1995 Cork Senior Football Championship

1995 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates	29 April 1995 – 8 October 1995
Teams	23
Champions	Bantry Blues (1st title); Damien O'Neill (captain); Denis Cotter (manager)
Runners-up	Muskerry; John O'Driscoll (captain); Colman Corrigan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	34 (1.42 per match)
Points scored	485 (20.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jonathan McCarthy (0-24)
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The 1995 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 107th 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 11 December 1994. The championship began on 29 April 1995 and ended on 8 October 1995.

Castlehaven were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Beara in the second round.^[1]

On 8 October 1995,

Bantry Blues won the championship following a 0-10 to 0-08 defeat of Muskerry in the final.^[2]

This was their first championship title.

Mukserry's Jonathan McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 0-24.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Ballincollig

Results

First round

29 April 1995 First round	Carbery	2-07 - 0-05	Glanmire	Carrigadrohid
	P Hegarty 1-2, M Farr 1-0, T Crowley 0-2, M Cronin 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, B Harte 0-1.		K O'Neill 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, K Grandon 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: R O'Sullivan (Kilmurry)

29 April 1995 First round	Muskerry	0-16 - 1-08	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J McCarthy 0-8, N Twomey 0-3, D Moss 0-2, P Coleman 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1.		A Crowley 1-1, M Hickey 0-3, D Mullaney 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

29 April 1995 First round	Na Piarsaigh	0-11 - 1-09	University College Cork	Ballinlough
	M Mullins 0-7, T O'Sullivan 0-2, K Butterworth 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1.		T Stack 1-1, J Clifford 0-4, P Burns 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, C Collins 0-1, S Moynihan 0-1.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

30 April 1995 First round	Imokilly	0-05 - 0-16	Ballincollig	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Corcoran 0-2, S Collins 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		F Keohane 0-5, L O'Toole 0-4, P O'Mahony 0-4, D Kelly 0-2, G Ring 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

30 April 1995 First round	Mallow	1-08 - 1-09	Beara	Ballingeary
	K Buckley 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, M O'Donovan 0-2, S Browne 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, A Ahern 0-1.		O O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-3, M Harrington 0-2, P Hanley 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, Michael O'Sullivan 0-1, D Healy 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

30 April 1995 First round	St. Nicholas'	1-08 - 1-08	Seandún	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Hendricks 1-1, D Fagan 0-4, T Twomey 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		A Elliott 1-2, A Ryan 0-2, D Meade 0-1, K O'Connell 0-1, B Egan 0-1, M McElhinney 0-1.	Referee: D Linehan (Nemo Rangers)

7 May 1995 First round	Cork Regional Technical College	Innishannon
	E O'Mahony 1-1, P Griffin 0-3, B Walsh 0-2, J Leahy 0-1.		J O'Connell 0-6, S Culloty 0-4, B O'Shea 0-1, F Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington

22 May 1995 First round replay	St. Nicholas'	0-12 - 0-13	Seandún	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B O'Connell 0-4, D Cooper 0-2, V Hedderman 0-2, J Fox 0-1, T Browne 0-1, M Brosnan 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.		M McElhinney 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, B Egan 0-2, K O'Connell 0-2, A Elliot 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Second round

13 May 1995 Second round	O'Donovan Rossa	1-12 - 0-13	Bishopstown	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	B Casey 1-5, J O'Driscoll 0-3, B O'Donovan 0-1, D Davis 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		P McGrath 0-6, P Cahill 0-4, L Honohan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Nemo Rangers v University College Cork

20 May 1995 Second round	Nemo Rangers	3-18 - 0-08	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Kavanagh 1-4, C Corkery 0-6, S Calnan 1-3, P O'Donovan 1-1, N Corkery 0-2, K Cowhie 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.		J Clifford 0-3, J Crowley 0-2, R McCarthy 0-2, C Collins 0-1.	Referee: J Cummins (Glanworth)

20 May 1995 Second round	Bantry Blues	Clonakilty
	T Power 0-3, M Comyns 0-3, M Buckley 0-1.		S Dineen 1-3, P Healy 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-1, M Moran 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

21 May 1995 Second round	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	C Crowley 0-3, J Cleary 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, E Cleary 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-8, S Spencer 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, O o'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

28 May 1995 Second round	Cork Regional Technical College	Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
	J Murphy 1-1, M Lewis 0-4, D Creedon 1-0, R Lewis 0-3, J Motherway 0-2, S O'Keeffe 0-1.		S Culloty 1-6, J O'Connell 0-3, P McNamara 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, F Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

2 July 1995 Second round	Muskerry	1-17 - 1-07	Seandún	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J McCarthy 0-9, G O'Leary 1-1, D Kelleher 0-2, P Concannon 0-2, N Twomey 0-1, D Moss 0-1, G McPolin 0-1.		R Geary 1-1, A Elliot 0-3, M McElhinney 0-1, B Egan 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J Cummins

2 July 1995 Second round	Avondhu	0-12 - 0-15	Carbery	Macroom
	J o'Sullivan 0-4, R Walsh 0-3, P Harrington 0-3, W O'Riordan 0-1, I O'Driscoll 0-1.		J Whooley 0-4, B Harte 0-3, T Crowley 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, M Farr 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1, K Ryan 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

