2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates15 September - 10 November 2019
Teams16
SponsorThe Echo
Champions Kilshannig (3rd title)
Killian O'Hanlon (captain)
Richie Ryan (manager)
Runners-up St. James's
Joe O'Sullivan (captain)
Alan O'Shea (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored32 (2.13 per match)
Points scored291 (19.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Alan O'Shea (0-17)
2018 (Previous) (Next) 2020

The 2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship draw took place on 2 September 2019. The championship began on 15 September 2019 and ended on 10 November 2019.

On 10 November 2019, Kilshannig won the championship after a 0–22 to 0–11 defeat of St James' in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn.[1] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1996.

St James' Alan O'Shea was the championship's top scorer with 0–17.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions Runners-up
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilshannig Kilworth
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Urhan Garnish
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship St James' Ballinascarthy
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Ballinhassig Ballymartle
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Boherbue Lyre
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Erin's Own Cobh
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Iveleary Aghinagh
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship St Michael's Passage

Results

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Round 1

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15 September 2019 Round 1 Ballinhassig 2-11 - 0-05 Garnish Sam Maguire Park
F O'Leary 0-6, C Tyers 1-1, S Coleman 1-0, P Coomey 0-1, S Mulligan 0-1, C Reynolds 0-1, T Madden 0-1. BT O'Sullivan 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, R O'Driscoll 0-1.
15 September 2019 Round 1 Urhan 1-06 - 1-10 Ballymartle Sam Maguire Park
C Lowney 1-0, J O'Neill 0-3, M McCarthy 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1. K McCarthy 0-4, J McCarthy 1-0, R Cahalane 0-2, D Edmonds 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, S Cummins 0-1, E Kelly 0-1.
15 September 2019 Round 1 Boherbue 1-11 - 1-09 Aghinagh Duggan Park
J Corkery 1-3, J O'Connor 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, D o'Connor 0-1, CJ O'Sullivan 0-1. L Twohig 0-6, M Corkery 1-0, A Twomey 0-2, D Corkery 0-1.
15 September 2019 Round 1 Iveleary 2-20 - 0-07 Lyre Duggan Park
C Óg Jones 1-7, C O'Leary 1-4, B Cronin 0-3, C Galvin 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1, K Manning 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, G McSweeney 0-1. D Roche 0-4, T Murphy 0-1, C O'Donoghue 0-1, J Sexton 0-1.
15 September 2019 Round 1 Kilshannig 4-17 - 0-03 Passage Bride Rovers Park
J Kearney 1-3, E O'Hanlon 1-1, K O'Hanlon 0-4, K Twomey 0-4, J Murphy 1-0, J Twomey 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, K Flynn 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1. A Kidney 0-2, J Kind 0-1.
28 September 2019 Round 1 St James' 2-17 - 0-02 Cobh Brinny Sportsfield
F Hayes 1-6, J O'Driscoll 1-1, A O'Shea 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1, M Evans 0-1, S O'Reilly 0-1, James O'Sullivan 0-1, MD McCarthy 0-1. D Higgins 0-1, C Spriggs 0-1.
5 October 2019 Round 1 Erin's Own 0-08 - 0-09 Ballinascarthy Brinny Sportsfield
C Linehan 0-4, E Murphy 0-2, M Carroll 0-1, J Carroll 0-1. C Cullinane 0-3, B Murray 0-2, D Harte 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.
23 October 2019 Round 1 St Michael's 7-13 - 1-08 Kilworth Mourne Abbey
L Grainger 3-0, R Cotter 2-3, M O'Keeffe 1-4, E o'Donovan 1-3, A Nolan 0-3. W Condon 1-1, N McNamara 0-2, L Whelan 0-2, S Keane 0-1, P Moakley 0-1, E Carey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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29 September 2019 Quarter-final Ballinhassig 0-04 - 2-10 Kilshannig CArraig na bhFear Sportsfield
F O'Leary 0-3, S O'Neill 0-1. D Twomey 1-1, J Kearney 1-1, K Twomey 0-3, K O'Hanlon 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1.
5 October 2019 Quarter-final St James' 1-11 - 0-12 Boherbue Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
A O'Shea 0-5, F Hayes 1-1, MD McCarthy 0-1, M Evans 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, S O'Reilly 0-1, James O'Sullivan 0-1. J O'Connor 0-5, J Corkery 0-3, D McCarthy 0-2, A Murphy 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.
12 October 2019 Quarter-final Ballinascarthy 0-06 - 3-08 Iveleary Páirc Naomh Eoin
D McCarthy 0-3, B Murray 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1. B O'Leary 2-1, B Cronin 1-1, C Óg Jones 0-2, C Vaughan 0-2, S O'Riordan 0-2.
26 October 2019 Quarter-final Ballymartle 0-05 - 1-05 St Michael's St Vincent's Park
D O'Leary 0-4, C Healy 0-1. E O'Donovan 1-2, A Nolan 0-2, R Cotter 0-1.

