2023 Cork Senior A Football Championship

2023 Cork Senior A Football Championship
Dates	28 July - 11 November 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Bon Secours Hospital
Champions	Newcestown (1st title); Luke Meade (captain); Tim Buckley (manager)
Runners-up	Dohenys; Eoin Lavers (captain); Declan O'Dwyer (manager)
Relegated	Ilen Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	42 (1.75 per match)
Points scored	540 (22.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	David Buckley (0-37)
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The 2023 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022.^[1] The championship ran from 28 July to 11 November 2023.

The final was played on 11 November 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Newcestown and Dohenys, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newcestown won the match by 0-13 to 0-08 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3] They were the first team to complete the double, having earlier claimed the Cork SAHC title.^[4]

Newcestown's David Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.

Team changes[edit]

To Championship[edit]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Kanturk^[5]

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

Newcestown^[6]

From Championship[edit]

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

St. Michael's^[7]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Bandon^[8]

Group A[edit]

Group A table[edit]

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Knocknagree	3	2	0	1	45	40	5	4
Kanturk	3	2	0	1	59	55	4	4
O'Donovan Rossa	3	2	0	1	54	50	4	4
Fermoy	3	0	0	3	45	58	-13	0

Group A results[edit]

28 July 2023 Round 1	Kanturk	3-13 - 2-12	Fermoy	Mill Field
	I Walsh 0-4 (0-2 f), L McLoughlin, P Walsh, Alan Walsh 1-0 each, Aidan Walsh 0-3 (0-1 f), G Bucinskas, T Walsh, C Walsh 0-2 each.	Report	D Lardner 0-7 (0-3 f, 0-1 m), D O’Callaghan, D Daly 1-0 each, B Twomey 0-2 f, P De Roiste (f), J Molloy S Aherne 0-1 each.	Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

29 July 2023 Round 1	Knocknagree	0-11 - 2-09	O'Donovan Rossa	Castle Grounds
	A O’Connor 0-5 (0-4 f, 0-1 mark), Denis O’Connor, M McSweeney 0-2 each, David O’Connor, J Dennehy 0-1 each.	Report	K Davis 0-4 f, D Óg Hodnett, T Hegarty 1-0 each, D Hourihane 0-2, R Byrne, S Fitzgerald, D Shannon 0-1 each.	Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

19 August 2023 Round 2	Fermoy	0-11 - 1-14	Knocknagree	Newmarket Grounds
	D Lardner 0-8 (0-6 f); P De Roiste 0-3.	Report	A O’Connor 1-8 (0-7 f); M Mahoney, T O’Connor, David O’Connor, E McSweeney, Denis O’Connor, M Dilworth 0-1 each.	Referee: B Barry-Murphy (Aghabullogue)

20 August 2023 Round 2	O'Donovan Rossa	2-14 - 3-14	Kanturk	Castle Grounds
	K Davis (0-6, 0-5 frees), S Fitzgerald (1-2), J Shanahan (1-0), D Hourihane (0-3), K Hurley, R Byrne, B Crowley (0-1 each).	Report	C Walsh (1-6, 0-1 mark), I Walsh (1-5, 0-2 frees), A Walsh (1-0), L McLoughlin (0-2), R Cashman (0-1 45).	Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

10 September 2023 Round 3	O'Donovan Rossa	3-10 - 1-13	Fermoy	Charlie Hurley Park
	R Bryne (1-2, 0-1 free); K Davis (0-4, 0-3 frees); N Daly (0-3); D Hourihane Snr (pen), T Hegarty (1-0 each); S Fitzgerald (0-1).	Report	D Lardner (0-5, 0-2 frees); P De Róise (0-4); D Daly (0-3); B O’Sullivan (1-0); D Dawson (0-1, 45).	Referee: P O'Mahony

10 September 2023 Round 3	Knocknagree	2-11 - 0-14	Kanturk	Dromtarriffe Grounds
	A O’Connor 0-4 (0-3 f), D O’Mahony, N O’Connor 1-0 each, D O’Connor 0-3, M Dilworth 0-2, E McSweeney, P Doyle (45) 0-1 each.	Report	I Walsh 0-7 (0-2 f), C Walsh, P Walsh 0-2 each, R Walsh, B O’Sullivan, G Bucinskas 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

