1963 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1963 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 75th 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 27 January 1963. The championship ran from 7 April to 13 October 1963.

1963 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates7 April - 13 October 1963
Teams23
ChampionsBorder University College Cork (5th title)
Liam Scully (captain)
Runners-upBorder St. Nicholas'
John Joe Kelly (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored65 (2.71 per match)
Points scored330 (13.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Bernard Coughlan (5-09)
1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964

Macroom entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by University College Cork in the semi-finals.[1][2]

The final was played on 13 October 1963 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between University College Cork and St. Nicholas' in what was their first ever meeting in the final. University College Cork won the match by 1-06 to 1-05 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[3][4]

Garda's Bernard Coughlan was the championship's top scorer with 5-09.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Junior Football Championship

Results

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First round

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7 April 1963 First round St. Finbarr's 0-08 - 0-02 Carrigdhoun Manning Park
G Harrington 0-5, T Cronin 0-2, M Archer 0-1. C Cooney 0-1, C McGrath 0-1.
7 April 1963 First round St. Nicholas' 3-01 - 1-05 Avondhu Clonmult Memorial Grounds
M Coughlan 2-0, P Harte 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1. B Hanrahan 0-3, J Flynn 0-1, J Lawton 0-1.
7 April 1963 First round Delaneys 0-03 - 1-09 Duhallow Castle Grounds
P Barry 0-3. W O'Leary 0-7, J O'Keeffe 1-0, T Burke 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.
14 April 1963 First round Nemo Rangers 3-04 - 2-05 Douglas Cork Athletic Grounds
D Kelly 1-0, J McCarthy 1-0, F Cogan 1-0, B Barrett 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, F O'Leary 0-1. E Carroll 1-1, B Larkin 1-1, P Kelleher 0-3. Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas')
21 April 1963 First round Beara 2-06 - 2-06 Garda Sam Maguire Park
S O'Sullivan 1-1, J O'Sullivan 0-4, JL O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-1. B Coughlan 1-2, L Nolan 1-0, M Dowd 0-3, R O'Callaghan 0-1.
28 April 1963 First round Imokilly 3-16 - 2-09 Lees Riverstown Sportsfield
R Ryan 2-1, M Hodnett 0-6, B O'Regan 0-5, N Gallagher 1-1, Twomey 0-1, O'Shea 0-1, Collins 0-1. T Collins 0-5, Barrett 1-1, P Murphy 0-2, D Murphy 0-1.
5 May 1963 First round replay Beara 0-09 - 2-05 Garda Rossa Park
J O'Sullivan 0-6, J McAuliffe 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1., D Coughlan 2-2, J McCarthy 0-2, W Nolan 0-1.
12 May 1963 First round St. Vincent's 0-05 - 2-02 Clonakilty Charlie Hurley Park
P O'Neill 0-2, P Barry 0-1, C Cronin 0-1, DJ O'Regan 0-1. F Hayes 1-0, C Lane 1-0, T Hayes 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.

Second round

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7 April 1963 Second round St. Michael's 1-10 - 1-05 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
J Brohan 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-4, T Delaney 0-1, J Hayes 0-1. J Healy 1-0, J Furlong 0-3, D Daly 0-1, P Goggin 0-1.
5 May 1963 Second round University College Cork 3-19 - 1-02 Fermoy Bishop Casey Memorial Park
N Flynn 1-3, D Harnedy 1-2, O Whitson 1-1, D Geaney 0-4, D Philpott 0-3, M Kelly 0-2, L Scully 0-2, F O'Reilly 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. R Ennis 1-1, K Dennigan 0-1.
5 May 1963 Second round Macroom 1-01 - 1-06
(abandoned)
Urhan Rossa Park
2 June 1963 Second round refixture Macroom 1-11 - 1-08 Urhan Rossa Park
N Fitzgerald 0-4, L Brownen 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, N McCarthy 0-2, H Casey 0-2, E Ryan 0-1. C O'Sullivan 0-4, J Murphy 1-0, M Lynch 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Downing 0-1.
2 June 1963 Second round Duhallow 0-07 - 2-03 St. Finbarr's Coachford Sportsfield
W O'Leary 0-6, P Moriarty 0-1. D Hurley 2-0, P Lougheed 0-1, T Cronin 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1.
16 June 1963 Second round Carbery 1-08 - 1-08 Mitchelstown Castle Grounds
J Carroll 1-1, D Lyons 0-3, R O'Neill 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2. M Barrett 1-3, B Hourihan 0-1, N Curley 0-1, T Monaghan 0-1, P Clancy 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.
23 June 1963 Second round Clonakilty 1-10 - 1-04 Nemo Rangers Charlie Hurley Park
D O'Mahony 1-0, B Sexton 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-3, TF Hayes 0-1, M Crowley 0-1, F Hayes 0-1, B Lyons 0-1 D McGann 1-0, B Barrett 0-1, F Cogan 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.
23 June 1963 Second round replay Carbery 1-04 - 3-10 Mitchelstown Cork Athletic Grounds
J Carroll 1-2, F Collins 0-1, M Nyhan 0-1. T Monaghan 3-0, M Barrett 0-6, N Curley 0-1, N Kelly 0-1, M Burke 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.
7 July 1963 Second round Garda 2-06 - 0-11 Muskerry Castle Grounds
M O'Dowd 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, C Clifford 0-2, B Coughlan 0-1, F Corrigan 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1. P Galvin 0-9, B Fitton 0-1, J Galvin 0-1.
7 July 1963 Second round St. Nicholas' 2-09 - 2-04 Imokilly Riverstown Sportsfield
M Keohane 2-1, J Daly 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2, P Harte 0-1, D Moore 0-1, M Coughlan 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. E Ryan 1-1, M Hodnett 1-0, B O'Regan 0-3.

