2005 Cork Senior Football Championship

2005 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates	9 April 2005 – 23 October 2005
Teams	30
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Nemo Rangers (14th title); Martin Cronin (captain); Ephie Fitzgerald (manager)
Runners-up	Muskerry; Niall Buckley (captain); Gary McPolin (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	43
Top scorer(s)	James Masters (2-40)
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The 2005 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 117th 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 12 December 2004. The championship began on 9 April 2005 and ended on 23 October 2005.

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

On 23 October 2005, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-14 to 0-07 defeat of Muskerry in the final.^[2] This was their 14th championship title overall and their first title since 2002.

James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-40.

Results

Round 1

9 April 2005 Round 1	Youghal	0-04 - 0-10	Naomh Abán	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P Moylan 0-2, B McCarthy 0-2.		M Ó Cróinín 0-5, D O'Sullivan 0-2, G Óg Ó Loingsigh 0-2, D Cronin 0-1.

9 April 2005 Round 1	Ballincollig	2-11 - 1-10	Clyda Rovers	Donoughmore
	M Greene 1-3, J Kiely 1-2, R Ryan 0-2, J Miskella 0-2, O Ó Crualaoich 0-1, L O'Toole 0-1.		P Kissane 0-4, T O'Mullane 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2, N O'Mullane 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, O O'Hanlon 0-1.

9 April 2005 Round 1	Aghada	1-07 - 3-12	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
	B O'Flaherty 1-0, E O'Neill 0-3, T O'Neill 0-1, S O'Keeffe 0-1, J Wall 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.		J Masters 1-8, S O'Brien 1-2, A Cronin 1-0, W Morgan 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.

10 April 2005 Round 1	Bantry Blues	Castlehaven
	C O'Donovan 0-4, B Walsh 0-2, Timmy Anglin 0-1, C Callanan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, P Griffin 0-1.		D Barron 0-5, P Clifford 0-4, J Canty 0-1, R Lynch 0-1, D McGrath 0-1.

10 April 2005 Round 1	Ballygarvan
	C Keane 0-5, T Ryan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, T Twomey 0-1, Hugh Curran 0-1.		D Goulding 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, V Hurley 0-1, C O'Connor 0-1.

14 April 2005 Round 1	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Ferriter 1-5, R Honohan 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1.		M Mulconroy 0-3, A Coughlan 0-2, D Gosnell 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.

15 April 2005 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	2-06 - 0-18	Ilen Rovers	Clonakilty
	R Curran 1-2, R Leahy 1-0, G Leahy 0-2, F Murray 0-2.		K O'Sullivan 0-8, E Sheehy 0-4, D Whooley 0-2, J Whooley 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.

Douglas v Mallow

16 April 2005 Round 1	Douglas	0-11 - 1-07	Mallow	Watergrasshill
	F O'Sullivan 0-4, A Moynihan 0-3, J Farrell 0-2, R Keating 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		M O'Brien 0-4, D Lavin 1-0, C O'Riordan 0-2, A Aherne 0-1.

20 April 2005 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	1-10 - 0-09	Castlehaven	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Gardiner 0-4, S McLoughlin 1-0, C O'Mahony 0-2, S Glasgow 0-2, D Gardiner 0-1, S Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1.		P Hurley 0-5, I Cahalane 0-1, C Crowley 0-1, S Hurley 0-1, D Burns 0-1.

23 April 2005 Round 1	Ballineen
	R Long 1-2, J Werner 0-5, P Nealon 1-1, E Hodnett 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1.		R Brosnan 1-3, D Dorris 1-2, J Kearney 1-0, N Harte 0-2.

Dohenys v University College Cork

24 April 2005 Round 1	Dohenys	0-11 - 1-11	University College Cork	Kilmurry
	G McCarthy 0-8, M O'Donovan 0-1, J Collins 0-1, D Healy 0-1.		D Walsh 1-1, F Goold 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, R Hussey 0-2, C Brosnan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.

Round 2

21 May 2005 Round 2	Castlehaven	2-11 - 4-03	Youghal	Brinny
	C Crowley 1-4, B Collins 0-6, D Hurley 1-0, P Hurley 0-1.		B Coleman 1-1, L Ó Laochadha 1-0, K Dempsey 1-0, L Desmond 1-0, P Moylan 0-2.

