1991 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

20 April – 6 October 1991

Teams

Champions

Duhallow (3rd title)
Danny Culloty (captain)
John Fintan Daly (manager)

Runners-up

St. Finbarr's
John Kerins (captain)
John Allen (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

60 (2.5 per match)

Points scored

411 (17.13 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Maurice Fitzgerald (2-16)

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The 1991 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 103rd 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 16 December 1990. The championship ran from 20 April to 6 October 1991.

Duhallow entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 6 October 1991 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Duhallow and St. Finbarr's, in what was their third ever meeting in the final and their second meeting in succession. Duhallow won the match by 0-11 to 0-10 to claim their third championship title overall and a second title in succession..^[2]^[3]

University College Cork's Maurice Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 2-16.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Macroom

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Rockchapel

Results

First round

Muskerry v University College Cork

20 April 1991 First round	Muskerry	3-07 - 3-11	University College Cork	Ballincollig Grounds
	D Lynch 2-3, J O'Driscoll 1-1, C O'Callaghan 0-1, K Creed 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-6, B Horgan 1-0, F Keohane 1-0, A Kelly 0-2, C Collins 0-1, C O'Dwyer 0-1, T Queally 0-1.

Bishopstown v Carbery

20 April 1991 First round	Bishopstown	0-03 - 0-11	Carbery	Carrigadrohid Grounds
	M McGrath 0-1, L Meaney 0-1, L Honohan 0-1.		B Harte 0-6, J Whooley 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1.

Seandún v Beara

21 April 1991 First round	Seandún	0-06 - 0-10	Beara	Aughaville Grunds
	B Harrington 0-2, K O'Brien 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-3, M Harrington 0-3, N Murphy 0-1, O O'Sullivan 0-1, Martin O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

O'Donovan Rossa v Na Piarsaigh

27 April 1991 First round	O'Donovan Rossa	1-08 - 2-05	Na Piarsaigh	Charlie Hurley Park
	P Davis 1-1, M McCarthy 0-3, J Brady 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 1-0, B O'Donovan 1-0, R McDonnell 0-2, Mick Mullins 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1, T Twomey 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Na Piarsaigh

5 May 1991 First round replay	O'Donovan Rossa	6-10 - 1-08	Na Piarsaigh	Charlie Hurley Park
	M McCarthy 2-3, J Brady 2-1, P Davis 1-2, D O'Donovan 1-0, J O'Driscoll 0-3, T Davis 0-1.		D Sheehan 0-6, C O'Donovan 1-0, J Twomey 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.

Clonakilty v Kilshannig

12 May 1991 First round	Clonakilty	2-09 - 3-04	Kilshannig	Cloughduv Grounds
	E Ryan 1-1, M de Long 0-4, F Lyons 1-0, T Mannix 0-2, B Sutton 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1.		W O'Riordan 2-1, P O'Connell 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.

Second round

Carrigdhoun v Nemo Rangers

20 April 1991 Second round	Carrigdhoun	1-06 - 3-08	Nemo Rangers	Manning Park
	S Stack 1-1, A Harrington 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1, M Cahalane 0-1.		P O'Donovan 2-0, J Kavanagh 1-3, S O'Brien 0-2, S Fahy 0-2, D Allen 0-1.

Macroom v Imokilly

21 April 1991 Second round	Macroom	1-04 - 1-10	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	F Corrigan 1-0, N Twomey 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2.		J Morgan 0-6, M Lewis 1-1, M Spillane 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, N O'Neill 0-1.

St Michael's v Avondhu

21 April 1991 Second round	St Michael's	2-11 - 1-06	Avondhu	Clonmult Memorial Park
	A Ryan 0-6, I Aherne 1-0, P Kiely 1-0, J Quilter 0-3, G Power 0-1, J Cashman 0-1.		J Barrett 1-0, F Grourke 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, D Twomey 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

Duhallow v University College Cork

19 May 1991 Second round	Duhallow	1-11 - 0-14	University College Cork	Clondrohid Grounds
	D Culloty 1-0, J Dennehy 0-3, A Barry 0-3, J Casey 0-2, N O'Connor 0-2, P Mahony 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-5, F Keohane 0-2, D Ahern 0-2, N Donlon 0-2, T O'Connell 0-1, C Collins 0-1, C O'Dwyer 0-1.

Glanmire v Clonakilty

24 May 1991 Second round	Glanmire	2-06 - 1-07	Clonakilty	Innishannon Grounds
	G Murphy 1-2, S McElhinney 1-0, M Flynn 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1.		M de Long 1-1, F Lyons 0-2, E Ryan 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, B Crowley 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v St. Finbarr's

24 May 1991 Second round	O'Donovan Rossa	1-07 - 3-06	St. Finbarr's	Henry Ford Park
	M McCarthy 1-5, P Davis 0-1, J Brady 0-1.		M Barry 2-1, T Power 1-2, J Costello 0-2, K Scanlon 0-1.

Duhallow v University College Cork

31 May 1991 Second round replay	Duhallow	0-15 - 1-10	University College Cork	Clondrohid Grounds
	J Dennehy 0-5, N O'Connor 0-5, K Linehan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, R Dennehy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-5, F Keohane 0-2, K Dwyer 0-1, P Ahern 0-1, D Ahern 0-1.

