The 2008 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895.
Teams | 8 | ||
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Sponsor | Evening Echo | ||
Champions | Éire Óg (1st title) Barry Corkery (captain) Tom Scally (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Ballygarvan | ||
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The final was played on 19 October 2008 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Éire Óg and Ballygarvan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Éire Óg won the match by 1–08 to 1–05 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Super Sheehan shoots Éire Óg to glory". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Éire Óg's rapid rise from junior football to the top level in Cork". Echo Live. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2021.