2002 Cork Senior Football Championship

2002 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	7 April 2002 – 6 October 2002
Teams	29
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Nemo Rangers (13th title) Colin Corkery (captain) Billy Morgan (manager)
Runners-up	Bishopstown John Egan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Top scorer(s)	Colin Corkery (2-33)
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The 2002 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 114th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 9 December 2001. The championship began on 7 April 2002 and ended on 6 October 2002.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

On 6 October 2002, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-07 defeat of Bishopstown in the final.[2] This was their 13th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Colin Corkery from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-33.

Results

Preliminary round

Newcestown v Mallow

7 April 2002 Preliminary round	Newcestown	0-10 - 1-11	Mallow	Donoughmore
	P Condon 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-3, E Twomey 0-1, C O'Donvan 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-2, P Dineen 0-3, N Dinan 0-3, P O'Riordan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, A Ahern 0-1.	Referee: P Higgins (Ballincollig)

First round

St Michael's v Naomh Abán

12 April 2002 First round	St Michael's	0-05 - 1-08	Naomh Abán	Carrigadrohid
	J O'Flynn 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-1, M Mulconroy 0-1.		D Cronin 1-1, M Cronin 0-3, SF Cronin 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Newcestown

13 April 2002 First round	St. Nicholas'	1-08 - 1-08	Newcestown	Ovens
	N Byrne 1-1, P Brosnan 0-3, J Anderson 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.		P Condon 0-4, C O'Donovan 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-1.

Clyda Rovers v Douglas

13 April 2002 First round	Clyda Rovers	0-07 - 1-05	Douglas	Glenville
	D O'Brien 0-2, P Holland 0-2, F Dorgan 0-1, N O'Mullane 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1.		J Farrell 1-1, W Coveney 0-3, C McCarthy 0-1.

Clonakilty v Aghada

13 April 2002 First round	Clonakilty	3-03 - 1-08	Aghada	Ballincollig
	P Griffin 1-1, D Lyons 1-0, C O'Donovan 1-0, C Murphy 0-2.		T O'Keeffe 0-4, JP O'Connor 1-0, J O'Connell 0-2, R Dwane 0-1, M Lewis 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Bantry Blues

13 April 2002 First round	Na Piarsaigh	3-05 - 0-04	Bantry Blues	Annahala
	K Butterworth 2-0, J Gardiner 1-1, S McLoughlin 0-2, S Glasgow 0-1, D Gardiner 0-1.		D Barron 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1, G Carey 0-1.

Bishopstown v Ballincollig

14 April 2002 First round	Bishopstown	0-12 - 2-06	Ballincollig	Ballyanley
	J O'Shea 0-4, M Hayes 0-2, M Cogan 0-2, C Lucey 0-2, B Healy 0-1, R Honohan 0-1.		P O'Mahony 1-1, J Miskella 1-0, F Keohane 0-2, L O'Toole 0-1, JP O'Shea 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

Dohenys v Nemo Rangers

14 April 2002 First round	Dohenys	2-06 - 2-08	Nemo Rangers	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	K Farr 2-0, D Nyhan 0-3, S Farr 0-1, T O'Donovan 0-1, S Lordan 0-1.		J Kavanagh 1-1, A Cronin 1-1, C Corkery 0-3, D Kavanagh 0-1, A Morgan 0-1, J Masters 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Youghal

14 April 2002 First round	O'Donovan Rossa	2-15 - 0-09	Youghal	Ballygarvan
	J O'Driscoll 1-3, J Werner 1-3, D Davis 0-4, M McCarthy 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1.		P Moylan 0-6, JP Joyce 0-1, K Coleman 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven

14 April 2002 First round	St. Finbarr's	0-12 - 1-11	Castlehaven	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	F Murray 0-5, K Kelleher 0-2, N Horgan 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, P McSweeney 0-1.		C Crowley 1-5, P Hurley 0-4, D Burns 0-1, S Hurley 0-1.

