1980 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1980 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 5 April 1980 and ended on 14 September 1980.

1980 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates5 April – 14 September 1980
Teams23
ChampionsBorder St. Finbarr's (6th title)
Christy Ryan (captain)
Pat Lougheed (manager)
Runners-upBorder University College Cork
Joe O'Driscoll (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored127 (2.89 per match)
Points scored763 (17.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Jamesie O'Connor (7-28)
1979 (Previous) (Next) 1981

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 14 September 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-09 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[1] This was their sixth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Jamesie O'Callaghan of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 7-28.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

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Division 1

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1   Nemo Rangers 4 4 0 0 8-57 3-29 43 8
2   St. Finbarr's 4 3 0 1 9-41 4-36 20 6
3   St Michael's 4 2 0 2 4-41 10-40 -17 4
4   St. Nicholas' 4 1 0 3 9-23 7-43 -14 2
5   Bishopstown 4 0 0 4 2-26 8-40 -32 0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Group stage results

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5 April 1980 St. Nicholas' 2-04 - 0-06 Bishopstown Mayfield
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
10 May 1980 Nemo Rangers 3-12 - 1-09 Bishopstown Ballinlough
D Allen 2-5, J Kerrigan 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-2, M Dorgan 0-2, T Dalton 0-1. T O'Reilly 0-5, E Murphy 0-4, M Lyons 1-0.
19 June 1980 St. Finbarr's 3-10 - 0-05 Bishopstown Ballinlough
F O'Mahony 2-0, J O'Callaghan 1-3, J Allen 0-5, D Barry 0-1, R Kenny 0-1. T O'Reilly 0-3, M Fleming 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.
25 June 1980 St Michael's 0-14 - 1-06 Bishopstown Ballinlough
Referee: J Kelly
5 July 1980 St Michael's 3-11 - 3-05 St. Nicholas Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
B Field 0-6, T Deasy 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, C O'Leary 1-0, T Cashman 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. T O'Brien 2-1, J O'Neill 1-0, L Mulcahy 0-2, R Whitley 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.
22 July 1980 St. Finbarr's 3-12 - 2-09 St. Nicholas' Ballinlough
J O'Callaghan 1-3, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, T Holland 1-2, D Barry 0-3, J Allen 0-2. J O'Callaghan 2-1, J Buckley 0-3, JJ O'Neill 0-1, R Whitley 0-1, P Murray 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1.
22 July 1980 St Michael's 0-07 - 3-18 Nemo Rangers Mayfield
B Field 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, P Deasy 0-1, T Deasy 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. E Fitzgerald 2-1, T Dalton 1-2, D Allen 0-5, S Coughlan 0-4, S Hayes 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1.
24 July 1980 Nemo Rangers 1-13 - 0-08 St. Finbarr's Ballinlough
D Allen 0-7, S Coughlan 1-1, S Hayes 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-2, T Dalton 0-1. J O'Callaghan 0-4, T Holland 0-1, D Barry 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, J Allen 0-1.
26 July 1980 Nemo Rangers 1-14 - 2-05 St. Nicholas' Ballinlough
E Fitzgerald 1-5, C Murphy 0-3, D Allen 0-3, T Dalton 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1, S Hayes 0-1. L Mulcahy 1-0, R Whitley 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1.
26 July 1980 St. Finbarr's 3-11 - 1-09 St Michael's Ballinlough
J O'Callaghan 1-4, F O'Mahony 2-0, J Allen 0-2, D Barry 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, T Holland 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. P Deasy 1-1, B Field 0-4, C O'Leary 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.

Division 2

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1   UCC 4 3 1 0 9-47 5-34 25 7
2   Castlehaven 4 3 0 1 5-47 5-36 11 6
3   Millstreet 4 2 1 1 5-36 6-35 -2 5
4   Glanworth 4 1 0 3 5-35 5-40 -5 2
5   Clonakilty 4 0 0 4 5-31 8-51 -29 0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Group stage results

