1968 Cork Senior Football Championship | |
Dates: | 7 April 1968 – 6 October 1968 |
Teams: | 17 |
Champions: | Carbery |
Count: | 2 |
Champions Captain: | Frank Kehilly |
Runners-Up: | Clonakilty |
Runners-Up Captain: | Kevin Dillon |
Matches: | 16 |
Goals: | 35 |
Points: | 260 |
Top Scorer: | Tim F. Hayes (0-26) |
Previous Year: | 1967 |
Previous Tournament: | 1967 Cork Senior Football Championship |
Next Year: | 1969 |
Next Tournament: | 1969 Cork Senior Football Championship |
The 1968 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 80th 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 28 January 1968. The championship began on 7 April 1968 and ended on 6 October 1968.
Beara entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by University College Cork at the quarter-final stage.
On 6 October 1968, Carbery won the championship following a 1-09 to 1-06 defeat of Clonakilty in a final replay.[1] This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1937.
Clonakilty's Tim F. Hayes was the championship's top scorer with 0-26.
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tim F. Hayes | Clonakilty | 0-26 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 | |
2 | Brendan Lynch | UCC | 3-11 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 | |
3 | Con O'Sullivan | Urhan | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | |
4 | Mick O'Regan | Beara | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
5 | Johnny Carroll | Carbery | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Con O'Sullivan | Urhan | 1-07 | 10 | Clonakilty |
2 | Brendan Lynch | UCC | 2-03 | 9 | St. Nicholas' |
Tim F. Hayes | Clonakilty | 0-09 | 9 | Duhallow | |
4 | Jerry Horgan | Avondhu | 0-08 | 8 | Mitchelstown |
5 | Con O'Sullivan | Urhan | 0-07 | 7 | Macroom |
Frank O'Connell | Seandún | 0-07 | 7 | Na Piarsaigh | |
Mick O'Regan | Beara | 0-07 | 7 | Carrigdhoun |