Group B[edit]

Group B table[edit]

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Newmarket	3	2	1	0	47	34	13	5
Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	3	1	1	1	42	42	0	3
Clyda Rovers	3	1	0	2	37	42	-5	2
Kiskeam	3	1	0	2	34	42	-8	2

Group B results[edit]

29 July 2023 Round 1	Clyda Rovers	1-11 - 0-15	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	Coachford Grounds
	C Corbett (1-5, 0-2 frees), E Walsh (0-2, 0-1 mark), N Hanley, C O’Sullivan, D O’Callaghan and P Kissane (0-1 each).	Report	B Seartan (0-8, 0-2 frees), C Ó Loingsigh (0-4, 0-2 frees, 0-1 45), A Ó Coinceannáin, S Ó Luasa and D Mac Tomáis (0-1 each).	Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

29 July 2023 Round 1	Newmarket	0-15 - 1-08	Kiskeam	Kanturk Grounds
	R O’Keeffe (0-1 ’45) and C O’Keeffe (0-2 frees) (0-5 each), H O’Connor (0-3, 0-1 free), B O’Connor and P Allen (0-1 each)	Report	T Casey (1-3, 0-1 free, 0-1 ’45), S Sullivan (0-3, 0-2 frees), M Casey and AJ O’Connor (0-1 each).	Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche)

19 August 2023 Round 2	Kiskeam	1-06 - 1-11	Clyda Rovers	Kanturk Grounds
	T Casey 1-2 (0-2 f), S O’Sullivan 0-2, D Fitzgerald (f), M Herlihy 0-1 each.	Report	C Corbett 0-5 (0-2 f), D O’Callaghan 0-4 f, K Graham 1-0, C O’Sullivan, D Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: C Nolan (Bishopstown)

20 August 2023 Round 2	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-11 - 0-14	Newmarket	O'Connor-McLoughlin Memorial Park
	B Seartan (1-5); D Mac Tomáis (0-3, 2 frees); A Ó Coinceannáin (free), C Ó Loingsigh (free), D Seartan (0-1 each).	Report	H O’Connor (0-7, 6 frees); R O’Keeffe (0-3, 1 45); C O’Keeffe (0-2, 1 free); C Browne, D Hannon (0-1 each).	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

10 September 2023 Round 3	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-13 - 1-11	Kiskeam	Millstreet Grounds
	C Ó Loingsigh 0-6 (0-1 f), D Seartan 0-4, B Seartan 0-2 (0-1 f), A Ó Coinceannáin 0-1.	Report	T Casey 0-5, K O Connor 1-0, S O'Sullivan, AJ O'Connor 0-2 each, T Dennehy, M Herlihy 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche)

10 September 2023 Round 3	Clyda Rovers	0-09 - 1-15	Newmarket	Banteer Sportsfield
	D O’Callaghan (0-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 ’45), E Walsh (0-2, 0-1 mark), C Corbett (free), C O’Sullivan and C Buckley (0-1 each).	Report	B O’Connor (1-3), H O’Connor (0-4, 0-3 frees), M Cottrell, R O’Keeffe (0-1 free) and C O’Keeffe (0-1 free) (0-2 each), D O’Keeffe and C Browne (0-1 each).	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Group C[edit]

Group C table[edit]

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Dohenys	3	3	0	0	52	39	13	6
Newcestown	3	2	0	1	44	37	7	4
Bishopstown	3	1	0	2	44	47	-3	2
Ilen Rovers	3	0	0	3	44	51	-17	0

Group C results[edit]

29 July 2023 Round 1	Newcestown	0-08 - 0-09	Dohenys	Rossmore Grounds
	D Buckley (0-2 frees) and N Kelly (0-1 free) 0-3 each, S O’Donovan and R O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	M Buckley 0-3 (0-3 frees), C O’Shea and F Herlihy 0-2 each, K White and A Mannix (0-1 45’) 0-1 each.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

