1981 Cork Senior Football Championship

1981 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates	26 April – 4 October 1981
Teams	23
Champions	Nemo Rangers (6th title); Billy Morgan (captain); Billy Morgan (manager)
Runners-up	Bantry Blues; Vincent McCarthy (captain); Pat Spillane (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	63 (2.33 per match)
Points scored	423 (15.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pat O'Driscoll (2-31)
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Dates26 April – 4 October 1981

Teams23

Champions

Nemo Rangers (6th title)
Billy Morgan (captain)
Billy Morgan (manager)

Runners-up

Bantry Blues
Vincent McCarthy (captain)
Pat Spillane (manager)

The 1981 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 26 April 1981 and ended on 4 October 1981.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Nemo Rangers at the semi-final stage.

On 4 October 1981, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 3-11 to 0-06 defeat of Bantry Blues in the final.^[1] This was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1978.

Pat O'Driscoll was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.

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26 April 1981 Round 1	Duhallow	2-05 - 1-09	Seandún	Ballyanly
	J O'Keeffe 1-2, G O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Connor 0-2, N O'Connor 0-1.		K O'Reilly 1-0, E Forde 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, M Tobin 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, F Taltan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.

26 April 1981 Round 1	Imokilly	2-09 - 1-09	Carbery	Innishannon
	R Swayne 1-1, B Aherne 0-4, S O'Brien 1-0, G Glavin 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.		M Connolly 1-3, T Murphy 0-4, P Crowley 0-2.

26 April 1981 Round 1	Beara	0-07 - 1-12	Muskerry	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	B O'Dwyer 0-2, G Murphy 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		S Murphy 0-4, D Walsh 0-3, L Goold 0-2, M Mehigan 0-1, V Coakley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

26 April 1981 Round 1	Avondhu	3-11 - 0-06	Carrigdhoun	Riverstown
	M Dorney 3-0, D O'Hagan 0-3, J Fouhy 0-2, J Dillon 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, M Dolan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.		D O'Neill 0-2, E Hanley 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

13 June 1981 Round 2	Muskerry	1-08 - 1-06	Avondhu	Kilbrin
	M Mehigan 1-0, D Walsh 0-3, T Creedon 0-2, V Coakley 0-1, L Goold 0-1, D Creedon 0-1.		C Hogan 1-0, M Dorney 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, F O'Grourke 0-1, N Kirby 0-1.

1981 Cork Senior Football Championship

Results

Divisional section

Rural section

City section

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Miscellaneous

References

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28 June 1981 Round 2	Seandún	2-07 - 1-10	Imokilly	Riverstown
	E Forde 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-0, M Tobin 0-3, F Thornton 0-2.		R Swayne 1-0, B Ahern 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, G Glavin 0-2, J Fenton 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.

30 July 1981 Round 2 replay	Seandún	0-11 - 1-11	Imokilly	Riverstown
	E Forde 0-3, M Tobin 0-3, K O'Reilly 0-2, F Thornton 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.		T Murphy 1-2, G Glavin 0-4, B Ahern 0-3, R Swayne 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.

3 May 1981 Round 1	Glanworth	1-08 - 1-05	Clonakilty	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Quinn 1-3, C Aherne 0-3, T Downes 0-1, DJ Ryan 0-1.		J O'Donovan 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, J Good 0-1, R Donovan 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.

3 May 1981 Round 1	Millstreet	3-08 - 1-05	Dohenys	Macroom
	L Buckley 1-2, L Dennehy 1-0, B Kelleher 0-3, B McSweeney 0-3.		B Herlihy 1-1, T Ross 0-2, C O'Rourke 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.

3 May 1981 Round 1	Naomh Abán	1-01 - 1-04	Castlehaven	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	P Healy 1-0, D McCarthy 0-1.		B Collins 1-0, A Collins 0-1, C Collins 0-1, B Terry 0-1.

10 May 1981 Round 1	Bantry Blues	0-03 - 0-03	Adrigole	Kealkill
	P O'Driscoll 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1.		KJ O'Sullivan 0-1,

31 May 1981 Round 1 replay	Bantry Blues	0-06 - 1-03	Adrigole	Kealkill
	P O'Driscoll 0-3, J Cotter 0-1.		T Carey 1-0, KJ O'Sullivan 0-2, MJ O'Sullivan 0-1.

21 June 1981 Round 1 2nd replay	Bantry Blues	3-08 - 0-09	Adrigole	Kealkill
	D Barron 2-0, P O'Driscoll 1-2, P McCarthy 0-1, D Hunt 0-1, J Cotter 0-1,		B O'Neill 0-4,	Referee: M Brosnan

7 June 1981 Round 2	Castlehaven	2-06 - 1-05	Glanworth	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Nolan 2-0, J Cleary 0-4, B Terry 0-1, A Collins 0-1.		DJ Ryan 1-0, B Quinlan 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2.