28 May 2005 Round 2	Clyda Rovers	0-03 - 0-14	Dohenys	Carrigadrohid
	P Kissane 0-2, F Dorgan 0-1.		G McCarthy 0-4, D O'Donovan 0-2, M Farr 0-2, J Collins 0-2, S Farr 0-2, M O'Donovan 0-1, P Collins 0-1.

3 June 2005 Round 2	Cork Institute of Technology	Brinny
	C O'Donovan 0-5, P Griffin 1-1, B Walsh 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, L Lyons 0-1, N Hayes 0-1, Timmy Anglin 0-1.		D Goulding 0-4, B Sheehan 0-3, P O'Flynn 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, C Kelly 0-1, DJ Fleming 0-1.

30 June 2005 Round 2	St Michael's	0-14 - 1-10	Mallow	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	A Coughlan 0-4, M Mulconroy 0-3, K O'Connell 0-2, D Gosnell 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-2, F Ryan 0-1.		C O'Riordan 1-4, D Golden 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, T O'Riordan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St. Nicholas'

30 June 2005 Round 2	St. Finbarr's	1-21 - 1-10	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R Leahy 1-4, R Curran 0-6, F Murray 0-4, J O'Donoghue 0-3, R O'Mahony 0-2, T Olden 0-1, I Keeler 0-1.		J Kearney 0-4, R Brosnan 0-3, D Dorris 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, G Callanan 0-1.

Aghada received a bye in this round.

Divisional section

17 April 2005 Round 1	Beara	1-07 - 1-07	Carrigdhoun	Castletown-Kinneigh
	BJ O'Sullivan 0-4, K Blake 1-0 (og), D Wiseman 0-1, C Harrington 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		J Shannon 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-2, C O'Neill 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, K O'Keeffe 0-1, G Spillane 0-1.

19 April 2005 Round 1	Imokilly	0-11 - 0-06	Carbery	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D O'Sullivan 0-7, V O'Sullivan 0-2, J Holland 0-1, M Cussen 0-1.		F Arnold 0-2, B Harte 0-1, D Hayes 0-1, M Moore 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1

20 April 2005 Round 1	Muskerry	2-12 - 2-11	Seandún	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P Dunlea 1-6, J Russell 1-2, DD Dorgan 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, E Murphy 0-1.		J Buckley 1-2, F Murphy 1-2, JP Murphy 0-5, P Condon 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1.

22 April 2005 Round 1 replay	Ballineen
	C Harrington 0-4, BJ O'Sullivan 1-0, A O'Regan 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-3.		D Murray 1-1, B O'Keeffe 0-3, K O'Keeffe 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.

24 April 2005 Round 1	Avondhu	0-07 - 1-10	Duhallow	Knocknagree
	M Allen 0-4, T Monaghan 0-2, D Luddy 0-1.		D Buckley 1-2, D O'Connor 0-4, D Herlihy 0-1, R Casey 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1.

8 May 2005 Round 2	Inchigeela
	D O'Connor 1-5, D McCabe 0-1.		BJ O'Sullivan 0-5, C O'Sullivan 0-3, D Lowney 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1, B Goggin 0-1.

3 May 2005 Round 2	Imokilly	1-08 - 0-14	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	G Holland 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-5, P Fitzgerald 0-1.		P Dunlea 0-5, T Kenny 0-2, DD Dorgan 0-2, P Concannon 0-1, O Murphy 0-1, R Hoare 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, N Buckley 0-1.

Round 3

24 June 2005 Round 3	Ilen Rovers	1-08 - 0-17	Nemo Rangers	Clonakilty
	K O'Sullivan 1-4, J Wycherley 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1, K Daly 0-1, D Duggan 0-1.		J Masters 0-9, A Cronin 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-1, D Niblock 0-1, A Morgan 0-1, W Morgan 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, M Kearney 0-1.

25 June 2005 Round 3	Newcestown	1-07 - 2-12	Castlehaven	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	D Heffernan 1-0, C Keane 0-2, H Curran 0-2, T Ryan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Twomey 0-1.		P Hurley 1-6, C Crowley 1-2, I Cahalane 0-1, D Burns 0-1, B Collins 0-1, F Cahalane 0-1.

2 July 2005 Round 3	Dohenys	0-11 - 0-06	Ballincollig	Macroom
	G McCarthy 0-6, J Collins 0-4, M O'Donovan 0-1.		J Kelly 0-2, M Greene 0-2, B Kelly 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

Round 4

18 June 2005 Round 4	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	B Hussey 1-0, R Honohan 0-3, J Ferriter 0-2, J O'Shea 0-2, B Healy 0-1, J Honohan 0-1.		BJ O'Sullivan 1-2, C O'Sullivan 0-5, T O'Sullivan 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1.

