2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship
Dates	26 July - 5 November 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Bon Secours Hospital
Champions	Aghabullogue (1st title); Paul Ring (captain); Robert O'Keeffe (manager)
Runners-up	Mitchelstown; Shane Cahill (captain); Ricky Ronayne (manager)
Relegated	Glenville
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	51 (2.13 per match)
Points scored	493 (20.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Blake Murphy (3-19)
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The 2023 Cork Intermediate A Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022.^[1] The championship ran from 26 July to 5 November 2023.

The final was played on 5 November 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Aghabullogue and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Aghabullogue won the match by 2–13 to 1–15 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]

Blake Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 3-19.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

St. Vincent's^[3]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Kilshannig^[4]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

Group A

Group A table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Dromtarriffe	3	2	0	1	49	52	-3	4
St. Vincent's	3	2	0	1	47	44	3	4
Glanmire	3	1	0	2	52	56	-4	2
Glanworth	3	1	0	2	40	36	4	2

Group A results

29 July 2023 Round 1	St Vincent's	2-06 - 0-09	Glanworth	Páirc Lios gCúl
	B Murphy 0-4, K O'Connor 1-0, B Hornibrook 1-0, J Price 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.		D Pyne 0-6, D O'Brien 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

30 July 2023 Round 1	Glanmire	3-10 - 3-14	Dromtarriffe	Mallow GAA Complex
		Report	E Murphy 1-4 (0-3f), C O’Callaghan 0-6 (0-2f), M O’Connor 1–1, D O’Connor 1-0, M Dennehy 0-1, B O’Keeffe 0-1, D O’Keeffe 0-1.

20 August 2023 Round 2	Glanworth	1-10 - 0-14	Glanmire	Carraig na bhFear Grounds
	D Pyne 1-3.	Report

20 August 2023 Round 2	Dromtarriffe	1-13 - 0-15	St Vincent's	Dr Croke Park
	C O'Callaghan 0-6, D O'Connor 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, A Downey 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1.		B Murphy 0-6, B Hornibrook 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, L Callanan 0-1, B Long 0-1, G Kelleher 0-1.

9 September 2023 Round 3	St Vincent's	4-08 - 2-13	Glanmire	Mayfield Grounds
	B Murphy 3-6 (0-4 f), B Long 1-0, P O’Sullivan, G Kelleher 0-1 each.	Report	C McCarthy 1-3, D Lynch 1-2, D Molden 0-4 (0-3 f), C O’Donovan 0-2, D O’Brien, J Kingston 0-1 each.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

9 September 2023 Round 3	Glanworth	2-12 - 0-10	Dromtarriffe	Mourneabbey Grounds
	D O'Brien 1-5 (0-2f) D Pyne 1-2, J O'Sullivan 0-3, E Sheehan 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1.	Report	D O'Keeffe 0-4 (0-2f), E Murphy 0-4 (0-1f), C O'Callaghan 0-1, M Healy 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Aghabullogue	3	3	0	0	51	30	21	6
Adrigole	3	2	0	1	49	44	5	4
Gabriel Rangers	3	1	0	2	45	45	0	2
Glenville	3	0	0	3	26	52	-26	0

Group B results

30 July 2023 Round 1	Gabriel Rangers	2-12 - 1-08	Glenville	Kilmurry Grounds
	G O'Callaghan 2-2, M Cronin 0-5, J O'Regan 0-2, S Kelleher 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1.		J Cooke 0-4, C O'Keeffe 1-0, S Desmond 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: L Knight (Kilmurry)

30 July 2023 Round 1	Aghabullogue	3-13 - 1-07	Adrigole	Ballingeary Grounds
	M Bradley 1-7.	Report

19 August 2023 Round 3	Glenville	0-05 - 2-06	Aghabullogue	Caherlag Grounds
			M Bradley 1-2, P Ring 1-0.

20 August 2023 Round 3	Adrigole	2-11 - 1-09	Gabriel Rangers	Kealkill Grounds
	D Harrington 1-5, N O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, K Goggin 0-2, J Harrington 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Cronin 0-8, G o'Callaghan 1-0, S Kelleher 0-1.

9 September 2023 Round 3	Adrigole	1-19 - 1-07	Glenville	Carrigadrohid Grounds
	David Harrington 0-6, T O’Sullivan 1-1, Jason Harrington (f), Charlie O’Sullivan 0-3 each, T Sullivan 0-2, D O’Sullivan (f), S O’Sullivan, B O’Sullivan (f), C O’Shea 0-1 each.	Report	J Cooke 1-4 (0-1f), B Lehane, C O’Leary, S Curtin 0-1 each.	Referee: N Hayes (Carbery Rangers)

9 September 2023 Round 3	Aghabullogue	2-11 - 1-12	Gabriel Rangers	Sam Maguire Park
	M Bradley 0-6, B O'Sullivan 1-1, C O'Sullivan 1-0, E O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Cronin 0-8, K O'Brien 1-0, J O'Regan 0-3, K O'Driscoll 0-1,

Group C

Group C table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mitchelstown	3	2	1	0	37	35	2	5
Boherbue	3	1	2	0	34	30	4	4
Kildorrery	3	1	1	1	24	25	-1	3
Ballinora	3	0	0	3	31	41	-10	0

Group C results

26 July 2023 Round 1	Mitchelstown	1-07 - 0-10	Boherbue	Mourneabbey Grounds
	S Beston (1-1), S Cahill (0-3, 1f), K Roche, J Sheehan, D Flynn (all 0-1).	Report	D O’Connor (0-3, frees), G O’Sullivan (0-3), A O’Connor (0-2, frees), CJ O’Sullivan (0-1).	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

29 July 2023 Round 1	Ballinora	0-07 - 0-08	Kildorrery	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	N Lordan 0-2, S Kingston 0-2, I Wycherley 0-1, L Lyons 0-1, N Davis 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-7, S Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

19 August 2023 Round 2	Kildorrery	1-05 - 0-10	Mitchelstown	Glanworth Grounds
	D Kent 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-1, W Fouhy 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, C Harrington 0-1, S Watson 0-1.		A O'Brien 0-5, S Walsh 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1, S Kenneally 0-1.

