1973 Cork Junior Football Championship

The 1973 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 75th staging of the Cork Junior Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 9 September to 28 October 1973.

1973 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates9 September - 28 October 1973
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Naomh Abán (2nd title)
Runners-upBorder Mitchelstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored13 (1.63 per match)
Points scored120 (15 per match)
1972 (Previous) (Next) 1974

The final was played on 28 October 1973 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Naomh Abán and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Naomh Abán won the match by 2-15 to 0-05 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Castlehaven
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Dromtarriffe
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glenville
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Naomh Abán
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Douglas

Results

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Quarter-finals

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16 September 1973 Quarter-final Douglas 1-11 - 1-05 Castlehaven Charlie Hurley Park
16 September 1973 Quarter-final Naomh Abán 0-08 - 0-04 Urhan Wolfe Tone Park
16 September 1973 Quarter-final Glenville 0-06 - 0-06 Kinsale Cork Athletic Grounds
30 September 1973 Quarter-final Mitchelstown 2-06 - 0-07 Dromtarriffe Castletownroche Grounds
30 September 1973 Quarter-final replay Glenville 0-07 - 4-04 Kinsale Ballinlough Grounds

Semi-finals

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7 October 1973 Semi-final Mitchelstown 2-08 - 0-09 Douglas Castlelyons Grounds
J Barrett 0-6, B Honohan 1-1, D Russell 1-1. C Kavanagh 0-5, B Larkin 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1.
21 October 1973 Semi-final Naomh Abán 0-14 - 1-06 Kinsale Cloughduv Grounds
J Lynch 0-6, S Mullane 0-5, C Twomey 0-1, D Scannell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. C O'Callaghan 1-0, T Fogarty 0-2, J Hurley 0-2, M Burke 0-1, JJ Hurley 0-1. Referee: L Meade (Ballinascarthy)

Final

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28 October 1973 Final Naomh Abán 2-15 - 0-05 Mitchelstown Cork Athletic Grounds
D McCarthy 1-2, D Scannell 0-5, J Lynch 0-4, P Lynch 1-0, M Scannell 0-2, S Mullane 0-2. J Barrett 0-3, B Honohan 0-1, JJ Lynch 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Stair Naomh Abán". Naomh Abán GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.