1916 Cork Senior Football Championship

1916 Cork Senior Football Championship
Champions Collegians (1st title)
James Mulvihill (captain)
Runners-up Fermoy
Arthur Hallinan (captain)
← 1915 (Previous) (Next) 1917 →

The 1916 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 30th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.

Nils were the defending champions.[1]

On 3 December 1916, Collegians won the championship following a 0–03 to 0–01 defeat of Fermoy in the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds.[2] This was their first ever championship title.

Results

Final

3 December 1916 Final Collegians 0-03 - 0-01 Fermoy Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: T Iriwn (Cork Co. Board)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Collegians became the first college side to qualify for the championship final and won a first title.

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. ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 24 December 2019.