Bishopstown v Ballincollig

21 April 2002 First round replay	Bishopstown	0-12 - 1-04	Ballincollig	Ballyanley
	J O'Shea 0-4, M Cogan 0-3, L Honohan 0-1, B Healy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, R Honohan 0-1.		J Miskella 1-2, C Weste 0-2.

St. Nicholas' v Newcestown

31 May 2002 First round replay	St. Nicholas'	2-09 - 0-09	Newcestown	Ovens
	J Anderson 1-2, R Brosnan 0-5, E McCarthy 1-0, E Neville 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Condon 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-2, E Twomey 0-1, T Twomey 0-1.

Second round

Seandún v Carbery

20 April 2002 Second round	Seandún	0-06 - 0-15	Carbery	Ballineen
	K O'Brien 0-3, JP Murphy 0-1, S Galvin 0-1, K Buckley 0-1.		F Collins 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Regan 0-2, F Arundel 0-2, J Whycherley 0-2, P Connolly 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1, K McMahon 0-1.

Duhallow v Beara

5 May 2002 Second round	Duhallow	4-11 - 0-09	Beara	Ballyvourney
	M O'Sullivan 3-2, D O'Sullivan 0-4, T O'Keeffe 1-0, R Casey 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, N Cronin 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-3, BJ O'Sullivan 0-3, S Spencer 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1, B Power 0-1.

Carrigdhoun v Dohenys

11 May 2002 Second round	Carrigdhoun	1-06 - 1-11	Dohenys	Clonakilty
	R O'Hanlon 1-0, M Kelleher 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, J Buglar 0-1.		F Collins 1-1, D Nyhan 0-4, S Collins 0-2, J Collins 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Farr 0-1.

Muskerry v St. Finbarr's

31 May 2002 Second round	Muskerry	0-11 - 2-10	St. Finbarr's	Ballineen
	P Dunlea 0-5, N Twomey 0-1, A Dorgan 0-1, P Kelleher 0-1, P Concannon 0-1, J White 0-1, J Dunlea 0-1.		F Murray 2-5, K Kelleher 0-2, R O'Mahony 0-1, P McSweeney 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1.

Clyda Rovers v Youghal

1 June 2002 Second round	Clyda Rovers	0-10 - 0-08	Youghal	Fermoy
	P Kissane 0-4, F Dorgan 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2, P Holland 0-1, N O'Mullane 0-1.		P Moylan 0-5, A Healy 0-1, E Coleman 0-1, S Forrest 0-1.

Imokilly v Bantry Blues

2 June 2002 Second round	Imokilly	1-08 - 1-13	Bantry Blues	Ballygarvan
	D O'Sullivan 1-2, S O'Farrell 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, V O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Clifford 1-7, D O'Neill 0-2, D Barron 0-2, J Canty 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.

Avondhu v St Michael's

7 June 2002 Second round	Avondhu	0-10 - 1-06	St Michael's	Watergrasshill
	J O'Mahony 0-4, E Pierce 0-2, D Moher 0-2, T Higgins 0-1, T Fehin 0-1.		M Mulconroy 0-4, B O'Keeffe 1-0, B Hennebry 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1.

University College Cork v Aghada

8 June 2002 Second round	University College Cork	2-13 - 1-08	Aghada	Carrigtwohill
	P Galvin 1-2, T Kenny 0-4, P Murphy 1-0, M D Cahill 0-3, C Galvin 0-2, J Olden 0-2.		M Lewis 0-5, J O'Connell 1-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1, JP O'Connor 0-1.

Cork Institute of Technology v Newcestown

14 June 2002 Second round	Cork Institute of Technology	2-08 - 1-13	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	DJ Fleming 0-4, V Hurley 1-0, E O'Connor 1-0, S Walsh 0-2, A O'Mahony 0-1, B Dennehy 0-1.		P Condon 0-6, C O'Donovan 1-1, T Twomey 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, E Twomey 0-1.

• Ballincollig received a bye in this round.

