1984 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

15 April 1984 – 14 October 1984

Teams

Champions

Imokilly (1st title)
Conor Counihan (captain)

Runners-up

St. Finbarr's
Damien Philpott (captain)
Pat Lougheed (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

58 (2.42 per match)

Points scored

385 (16.04 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Niall O'Connor (2-17)

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The 1984 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 96th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 29 January 1984. The championship began on 15 April 1984 and ended on 14 October 1984.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Carbery in the second round.

On 14 October 1984, Imokilly won the championship following a 1-14 to 2-07 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.^[1] This was their first ever championship title.

Duhallow's Niall O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2-17.

Results

First round

St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven

15 April 1984 First round	St. Finbarr's	0-08 - 0-08	Castlehaven	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	D Barry 0-5, F O'Mahony 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, J Cremin 0-1.		J Cleary 0-6, M O'Brien 0-1, M Burns 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Muskerry v Avondhu

15 April 1984 First round	Muskerry	1-09 - 0-06	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Barrett 1-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-2, C McGrath 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1.		J O'Donoghue 0-3, C O'Neill 0-1, P Harrington 01-, J Fuohy 0-1.

Millstreet v Clonakilty

15 April 1984 First round	Millstreet	1-06 - 1-06	Clonakilty	Macroom
	B McSweeney 1-2, C Cotter 0-2, L Dennehy 0-1, A Barry 0-1.		E O'Mahony 1-5, T O'Regan 0-1.

Passage v Beara

15 April 1984 First round	Passage	1-14 - 1-06	Beara	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	K O'Reilly 0-5, J Sullivan 0-4, R Sullivan 1-0, C O'Reilly 0-2, E Palmer 0-2, J Hanley 0-1.		JF O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Driscoll 0-2, O O'Sullivan 0-1, C Collins 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1.

St Michael's v Duhallow

21 April 1984 First round	St Michael's	1-04 - 2-09	Duhallow	Buttevant
	M Kilcoyle 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, T Cashman 0-2.		J Fitzgerald 1-0, G O'Sullivan 1-0, T Healy 0-3, J Dennehy 0-3, N O'Connor 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Castlehaven

21 April 1984 First round replay	St. Finbarr's	1-09 - 0-06	Castlehaven	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	F O'Mahony 1-3, M Healy 0-2, D Barry 0-1, T Leahy 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, M Sclocum 0-1.		M Burns 0-2, J Cleary 0-2, B Terry 0-1, A Collins 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Millstreet v Clonakilty

22 April 1984 First round replay	Millstreet	0-09 - 0-05	Clonakilty	Macroom
	A Barry 0-6, L Donnelly 0-1, C Cotter 0-1, GW O'Leary 0-1.		E O'Mahony 0-3, J O'Donovan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.

Imokilly v Bishopstown

28 April 1984 First round	Imokilly	3-09 - 1-02	Bishopstown	Mayfield
	T Murphy 2-1, S Hegarty 1-1, B Ahern 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, B Lotty 0-2, G Glavin 0-1.		G McCarthy 1-0, J Crowley 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.

Second round

Carbery v Nemo Rangers

14 April 1984 Second round	Carbery	3-05 - 1-08	Nemo Rangers	Clonakilty
	T Holland 2-1, T Murphy 1-1, M McCarthy 0-2, G Ryan 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 1-2, M Lynch 0-3, D Allen 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, T Dillon 0-1.	Referee: D Collisn (Kinsale)

St. Nicholas' v Na Piarsaigh

15 April 1984 Second round	St. Nicholas'	3-09 - 1-05	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Long 2-5, J Buckley 1-1, T Mulcahy 0-2, K O'Shea 0-1.		Jim O'Sullivan 1-1, John O'Sullivan 0-2, G Rea 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Carrigdhoun v University College Cork

27 April 1984 Second round	Carrigdhoun	3-05 - 4-09	University College Cork	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J O'Callaghan 1-1, E Hanley 1-1, S Timmons 1-0, D O'Donovan 0-2, B Foley 0-1.		C O'Neill 3-3, M O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Neill 0-2, I Conroy 0-1, TJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S Liston 0-1, M Keating 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Macroom

28 April 1984 Second round	St. Finbarr's	2-14 - 1-06	Macroom	Ovens
	M Healy 1-2, D Barry 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, F O'Mahony 0-3, K McCarthy 0-2, B Searles 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1.		E Gould 1-1, L Gould 0-2, C Foley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, K Henchion 0-1.	Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)

Millstreet v Passage

29 April 1984 Second round	Millstreet	0-06 - 0-10	Passage	Macroom
	A Barry 0-3, D O'Driscoll 0-1, L Buckley 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.		C O'Reilly 0-4, K O'Reilly 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, G Hanley 0-1.

Seandún v Duhallow

29 April 1984 Second round	Seandún	0-08 - 1-11	Duhallow	BIshop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	B Lane 0-2, D Kennedy 0-2, J Neville 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, J Horgan 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.		N O'Connor 1-5, J Dennehy 0-3, P O'Connor 0-2, T Healy 0-1.

