1965 Cork Junior Football Championship

The 1965 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 67th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 24 October to 12 December 1965.

1965 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates24 October - 12 December 1965
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Na Piarsaigh (1st title)
Runners-upBorder Dohenys
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Points scored61 (8.71 per match)
1964 (Previous) (Next) 1966

The final was played on 12 December 1965 at the Castle Grounds in Macroom, between Na Piarsaigh and Dohenys, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Na Piarsaigh won the match by 1–03 to 0–04 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilshannig
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Castletownbere
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Dohenys
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Newmarket
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Glanmire
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Na Piarsaigh

Results

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Quarter-finals

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24 October 1965 Quarter-final Kinsale 2-06 - 2-04 Castletownbere Rossa Park
8 November 1965 Quarter-final Kilshannig 1-06 - 1-06 Dohenys Castle Grounds
15 November 1965 Quarter-final replay Kilshannig 0-01 - 0-02 Dohenys Castle Grounds

Semi-finals

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21 November 1965 Semi-final Dohenys 2-06 - 1-05 Kinsale Charlie Hurley Park
Eamon Young 0-4, K Young 1-0, B Shorten 1-0, Edda Young 0-1, H McCullogh 0-1. J Murphy 1-0, E Page 0-2, B Greenway 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
21 November 1965 Semi-final Na Piarsaigh 5-02 - 0-06 Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh Coachford Sportsfield
M O'Meara 2-0, T Nott 1-2, D O'Leary 1-0, J Buckley 1-0. T Prendergast 0-2, J Galvin 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1.

Final

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12 December 1965 Final Na Piarsaigh 1-03 - 0-04 Dohenys Castle Grounds
D Leary 1-1, T Nott 0-2. Eamon Young 0-2, P Smith 0-1, B Short 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "1965 Extra Time". Dohenys GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.