1945 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1945 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 57th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.

1945 Cork Senior Football Championship
ChampionsBorder Fermoy (7th title)
Paddy Cronin (captain)
Runners-upBorder Clonakilty
Dessie Cullinane (captain)
1944 (Previous) (Next) 1946

Clonakilty entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

On 21 October 1945, Fermoy won the championship following a 0–06 to 0–03 defeat of Clonakilty in the final. This was their 7th championship title overall and their first title since 1906.

Results edit

Semi-finals edit

2 September 1945 Semi-final Fermoy 2-07 - 1-07 St. Nicholas' Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
2 September 1945 Semi-final Clonakilty 2-09 - 0-04 Millstreet Macroom Sportsfield, Macroom

Final edit

21 October 1945 Final Fermoy 0-06 - 0-03 Clonakilty Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: S Deignan

Championship statistics edit

Miscellaneous edit

  • Fermoy win their first title since 1906, having lost the last three finals.
  • For the fourth season in a row Fermoy face Clonakilty.

References edit

  1. ^ "Football History – Clonakilty GAA". Clonakilty GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.