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2017 Cork Junior A Football Championship

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2017 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates9 September – 29 October 2017
Teams16
SponsorEvening Echo
Champions Knocknagree (3rd title)
Matthew Dilworth (captain)
John Fintan Daly (manager)
Runners-up Erin's Own
Kieran Murphy (captain)
Brendan Lambe (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored31 (1.94 per match)
Points scored346 (21.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Anthony O'Connor (2-28)
2016 (Previous) (Next) 2018

The 2017 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 119th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place on 11 December 2016. It was the first championship to include beaten divisional finalists. The championship ran from 9 September to 29 October 2017.

The final was played on 29 October 2017 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Knocknagree and Erin's Own, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Knocknagree won the match by 2–19 to 2–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 26 years.[2]

Knocknagree's Anthony O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions Runners-up
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Buttevant Kilworth
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Garnish Urhan
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Kilmacabea Kilbrittain
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Valley Rovers Belgooly
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Boherbue Knocknagree
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Erin's Own Glenbower Rovers
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Kilmurry Iveleary
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Delaney Rovers White's Cross

Results

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First round

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9 September 2017 First round Boherbue 4-10 - 0-04 Urhan Inchigeelagh Grounds
R Moynihan 2-1, J O'Connor 1-4, M O'Gorman 1-0, J Casey 0-1, CJ O'Sullivan 0-1, A Guerin 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1. S O'Sullivan 0-3, P O'Shea 0-1.
9 September 2017 First round White's Cross 1-10 - 0-10
(aet)
Garnish Inchigeelagh Grounds
J Murphy 0-8, C Buckley 1-0, K Buckley 0-1, B O'Hara 0-1. F O'Sullivan 0-4, S Terry O'Sullivan 0-2, B Terry O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Neill 0-2.
10 September 2017 First round Knocknagree 1-17 - 0-10 Delaney Rovers Banteer Sportsfield
A O'Connor 0-7, D Cooper 1-1, M Dilworth 0-4, F O'Connor 0-2, E McSweeney 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1, M Mahony 0-1. R Downey 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, V Keating 0-2, C Healy 0-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1, D Ahern 0-1. Referee: M Sheehan (Liscarroll)
16 September 2017 First round Kilmacabea 1-07 - 0-04 Kilworth Blarney Grounds
D Gore 1-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1, G O'Donovan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, O O'Sullivan 0-1, L Thompson 0-1. T Twomey 0-2, L Whelan 0-1, P Moakley 0-1.
16 September 2017 First round Kilmurry 1-17 - 1-02 Kilbrittain Páirc Uinseann
J Ryan 0-6, S Curzon 1-1, S Warren 0-3, J Buckley 0-3, G Barrett 0-2, J O'Mullane 0-1, W Buckley 0-1. I Burke 1-0, P Wall 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1.
20 September 2017 First round Buttevant 3-11 - 2-07 Glenbower Rovers Páirc Mhic Gearailt
R Fowley 1-3, S Madigan 1-2, K O'Keeffe 1-1, J O'Neill 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, D Walsh 0-1. S Long 2-3, A Walsh 0-2, B McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.
25 September 2017 First round Iveleary 1-18 - 0-07 Valley Rovers Kilmurry Grounds
C Vaughan 1-6, C Óg Jones 0-5, B O'Leary 0-3, B Cronin 0-3, F McSweeney 0-1. A Settini 0-4, W Hurley 0-1, P Hurley 0-1, F Lyons 0-1.
2 October 2017 First round Erin's Own 0-12 - 0-04 Belgooly Páirc na Briain Diolúnaigh
S Murphy 0-3, M Collins 0-2, E Murphy 0-2, J Taylor 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, S Broderick 0-1. B Dwyer 0-4.

