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1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates	30 September – 4 November 1984
Teams	8
Champions	Knocknagree (1st title); John C. Horan (captain); John Fintan Daly (manager)
Runners-up	Mallow; Malachi Nagle (captain); Mick Golden (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	12 (1.71 per match)
Points scored	115 (16.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Donal Murphy (1-09)
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The 1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 30 September to 4 November 1984.

The final was played on 4 November 1984 at Fr Con Buckley Park in Buttevant, between Knocknagree and Mallow, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Knocknagree won the match by 0–13 to 1–10 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Mallow's Donal Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 1-09.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Mallow
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Adrigole
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Carbery Rangers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Valley Rovesr
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Knocknagree
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Youghal
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmurry
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	St Nicholas'

Results

Quarter-finals

30 September 1984 Quarter-final	Youghal	1-08 - 0-06	Carbery Rangers	Delanys Grounds
	F Cooper 1-0, R Swaine 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, M Coyne 0-2, L O'Leary 0-1, T Gibbons 0-1.		T Murphy 0-6.

7 October 1984 Quarter-final	Adrigole	2-06 - 0-03	Valley Rovers	Rossa Park
	S O'Shea 1-1, J O'Neill 1-0, DP O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, K Green 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		F Crowley 0-1, TJ Deasy 0-1, G Slyne 0-1.

14 October 1984 Quarter-final	Knocknagree	1-17 - 1-07	St Nicholas'	Coachford Sportsfield
	N O'Connor 0-5, D O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 1-0, TJ O'Leary 0-3, D Kelleher 0-2, Denny O'Connor 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.		C Marshall 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, D Whitely 0-2, T Corbett 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.

14 October 1984 Quarter-final	Mallow	1-10 - 0-06	Kilmurry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Carroll 1-2, S Brown 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, N O'Connell 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1.		S Murphy 0-2, M O'Neill 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, C Barry-Murphy 0-1, G lally 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 October 1984 Semi-final	Knocknagree	1-08 - 1-04	Youghal	Moore Park
	D Kelleher 0-5, Donal O'Connor 1-0, N Cronin 0-1, TJ O'Leary 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.		L O'Leary 1-0, M Coyne 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, T Coyne 0-1, G Cotter 0-1.	Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

28 October 1984 Semi-final	Mallow	1-15 - 2-03	Adrigole	Castle Grounds
	D Murphy 0-5, S Browne 0-4, A Copps 0-4, P O'Sullivan 1-0, J Hayes 0-1, M Carroll 0-1.		K Green 2-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Final

4 November 1984 Final	Knocknagree	0-13 - 1-09	Mallow	Fr Con Buckley Park
	N O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 0-2, Denny O'Connor 0-2, Donal O'Connor 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1.	Report	D Murphy 1-2, A Copps 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-1, S Brown 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, G Buckley 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Donal Murphy	Mallow	1-09	12	3	4.00
2	Niall O'Connor	Knocknagree	0-10	10	3	3.33
3	Kevin Green	Adrigole	2-03	9	1	9.00
3	Donal O'Connor	Knocknagree	1-06	9	3	3.00
5	Seán Browne	Mallow	0-08	8	3	2.66
5	Donal Kelleher	Knocknagree	0-08	8	3	2.66
7	Alan Copps	Mallow	0-07	7	3	3.33
8	Mick Carroll	Mallow	0-07	7	2	3.50
9	Tony Murphy	Carbery Rangers	0-06	6	1	6.00
10	Pat O'Connor	Knocknagree	1-02	5	3	1.66

References

^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Old heroes honoured on a night for Knocknagree". Irish Independent. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Knocknagree celebrate jubilee". Irish Independent. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ Leen, Tony (26 March 2018). "Arise Knocknagree and take your place…". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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

[2] "Old heroes honoured on a night for Knocknagree". Irish Independent. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[3] "Knocknagree celebrate jubilee". Irish Independent. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[4] Leen, Tony (26 March 2018). "Arise Knocknagree and take your place…". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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