1970 Cork Senior Football Championship

1970 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	12 April 1970 – 18 October 1970
Teams	18
Champions	Muskerry (1st title) Séamus McCarthy (captain)
Runners-up	Nemo Rangers Frank Cogan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	49 (2.58 per match)
Points scored	345 (18.16 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Noel Dunne (1-25)
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The 1970 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 82nd 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 25 January 1970. The championship began on 12 April 1970 and ended on 18 October 1970.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in a first round replay.[1]

The final was played on 18 October 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between Muskerry and Nemo Rangers in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Muskerry won the match by 3-10 to 4-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3] It remains their only championship title.

Muskerry's Noel Dunne was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

• St Michael's[4][5]

Results

First round

Millstreet v Beara

1 May 1970 First round	Millstreet	0-08 - 3-09	Beara	Sam Maguire Park
	D Long 0-5, TJ Dennehy 0-2, M Hickey 0-1.		B Hanley 0-7, C O'Sullivan 2-0, J Downey 1-0, K O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: R Lyons (Dohenys)

St. Nicholas' v University College Cork

10 May 1970 First round	St. Nicholas'	2-09 - 2-09	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T O'Brien 1-3, D O'Driscoll 1-1, D Coughlan 0-2, P Hurley 0-2, D Moore 0-1.		B Lynch 1-4, D Coffey 1-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, M Morris 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

St. Nicholas' v University College Cork

17 May 1970 First round replay	St. Nicholas'	3-12 - 0-07	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	P Harte 2-2, D Coughlan 1-2, T O'Brien 0-4, D Morley 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, P Hurley 0-1.		B Lynch 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, D Coffey 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Second round

Clonakilty v Avondhu

12 April 1970 Second round	Clonakilty	1-11 - 2-11	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds
	TF Hayes 0-7, M McCarthy 1-0, Teddy Hayes 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, N Lane 0-1.		DJ Ryan 1-2, T Monaghan 1-1, J Horgan 0-4, D Bermingham 0-2, M Burke 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Macroom v Duhallow

19 April 1970 Second round	Macroom	2-06 - 0-03	Duhallow	Millstreet Grounds
	D Mullane 1-2, T O'Sullivan 0-4, H Casey 1-0.		H O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B Daly 0-1.

St Michael's v Carbery

26 April 1970 Second round	St Michael's	2-08 - 0-09	Carbery	Clonakilty Grounds
	R Cummins 1-1, N O'Keeffe 0-4, M Lynch 0-1, F Norberg 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.		T Murphy 0-7, J Carroll 0-1, D Barron 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v St. Finbarr's

8 May 1970 Second round	Na Piarsaigh	0-06 - 2-11	St. Finbarr's	The Mardyke
	D O'Leary 0-3, L Joyce 0-1, T Nagle 0-1, R Touhy 0-1.		C Roche 0-6, B Murphy 1-2, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, Gene McCarthy 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: M McCarthy (St. Nicholas')

Cobh v Nemo Rangers

10 May 1970 Second round	Cobh	1-08 - 6-18	Nemo Rangers	Riverstown Sportsfield
	J Murphy 1-1, S Connors 0-3, C Donovan 0-2, F McGann 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.		D Allen 2-6, J Barrett 2-4, S McGann 0-5, N Morgan 1-0, R Cogan 1-0, M O'Donoghue 0-2, C Murphy 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Muskerry v Seandún

10 May 1970 Second round	Muskerry	1-12 - 1-10	Seandún	Cloughduv Grounds
	N Dunne 0-7, J Lynch 1-1, M Mehigan 0-3, J Lynch 0-1.		S Casey 0-5, S Willis 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Imokilly v Carrigdhoun

17 May 1970 Second round	Imokilly	1-15 - 2-05	Carrigdhoun	Cork Athletic Grounds
	E Ryan 0-10, JJ Crowley 1-1, R Swaine 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.		B Greenway 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, J Hurley 0-3, B Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Beara v St. Nicholas'

21 June 1970 Second round	Beara	2-09 - 1-05	St. Nicholas'	Rossa Park
	B O'Neill 1-3, B Hanley 0-4, Cormac O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2.		T O'Brien 1-3, P Harte 0-2.

