1897 Cork Senior Football Championship

1897 Cork Senior Football Championship
Champions Dohenys (1st title)
Runners-up Kanturk
← 1896 (Previous) (Next) 1898 →

The 1897 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 11th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.

Lees were the defending champions.[1]

Dohenys won the championship following a 0–05 to 0–04 defeat of Kanturk in a replay of the final at Cork Park.[2] It remains their only championship title.

Results

Finals

Final Dohenys 1-01 - 0-04 Kanturk Cork Park
Final replay Dohenys 0-05 - 0-04 Kanturk Cork Park

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Dohenys win the title for the first time.

References

  1. ^ "Lee's and Nils: West Cork clubs in the city". West Cork People. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "1897 - Dohenys reach the All Ireland Senior Final". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.