| 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship | |
| Dates: | 18 April 1976 – 14 November 1976 |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Champions: | St. Finbarr's |
| Count: | 4 |
| Champions Captain: | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| Champions Manager: | Pat Lougheed |
| Runners-Up: | St Michael's |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Andy Creagh |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 61 |
| Points: | 328 |
| Top Scorer: | Billy Field (1-30) |
| Previous Year: | 1975 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1975 Cork Senior Football Championship |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
| Next Tournament: | 1977 Cork Senior Football Championship |
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 in the semi-finals.[1] [2]
The final was played on 14 November 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Michael's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1-10 tp 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 17 years.[3] [4]
Billy Field was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Field | St. Michael's | 1-30 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 3-08 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | St. Michael's | 4-03 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| Danny Buckley | St. Michael's | 3-06 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | Frank O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 2-08 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 | |
| 7 | Gerry McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Seán Murphy | UCC | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Kieran Collins | Nemo Rangers | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Goulding | St. Finbarr's | 3-00 | 9 | Duhallow |
| Frank O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | 2-03 | 9 | Carrigdhoun | |
| Billy Field | St. Michael's | 1-06 | 9 | Avondhu | |
| Tony Murphy | Carbery | 0-09 | 9 | Nemo Rangers | |
| 5 | Noel Dunne | Muskerry | 1-05 | 8 | Millstreet |
| Christy Kearney | UCC | 1-05 | 8 | Na Piarsaigh | |
| Denis Collins | Dohenys | 1-05 | 8 | Macroom | |
| Billy Field | St. Michael's | 0-08 | 8 | UCC | |
| 9 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | St. Michael's | 2-01 | 7 | Avondhu |
| Noel Murphy | Bishopstown | 2-01 | 7 | Clonakilty | |
| Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 1-04 | 7 | Millstreet | |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 1-04 | 7 | Duhallow | |
| Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 1-04 | 7 | Beara | |
| Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 0-07 | 7 | Millstreet |