1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship Explained

1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates:30 September – 4 November 1984
Teams:8
Champions: Knocknagree
Count:1
Champions Captain:John C. Horan
Champions Manager:John Fintan Daly
Runners-Up: Mallow
Runners-Up Captain:Malachi Nagle
Runners-Up Manager:Mick Golden
Matches:7
Goals:12
Points:115
Top Scorer: Donal Murphy (1-09)
Previous Year:1983
Previous Tournament:1983 Cork Junior Football Championship
Next Year:1985
Next Tournament:1985 Cork Junior A Football Championship

The 1984 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 30 September to 4 November 1984.

The final was played on 4 November 1984 at Fr Con Buckley Park in Buttevant, between Knocknagree and Mallow, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Knocknagree won the match by 0–13 to 1–10 to claim their first ever championship title.[2] [3] [4]

Mallow's Donal Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 1-09.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipMallow
BearaBeara Junior A Football ChampionshipAdrigole
CarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipCarbery Rangers
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipValley Rovesr
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipKnocknagree
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipYoughal
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipKilmurry
SeandúnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipSt Nicholas'

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Donal MurphyMallow1-091234.00
2Niall O'ConnorKnocknagree0-101033.33
3Kevin GreenAdrigole2-03919.00
Donal O'ConnorKnocknagree1-06933.00
5Seán BrowneMallow0-08832.66
Donal KelleherKnocknagree0-08832.66
7Alan CoppsMallow0-07733.33
8Mick CarrollMallow0-07723.50
9Tony MurphyCarbery Rangers0-06616.00
10Pat O'ConnorKnocknagree1-02531.66

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior AFC. Cork GAA website. 28 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Old heroes honoured on a night for Knocknagree. Irish Independent. 29 January 2009. 28 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Knocknagree celebrate jubilee. Irish Independent. 22 January 2009. 28 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Arise Knocknagree and take your place…. Irish Examiner. 26 March 2018. 28 November 2021. Tony. Leen.