Beara v St. Nicholas'

9 June 1991 Second round	Beara	1-09 - 2-13	St. Nicholas'	Sam Maguire Park
	L Coffey 1-0, D Fagan 0-3, K Hendrick 0-2, V Hedderman 0-1, M Brosnan 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1.		G O'Sullivan 2-3, M O'Sullivan 0-3, S Spencer 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-2, C Collins 0-1, M Harrington 0-1, J Power 0-1.

Carbery v Castlehaven

23 June 1991 Second round	Carbery	1-06 - 1-06	Castlehaven	Rossa Park
	B Harte 0-4, P Hodentt 1-0, J Cotter 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.		J Maguire 1-1, J Cleary 0-4, F Collins 0-1.

Carbery v Castlehaven

30 June 1991 Second round replay	Carbery	1-10 - 0-05	Castlehaven	Rossa Park
	J Cotter 0-5, J Whooley 1-0, B Harte 0-2, B Herlihy 0-2, K Santry 0-1.		F Collins 0-2, J Cleary 0-2, E Cleary 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v Imokilly

22 June 1991 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-09 - 0-12	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K Scanlon 1-2, T Leahy 0-5, J Griffin 0-2.		C O'Neill 0-5, J Morgan 0-3, M Lewis 0-2, B Tynan 0-1, M Spillane 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Duhallow v St. Michael's

22 June 1991 Quarter-final	Duhallow	1-11 - 1-04	St. Michael's	Aghinagh Grounds
	N O'Connor 1-4, J Dennehy 0-3, K Linehan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		D O'Connell 1-1, T Scally 0-1, G Power 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

Nemo Rangers v Glanmire

23 June 1991 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-12 - 0-05	Glanmire	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D O'Sullivan 1-1, J Kavanagh 0-4, D Allen 1-0, S Fahy 0-2, C Corkery 0-2, T Dalton 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1, S Calnan 0-1.		T McCarthy 0-3, T Murphy 0-1, N Mulvihill 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

St. Finbarr's v Imokilly

30 June 1991 Quarter-final replay	St. Finbarr's	1-13 - 1-09	Imokilly	Riverstown Sportsfield
	T Leahy 0-5, M Barry 1-1, M Comyns 0-3, K Scanlon 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, T Power 0-1.		C O'Neill 0-5, G Morgan 1-1, J Morgan 0-2, M Lewis 0-1.	Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)

Carbery v Beara

28 July 1991 Quarter-final	Carbery	3-11 - 1-05	Beara	Castletownbere Grounds
	J Whooley 2-3, B Harte 0-4, M Farr 1-0, S Dineen 0-2, F Santry 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.		F O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-3, G O'Sullivan 0-2.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Semi-finals

Duhallow v Nemo Rangers

27 July 1991 Semi-final	Duhallow	3-11 - 0-09	Nemo Rangers	Mitchelstown Grounds
	D O'Connor 1-3, N O'Connor 1-1, J Murphy 1-1, J Dennehy 0-3, A Barry 0-2, G Casey 0-1.		J Kavanagh 0-3, C Corkery 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, T Nation 0-1, T Dalton 0-1, S Calnan 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway

St. Finbarr's v Carbery

8 September 1991 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	0-11 - 1-06	Carbery	Clonakilty Grounds
	T Power 0-4, T Leahy 0-3, M Slocum 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, J Costelloe 0-1.		P Goggin 1-1, B Harte 0-4, J Cotter 0-1.

Final

Duhallow v St. Finbarr's

6 October 1991 Final	Duhallow	0-11 - 0-10	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Dennehy 0-4, N O'Connor 0-3, P Mahoney 0-2, L Dennehy 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		T Leahy 0-6, M Barry 0-2, K Scanlon 0-1, T Power 0-1.	Attendance: 9,291 Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Maurice Fitzgerald	UCC	2-16	22	3	7.33
2	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	2-15	21	5	4.20
3	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	3-11	20	3	6.66
3	Barry Harte	Carbery	0-20	20	5	4.00
5	Tony Leahy	St. Finbarr's	0-19	19	4	4.75
6	Jimmy Dennehy	Duhallow	0-18	18	5	3.60
7	Jason Whooley	Carbery	3-05	14	3	4.66
8	Michael Barry	St. Finbarr's	3-04	13	5	2.60
8	Joe Kavanagh	Nemo Rangers	1-10	13	3	4.66
10	Tony Power	St. Finbarr's	1-08	11	5	2.20
10	John Morgan	Imokilly	0-11	11	3	3.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Diarmuid Lynch	Muskerry	2-03	9	UCC
	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	2-03	9	Na Piarsaigh
	Gary O'Sullivan	St. Nicholas'	2-03	9	Beara
	Jason Whooley	Carbery	2-03	9	Beara
	Maurice Fitzgerald	UCC	1-06	9	Muskerry
6	Mick McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's
6	Maurice Fitzgerald	UCC	1-05	8	Duhallow
8	John Brady	O'Donovan Rossa	2-01	7	Na Piarsaigh
	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	2-01	7	Clonakilty
	Michael Barry	St. Finbarr's	2-01	7	O'Donovan Rossa

References

^ Tarrant, John (11 March 2017). "Duhallow's great crusade recalls back to back county titles". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Duhallow teams of '90 and '91 had a real club-like bond, says 'Danny the Yank' Culloty". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "It was no holds barred for Duhallow when they last lifted the Andy Scannell Cup". Echo Live. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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