Quarter-finals

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28 July 1963 Quarter-final Macroom 2-12 - 2-05 St. Michael's Clonakilty Grounds
E Ryan 1-2, L Brownen 1-1, J O'Brien 0-4, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, H Casey 0-1. J Brohan 1-3, N Burke 1-0, J Hayes 0-2.
4 August 1963 Quarter-final University College Cork 1-09 - 0-06 Mitchelstown Páirc Mac Gearailt
D Philpott 0-5, D Harnedy 0-4, N Phelan 1-0. M Barrett 0-4, N Coughlan 0-1, N Curley 0-1.
4 August 1963 Quarter-final Garda 2-09 - 1-05 Clonakilty Castle Grounds
B Coughlan 1-2, M Clifford 0-5, C Clifford 1-1, J McCarthy 0-1. F Hayes 1-2, D Lyons 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1, C Cullinane 0-1.
1 September 1963 Quarter-final St. Nicholas' 1-08 - 1-02 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
B Carroll 1-1, D Moore 0-3, J Daly 0-2, P Harte 0-1, M Coughlan 0-1. S McCarthy 1-0, G Harrington 0-2.

Semi-finals

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15 September 1963 Semi-final University College Cork 1-08 - 0-09 Macroom Coachford Sportsfield
N Phelan 1-0, D Philpott 0-3, D Harnedy 0-2, F O'Rourke 0-2, L Scully 0-1. J Murphy 0-5, N Fitzgerald 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)
15 September 1963 Semi-final St. Nicholas' 3-06 - 2-06 Garda Cork Athletic Grounds
B Carroll 2-0, D Moore 1-2, J Daly 0-2, JJ Kelly 0-1, M Coughlan 0-1. B Coughlan 1-2, S McGrath 1-0, M Dowd 0-2, C Clifford 0-2. Referee: M O'Connell (St. Vincent's)

Final

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13 October 1963 Final University College Cork 1-06 - 1-05 St. Nicholas' Cork Athletic Grounds
L Scully 0-4, D Harnedy 1-0, F O'Rourke 0-1, M Fleming 0-1. W Carroll 1-2, J Daly 0-2, JJ Kelly 0-1. Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Bernard Coughlan Garda 5-09 24 5 4.80
2 Bill Carroll St. Nicholas' 4-04 16 5 3.20
Mick Barrett Mitchelstown 1-13 16 3 5.33
4 Dan Harnedy UCC 2-08 14 4 3.50
5 Jimmy Brohan St. Michael's 2-07 13 2 6.50
Billy O'Leary Duhallow 0-13 13 2 6.50
7 Éamonn Ryan Imokilly 3-02 11 2 5.50
Denis Philpott UCC 0-11 11 4 2.75
9 Tom Monaghan Mitchelstown 3-01 10 3 3.33
Joe O'Sullivan Beara 0-10 10 2 5.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Tom Monaghan Mitchelstown 3-00 9 Carbery
Pat Galvin Muskerry 0-09 9 Garda
3 Bernard Coughlan Garda 2-02 8 Beara
4 Éamonn Ryan Imokilly 2-01 7 Lees
Mick Quane St. Nicholas' 2-01 7 Imokilly
Jimmy Brohan St. Michael's 1-04 7 Seandún
Billy O'Leary Duhallow 0-07 7 Delaneys
8 Michael Coughlan St. Nicholas' 2-00 6 Avondhu
D. Hurley St. Finbarr's 2-00 6 Duhallow
Bill Carroll St. Nicholas' 2-00 6 Garda
Jimmy Brohan St. Michael's 1-03 6 Macroom
Ned Flynn UCC 1-03 6 Fermoy
Mick Barrett Mitchelstown 1-03 6 Carbery
Moss Hodnett Imokilly 0-06 6 Lees
Joe O'Sullivan Beara 0-06 6 Garda
Billy O'Leary Duhallow 0-06 6 St. Finbarr's
Mick Barrett Mitchelstown 0-06 6 Carbery

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Hugo's death cuts link with glorious GAA era". The Southern Star. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Macroom relieved to put painful memories to bed". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "From students to county masters". UCC website. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ Tarrant, John (11 July 2020). "Millstreet's flair and fluency was rewarded with 1963 county title". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Douglas Hurling & Football Club". Douglas GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.