2007 Cork Senior Football Championship Explained

2007 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates:7 April 2007 – 28 October 2007
Teams:27
Sponsor:Evening Echo
Champions: Nemo Rangers
Count:16
Champions Captain:Niall Geary
Champions Manager:Ephie Fitzgerald
Runners-Up: Ilen Rovers
Runners-Up Captain:Brian O'Sullivan
Runners-Up Manager:Flor O'Driscoll
Relegated: St. Vincent's
Top Scorer: James Masters (2-29)
Previous Year:2006
Previous Tournament:2006 Cork Senior Football Championship
Next Year:2008
Next Tournament:2008 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 2007 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 119th 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 10 December 2006. The championship began on 7 April 2007 and ended on 28 October 2007.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

On 28 October 2007, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-12 to 0-09 defeat of Ilen Rovers in the final.[2] This was their 16th championship title overall and their third title in succession.

Nemo's James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1James MastersNemo Rangers2-293565.83
2Kevin O'SullivanIlen Rovers0-313165.16
3John HayesCarbery Rangers1-232655.20
4Paul KerriganNemo Rangers0-212163.50
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1James MastersNemo Rangers1-0912Ilen Rovers
2James MastersNemo Rangers1-0811St. Nicholas'
Brian HealyBishopstown1-0811St. Vincent's
3Kevin MurraySt. Finbarr's1-069Douglas
4J. P. MurphySt. Vincent's1-058Bishopstown
Stephen GlasgowNa Piarsaigh1-058Carbery Rangers
Stephen MoylanDouglas1-058St. Finbarr's
Ger McCarthyDohenys0-088Castlehaven
Shane McCarthyDouglas0-088Carbery Rangers
5Colin CrowleyCastlehaven1-047Douglas
John HayesCarbery Rangers1-047Douglas
Ger McCarthyDohenys1-047Ilen Rovers
Donncha O'ConnorDuhallow1-047Ilen Rovers
John HayesCarbery Rangers0-077St. Finbarr's
Kevin O'SullivanIlen Rovers0-077Dohenys
James MastersNemo Rangers0-077Na Piarsaigh
Paul KerriganNemo Rangers0-077Ilen Rovers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gift goal puts Nemo on road to glory. Irish Examiner. 30 October 2006. 14 April 2019. Jim. O'Sullivan.
  2. Web site: Nemo dig deep to find edge against minnows. Irish Independent. 29 October 2007. 14 April 2019.