1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship

1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates	29 September – 10 November 1996
Teams	9
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Kilshannig (2nd title); Patrick O'Connell (captain); Niall O'Shea (manager)
Runners-up	Youghal; Philip Monaghan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	20 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	117 (14.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dan O'Brien (3–03); Jimmy Dennehy (0–12)
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Dates29 September – 10 November 1996

Teams9

SponsorTSB Bank

Champions

Kilshannig (2nd title)
Patrick O'Connell (captain)
Niall O'Shea (manager)

The 1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 1995. The championship ran from 29 September to 10 November 1996.

The final was played on 10 November 1996 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Kilshannig and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Kilshannig won the match by 1–07 to 0–05 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1985.^[2]^[3]

Dan O'Brien and Jimmy Dennehy were the championship's joint-top scorers

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Division	Championship	Representatives
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Deel Rovers Kilshannig
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Garnish
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Ilen Rovers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Valley Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Kiskeam
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Youghal
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Ballinora
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Nemo Rangers

29 September 1996 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	3–08 – 3–06	Ilen Rovers	Kilmurry Grounds
	L O'Sullivan 2–3, C McCarthy 1–0, S Callanan 0–3, B Morgan 0–1, Alan Cronin 0–1.		F Connolly 1–1, K Daly 1–1, C Collins 1–0, J Whooley 0–2, F Collins 0–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1.

13 October 1996 Quarter-final	Deel Rovers	3–08 – 0–08	Ballinora	Glenville Grounds
	D O'Brien 2–2, P O'Brien 1–0, R Geary 0–3, M Savage 0–2, M Morrissey 0–1.		M Twohig 0–3, F Drinan 0–1, M Murphy 0–1, T Conway 0–1, P Cantillon 0–1, D Lynch 0–1.

13 October 1996 Quarter-final	Kiskeam	1–12 – 0–10	Valley Rovers	Ballyanley Grounds
	J Dennehy 0–7, M Angland 1–0, D O'Leary 0–2, J Herlihy 0–2, T Galvin 0–1.		E McCarthy 0–4, K McCarthy 0–3, T O'Connell 0–1, D Kiely 0–1, J Crowley 0–1.

20 October 1996 Quarter-final	Youghal	2–12 – 0–09	Garnish	Castle Grounds
	B Coleman 0–5, K Coleman 1–1, E Coleman 0–4, B Murray 1–0, M Downing 0–1, J Flynn 01.		R Walsh 0–5, C Murphy 0–2, O O'Sullivan 0–1, K Murphy 0–1.

1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Results

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Miscellaneous

References

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27 October 1996 Semi-final	Deel Rovers	3–08 – 1–10	Kiskeam	Kanturk Grounds
	D Linehan 1–2, D O'Brien 1–1, M Morrissey 1–0, R Geary 0–2, G Fitzgibbon 0–1, P Buckley 0–1, P O'Brien 0–1.		J Dennehy 0–5, T Galvin 1–0, J Herlihy 0–2, D Angland 0–1, R Dennehy 0–1, F Murphy 0–1.

27 October 1996 Semi-final	Youghal	2–07 – 1–07	Nemo Rangers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	J Flynn 2–0, B Coleman 0–3, E Coleman 0–2, M Downing 0–1, B Murray 0–1.		M Dunne 1–1, S Callanan 0–3, E O'Leary 0–1, C McCarthy 0–1, L O'Sullivan 0–1.

10 November 1996 Final	Kilshannig	1–07 – 0–05	Youghal	Pairc Ui Rinn
	W O'Riordan 1–2, N Noonan 0–2, D Ryan 0–2, P O'Connell 0–1.		K Coleman 0–2, B Coleman 0–2, K Dempsey 0–1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dan O'Brien	Deel Rovers	3–03	12	2	6.00
1	Jimmy Dennehy	Kiskeam	0–12	12	2	6.00
3	Liam O'Sullivan	Nemo Rangers	2–04	10	2	5.00
3	Brendan Coleman	Youghal	0–10	10	3	3.33
5	John Flynn	Youghal	2–01	7	3	2.33

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam O'Sullivan	Nemo Rangers	2–03	9	Ilen Rovers
2	Dan O'Brien	Deel Rovers	2–02	8	Ballinora
3	Jimmy Dennehy	Kiskeam	0–07	7	Valley Rovers
4	John Flynn	Youghal	2–00	6	Nemo Rangers
5	Donal Linehan	Deel Rovers	1–02	5	Kiskeam
	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	1–02	5	Youghal
	Brendan Coleman	Youghal	0–05	5	Garnish
	Robert Walsh	Garnish	0–05	5	Youghal
	Jimmy Dennehy	Kiskeam	0–05	5	Deel Rovers