Third round

St. Finbarr's v Avondhu

28 June 2002 Third round	St. Finbarr's	1-17 - 2-11	Avondhu	Mourne Abbey
	R o'Mahony 1-4, F Murray 0-6, C McCarthy 0-3, K Kelleher 0-2, N Horgan 0-1, R Curran 0-1.		A O'Driscoll 1-2, E Pierce 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, D Moher 0-3, JD Murphy 0-2, T Higgins 0-1.

Bishopstown v O'Donovan Rossa

29 June 2002 Third round	Bishopstown	1-11 - 0-12	O'Donovan Rossa	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Crowley 1-2, J O'Shea 0-3, M Hayes 0-2, R Honohan 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, M Cogan 0-1.		J Werner 0-3, D Davis 0-3, R Long 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1.

Ballincollig v Duhallow

29 June 2002 Third round	Ballincollig	0-07 - 2-09	Duhallow	Macroom
	J Miskella 0-2, F Keohane 0-2, M Greene 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1, D Bourke 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-7, N O'Sullivan 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

Carbery v Clyda Rovers

30 June 2002 Third round	Carbery	0-10 - 0-14	Clyda Rovers	Cloughduv
	J O'Regan 0-2, P Hegarty 0-2, F Collins 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, T Deasy 0-1.		P Holland 0-4, D O'Shea 0-4, P Kissane 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Mullane 0-1, P O'Mullane 0-1, F Dorgan 0-1.

Castlehaven v Mallow

30 June 2002 Third round	Castlehaven	3-08 - 3-12	Mallow	Cloughduv
	C Crowley 2-2, P Hurley 0-6, B Deasy 1-0.		R Sheehan 1-5, M O'Brien 1-1, T O'Riordan 1-0, A Aherne 0-2, P Dineen 0-2, M Buckley 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Clonakilty v Naomh Abán

30 June 2002 Third round	Clonakilty	2-05 - 0-13	Naomh Abán	Kilmurry
	B Walsh 1-1, E O'Brien 1-0, P Griffin 0-2, C Murray 0-1, M Harrington 0-1.		M Ó Cróinín 0-7, J Lynch 0-1, SF Ó Cróinín 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Bantry Blues v Na Piarsaigh

6 July 2002 Third round	Bantry Blues	0-11 - 1-09	Na Piarsaigh	Ballineen
	P Clifford 0-5, G Canty 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1, E Sheehan 0-1, D Barron 0-1, M Moran 0-1.		K Butterworth 1-1, S Ó hAilpín 0-3, J Gardiner 0-1, D Gardiner 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S McLoughlin 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Douglas v Dohenys

7 July 2002 Third round	Douglas	0-08 - 2-10	Dohenys	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Farrell 0-6, W Coveney 0-2.		F Collins 1-2, D Nyhan 1-2, J Collins 0-2, S Collins 0-1, M Farr 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Farr 0-1.

University College Cork v St. Nicholas'

7 July 2002 Third round	University College Cork	0-13 - 0-05	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	MD Cahill 0-4, I Twiss 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, J Olden 0-2, D Reidy 0-1, T Kenny 0-1.		J Anderson 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, R Brosnan 0-1, T O'Halloran 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Newcestown

11 August 2002 Third round	Nemo Rangers	1-17 - 0-06	Newcestown	Brinny
	J Kavanagh 1-4, C Corkery 0-7, L O'Sullivan 0-3, A Cronin 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, M Daly 0-1.		D McCarthy 0-3, T Twomey 0-1, E Twomey 0-1, P Condon 0-1.

Fourth round

University College Cork v Dohenys

21 July 2002 Fourth round	University College Cork	1-08 - 0-09	Dohenys	Newcestown
	E Collins 1-0, C Brosnan 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, MD Cahill 0-2, P Galvin 0-1.		S Farr 0-4, F Collins 0-2, S Collins 0-1, N Collins 0-1, D Nyhan 0-1.

