1968 Cork Junior Football Championship Explained

1968 Cork Junior Football Championship
Dates:13 October - 17 November 1968
Teams:8
Champions: Canovee
Count:2
Champions Captain:John Dunlea
Runners-Up: Adrigole
Runners-Up Captain:Bernie O'Neill
Matches:7
Goals:15
Points:100
Previous Year:1967
Previous Tournament:1967 Cork Junior Football Championship
Next Year:1969
Next Tournament:1969 Cork Junior Football Championship

The 1968 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 70th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895.

The final was played on 17 November 1968 at Sam Maguire Park in Dunmanway, between Canovee and Adrigole, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Canovee won the match by 3-06 to 1-11 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 18 years.[2] [3]

Results

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior AFC. Cork GAA website. 28 November 2021.
  2. Web site: End of a long year but Canovee all out to make it memorable. Irish Examiner. 14 December 2007. 28 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Final glory is what keeps Adrigole men coming back for more despite heartbreak. Irish Independent. 22 November 2002. 28 November 2021.