1990 Cork Senior Football Championship Explained

1990 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates:20 April – 4 November 1990
Teams:21
Champions: Duhallow
Count:2
Champions Captain:Danny Culloty
Champions Manager:John Fintan Daly
Runners-Up: St. Finbarr's
Runners-Up Captain:Christy Ryan
Runners-Up Manager:Donal Murray
Matches:23
Goals:48
Points:433
Top Scorer: Colm O'Neill (0-21)
Dave Barry (0-21)
Previous Year:1989
Previous Tournament:1989 Cork Senior Football Championship
Next Year:1991
Next Tournament:1991 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1990 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 102nd 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 17 December 1989. The championship began on 20 April 1990 and ended on 4 November 1990.

Castlehaven entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Muskerry in the second round.[1]

On 4 November 1990, Duhallow won the championship following an 0-08 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.[2] This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1936.

Colm O'Neill and Dave Barry were the championship's joint top scorers with 0-21.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Colm O'NeillImokilly0-212137.00
Dave BarrySt. Finbarr's0-212154.20
3Tony PowerSt. Finbarr's3-071653.20
Mick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa2-101628.00
5John CaulfieldCarbery1-101343.25
Niall O'ConnorDuhallow0-131343.25
7Dinny AllenNemo Rangers2-041042.50
Denis O'SullivanNemo Rangers0-101042.50
9Ciarán O'SullivanBeara1-06924.50
William O'RiordanKilshannig1-06924.50
Stephen CalnanNemo Rangers0-09942.25
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Mick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa1-069Glanmire
Colm O'NeillImokilly0-099Na Piarsaigh
3Tony PowerSt. Finbarr's2-028St. Nicholas'
Ciarán O'SullivanBeara1-058Seandún
Dave BarrySt. Finbarr's0-088St. Nicholas'
6William O'RiordanKilshannig1-047Na Piarsaigh
John ClearyCastlehaven1-047Muskerry
John CaulfieldCarbery1-047St. Finbarr's
Mick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa1-047Duhallow
Colm O'NeillImokilly0-077Nemo Rangers
Niall O'ConnorDuhallow0-077Carrigdhoun

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castlehaven still managing to bring it all back home in defiance of the odds. Irish Times. 1 December 2012. 28 June 2019. Keith. Duggan.
  2. Web site: Duhallow's great crusade recalls back to back county titles. The Corkman. 11 March 2017. 28 June 2019. John. Tarrant.