20 August 2023 Round 2	Boherbue	1-13 - 1-12	Ballinora	Coachford Sportsfield
		Report

9 September 2023 Round 3	Boherbue	1-05 - 1-05	Kildorrery	Fr Con Buckley Park
	J Corkery 1-1, A O'Connor 0-2f, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.	Report	S Watson 1-0 pen, W Fouhy 0-3 (0-2f), J Keating 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

9 September 2023 Round 3	Mitchelstown	2-11 - 0-12	Ballinora	Bride Rovers Park
	S Cahill 1-3 (0-2 f), S Beston 1-0, J Sheehan 0-3 (0-1 f), S Walsh 0-2, D Flynn, S O’Sullivan, C Hyland 0-1 each.	Report	N Lordan 0-4 f, M Quirke 0-3, S Kingston 0-2, R Quirke (f), I Wycherley (f), L Lyons (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: C Ó Murchú (Bride Rovers)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

		Aghabullogue	2-12
Dromtarriffe	1-10	Dromtarriffe	0-10
Boherbue	0-09			Aghabullogue	2-13
				Mitchelstown	1-15
		Mitchelstown	0-14
Adrigole	0-07	Adrigole	0-12
St Vincent's	0-05

Relegation playoff

8 October 2023 Playoff	Glenville	1-12 - 1-15	Ballinora	Riverstown Sportsfield
	B Lehane 1-1, C O’Keefe 0-3, S Desmond 0-2 (0-1 f), D O’Leary 0-2 each, J Carver, C Cronin, C Fitzgerald, P O’Leary 0-1 each.	Report	R Quirke 1-2, N Jordan 0-5 f, S Kingston 0-2 (0-1 f), M Quirke 0-2, T Burns, J Keohane, I Wycherley, I Quirke 0-1 each.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Quarter-finals

23 September 2023 Quarter-final	Dromtarriffe	1-10 - 0-09	Boherbue	Kanturk Grounds
	E Murphy (1-1), C O’Callaghan (0-3, 0-2 frees), B O’Keeffe (0-2). D O’Connor, D O’Keeffe, J Murphy and T Howard (0-1 each).	Report	D O’Connor (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 mark), A Murphy, L Moynihan and B Herlihy (0-1 each).	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

23 September 2023 Quarter-final	Adrigole	0-07 - 0-05	St Vincent's	Inchigeelagh Grounds
	D Harrington 0-2, P O’Sullivan, C O’Neill, S O’Shea (f), B O’Sullivan, K Goggin (f) 0-1 each.	Report	B Murphy 0-3 (0-2 f), W Long, G Kelleher 0-1 each.	Referee: L Ryan (Carbery Rangers)

Semi-finals

6 October 2023 Semi-final	Aghabullogue	2-12 - 0-10	Dromtarriffe	Mallow GAA Complex
	E O’Sullivan 1-5 (0-4 f, 1-0 pen), C O’Sullivan 1-0, M Bradley 0-3 (0-2 f, 0-1 sideline), J Corkery 0-2, A O’Sullivan (45), A Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Callaghan 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), D O’Keeffe 0-2, B Murphy, S Howard, B O’Keeffe, D O’Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: C Murphy (Glanworth)

7 October 2023 Semi-final	Mitchelstown	0-14 - 0-12 (aet)	Adrigole	Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park
	C O’Mahony 0-5 (0-3 f), M Walsh 0-3 (0-2 f), S Walsh 0-3, D Reidy Price 0-2, P Magee 0-1.	Report	K Goggin 0-4 f, D Harrington 0-4 (0-3 f), C O’Shea 0-3, C O’Neill 0-1 m.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Final

5 November 2023 Final	Aghabullogue	2-13 - 1-15	Mitchelstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Thompson (1-2), A O’Sullivan (0-4, 0-1 free), C O’Sullivan (1-0), M Bradley (0-3, 0-1 free), J Corkery (0-2), L Casey (free) and R Dennehy (0-1 each).	Report	S Beston (0-4), S Cahill (1-0 pen), S Walsh, S O'Sullivan, D Reidy Price and M Walsh (0-1 free) (0-2 each), C Hyland, J O'Sullivan and M Keane (free) (0-1 each).	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

References

^ "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ O'Callaghan, Therese (5 November 2023). "Aghabullogue weather late Mitchelstown storm to secure historic double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Naomh Abán grind it out in PIFC relegation playoff against St Vincent's". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Kilshanning promoted to Premier Intermediate after dominant display against Aghabullogue". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

External link

Cork GAA website

[1] "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[2] O'Callaghan, Therese (5 November 2023). "Aghabullogue weather late Mitchelstown storm to secure historic double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[3] "Naomh Abán grind it out in PIFC relegation playoff against St Vincent's". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[4] "Kilshanning promoted to Premier Intermediate after dominant display against Aghabullogue". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

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