1976 Cork Senior Football Championship

1976 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates	18 April 1976 - 14 November 1976
Teams	20
Champions	St. Finbarr's (4th title) Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain)
Runners-up	St. Michael's Andy Creagh (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	61 (3.05 per match)
Points scored	328 (16.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Billy Field
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The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 24 January 1976.

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

On 14 November 1976, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-07 defeat of St. Michael's in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first since 1959.

Billy Field of the St. Michael's club was the championship's top scorer.

Results

First round

Avondhu v St. Mcihael's

18 April 1976 First round	Avondhu	4-12 - 1-07	St. Mcihael's	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	B Field 1-6, E O'Donoghue 2-1, G Delaney 1-1, D McCurtain 0-3, R Cummins 0-1.		N Kirby 1-2, D Lonergan 0-3, M O'Mahony 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig)

Seandún v Imokilly

18 April 1976 First round	Seandún	2-10 - 1-06	Imokilly	Ballinlough
	J Atkins 1-2, P Regan 1-2, B Meade 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, N Walsh 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, W Driscoll 0-1.		M Magee 0-4, S Farrell 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1.

Muskerry v Millstreet

2 May 1976 First round	Muskerry	1-08 - 3-10	Millstreet	Macroom
	N Dunne 1-5, M Mehigan 0-2, D Curran 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, T Burke 0-4, D O'Shea 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, J Coleman 0-1.

University College Cork v Na Piarsaigh

2 May 1976 First round	University College Cork	2-13 - 0-10	Na Piarsaigh	Ballinlough
	C Kearney 1-5, S Murphy 1-3, C Mangan 0-1, J Cregan 0-1, T Foley 0-1, P Liston 0-1, T Sullivan 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-3, R McDonnell 0-2, B Whitley 0-2, F Buckley 0-1, G Moynihan 0-1, B Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Second round

Carbery v Nemo Rangers

18 April 1976 Second round	Carbery	0-10 - 0-15	Nemo Rangers	Cloughduv
	T Murphy 0-9, J Gabriel 0-1.		C Murphy 0-4, K Collins 0-3, L Good 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Allen 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

St. Finbarr's v Duhallow

18 April 1976 Second round	St. Finbarr's	4-09 - 3-04	Duhallow	Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
	T Goulding 3-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-4, J McCarthy 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.		P O'Connor 2-0, B Daly 1-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.

Clonakilty v Bishopstown

18 April 1976 Second round	Clonakilty	1-05 - 2-10	Bishopstown	Innishannon
	D McCarthy 1-0, K Harrington 0-2, M Leahy 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, F Regan 0-1.		N Murphy 2-1, J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, F Groarke 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, G O'Herlihy 0-1.	Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)

St. Nicholas' v Carrigdhoun

1 May 1976 Second round	St. Nicholas'	3-04 - 2-05	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park, Passage
	F O'Sullivan 2-3, L Hedderman 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Burke 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-1, G Hanley 0-1, C Callaghan 0-1.

Beara v Bantry Blues

2 May 1976 Second round	Beara	3-05 - 2-13	Bantry Blues	Ballingeary
	S O'Shea 1-0, F McCarthy 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, T O'Neill 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Hunt 1-4, F Carroll 1-1, D Barron 0-4, K Evans 0-2, V McCarthy 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.

Dohenys v Macroom

16 May 1976 Second round	Dohenys	1-09 - 0-03	Macroom	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	D Collins 1-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, J Collins 0-1.

St. Michael's v Millstreet

27 June 1976 Second round	St. Michael's	2-17 - 3-05	Millstreet	Coachford
				Referee: J Creal (Kilmichael)

Seandún v University College Cork

27 June 1976 Second round	Seandún	0-05 - 1-08	University College Cork	The Mardyke, Cork
	P Regan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, E Forde 0-1.		S Murphy 0-5, T O'Sullivan 1-1, J Mulvihill 0-1, J Crean 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v Bishopstown

26 June 1976 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	2-10 - 3-03	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 1-0, O McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-1.		G McCarthy 1-1, N Murphy 1-0, T O'Reilly 1-0.

Nemo Rangers v Dohenys

27 June 1976 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	3-10 - 0-04	Dohenys	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	D Allen 1-2, L Good 1-1, N Morgan 1-1, K Collins 0-4, C Murphy 0-2.		C O'Rourke 0-2, D Collins 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Bantry Blues

27 June 1976 Quarter-final	St. Nicholas'	1-09 - 1-09	Bantry Blues	Clonakilty
	T O'Neill 1-2, F O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, P Harte 0-1.		D Hunt 1-0, K Evans 0-2, D Barron 0-2, PJ Minihane 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, D Cotter 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Bantry Blues

4 July 1976 Quarter-final replay	St. Nicholas'	1-06 - 0-10	Bantry Blues	Clonakilty
	J O'Sullivan 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1, P Harte 0-1.		D Barron 0-5, K Evans 0-3, D Hunt 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1.

St. Michael's v University College Cork

18 July 1976 Quarter-final	St. Michael's	2-13 - 3-01	University College Cork	Ballinlough
	B Field 0-8, E O'Donoghue 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-2, R Cummins 0-1.		P Liston 2-0, F Hanley 1-0, J Crean 0-1.

Semi-finals

St. Michael's v Bantry Blues

12 September 1976 Semi-final	St. Michael's	4-08 - 0-07	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	B Field 0-5, P Kavanagh 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, E O'Donoghue 1-0, K Warner 1-0, D McCurtain 0-1.		F Carroll 0-4, D Hunt 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Nemo Rangers

8 August 1976 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	0-10 - 0-08	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J McCarthy 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, C Myers 0-2, F Twomey 0-1.		K Collins 0-4, L Good 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.	Referee: F Halbert (Glenville)

Final

St. Finbarr's v St. Michael's

14 November 1976 Final	St. Finbarr's	1-10 - 1-07	St. Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-2, F Twomey 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, O McCarthy 0-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-1.		B Field 0-4, D McCurtain 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1.	Attendance: 11,062 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• This was the first final to be played at the newly built Páirc Uí Chaoimh.