1965 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 77th 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 31 January 1965. The championship began on 11 April 1965 and ended on 14 November 1965.

1965 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	11 April 1965 – 14 November 1965
Teams	16
Champions	St. Nicholas' (4th title) John Joe Kelly (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	36 (2.4 per match)
Points scored	241 (16.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dan Harnedy (0-17)
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University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the semi-final.

On 14 November 1965, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2-04 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their fourth championship title and their first title since 1954.

University College Cork's Dan Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.

Results

First round

Muskerry v St. Finbarr's

11 April 1965 First round	Muskerry	1-04 - 2-08	St. Finbarr's	Charlie Hurley Park
	J Galvin 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1.		M Archer 1-1, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, C Roche 0-3, P Lougheed 0-1.

Macroom v Millstreet

18 April 1965 First round	Macroom	0-08 - 1-08	Millstreet	Coachford
	J Murphy 0-4, H Casey 0-1, T O'Shea 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1, L Brownen 0-1.		W O'Leary 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, T Burke 0-2, B Kiely 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.

Carrigdhoun v Duhallow

25 April 1965 First round	Carrigdhoun	3-10 - 3-08	Duhallow	Castle Grounds
	J Murphy 3-1, C McGrath 0-4, J O'Flynn 0-2, N Sisk 0-1, B Greenway 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-6, B O'Keeffe 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, M O'Loughlin 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.

Clonakilty v Imokilly

2 May 1965 First round	Clonakilty	1-11 - 0-09	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds
	B Sexton 1-1, F Hayes 0-4, D O'Mahony 0-3, T O'Leary 0-2, C Lane 0-1.		W O'Regan 0-5, T Donoghue 0-1, J Whyte 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

Garda v Beara

2 May 1965 First round	Garda	2-02 - 4-10	Beara	Rossa Park
	J Lowney 2-0, C Brosnan 0-1, J Long 0-1.		JJ Murphy 2-1, E O'Sullivan 2-1, B O'Neill 0-4, D Mullins 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

Avondhu v Nemo Rangers

16 May 1965 First round	Avondhu	0-08 - 1-08	Nemo Rangers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	W Hanrahan 0-3, B Honohan 0-2, F Fay 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1.		J Cogan 1-2, B Barrett 0-3, J Travers 0-1, J Allen 0-1, M Scully 0-1.

University College Cork v Seandún

23 May 1965 First round	University College Cork	1-12 - 0-03	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Harnedy 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-0, D Philpott 0-3, D Geaney 0-3, D Ryan 0-1.		T Murphy 0-3.

St. Nicholas' v Carbery

30 May 1965 First round	St. Nicholas'	1-08 - 0-09	Carbery	Clonakilty Sportsfield
	P O'Brien 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-1, P Harte 0-1, D Moore 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1.		F Collins 0-6, N Kehilly 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v Millstreet

27 June 1965 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-07 - 0-10	Millstreet	Castle Grounds
	M Healy 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3, M Archer 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1.		T Burke 0-6, W O'Leary 0-2, C Kelleher 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

Beara v University College Cork

1 August 1965 Quarter-final	Beara	1-08 - 0-14	University College Cork	Rossa Park
	P O'Shea 1-1, Con P O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, Joe O'Sullivan 0-2, Paul O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Harnedy 0-5, D Geaney 0-4, F O'Rourke 0-2, D Philpott 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

Clonakilty v Nemo Rangers

22 August 1965 Quarter-final	Clonakilty	1-04 - 3-12	Nemo Rangers	Charlie Hurley Park
	TF Hayes 1-1, K Dillon 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Barrett 2-3, S McGann 1-2, J Cogan 0-3, S Cotter 0-2, D Barrett 0-2.

Carrigdhoun v St. Nicholas'

26 August 1965 Quarter-final	Carrigdhoun	1-02 - 1-12	St. Nicholas'	Douglas Sportsfield
	B Wylie 1-0, J Enright 0-1, C Cooney 0-1.		F O'Neill 1-2, J Daly 0-3, P Harte 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, D Moore 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Driscoll 0-1.

Semi-finals

St. Finbarr's v Nemo Rangers

29 August 1965 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	2-07 - 1-09	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M Healy 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, M Archer 0-1.		S McGann 0-4, J Travers 1-0, B Barrett 0-2, J Cogan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v University College Cork

10 October 1965 Semi-final	St. Nicholas'	2-09 - 0-11	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	W Carroll 1-1, P Harte 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Corbett 0-1.		D Harnedy 0-7, E Ryan 0-1, P Moynihan 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.

Final

St. Nicholas' v St. Finbarr's

14 November 1965 Final	St. Nicholas'	2-04 - 0-06	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	W Carroll 2-1, T Corbett 0-2, P Harte 0-1.		C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-2, A Harrington 0-1.	Referee: G Murphy (Innishannon)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dan Harnedy	UCC	0-17	17	3	5.66
2	Brian Barrett	Nemo Rangers	2-08	14	3	4.66
3	Bill Carroll	St. Nicholas'	3-02	11	2	5.50
4	John Murphy	Carrigdhoun	3-01	10	2	5.00
	Denis Murphy	St. Finbarr's	2-04	10	4	2.50
	John Cogan	Nemo Rangers	1-07	10	3	3.33
7	J. J. Murphy	Beara	2-03	9	2	4.50
	Ed O'Sullivan	Beara	2-03	9	2	4.50
	Dan O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-06	9	1	9.00
	Seán McGann	Nemo Rangers	1-06	9	3	3.00
	Con Roche	St. Finbarr's	0-09	9	4	2.25
	Jackie Daly	St. Nicholas'	0-09	9	4	2.25

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Murphy	Carrigdhoun	3-01	10	Duhallow
2	Brian Barrett	Nemo Rangers	2-03	9	Clonakilty
	Dan O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-06	9	Carrigdhoun
4	J. J. Murphy	Beara	2-01	7	Garda
	Ed O'Sullivan	Beara	2-01	7	Garda
	Bill Carroll	St. Nicholas'	2-01	7	St. Finbarr's
	Dan Harnedy	UCC	0-07	7	St. Nicholas'
8	Joe Lowney	Garda	2-00	6	Beara
	Finbarr Collins	Carbery	0-06	6	St. Nicholas'
	Tom Burke	Millstreet	0-06	6	St. Finbarr's

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• St. Nicholas' win their first title since 1954.