The 1961 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 8 October to 10 December 1961.
Dates | 8 October - 10 December 1961 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Runners-up | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) | ||
Points scored | 70 (11.67 per match) | ||
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The final was played on 10 December 1961 at Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Mitchelstown and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Mitchelstown won the match by 2–08 to 2–04 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3][4]
Qualification
editResults
editQuarter-finals
edit8 October 1961 Quarter-final | Kinsale | 1-07 - 0-01 | Glenville | Cork Athletic Grounds |
15 October 1961 Quarter-final | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-06 - 1-04 | Adrigole | Wolfe Tone Park |
15 October 1961 Quarter-final | Mitchelstown | 4-10 - 2-05 | Castlemagner | Páirc Uí Shíocháin |
15 October 1961 Quarter-final | St Finbarr's | 1-06 - 0-06 | Canovee | Ballincollig Grounds |
Semi-finals
edit29 October 1961 Semi-final | Mitchelstown | 4-10 - 0-03 | Kinsale | Riverstown Sportsfield |
Semi-final | O'Donovan Rossa | w/o - scr. | St Finbarr's |
Final
edit10 December 1961 Final | Mitchelstown | 2-08 - 2-04 | O'Donovan Rossa | Cork Athletic Grounds |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- The quarter-final match between St Finbarr's and Canovee was abandoned after 49 minutes.
References
edit- ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Pat (9 January 2021). "Trailblazers Mitchelstown had to fight all the way to '61". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Avondhu Notes - 30 April 2021". Mitchesltown GAA website. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.