowley 0-3, C O'Donovan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

St. Finbarr's v St. Nicholas'

9 June 1990 Second round	St. Finbarr's	2-16 - 0-10	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T Power 2-2, D Barry 0-8, B Searls 0-2, J Griffin 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, K Scanlon 0-1.		V Hedderman 0-5, G O'Riordan 0-2, C McGuckin 0-2, J Lynch 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Carbery v Beara

10 June 1990 Second round	Carbery	1-10 - 1-03	Beara	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	M O'Donovan 1-1, B O'Herlihy 0-3, J Caulfield 0-2, P Goggin 0-1, E Murphy 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, E Kenneally 0-1.		MM O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-1, Martin O'Sullivan 0-1, Oliver O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Nemo Rangers v University College Cork

15 June 1990 Second round	Nemo Rangers	1-12 - 1-05	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E O'Mahony 0-5, D Allen 1-1, M Dorgan 0-2, G O'Regan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Calnan 0-1.		M Finnegan 1-0, N Donlon 0-2, C O'Dwyer 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1.	Referee: M English (Bishopstown)

Na Piarsaigh v Imokilly

16 June 1990 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	2-06 - 0-16	Imokilly	Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy
	J O'Connor 1-0, G Daly 1-0, Mick Mullins 0-3, Mark Mullins 0-2, J Twomey 0-1.		C O'Neill 0-9, N O'Neill 0-2, M Hennessy 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, G Glavin 0-1, A Berry 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Quarter-finals

Carbery v St. Finbarr's

14 July 1990 Quarter-final	Carbery	2-05 - 0-11	St. Finbarr's	Clonakilty
	J Caulfield 1-4, M O'Donovan 1-1.		D Barry 0-4, T Leahy 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, E Barrett 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, M Slocum 0-1, T Power 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Nemo Rangers v Imokilly

21 July 1990 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-14 - 0-14	Imokilly	Castlelyons
	S Calnan 0-4, G O'Regan 0-3, E O'Mahony 0-2, D Allen 0-2, S Fahy 0-1, T Nation 0-1, D o'Sullivan 0-1.		C O'Neill 0-7, K Murphy 0-2, M Lewis 0-2, B Tynan 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Muskerry v Avondhu

21 July 1990 Quarter-final	Muskerry	1-17 - 0-08	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T O'Reilly 1-2, N Twomey 0-4, J Ring 0-3, M Kelleher 0-2, G Manley 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-3, K Stack 0-2, R Sheehan 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, W Frawley 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Duhallow v O'Donovan Rossa

29 July 1990 Quarter-final	Duhallow	2-11 - 1-05	O'Donovan Rossa	Rusheen
	N O'Connor 0-5, L Dennehy 1-1, D Culloty 1-0, D O'Connor 0-3, N Moynihan 0-1, T Healy 0-1.		M McCarthy 1-4, T Davis 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

St. Finbarr's v Carbery

18 August 1990 Quarter-final replay	St. Finbarr's	3-10 - 1-05	Carbery	Clonakilty
	D Barry 0-5, T Power 1-1, C Ryan 1-0, M Slocum 1-0, J Griffin 0-2, T Leahy 0-1, B Searls 0-1.		E Murphy 1-0, J Caulfield 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, P Goggin 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

Nemo Rangers v Imokilly

18 August 1990 Quarter-final replay	Nemo Rangers	1-15 - 0-05	Imokilly	Castlelyons
	D Allen 1-0, J Kavanagh 0-3, T Nation 0-3, S Calnan 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, P O'Donovan 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-1.		C O'Neill 0-5.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Semi-finals

Duhallow v Nemo Rangers

23 September 1990 Semi-final	Duhallow	4-05 - 1-09	Nemo Rangers	Macroom
	A Barry 1-1, J Dennehy 1-1, T Healy 1-0, R Dennehy 1-0, Donal O'Connor 0-2, D Culloty 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 0-5, M Dorgan 1-1, D Allen 0-1, S Calnan 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy

St. Finbarr's v Muskerry

30 September 1990 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	1-08 - 0-05	Muskerry	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	P Hayes 1-0, T Leahy 0-3, D Barry 0-2, T Power 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 0-2, G McPolin 0-1, N Twomey 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

Final

Duhallow v St. Finbarr's

4 November 1990 Final	Duhallow	0-08 - 0-06	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Barry 0-3, J Dennehy 0-2, T Healy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, N O'Connor 0-1.		D Barry 0-2, T Power 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, T Leahy 0-1.	Attendance: 10,979 Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colm O'Neill	Imokilly	0-21	21	3	7.00
	Dave Barry	St. Finbarr's	0-21	21	5	4.20
3	Tony Power	St. Finbarr's	3-07	16	5	3.20
	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	2-10	16	2	8.00
5	John Caulfield	Carbery	1-10	13	4	3.25
	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	0-13	13	4	3.25
7	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-04	10	4	2.50
	Denis O'Sullivan	Nemo Rangers	0-10	10	4	2.50
9	Ciarán O'Sullivan	Beara	1-06	9	2	4.50
	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	1-06	9	2	4.50
	Stephen Calnan	Nemo Rangers	0-09	9	4	2.25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	1-06	9	Glanmire
	Colm O'Neill	Imokilly	0-09	9	Na Piarsaigh
3	Tony Power	St. Finbarr's	2-02	8	St. Nicholas'
	Ciarán O'Sullivan	Beara	1-05	8	Seandún
	Dave Barry	St. Finbarr's	0-08	8	St. Nicholas'
6	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	1-04	7	Na Piarsaigh
	John Cleary	Castlehaven	1-04	7	Muskerry
	John Caulfield	Carbery	1-04	7	St. Finbarr's
	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	1-04	7	Duhallow
	Colm O'Neill	Imokilly	0-07	7	Nemo Rangers
	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	0-07	7	Carrigdhoun

Miscellaneous

• On 22 April 1990, Carrigdhoun recorded their first championship victory since 1968.
• Duhallow, then Duhallow West, win the title for the first time since 1936. The gap of 54 years was the longest gap between titles at the time.

References

1. Duggan, Keith (1 December 2012). "Castlehaven still managing to bring it all back home in defiance of the odds". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
2. Tarrant, John (11 March 2017). "Duhallow's great crusade recalls back to back county titles". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 June 2019.