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6 April 1980 Millstreet 2-11 - 1-10 Glanworth Buttevant
T Kenneally 2-6, T Kelleher 0-2, V Coakley 0-1, T Burke 0-1, L Buckley 0-1. DJ Ryan 1-3, J O'Brien 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, D Ahern 0-1, B Quinlan 0-1.
4 May 1980 Castlehaven 2-12 - 0-10 Glanworth Ballinlough
J Cleary 0-7, B Terry 1-1, M Burns 1-0, TJ O'Regan 0-1, D Collins 0-1, C Collins 0-1, A Collins 0-1. D Courtney 0-7, T Downes 0-1, E Fleming 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.
11 May 1980 Millstreet 1-08 - 1-08 University College Cork Macroom
D Crowley 1-0, T Kelleher 0-3, D Kenneally 0-2, P Flynn 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, L Buckley 0-1. O Honeyman 1-1, L Goold 0-3, T O'Regan 0-2, M Kearney 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1.
25 May 1980 Millstreet 1-12 - 3-05 Clonakilty Macroom
D O'Driscoll 1-2, T Kenneally 0-4, T Kelleher 0-3, T Burke 0-2, P Flynn 0-1. P Griffin 2-3, TF Hayes 1-1, P Googan 0-1.
1 June 1980 Castlehaven 2-11 - 0-10 Clonakilty Clonakilty
J Cleary 0-5, A Collins 1-1, D Nolan 1-0, B Terry 0-3, M O'Driscoll 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1. P O'Regan 0-3, T Coogan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
15 June 1980 Glanworth 2-10 - 0-07 Clonakilty Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
B Quinlan 0-7, DJ Ryan 1-1, E Fleming 1-0, A Fahy 0-1, D Courtney 0-1. J O'Donovan 0-3, P O'Regan 0-2, P Gogan 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1.
15 June 1980 Castlehaven 1-12 - 1-05 Millstreet Ballingeary
J Cleary 0-6, B Terry 0-5, D Minihane 1-1. T Burke 1-0, B Sweeney 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2.
28 June 1980 University College Cork 4-11 - 0-12 Castlehaven Clonakilty
M Kilcoyne 2-1, T O'Regan 1-2, A Lotty 1-1, L Goold 0-3, E Walsh 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1. J Cleary 0-7, B Terry 0-2, C Collins 0-2, F Collins 0-1.
5 July 1980 University College Cork 1-10 - 2-05 Glanworth Watergrasshill
L Goold 0-6, H Kelleher 1-0, M Kearney 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, L Prendergast 0-1, T O'Regan 0-1. T Downes 1-1, A Sheehan 1-0, DJ Ryan 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, B Quinlan 0-1.

Division 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1   Naomh Abán 4 4 0 0 7-42 5-16 32 8
2   Bantry Blues 4 3 0 1 13-21 4-26 22 6
3   Dohenys 4 2 0 2 12-25 -24 4
4   Na Piarsaigh 4 1 0 3 2-22 2-23 -1 2
5   Adrigole 4 0 0 4 5-13 7-27 -20 0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Group stage results

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6 April 1980 Bantry Blues 4-05 - 1-06 Adrigole Kealkill
K Evans 2-0, D Hunt 1-1, J Cotter 1-0, G Lynch 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1. T Greene 1-0, B O'Neill 0-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, W O'Shea 0-1.
6 April 1980 Dohenys 0-07 - 1-08 Na Piarsaigh Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
R Kelleher 0-3, Colman O'Rourke 0-1, D Collins 0-1, T Ross 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. J O'Sullivan 1-0, R McDonnell 0-3, P Barry 0-3, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.
4 May 1980 Bantry Blues 2-08 - 1-06 Na Piarsaigh Ballineen
D Barron 1-2, P O'Driscoll 1-0, J Cotter 0-3, G Lynch 0-1, K Evans 0-1, D Hunt 0-1. R Murphy 1-1, R McDonnell 0-2, C Coughlan 0-1, W O'Connell 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
11 May 1980 Dohenys 2-05 - 1-06 Adrigole Aughaville
17 May 1980 Naomh Abán 4-06 - 1-04 Dohenys Macroom
G Healy 2-0, P Healy 0-5, D McCarthy 1-0, B Kelly 1-0, J Lynch 0-1. I Kingston 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, M Donovan 0-1, T Ross 0-1.
15 June 1980 Naomh Abán 1-17 - 3-01 Adrigole Ballingeary
D Healy 0-5, G Hoare 0-4, P Healy 0-4, G Lynch 1-0, L Forde 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. B O'Neill 1-1, SD O'Sullivan 1-0, T Greene 1-0.
15 June 1980 Bantry Blues 6-05 - 2-06 Dohenys Rossa Park, Skibbereen
D Barron 3-0, P O'Driscoll 2-0, J Cotter 1-2, D Hunt 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1. V O'Sullivan 1-0, L Kingston 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, T Ross 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, D Collins 0-1.
21 June 1980 Naomh Abán 2-11 - 0-08 Na Piarsaigh Coachford
P Healy 0-6, D McCarthy 1-1, G Healy 1-0, D Healy 0-2, D Lucey 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. P Barry 0-2, R McDonnell 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Division 4

