2014 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2014 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates	14 September - 25 October 2014
Teams	8
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Millstreet (3rd title); Michael Vaughan (captain)
Runners-up	St Finbarr's; Paul Kennedy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	14 (1.75 per match)
Points scored	138 (17.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Vaughan (1-13)
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The 2014 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 116th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 14 September to 25 October 2014.

The final was played on 25 October 2014 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Millstreet and St Finbarr's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1]^[2] Millstreet won the match by 1–09 to 1–08 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 51 years.^[3]^[4]

Millstreet's Michael Vaughan was the championship's top scorer with 1-13.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Representatives
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilshannig
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Garnish
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	St Mary's
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Ballygarvan
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Millstreet
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Glenbower Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmurry
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	St Finbarr's

Results

Quarter-finals

14 September 2014 Quarter-final	Ballygarvan	1-12 - 0-08	Garnish	Wolfe Tone Park
	M O'Riordan 1-4, D McCarthy 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		P O'Neill 0-5, D Henshaw 0-1, J Harrington 0-1.

19 September 2014 Quarter-final	Glenbower Rovers	0-07 - 2-05	Millstreet	Páirc Uí Rinn
	K Lane 0-2, B McCarthy 0-2, J Deane 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1.		M Vaughan 1-3, M Ellis 1-0, M Murphy 0-1, K Crowley 0-1.

26 September 2014 Quarter-final	Kilmurry	1-10 - 0-10	St Mary's	Sam Maguire Park
	J Buckley 0-4, J Ryan 0-4, D O'Leary 1-0, A Healy 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.		C Daly 0-3, P Daly 0-2, J Daly 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1, C McGillycuddy 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1.

28 September 2014 Quarter-final	St Finbarr's	2-09 - 3-06	Kilshannig	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	P Harte 1-3, R Leahy 1-1, P Murphy 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, D Comyns 0-1.		T Kelly 2-0, P O'Connell 1-0, K O'Hanlon 0-3, E O'Sullivan 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1.

4 October 2014 Quarter-final replay	St Finbarr's	2-11 - 0-08	Kilshannig	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	A Lyons 2-1, R Leahy 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, P Harte 0-2, M Russell 0-1, C Madden 0-1, E Comyns 0-1.		K O'Hanlon 0-4, T Kelly 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.

Semi-finals

5 October 2014 Semi-final	Millstreet	1-11 - 0-10	Kilmurry	Castle Grounds
	M Vaughan 0-8, M Ellis 1-1, B Sheehan 0-1, T Collins 0-1.		J Buckley 0-4, J Ryan 0-2, E Barrett 0-1, D O'Halloran 0-1, J White 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.

11 October 2014 Semi-final	St Finbarr's	0-08 - 0-06	Ballygarvan	Ted Hanley Memorial Park
	R Leahy 0-3, D Comyns 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, P Harte 0-1.		M O'Riordan 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, D Murphy 0-1.

Final

25 October 2014 Final	Millstreet	1-09 - 1-08	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Crowley 1-1, M Vaughan, M Murphy 0-2 each, J Broxton, T Collins, K Crowley, D Kiely 0-1 each.	Report	P Harte 1-1 (1-0 penalty, one free), E Finn 0-2, E Comyns, D O’Brien, C Madden, C McCarthy, J O’Donoghue 0-1 each.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Vaughan	Millstreet	1-13	16	3	5.33
2	Paul Harte	St Finbarr's	2-07	13	4	3.25
3	Matthew O'Riordan	Ballygarvan	1-07	10	2	5.00
3	Roy Leahy	St Finbarr's	1-07	10	4	2.50
5	Tony Kelly	Kilshannig	2-02	8	2	4.00
5	Jonathan Buckley	Kilmurry	0-08	8	2	4.00
7	Adam Lyne	St Finbarr's	2-01	7	4	1.75
	Mark Mllis	Millstreet	2-01	7	3	2.33
	Killian O'Hanlon	Kilshannig	0-07	7	2	3.50
10	Joe Ryan	Kilmurry	0-06	6	2	3.00
10	Dan McCarthy	Ballygarvan	0-06	6	2	3.00

References

^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Time is now for Millstreet". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Millstreet's magic moment". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Tarrant, John (1 November 2014). "Brilliant 'Street land their holy grail". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[1] "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[2] "Time is now for Millstreet". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[3] "Millstreet's magic moment". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[4] Tarrant, John (1 November 2014). "Brilliant 'Street land their holy grail". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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