2000 Cork Senior Football Championship Explained

2000 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates:16 April 2000 – 1 October 2000
Teams:27
Sponsor:TSB Bank
Champions: Nemo Rangers
Count:11
Champions Captain:Larry Kavanagh
Champions Manager:Billy Morgan
Runners-Up: Carbery
Runners-Up Captain:Fachtna Collins
Runners-Up Manager:Pat Sheehy
Matches:43
Goals:55
Points:902
Top Scorer: Paul Holland (2-40)
Previous Year:1999
Previous Tournament:1999 Cork Senior Football Championship
Next Year:2001
Next Tournament:2001 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 2000 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 112th 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 12 December 1999. The championship began on 16 April 2000 and ended on 1 October 2000.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Castlehaven.[1]

On 1 October 2000, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-14 to 0-07 defeat of Carbery in the final. This was their 11th championship title overall and their first title since 1993.

Paul Holland from the Clyda Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-40.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Results

Round 2

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paul HollandClyda Rovers2-404676.57
2Jurgen WernerO'Donovan Rossa1-374075.71
3Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers0-353565.83
4Philip CliffordBantry Blues2-182446.00
Colin CrowleyCastlehaven2-182455.80
6Brian O'SullivanCarbery0-212173.00
7Paudie HurleyCastlehaven2-111753.40
David NyhanDohenys0-171735.66
9Joe KavanaghNemo Rangers2-101662.66
Alan CroninNemo Rangers1-131662.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers0-1111Castlehaven
2Jurgen WernerO'Donovan Rossa1-0710Beara
3David FlemingCarrigdhoun2-039Na Piarsaigh
Philip CliffordBantry Blues1-069Dohenys
Paul HollandClyda Rovers1-069Muskerry
6Colin CrowleyCastlehaven1-058O'Donovan Rossa
Ronan McCarthyDouglas0-088Bishopstown
Paul HollandClyda Rovers0-088Muskerry
9Paul HollandClyda Rovers1-047Mallow
Kevin LynchNaomh Abán1-047Avondhu
Colin CrowleyCastlehaven1-047CIT
Philip CliffordBantry Blues1-047Nemo Rangers
Alan CroninNemo Rangers1-047Carbery
Jurgen WernerO'Donovan Rossa0-077Douglas
David NyhanDohenys0-077Bantry Blues
James O'SheaBishopstown0-077Naomh Abán
Paul HollandClyda Rovers0-077Seandún
Colin O'SullivanNa Piarsaigh0-077Carrigdhoun
Paul HollandClyda Rovers0-077Duhallow
Colin CorkeryNemo Rangers0-077Bantry Blues
Jurgen WernerO'Donovan Rossa0-077Castlehaven
Fionán MurraySt. Finbarr's0-077Nemo Rangers

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kavanagh special rescues Nemo. Irish Independent. 8 October 1999. 10 April 2019.