30 July 2023 Round 1	Bishopstown	1-12 - 0-04	Ilen Rovers	Ahamilla Grounds
	B Clifford 0-5 (0-2 frees), K McFadden 1-1, C Dunne 0-2 (0-2 frees), M Murphy, P Honnohan, L O’Driscoll and S Collins 0-1 each.	Report	M Sheehy 0-2, P O’Driscoll and S O’Donovan 0-1 each.	Referee: B Sweeney (Shamrocks)

19 August 2023 Round 2	Ilen Rovers	1-09 - 0-14	Newcestown	Rossmore Grounds
	D Mac Eoin 0-4 (0-1 f), A Holland 0-3, C Harrington 1-0, S O’Donovan (f), M Sheehy 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0-6 (0-4 f), N Kelly 0-4 (0-3 f), C Dineen 0-2, R O’Sullivan, E Kenneally 0-1 each.	Referee: A Long (Argideen Rangers)

20 August 2023 Round 2	Dohenys	2-15 - 1-10	Bishopstown	Charlie Hurley Park
	C O’Shea (0-6, 0-4 frees), S Barry (1-1), M Buckley (1-0), K White (0-3) R Coakley (frees) and F Herlihy (0-2 each), A Mannix (0-1).	Report	C Dunne (0-4, frees), N Gough (1-0), M Nunan (0-1 free) and S Collins (0-2 each), B Clifford (free) and K McFadden (0-1 each).	Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

10 September 2023 Round 3	Dohenys	3-13 - 1-15	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
	K White 2-1, R Coakley 1-1, C O’Shea 0-4 (0-3 f), F Herlihy, M Buckley 0-3 each, S Barry 0-1.	Reprot	D Mac Eoin 0-8 (0-6 f), S O’Donovan 1-3, M Sheehy, A Holland 0-2 each.	Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

10 September 2023 Round 3	Newcestown	1-19 - 2-10	Bishopstown	Cloughduv Grounds
	D Buckley (0-9, 5f), E Kenneally (1-2), T Twomey (0-4), R O’Sullivan (0-3), N Kelly (0-1, 1f).	Report	D O’Connor (2-0), S Collins (0-4), B Clifford (0-3, 3f), M Power, M Nunan and L Arslan (0-1 each).	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

		Newmarket	0-10
Kanturk	1-07	Newcestown	0-12
Newcestown	2-04p			Newcestown	0-13
				Dohenys	0-8
		Dohenys	1-19
Knocknagree	0-10	Knocknagree	2-12
Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-08

Relegation playoff[edit]

24 September 2023 Playoff	Fermoy	0-10 - 0-04	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Uinsinn
	G O’Callaghan 0-4, D Lardner 0-3 (0-2 f), D Dawson (f), M Brennan, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	M Sheehan 0-2, S O’Shea, P O’Driscoll (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

Quarter-finals[edit]

23 September 2023 Quarter-final	Knocknagree	0-10 - 0-08	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	Clondrohid Grounds
	A O’Connor 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 45), T O’Connor, Denis R O’Connor 0-2, David O’Connor, E McSweeney, M McSweeney 0-1 each.	Report	A Ó Coinceannáin (0-2f), C Ó Loingsigh, B Seartan (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Seartan, L Ó Conchúir 0-1 each.	Referee: C Murphy (Glanworth)

24 September 2023 Quarter-final	Kanturk	1-07 - 2-04 Penalties: 2-4	Newcestown	Coachford Grounds
	R Walsh, C Hendry 1-0 each, I Walsh 0-2 (0-1 f), C Mullane, L McLoughlin 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0-5 (0-4 f), C Keane 1-0, L Meade, M McSweeney 0-1 each.	Referee: R Whelan (Aghada)

Semi-finals[edit]