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13 April 1980 Round 1 Carrigdhoun 0-05 - 3-14 Avondhu Riverstown
11 May 1980 Round 1 Imokilly 2-12 - 4-07 Duhallow Castletownroche
G Galvin 1-3, S O'Brien 0-4, R Swayne 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, B Ahern 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1. N O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 1-1, A O'Mahony 1-1, N Kelleher 1-0, MJ Kearney 1-0.
25 May 1980 Round 1 Seandún 1-06 - 0-16 Muskerry Macroom
S Thornton 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, M O'Regan 0-2. M Moloney 0-3, S Murphy 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, N Dunne 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, D Creedon 0-1, T Creedon 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.
25 May 1980 Round 1 Carbery 5-08 - 0-07 Beara Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
D Philpott 3-1, M Burns 1-2, S McCarthy 1-1, T Murphy 0-4. C Collins 0-2, B Dwyer 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.
20 June 1980 Round 2 Avondhu 1-10 - 1-07 Carbery Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
P Lonergan 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-3, F Groarke 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1, M Dorney 0-1, M Mullins 0-1. M Connolly 0-4, C O'Mahony 1-0, L O'Mahony 0-3.
13 July 1980 Round 2 Muskerry 1-08 - 1-07 Duhallow Millstreet
T Creedon 1-5, M Moloney 0-2, D Cronin 0-1. N O'Connor 0-4, P O'Connor 1-0, B Daly 0-2, S Kelly 0-1.
17 August 1980 Round 3 Muskerry 1-11 - 1-09 Avondhu Coachford
M Healy 1-0, J Coakley 0-3, S Noonan 0-3, L Lucey 0-3, D Walsh 0-2. D Relihan 1-2, J Buckley 0-4, D Coughlan 0-2, D Herlihy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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17 August 1980 Quarter-final University College Cork 1-10 - 0-05 Bantry Blues Clonakilty
L Goold 0-5, B Lotty 1-0, C Kearney 0-3, T O'Regan 0-2. J Cotter 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, K Evans 0-1.
17 August 1980 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 1-16 - 1-08 St Michael's Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
J O'Callaghan 1-8, F O'Mahony 0-4, R Kenny 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Barry 0-1, D Philpott 0-1. T Cashman 1-1, B Field 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, P Crowley 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.
17 August 1980 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 2-06 - 0-10 Naomh Abán Macroom
C Murphy 1-1, S Coughlan 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-2, D Allen 0-2, S Hayes 0-1. D Healy 0-5, D McCarthy 0-2, L Forde 0-1, P Healy 0-1, G Healy 0-1.
31 August 1980 Quarter-final Castlehaven 0-12 - 0-07 Muskerry Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
F Collins 0-4, J Cleary 0-3, A Collins 0-2, B Terry 0-2, D Minihane 0-1. M O'Sullivan 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, T Creedon 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1.

Semi-finals

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31 August 1980 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 3-10 - 0-12 Nemo Rangers Ballinlough
J O'Callaghan 2-5, J Allen 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, T Holland 0-1. E Fitzgerald 0-3, D Allen 0-3, S Coughlan 0-2, T Henneberry 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.
6 September 1980 Semi-final University College Cork 1-10 - 0-09 Castlehaven Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
L Gould 0-5, M Kilcoyne 1-0, T O'Regan 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, O Honeyman 0-1. J Cleary 0-4, F Collins 0-3, B Terry 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1.

Final

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14 September 1980 Final St. Finbarr's 3-08 - 1-09 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
T Holland 1-1, J O'Callaghan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, F O'Mahony 0-4, J Allen 0-1. L Gould 0-4, O Honeyman 1-0, C Kearney 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1. Attendance: 4,500
Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jamesie O'Callaghan St. Finbarr's 7-28 49 7 7.00
2 John Cleary Castlehaven 0-32 32 6 5.33
3 Dinny Allen Nemo Rangers 2-25 31 6 6.16

Miscellaneous

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  • Adrigole withdrew midway through the championship after finding it difficult to field a team.
  • The attendance at the final of 4,500 was the smallest since 1972.
  • St. Finbarr's became the first single entity club to achieve the double.

References

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  1. ^ "The Barrs - A History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Final glory is what keeps Adrigole men coming back for more despite heartbreak". The Corkman. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2020.