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.
Dates | 26 July - 5 November 2023 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
Champions | ![]() Paul Ring (captain) Robert O'Keeffe (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Shane Cahill (captain) Ricky Ronayne (manager) | ||
Relegated | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 24 | ||
Goals scored | 51 (2.13 per match) | ||
Points scored | 493 (20.54 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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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
editTo Championship
editRelegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
From Championship
editPromoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Relegated to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship
Group A
editGroup A table
editKnockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
edit29 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
editGroup B table
editKnockout stage Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
edit30 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
editGroup C table
editKnockout stage Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
edit26 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
editBracket
editQuarter-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
edit8 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
edit23 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
edit6 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
edit5 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
edit- ^ "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.