1939 Cork Senior Football Championship
| Dates | 26 March 1939 – 12 November 1939 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 14 | ||
| Champions |  Clonakilty (1st title)Pat Nyhan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Beara | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 44 (3.67 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 111 (9.25 per match) | ||
| |||
The 1939 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 51st staging of the
Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887
. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 7 February 1939.
St. Nicholas' entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Beara in the semi-final.
On 12 November 1939,
Skibbereen Town Park.[1]
This was their first championship title.
Results
First round
| 26 March 1939 First round | Clonakilty | 5-05 - 1-06 | Carbery | Conakilty Sportsfield |
| 26 March 1939 First round | Avondhu | 3-03 - 5-03 | Imokilly | Fermoy Sportsfield |
| 2 April 1939 First round | University College Cork | 3-01 - 2-01 (match abandoned) | Kilmurry | Coachford Sportsfield |
| 16 April 1939 First round | Millstreet | 3-04 - 2-02 | Macroom | Millstreet Sportsfield |
| 16 April 1939 First round | Bantry Blues | Drimoleague Sportsfield |
| 23 April 1939 First round | Bantry Sportsfield |
| 7 May 1939 First round | St. Nicholas' | 2-05 - 1-06 | Dromtarriffe | Mallow Town Park |
Second round
| 21 May 1939 Second round | Clonakilty | 2-01 - 0-06 | imokilly | The Mardyke |
| 28 May 1939 Second round | Bantry Sportsfield |
| 24 September 1939 Second round | St. Nicholas' | 3-14 - 0-05 | Millstreet | Castle Grounds |
- University College Cork received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
| 2 July 1939 Semi-final | Clonakilty | 1-06 - 1-05 | University College Cork | Dunmanway Sportsfield |
| 29 October 1939 Semi-final | Beara | 0-09 - 2-02 | St. Nicholas' | Dunmanway Sportsfield |
Final
| 12 November 1939 Final | Skibbereen Town Park | |||
| Referee: J Murphy (Innishannon) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Clonakilty win their first senior title having lost six for the last eight finals.
- The first round match between University College Cork and Kilmurry was abandoned seven minutes from full time after a dispute arose in the Kilmurry goalmouth and the spectators invaded the pitch. The match was subsequently awarded to UCC.
- The second-round game between Dohenys and Beara was declared void and game awarded to Beara after an objection over the use of illegal player by Dohenys was upheld.
References
- ^ "Football History – Clonakilty GAA". Clonakilty GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.