7 October 2023 Semi-final	Dohenys	1-19 - 2-12	Knocknagree	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	F Herlihy 0-8, C O’Shea 0-6 (0-5f), M Buckley 1-2 (0-1f), K White 0-3 (0-1f).	Report	A O’Connor 1-2 (0-2f), M McSweeney 0-3, Denis O’Connor 1-0, E McSweeney 0-2, N O’Connor, J Dennehy, P Doyle (0-1 45), T O’Connor, T O’Mahony 0-1 each.	Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)

7 October 2023 Semi-final	Newmarket	0-10 - 0-12	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C O’Keeffe 0-3 (0-2 f), D O’Keeffe, R O’Keeffe 0-2 each, TJ Brosnan, B O’Connor, H O’Connor 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0-5 (0-2 f), T Twomey 0-3, S O’Sullivan 0-2, L Meade, N Kelly 0-1 each.	Referee: R Whelan (Gleann na Laoi)

Final[edit]

11 November 2023 Final	Dohenys	0-08 - 0-13	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C O’Shea (0-2 f), K White 0-3 each, J Kelly, G Farr 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0-9 (0-3 f), J Meade 0-2 (0-1 m), T Twomey, N Kelly 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	David Buckley	Newcestown	0-37	37	6	6.16
2	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	2-22	28	5	5.60
3	David Lardner	Fermoy	0-23	23	4	5.75
4	Ian Walsh	Kanturk	1-18	21	4	5.25
4	Colm O'Shea	Dohenys	0-21	21	5	4.20
6	Ben Seartan	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-17	20	4	5.00
7	Keith White	Dohenys	2-11	17	5	3.40
8	Thomas Casey	Kiskeam	2-10	16	3	5.33
9	Hugh O'Connor	Newmarket	0-15	15	4	3.75
10	Mark Buckley	Dohenys	2-08	14	5	2.80
	Conor Corbett	Clyda Rovers	1-11	14	3	4.66
	Kevin Davis	O'Donovan Rossa	0-14	14	3	4.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Anthony O'Connor	Knocknagree	1-08	11	Fermoy
2	Colin Walsh	Kanturk	1-06	9	O'Donovan Rossa
	David Buckley	Newcestown	0-09	9	Bishopstown
	David Buckley	Newcestown	0-09	9	Dohenys
5	Conor Corbett	Clyda Rovers	1-05	8	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
	Ben Seartan	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-05	8	Newmarket
	Ian Walsh	Kanturk	1-05	8	O'Donovan Rossa
	Ben Seartan	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-08	8	Clyda Rovers
	Dan Mac Eoin	Ilen Rovers	0-08	8	Dohenys
	David Lardner	Fermoy	0-08	8	Knocknagree
	Fionn Herlihy	Dohenys	0-08	8	Knocknagree

References[edit]

^ "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "Double delight for Newcestown after landing the SAFC title following victory over Dohenys". Echo Live. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (11 November 2023). "Newcestown's fairytale gets a fitting finish as Buckley devours Dohenys to seal double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (28 October 2023). "Newcestown hold off Blarney in replay to clinch Senior A title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ "Kanturk finally come good to capture the county PIFC title". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "PSFC: Goals the difference as Éire Óg retain status with win over Newcestown". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "St Michael's finally land county title with Adam Hennessy firing two goals past Knocknagree". Echo Live. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Ryan O'Keeffe hits 4-3 as Newmarket relegate Bandon". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External link[edit]

Cork GAA website

[1] "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[2] "Double delight for Newcestown after landing the SAFC title following victory over Dohenys". Echo Live. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[3] Cormican, Eoghan (11 November 2023). "Newcestown's fairytale gets a fitting finish as Buckley devours Dohenys to seal double". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

[4] Cormican, Eoghan (28 October 2023). "Newcestown hold off Blarney in replay to clinch Senior A title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[5] "Kanturk finally come good to capture the county PIFC title". Echo Live. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[6] "PSFC: Goals the difference as Éire Óg retain status with win over Newcestown". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[7] "St Michael's finally land county title with Adam Hennessy firing two goals past Knocknagree". Echo Live. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[8] "Ryan O'Keeffe hits 4-3 as Newmarket relegate Bandon". Echo Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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