Simcox Cup | |
Irish: | Corn Siomcóg |
Code: | Hurling |
Founded: | 1911 |
Region: | Cork |
Trophy: | Simcox Cup |
Teams: | 11 |
Title Holders: | Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh |
Most Titles: | Coláiste Chríost Rí |
Mostordinal: | 23 |
Website: | Official website |
The Simcox Cup, officially known as the Cork Post-Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is an annual inter-schools Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Post-Primary Schools division of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was first played in 1911. It is the highest inter-schools Gaelic football competition in County Cork.
The final, typically held in March, serves as the culmination of a knockout series of games played between October and March. Eligible players must be under the age of 19. It is a stand-alone competition and runs concurrently with the Corn Uí Mhuirí.
As of 2024, 11 teams were participating in the Simcox Cup. Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh are the title-holders after defeating Clonakilty Community College by 2–10 to 1–09 in the 2024 final.
The following teams took part in the 2023–24 series of games.[1]
Team | Location | |
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Clonakilty Community College | Clonakilty | |
Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | Bishopstown | |
Coláiste Choilm | Ballincollig | |
Coláiste Chríost Rí | Turners Cross | |
Coachford College | Coachford | |
De La Salle College | Macroom | |
Hamilton High School | Bandon | |
Patrician Academy | Mallow | |
Skibbereen Community School | Bishopstown | |
St Colman's College | Fermoy | |
St Francis College | Rochestown |
Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score | |||
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2018–19 | Patrician Academy Mallow | 2–16 | St Francis College | 2–10 | [2] | |
2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021–22 | Skibbereen Community School | 1–14 | Clonakilty Community College | 2–10 | [3] | |
2022–23 | Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 1-05 | Skibbereen Community School | 1-04 | [4] | |
2023–24 | Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh | 2–10 | Clonakilty Community College | 1-09 | [5] |