Quarter-finals

Muskerry v Avondhu

7 June 1970 Quarter-final	Muskerry	3-14 - 2-08	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds
	F Cooper 2-1, M Mehigan 1-3, N Dunne 0-5, B O'Connor 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, C Twomey 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		B Honohan 1-0, T Monaghan 1-0, N Kirby 0-3, J Horgan 0-2, M O'Connell 0-1, E Fleming 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Macroom v St Michael's

Quarter-final	Macroom	0-06 - 1-11	St Michael's	Coachford Sportsfield
	J O'Brien 0-4, D Browne 0-2.		R Cummins 1-2, N O'Keeffe 0-5, M Lynch 0-1, M O'Loughlin 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's

31 July 1970 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-06 - 0-08	St. Finbarr's	The Mardyke
	D Allen 1-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2, S McGann 0-2.		P McMahon 0-3, J Hegarty 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, Gene McCarthy 0-1, C Roche 0-1, N Aherne 0-1.

Beara v Imokilly

2 August 1970 Quarter-final	Beara	0-10 - 0-06	Imokilly	Sam Maguire Park
	B O'Neill 0-8, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1.		E Ryan 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2.

Semi-finals

Nemo Rangers v St Michael's

20 August 1970 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	1-16 - 2-07	St Michael's	The Mardyke
	N Morgan 1-2, D Allen 0-6, J Barrett 0-4, B Cogan 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-2.		N O'Keeffe 0-6, R Cummins 1-0, M Lynch 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-1.

Muskerry v Beara

23 August 1970 Semi-final	Muskerry	0-08 - 0-08	Beara	Clonakilty Grounds
	N Dunne 0-5, M Mehigan 0-1, F Cooper 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.		KJ O'Sullivan 0-5, B O'Neill 0-2, J Downing 0-1.

Muskerry v Beara

20 September 1970 Semi-final replay	Muskerry	1-13 - 1-08	Beara	Clonakilty Grounds
	M Mehigan 1-3, F Cooper 0-4, N Dunne 0-3, S McCarthy 0-2, C Twomey 0-1.		M O'Regan 1-2, B Hanley 0-5, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: P O'Donovan (Bantry Blues)

Final

Muskerry v Nemo Rangers

18 October 1970 Final	Muskerry	3-10 - 4-06	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	N Dunne 1-5, D Murphy 1-1, J Dunlea 1-0, C Kelly 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, M Scannell 0-1.		J Barrett 1-3, S McGann 1-0, N Morgan 1-0, D Allen 1-0, D Cogan 0-3.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Noel Dunne	Muskerry	1-25	28	5	5.60
2	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	4-14	26	4	6.50
3	Jimmy Barrett	Nemo Rangers	3-11	20	4	5.00
4	Bernie O'Neill	Beara	1-14	17	5	3.40
5	Teddy O'Brien	St. Nicholas'	2-10	16	3	5.33
	Michael Mehigan	Muskerry	2-10	16	5	3.20
	Barry Hanley	Beara	0-16	16	4	4.00
8	Neally O'Keeffe	St Michael's	0-15	15	3	5.00
9	Ray Cummins	St Michael's	3-03	12	3	4.00
	Frank Cooper	Muskerry	2-06	12	5	2.20
	Éamonn Ryan	Imokilly	0-12	12	2	6.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-06	12	Cobh
2	Jimmy Barrett	Nemo Rangers	2-04	10	Cobh
	Éamonn Ryan	Imokilly	0-10	10	Carrigdhoun
4	Patsy Harte	St. Nicholas'	2-02	8	UCC
	Noel Dunne	Muskerry	1-05	8	Nemo Rangers
	Bernie O'Neill	Beara	0-08	8	Imokilly
7	Frank Cooper	Muskerry	2-01	7	Avondhu
	Brendan Lynch	UCC	1-04	7	St. Nicholas'
	Barry Hanley	Beara	0-07	7	Millstreet
	Tim F. Hayes	Clonakilty	0-07	7	Avondhu
	Tony Murphy	Carbery	0-07	7	St Michael's
	Noel Dunne	Muskerry	0-07	7	Seandún

Miscellaneous

• Muskerry win their and to date only title.
• Muskerry miss out on the double after losing out in the hurling final.
• Nemo Rangers qualify for the final for the first time.

References

1. "UCC: champions in an alien Kingdom". Irish Independent. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
3. "Muskerry 1970". Muskerry GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
4. "Intermediate Football Finals 1909-1969". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
5. "Roll of honours". St. Michael's GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.