Clyda Rovers v Naomh Abán

10 August 2002 Fourth round	Clyda Rovers	2-09 - 0-14	Naomh Abán	Kanturk
	D O'Shea 1-3, P Kissane 1-2, F Dorgan 0-3, P Holland 0-1.		M Ó Cróinín 0-11, J Twomey 0-1, Donncha Ó Cróinín 0-1, Donal Ó Cróinín 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Na Piarsaigh v Bishopstown

9 August 2002 Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	1-04 - 1-12	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C O'Sullivan 1-0, D Gardiner 0-2, J Gardiner 0-1, S McLoughlin 0-1.		J Honohan 1-0, J Crowley 0-3, D O'Mahony 0-2, M Cogan 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, R Honohan 0-1, B Hussey 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Duhallow

11 August 2002 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-12 - 1-07	Duhallow	Coachford
	F Murray 2-7, K Kelleher 1-1, R O'Mahony 0-4.		R Casey 1-0, N Cronin 0-3, T O'Keeffe 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.

University College Cork v Clyda Rovers

18 August 2002 Quarter-final	University College Cork	0-11 - 1-06	Clyda Rovers	Donoughmore
	V Sheehan 0-3, T Kenny 0-3, C Brosnan 0-2, J Olden 0-1, P Galvin 0-1, D Reidy 0-1.		J Walsh 1-0, P Kissane 0-3, K Cronin 0-1, F Dorgan 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Mallow

14 September 2002 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	4-12 - 0-09	Mallow	Rathcormac
	C Corkery 1-8, J Kavanagh 1-1, A Morgan 1-1, L O'Sullivan 1-0, A Cronin 0-1, J Masters 0-1.		R Sheehan 0-4, P Dineen 0-1, A Aherne 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.

Semi-finals

Bishopstown v University College Cork

8 September 2002 Semi-final	Bishopstown	1-10 - 1-07	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Honohan 1-1, J O'Shea 0-2, R Healy 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, B Cuthbert 0-1, N O'Donovan 0-1, J Honohan 0-1, M Hayes 0-1.		MD Cahill 1-1, C Ó Crualaoich 0-3, I Twiss 0-2, D Reidy 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's

21 September 2002 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	1-12 - 1-08	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 1-4, J Kavanagh 0-2, A Cronin 0-2, G Murphy 0-2, K Cahill 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.		C McCarthy 1-1, F Murphy 0-3, I Keeler 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1, R Curran 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1.

Final

Nemo Rangers v Bishopstown

6 October 2002 Final	Nemo Rangers	0-15 - 1-07	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 0-11, A Cronin 0-1, K Cahill 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.		J O'Shea 1-4, B Healy 0-1, R Honohan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.	Attendance: 14,500 Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	2-33	39	5	7.80
2	Fionán Murray	St. Finbarr's	4-26	38	5	7.80
3	James O'Shea	Bishopstown	1-18	21	6	3.50
	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	0-21	21	3	7.00
	Pádraig Condon	Newcestown	0-21	21	5	4.20
4	Joe Kavanagh	Nemo Rangers	3-09	18	5	3.60
5	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	3-07	16	2	8.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Fionán Murray	St. Finbarr's	2-07	13	Douglas
2	Mark O'Sullivan	Duhallow	3-02	11	Beara
	Fionán Murray	St. Finbarr's	2-05	11	Muskerry
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	1-08	11	Mallow
	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	0-11	11	Clyda Rovers
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-11	11	Bishopstown
3	Philip Clifford	Bantry Blues	1-07	10	Imokilly
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	1-07	10	Ballincollig
4	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	2-02	8	Mallow
	Ronan Sheehan	Mallow	1-05	8	Castlehaven
	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's

Miscellaneous

• Nemo Rangers are the first club to win three titles in a row since Clonakilty between 1942-44.
• As a result of their victory in the final, Nemo Rangers overtake Lees, who had been top of the all-time roll of honour for 111 years, on the all-time roll of honour with 13 titles.
• Bishopstown qualify for the final for the first time.

References

1. "Corkery leads rout". Irish Independent. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
2. Ellard, Michael (7 October 2002). "Corkery a colossus in Nemo victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 April 2019.