1968 Cork Senior Football Championship Explained

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.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

Finals

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Tim F. HayesClonakilty0-262655.20
2Brendan LynchUCC3-112036.66
3Con O'SullivanUrhan1-141728.50
4Mick O'ReganBeara1-101326.50
5Johnny CarrollCarbery3-021142.75
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Con O'SullivanUrhan1-0710Clonakilty
2Brendan LynchUCC2-039St. Nicholas'
Tim F. HayesClonakilty0-099Duhallow
4Jerry HorganAvondhu0-088Mitchelstown
5Con O'SullivanUrhan0-077Macroom
Frank O'ConnellSeandún0-077Na Piarsaigh
Mick O'ReganBeara0-077Carrigdhoun

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Picking this team was hardest job of all. The Southern Star. 23 January 2015. 28 June 2019.