5 August 1995 Second round	Ballincollig	1-11 - 2-12	Duhallow	Ballyhooly
	P O'Mahony 0-6, J Kelleher 1-0, F Keohane 0-2, C O'Connell 0-2, F Smith 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-5, N O'Connor 1-3, J Dennehy 0-3, D Buckley 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Quarter-finals

29 July 1995 Quarter-final	O'Donovan Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	S Dineen 0-6, P O'Rourke 0-2, M Moran 0-2, G Barry 0-1.		M Cronin 1-2, B Harte 0-3, P Nolan 0-1, J Whooley 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

30 July 1995 Quarter-final	O'Donovan Rossa	Clonakilty
	N Twomey 1-2, J McCarthy 0-3, D Kelleher 0-2, P Coleman 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, P Concannon 0-1, S Prendeville 0-1, G O'Leray 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 1-3, B Casey 1-2, D Davis 0-2, I Breen 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Nemo Rangers v Aghada

5 August 1995 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-16 - 1-06	Aghada	Páirc Séamus de Barra, Carrigtwohill
	P O'Donovan 1-4, N Corkery 1-2, S Fahy 0-5, P Lambert 0-2, S Calnan 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, C Corkery 0-1.		D Creedon 1-0, M Lewis 0-3, N Berry 0-2, R Lewis 0-1.	Referee: J Cummins (Glanworth)

5 August 1995 Quarter-final replay	O'Donovan Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	S McCarthy 1-0, S Dineen 0-3, M Moran 0-2, P O'Regan 0-1, K Harrington 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.		D O'Donoghue 0-4, J Whooley 0-1, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Duhallow v Beara

2 September 1995 Quarter-final	Duhallow	1-09 - 0-11	Beara	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	J Dennehy 0-4, A Cronin 1-0, Mark O'Sullivan 0-3, A O'Sullivan 0-1, N O'Connor 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 0-4, Michael O'Sullivan 0-2, R O'Dwyer 0-1, P Hanley 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1, S Spencer 0-1, M Harrington 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Semi-finals

10 September 1995 Semi-final	Bantry Blues	1-08 - 0-09	Duhallow	Macroom
	P Goggin 1-0, K Harrington 0-3, M Moran 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-3, N O'Connor 0-3, J Herlihy 0-1, J Dennehy 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Muskerry v Nemo Rangers

23 September 1995 Semi-final	Muskerry	1-08 - 0-10	Nemo Rangers	Ballincollig
	J O'Driscoll 1-1, G O'Leary 0-3, D Moss 0-2, N Twomey 0-1, TJ O'Leary 0-1.		C Corkery 0-5, S Calnan 0-3, N Corkery 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Final

8 October 1995 Final	Bantry Blues	0-10 - 0-08	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Harrington 0-4, S Dineen 0-2, S McCarthy 0-2, M Moran 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1.		J McCarthy 0-4, N Twomey 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1.	Attendance: 15,033 Referee: S O'Keeffe

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jonathan McCarthy	Muskerry	0-24	24	4	6.00
2	Stephen Dineen	Bantry Blues	1-14	17	5	3.40
3	Ciarán O'Sullivan	Beara	0-15	15	3	5.00
4	Mark O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-11	14	3	4.66
5	Barry Casey	O'Donovan Rossa	2-07	13	2	6.50
5	Seán Culloty	Cork RTC	1-10	13	2	6.50
7	Noel Twomey	Muskerry	1-09	12	5	2.40
7	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-12	12	3	4.00
9	Paul O'Donovan	Nemo Rangers	2-05	11	3	3.66
10	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Stephen Calnan	Nemo Rangers	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Anthony Elliott	Seandún	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Podsie O'Mahony	Ballincollig	0-10	10	2	5.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Culloty	Cork RTC	1-06	9	Aghada
1	Jonathan McCarthy	Muskerry	0-09	9	Seandún
3	Barry Casey	O'Donovan Rossa	1-05	8	Bishopstown
	Mark O'Sullivan	Duhallow	1-05	8	Ballincollig
	Jonathan McCarthy	Muskerry	0-08	8	Carrigdhoun
	Ciarán O'Sullivan	Beara	0-08	8	Castlehaven
7	Joe Kavanagh	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	UCC
	Paul O'Donovan	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	Aghada
	Mickey Mullins	Na Piarsaigh	0-07	7	UCC
10	Stephen Calnan	Nemo Rangers	1-03	6	UCC
	Stephen Dineen	Bantry Blues	1-03	6	St. Finbarr's
	Niall O'Connor	Duhallow	1-03	6	Ballincollig
	John O'Driscoll	O'Donovan Rossa	1-03	6	Muskerry
	John O'Connell	Cork RTC	0-06	6	Clonakilty
	Paul McGrath	Bishopstown	0-06	6	O'Donovan Rossa
	Podsie O'Mahony	Ballincollig	0-06	6	Duhallow
	Colin Corkery	Nemo Rangers	0-06	6	UCC
	Stephen Dineen	Bantry Blues	0-06	6	Carbery

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Bantry Blues

win their first title.

Bantry Blues qualify for the final for the first time since 1981

Cork Regional Technical College

field a team in the championship for the first time.

References

^ Hurley, Denis (3 October 2015). "How West was won in '94". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ Ellard, Michael (15 October 2005). "Muskerry on a high". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[1] Hurley, Denis (3 October 2015). "How West was won in '94". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[2] Ellard, Michael (15 October 2005). "Muskerry on a high". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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