5 July 1981 Round 2	Bantry Blues	3-12 - 0-10	Millstreet	Ballyvourney
	P O'Driscoll 1-8, D Hunt 2-0, J Cotter 0-3, T Delaney 0-1.		N Crowley 0-4, L Dennehy 0-2, B McSweeney 0-2, T Curtin 0-1, B Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: J Walsh

24 July 1981 Quarter-final	University College Cork	0-02 - 2-14	Nemo Rangers	Bishopstown
	T Kiely 0-1, M Downes 0-1.		T Dalton 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-5, M Dorgan 1-0, D Allen 0-2, Colm Murphy 0-2, Charlie Murphy 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, M Niblock 0-1.

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	2-31	37	8	4.62
2	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	0-18	18	4	4.50
3	Ephie Fitzgerald	Nemo Rangers	3-07	16	4	4.00
4	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	4-03	15	8	1.87
5	Donal Hunt	Bantry Blues	3-05	14	8	1.75

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	1-08	11	Millstreet
2	Martin Dorney	Avondhu	3-00	9	Carrigdhoun
	Jamesie O'Callaghan	St. Finbarr's	2-03	9	Na Piarsaigh
	Danny Buckley	St. Michael's	0-09	9	St. Finbarr's
5	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-02	8	St. Finbarr's
6	Ephie Fitzgerald	Nemo Rangers	2-01	7	Bantry Blues
7	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	2-00	6	Adrigole
	Denis Nolan	Castlehaven	2-00	6	Glanworth
	Donal Hunt	Bantry Blues	2-00	6	Millstreet
	Finny O'Mahony	St. Finbarr's	2-00	6	Nemo Rangers
	Brendan Terry	Castlehaven	1-03	6	Bantry Blues
	Martin Connolly	Carbery	1-03	6	Imokilly
	Brian Quinlan	Glanworth	1-03	6	Castlehaven
	Tadhg O'Reilly	Bishopstown	0-06	6	St. Michael's
	John Cleary	Castlehaven	0-06	6	Bantry Blues
	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	0-06	6	Castlehaven

9 May 1981 Round 1	Nemo Rangers	2-13 - 1-08	St. Nicholas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M Dorgan 1-2, D Allen 0-5, E Fitzgerald 1-1, T Dalton 0-4, S Hayes 0-1.		L Mulcahy 0-4, T O'Brien 1-0, J Nuckley 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, P O'Doherty 0-1.

9 May 1981 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	6-10 - 0-07	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinlough
	J O'Callaghan 2-3, T Holland 1-2, D Barry 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, F O'Mahony 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, J Cremin 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-4, D Murphy 0-1, F Buckley 0-1, R McDonald 0-1.

31 May 1981 Round 1	Bishopstown	0-09 - 1-06	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T O'Reilly 0-6, E Murphy 0-2, C Coffey 0-1.		P Crowley 1-1, E o'Donoghue 0-2, F O'Neill 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.

11 July 1981 Round 1 replay	Bishopstown	1-09 - 2-11 (aet)	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G McCarthy 0-4, C Coffey 1-0, E Murphy 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, T Hayes 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.		T Cashman 1-1, E O'Donoghue 1-1, F Delaney 0-4, D Buckley 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, B Field 0-1.

26 July 1981 Quarter-final	Bantry Blues	1-08 - 0-11	Castlehaven	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	P O'Driscoll 0-5, R Dix 1-0, T Delaney 0-1, D Barron 0-1, F Lynch 0-1.		J Cleary 0-6, M Burns 0-2, A Collins 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1, F Collins 0-1.

1 August 1981 Quarter-final replay	Bantry Blues	2-11 - 1-06	Castlehaven	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	P O'Driscoll 0-6, D Hunt 1-1, D Barron 1-0, P McCarthy 0-2, T Delaney 0-2.		B Terry 1-3, J Cleary 0-2, F Collins 0-1.

1 August 1981 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-12 - 1-11	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F O'Mahony 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, T Holland 0-2, D Barry 0-2, C Ryan 0-2, D Brosnan 0-1, J Barry 0-1.		D Buckley 0-9, T Cashman 1-0, R Cummins 0-1, F Delaney 0-1.

9 August 1981 Quarter-final	Muskerry	0-10 - 0-06	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	L Goold 0-3, M Mehigan 0-2, T Creedon 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1.		G Galvin 0-3, S O'Brien 0-2, R Swayne 0-1.

16 August 1981 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 2-03	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Allen 0-8, S Hayes 1-1, C Murphy 0-1.		F O'Mahony 2-0, D Brosnan 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1.

23 August 1981 Semi-final	Bantry Blues	1-06 - 0-06	Muskerry	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	D Barron 1-2, P O'Driscoll 0-2, F Carroll 0-1, D Hunt 0-1.		L Goold 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2, S Murphy 0-1.

4 October 1981 Final	Nemo Rangers	3-11 - 0-06	Bantry Blues	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E Fitzgerald 2-1, S Hayes 1-1, M Dorgan 0-4, D Allen 0-3, C Murphy 0-2.		P O'Driscoll 0-3, D Hunt 0-2, J Cotter 0-1.	Attendance: 7,227 Referee: J Dennigan