1999 Cork Senior Football Championship Explained

1999 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates:1 May 1999 – 14 November 1999
Teams:27
Sponsor:TSB Bank
Champions: University College Cork
Count:9
Champions Captain:Mícheál Ó Cróinín
Champions Manager:Des Cullinane
Runners-Up: Nemo Rangers
Runners-Up Captain:Larry Kavanagh
Runners-Up Manager:Billy Morgan
Matches:29
Goals:57
Points:614
Top Scorer: Podsie O'Mahony (1-34)
Previous Year:1998
Previous Tournament:1998 Cork Senior Football Championship
Next Year:2000
Next Tournament:2000 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1999 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 11 December 1998. The championship began on 1 May 1999 and ended on 14 November 1999.

Bantry Blues entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in a second round replay.[1]

On 14 November 1999, University College Cork won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-08 defeat of Nemo Rangers in a replay of the final.[2] This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 1973.

Ballincollig's Podsie O'Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 1-34.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

Finals

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Podsie O'MahonyBallincollig1-343749.25
2Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers3-213047.50
3Mícheál Ó CróinínUCC1-232664.33
4Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh3-132245.50
5Mark LewisAghada0-212137.00
6Dermot O'SullivanDuhallow0-202045.00
7Ian TwissUCC2-131963.16
8Fergal KeohaneBallincollig3-081744.25
9Mark O'SullivanDuhallow3-071644.00
10Noel TwomeyMuskerry1-121535.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Podsie O'MahonyBallincollig1-0912Carrigdhoun
Podsie O'MahonyBallincollig0-1212Carbery
3Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers2-0410Beara
4Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers1-069Duhallow
Mark LewisAghada0-099St. Nicholas'
6Fergal KeohaneBallincollig2-028Castlehaven
Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh2-028Duhallow
Derek BarrettImokilly0-088AVondhu
Mark LewisAghada0-088Imokilly

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blues for Duhallow. Irish Independent. 5 October 1998. 9 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Kavanagh special rescues Nemo. Irish Independent. 8 October 1999. 10 April 2019.