Quarter-finals

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30 September 2017 Quarter-final Knocknagree 2-19 - 1-10 Buttevant
A O'Connor 1-10, E McSweeney 0-6, J Dennehy 1-0, M Dilworth 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1. R Fowley 1-2, D O'Connell 0-4, Seamus Madigan 0-1, K O'Keeffe 0-1, JD Murphy 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.
30 September 2017 Quarter-final Iveleary 3-10 - 1-12 Boherbue Millstreet Grounds
C Jones 1-4, B Cronin 1-2, C Vaughan 1-2, B O'Leary 0-2. J O'Connor 1-5, M O'Connor 0-2, A O'Connor 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, J Casey 0-1, M O'Gorman 0-1, N Murphy 0-1. Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)
30 September 2017 Quarter-final Kilmacabea 0-16 - 0-07 White's Cross Kilmurry Grounds
D Gore 0-10, S O'Driscoll 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-1, L Thompson 0-1. J Murphy 0-3, C Buckley 0-2, E Buckley 0-1, K Ryan 0-1.
11 October 2017 Quarter-final Kilmurry 0-08 - 0-09 Erin's Own Páirc Uí Rinn
E Clifford 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, W Buckley 0-1, S Warren 0-1, S Curzon 0-1. J Taylor 0-6, J Sheehan 0-1, M O'Carroll 0-1, C O'Callaghan 0-1.

Semi-finals

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7 October 2017 Semi-final Knocknagree 2-13 - 0-18 Iveleary Millstreet Grounds
A O'Connor 1-6, F O'Connor 1-3, E McSweeney 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1, M Dilworth 0-1, M Mahony 0-1. C Vaughan 0-4, B Cronin 0-4, B O'Leary 0-3, G McSweeney 0-3, B Murphy 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, C Óg Jones 0-1, J Creedon 0-1.
14 October 2017 Semi-final Erin's Own 1-12 - 1-12
(aet)
Kilmacabea Brinny Sportsfield
J Taylor 0-5, T O'Leary 1-0, S Murphy 0-3, A Bowen 0-2, M Carroll 0-2. D O'Callaghan 1-2, D Gore 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, L Thompson 0-1, D Lynch 0-1, M Collins 0-1, J Collins 0-1. Referee: C Murphy (Brian Dillons)
21 October 2017 Semi-final replay Erin's Own 1-11 - 0-10 Kilmacabea Brinny Sportsfield
E Murphy 1-1, S Lee 0-3, S Murphy 0-3, T O'Leary 0-3, C O'Callaghan 0-1. D Gore 0-7, R O'Sullivan 0-2, G O'Donovan 0-1.

Final

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29 October 2017 Final Knocknagree 2-19 - 2-10 Erin's Own Páirc Uí Rinn
JF Daly 1-3, M Dilworth 0-6, A O'Connor 0-5, J Dennehy 1-0, D Cooper 0-2, E McSweeney 0-2, C White 0-1. J Taylor 1-5, T O'Leary 1-0, S Murphy 0-2, C Dooley 0-1, J O'Carroll 0-1, S Horgan 0-1. Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Anthony O'Connor Knocknagree 2-28 34 4 8.50
2 Damien Gore Kilmacabea 1-22 25 4 6.25
3 James Taylor Erin's Own 1-18 21 4 5.25
4 Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 2-12 18 3 6.00
5 Jerry O'Connor Boherbue 2-09 15 2 7.50
6 Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 1-10 13 3 6.00
Matthew Dilworth Knocknagree 0-13 13 4 3.25
8 Brian Cronin Iveleary 1-09 12 3 4.00
9 Ryan Fowley Buttevant 2-05 11 2 5.50
James Murphy White's Cross 0-11 11 2 5.50
Shane Murphy Shane Murphy 0-11 11 4 2.75
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Anthony O'Connor Knocknagree 1-10 13 Buttevant
2 Damien Gore Kilmacabea 0-10 10 White's Cross
3 Seán Long Glenbower Rovers 2-03 9 Buttevant
4 Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-06 9 Valley Rovers
Anthony O'Connor Knocknagree 1-06 9 Iveleary
6 James Taylor Erin's Own 1-05 8 Knocknagree
Jerry O'Connor Boherbue 1-05 8 Iveleary
James Murphy White's Cross 1-05 8 Garnish
9 Richard Moynihan Boherbue 2-01 7 Urhan
Jerry O'Connor Boherbue 1-04 7 Urhan
Chris Óg Jones Iveleary 1-04 7 Urhan
Anthony O'Connor Knocknagree 0-07 7 Delaney Rovers
Damien Gore Kilmacabea 0-07 7 Erin's Own

References

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  1. ^ "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Knocknagree delight on return to Cork summit". The Corkman. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2022.