2003 Cork Junior A Football Championship Explained

2003 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates:12 October - 30 November 2003
Teams:8
Sponsor:Permanent TSB
Champions: Carbery Rangers
Count:1
Champions Captain:Johnny Murphy
Champions Manager:Michael Paul Hicks
Runners-Up: Cill na Martra
Runners-Up Captain:Noel O'Leary
Runners-Up Manager:Derry Crowley
Matches:7
Goals:6
Points:131
Top Scorer: Richard Hoare (1-16)
Previous Year:2002
Previous Tournament:2002 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Next Year:2004
Next Tournament:2004 Cork Junior A Football Championship

The 2003 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 105th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 8 December 2002. The championship ran from 12 October to 30 November 2003.

The final was played on 30 November 2003 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Carbery Rangers and Cill na Martra, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Carbery Rangers won the match by 0-10 to 0-05 to claim their first ever championship title.[2] [3]

Cill na Martra's Richard Hoare was the championship's top scorer with 1-16.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipFermoy
CarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipCarbery Rangers
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipBallygarvan
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipMillstreet
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipErin's Own
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipCill Na Martra
SeandúnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipMayfield

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Richard HoareCill an Martra1-161936.33
2John HayesCarbery Rangers0-141434.66
3Philip LonerganFermoy1-06924.50
Barry HegartyMayfield0-09924.50
5Declan HayesCarbery Rangers1-03632.00
Johnny MurphyCarbery Rangers0-06632.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Richard HoareCill an Martra1-0710Garnish
2Richard HoareCill an Martra0-077Mayfield
3Ken AshmanBallygarvan1-025Carbery Rangers
Philip LonerganFermoy1-025Erin's Own
Barry HegartyMayfield0-055Millstreet
John HayesCarbery Rangers0-055Ballygarvan
John HayesCarbery Rangers0-055Cill na Martra
8Kevin O'SullivanCill na Martra1-014Mayfield
Denis KielyMillstreet0-044Mayfield
Barry HegartyMayfield0-044Cill na Martra
John HayesCarbery Rangers0-044Fermoy
Philip LonerganFermoy1-025Carbery Rangers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior A FC. 20 November 2021. Cork GAA website.
  2. Web site: Carbery’s historic win ends decades of frustration. 20 November 2021. Irish Examiner. 1 December 2003. Bob. Lester.
  3. Web site: Rangers top the charts. 20 November 2021. Irish Examiner. 23 October 2016. Kieran. McCarthy.