Semi-finals

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26 October 2019 Semi-final Iveleary 1-09 - 1-11 Kilshannig Coachford Sportsfield
D O’Sullivan 1-0, E O’Hanlon 0-3 f, K O’Hanlon 0-2, D Twomey 0-2, K Twomey 0-1 f, J Twomey, C McMahon, B Guerin 0-1 each. Report C Vaughan 1-5 (0-5 f), B Cronin 0-3 (0-2 f), C Óg Jones 0-1.
3 November 2019 Semi-final St James' 1-12 - 0-09 St Michael's Ovens Sportsfield
A O’Shea 0-5 (5f); A Hayes 1-1; MD McCarthy 0-3; James O’Sullivan, Joe O’Sullivan, F Hayes 0-1 each. Report L Grainger 0-4; R Cotter 0-2 (1f); E O’Donovan, M O’Keeffe, A Nolan 0-1 each.

Final

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10 November 2019 Final Kilshannig 0-22 - 0-11 St James' Páirc Uí Rinn
C McMahon 0-6, K O’Hanlon 0-4, K Twomey 0-4 (0-3 f), E O’Hanlon 0-3, E O’Sullivan, B Guerin, C O’Shea and J Twomey 0-1 each. Report A O’Shea 0-4, 0-2 f, F Hayes 0-2, K O’Brien, M Evans, M McCarthy (D), P O’Sullivan, S O’Reilly 0-1 each. Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Alan O'Shea St James' 0-17 17 4 4.25
2 Frank Hayes St James' 2-10 16 4 4.00
3 Liam Grainger St Michael's 3-04 13 2 6.50
Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 1-10 13 3 4.33
5 Robbie Cotter St Michael's 2-06 12 3 4.00
Eoin O'Donovan St Michael's 2-06 12 3 4.00
Killian O'Hanlon Kilshannig 0-12 12 4 4.00
Kieran Twomey Kilshannig 0-12 12 4 4.00
9 Jack Kearney Kilshannig 2-04 10 4 2.50
Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-08 10 2 5.00
Éanna O'Hanlon Kilshannig 1-07 10 4 2.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 1-07 10 Lyre
2 Liam Grainger St Michael's 3-00 9 Kilworth
Robbie Cotter St Michael's 2-03 9 Kilworth
Frank Hayes St James' 1-06 9 Cobh
5 Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-05 8 Kilshannig
6 Barry O'Leary Iveleary 2-01 7 Ballinascarthy
Conor O'Leary Iveleary 1-04 7 Lyre
Mark O'Keeffe St Michael's 1-04 7 Kilworth
9 John Corkery Boherbue 1-03 6 Aghinagh
Jack Kearney Kilshannig 1-03 6 Passage
Eoin O'Donovan St Michael's 1-03 6 Kilworth
Fintan O'Leary Ballinhassig 0-06 6 Garnish
Liam Twohig Aghinagh 0-06 6 Boherbue
Conor McMahon Kilshannig 0-06 6 St James'

References

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  1. ^ Bohane, John (10 November 2019). "Kilshannig capture the county junior football crown in real style". The Echo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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