Muskerry v Bantry Blues

29 April 1984 Second round	Muskerry	1-06 - 0-13	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	JA O'Sullivan 0-4, P Barrett 1-0, T O'Reilly 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1.		P O'Driscoll 0-11, D Barron 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.

Naomh Abán v Imokilly

26 May 1984 Second round	Naomh Abán	1-06 - 3-08	Imokilly	Coachford
	J Murphy 1-0, C Twomey 0-2, P Healy 0-2, J Hall 0-1, J Allen 0-1.		K Hennessy 1-1, B Lotty 1-1, T Murphy 1-1, B Aherne 0-3, S Hegarty 0-2.

Quarter-finals

Imokilly v University College Cork

23 June 1984 Quarter-final	Imokilly	2-08 - 1-08	University College Cork	O'Connell Park, Cobh
	K Hennessy 1-3, T Murphy 1-0, B Lotty 0-1, F Quill 0-1, G Glavin 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.		M O'Neill 1-1, M Keating 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, T Mannix 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty

Passage v St. Nicholas

17 June 1984 Quarter-final	Passage	4-09 - 1-07	St. Nicholas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J O'Sullivan 2-3, K O'Reilly 1-2, R O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Reilly 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1, E Palmer 0-1.		D O'Donovan 1-2, P Long 0-2, K O'Shea 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.

Imokilly v University College Cork

23 June 1984 Quarter-final	Imokilly	0-08 - 1-05	University College Cork	O'Connell Park, Cobh
	G Glavin 0-4, J Hegarty 0-1, B Ahern 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		C O'Neill 1-2, D McCarthy 0-2, T Mannix 0-1.

Duhallow v Carbery

7 July 1984 Quarter-final	Duhallow	2-11 - 1-11	Carbery	Ballyvourney
	D Kelleher 1-3, N O'Connor 0-5, G O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Connor 0-1, D Connors 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1.		T Murphy 0-5, E Murphy 1-1, M McCarthy 0-4, T Holland 0-1.	Referee: M O'Sullivan (Inniscarra)

St. Finbarr's v Bantry Blues

8 July 1984 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-11 - 0-05	Bantry Blues	Rosscarbery
	K McCarthy 0-6, F O'Mahony 1-0, J Allen 0-2, D Barry 0-2, M Slocum 0-1.		P O'Driscoll 0-4, R Dix 0-1.

Semi-finals

Imokilly v Duhallow

8 August 1984 Semi-final	Imokilly	2-09 - 2-07	Duhallow	Mitchelstown
	T Murphy 1-3, B Ahern 1-1, J Hegarty 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, L Hennessy 0-1.		N O'Connor 1-5, D Culloty 1-0, D O'Mahony 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Passage

7 September 1984 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	1-11 - 0-09	Passage	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Barry 0-8, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, K McCarthy 0-1, J Allen 0-1.		K O'Reilly 0-4, C O'Reilly 0-1, E Palmer 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, R o'Sullivan 0-1.

Final

Imokilly v St. Finbarr's

14 October 1984 Final	Imokilly	1-14 - 2-07	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Ahern 0-7, G Glavin 1-3, T McCarthy 0-2, F Quill 0-1, B Lotty 0-1.		T Leahy 1-2, K McCarthy 1-1, J Allen 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, M Slocum 0-1.	Referee: D O'Connor

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	2-17	23	4	5.75
2	Tadhg Murphy	Imokilly	5-05	20	6	3.66
2	Dave Barry	St. Finbarr's	0-20	20	6	3.66
4	Colm O'Neill	UCC	4-06	18	3	6.00
5	Kevin O'Reilly	Passage	1-14	17	4	4.25
5	Billy Ahern	Imokilly	1-14	17	5	3.40
7	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	0-15	15	2	7.50
8	Kieran McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	1-11	14	5	2.80
9	Philip Long	St. Nicholas'	2-07	13	2	6.50
10	Ger Glavin	Imokilly	1-09	12	5	2.40

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm O'Neill	UCC	3-03	12	Carrigdhoun
2	Philip Long	St. Nicholas'	2-05	11	Na Piarsaigh
2	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	0-11	11	Muskerry
4	Jim O'Sullivan	Passage	2-03	9	St. Nicholas'
5	Eoin O'Mahony	Clonakilty	1-05	8	Millstreet
	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-05	8	Seandún
	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-05	8	Imokilly
	Dave Barry	St. Finbarr's	0-08	8	Passage
9	Tadhg Murphy	Imokilly	2-01	7	Bishopstown
	Teddy Holland	Carbery	2-01	7	Nemo Rangers
	Billy Ahern	Imokilly	0-07	7	St. Finbarr's

Miscellaneous

Imokilly win their first football title.

References

^ "Out of the shadows". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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