2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship Explained

2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates:12 September - 25 October 2015
Teams:8
Sponsor:Evening Echo
Champions: Bandon
Count:5
Champions Captain:Pat Prendergast
Champions Manager:Colm Aherne
Runners-Up: Iveleary
Runners-Up Captain:Brian Cronin
Matches:8
Goals:21
Points:176
Top Scorer: Mark Sugrue (4-18)
Previous Year:2014
Previous Tournament:2014 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Next Year:2016
Next Tournament:2016 Cork Junior A Football Championship

The 2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 117th 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 14 December 2014. The championship ran from 12 September to 25 October 2015.

The final was played on 25 October 2015 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Bandon and Iveleary, in what was their first meeting in the final in 86 years.[1] Bandon won the match by 3-11 to 2-09 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 40 years.[2] [3]

Bandon's Mark Sugrue was the championship's top scorer with 4-18.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipRepresentatives
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipBallyclough
BearaBeara Junior A Football ChampionshipUrhan
CarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipBandon
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipBallinhassig
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipKnocknagree
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipFr. O'Neill's
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipIveleary
SeandúnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipDelaney Rovers

Results

Final

Championship Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mark SugrueBandon4-1830310.00
2Brian CroninIveleary3-152446.00
Cathal VaughanIveleary1-212446.00
4Colm O'NeillBallyclough1-111434.66
5Teddy O'SheaBallyclough2-061234.00
Barry CollinsBandon0-121234.00
7Darren CrowleyBandon1-081133.66
8John Fintan DalyKnocknagree1-06924.50
9Anthony O'ConnorKnocknagree0-08824.00
10Seán LehaneIveleary1-03641.50
Thomas O'NeillBallyclough1-03632.00
Ciarán McCarthyDelaney Rovers0-06616.00
Matthew DilworthKnocknagree0-06623.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Mark SugrueBandon3-0413Iveleary
2Brian CroninIveleary2-0511Urhan
3Mark SugrueBandon1-0710Knocknagree
4John Fintan DalyKNocknagree1-058Fr. O'Neill's
Cathal VaughanIveleary0-088Urhan
6Mark SugrueBandon0-077Delaney Rovers
Cathal VaughanIveleary0-077Ballyclough
8Colm O'NeillBallyclough1-036Ballinhassig
Teddy O'SheaBallyclough1-036Ballinhassig
Darren CrowleyBandon1-036Delaney Rovers
Cathal VaughanIveleary1-036Bandon
Brian CroninIveleary0-066Ballyclough
Ciarán McCarthyDelaney Rovers0-066Bandon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Junior A FC. 20 November 2021. Cork GAA website.
  2. Web site: Sugrue scores hat trick as Bandon win county football final. 28 October 2017. The Southern Star. 25 October 2015.
  3. Web site: VIDEO: Mark Sugrue inspires Bandon victory. 28 October 2017. Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015.