25 June 2005 Round 4	Bantry Blues	0-12 - 1-09	Douglas	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	P Clifford 0-4, J Canty 0-3, D O'Neill 0-2, D Barron 0-2, D McGrath 0-1.		F O'Sullivan 0-4, E Cadogan 1-0, R Keating 0-2, J Farrell 0-1, A Moynihan 0-1, M Harrington 0-1.

Aghada v Naomh Abán

25 June 2005 Round 4	Aghada	0-11 - 0-10	Naomh Abán	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	G Melvin 0-5, S O'Keeffe 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1, A Kelleher 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1.		M Ó Cróinín 0-9, C Ó Luasa 0-1.

17 July 2005 Round 4	Clonakilty	2-13 - 2-06	University College Cork	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	C Callanan 1-0, H Lenny 1-0, C O'Donovan 0-3, P Griffin 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, S Quirke 0-2, Timmy Anglin 0-1, N Hayes 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, B Walsh 0-1.		F Gould 2-1, J Hayes 0-3, L Ó Líonáin 0-1, D O'Hare 0-1.

13 August 2005 Round 4 replay	Bantry Blues	1-10 - 1-04	Douglas	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	J Canty 1-3, P Clifford 0-4, D O'Neill 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, D Barron 0-1.		G O'Leary 1-0, A Moynihan 0-1, E Cadogan 0-1, J Farrell 0-1, N Heffernan 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Dohenys

17 September 2005 Round 4	St. Finbarr's	0-09 - 0-10	Dohenys	Newcestown
	R Leahy 0-5, C McCarthy 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1.		G McCarthy 0-7, M O'Sullivan 0-1, D Healy 0-1, J Collins 0-1.

St Michael's v Nemo Rangers

17 September 2005 Round 4	St Michael's	0-06 - 0-17	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R Beechinor 0-2, J Browne 0-1, M Mulconroy 0-1, A Coughlan 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.		J Masters 0-8, M Cronin 0-3, G Murphy 0-1, A Morgan 0-1, W Morgan 0-1, M Daly 0-1, P Kerrigan 0-1, C Corkery 0-1.

18 September 2005 Round 4	O'Donovan Rossa	Enniskeane
	J Gardiner 1-1, C O'Mahony 1-1, S McLoughlin 1-0, D Gardiner 0-2.		C McCarthy 0-4, E Hodnett 0-4, J Werner 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-1, B Dwyer 0-1, S Carmody 0-1.

Muskerry v Castlehaven

18 September 2005 Round 4	Muskerry	2-08 - 1-10	Castlehaven	Enniskeane
	G O'Halloran 2-3, P Dunlea 0-2, P Concannon 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, D Keane 0-1.		C Crowley 1-4, F Cahalane 0-2, B Collins 0-2, D Burns 0-1, S Cahalane 0-1.

24 September 2005 Round 4 replay	O'Donovan Rossa	Castlehaven
	J Gardiner 0-5, S Glasgow 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-1, R Healy 0-1.		J Werner 0-6, C McCarthy 0-4, R Long 1-0.

Quarter-finals

13 August 2005 Quarter-final	Aghada	1-08 - 0-09	Beara	Castle Grounds, Macroom
	B Flaherty 1-1, S O'Keeffe 0-4, G Melvin 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.		BJ O'Sullivan 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-3, A Harrington 0-1, D Wiseman 0-1.

24 September 2005 Quarter-final	Bantry Blues	Castlehaven
	J Masters 1-6, J Kavanagh 1-0, D Niblock 1-0, S O'Brien 0-1, A Cronin 0-1, P Kerrigan 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		A Hamilton 1-0, P Clifford 0-2, J Canty 0-1, N Canty 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.

25 September 2005 Quarter-final	Muskerry	3-08 - 3-07	Clonakilty	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	J Russell 1-2, P Concannon 1-1, N Buckley 1-0, C Sheehan 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, P Dunlea 0-1, D Dorgan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.		B Walsh 1-3, C Callanan 1-2, C O'Donovan 1-1, P Griffin 0-1.

9 October 2005 Quarter-final	Páirc Tadhg na Samhna, Drimoleague
	G McCarthy 1-2, D O'Donovan 1-1, M O'Donovan 0-2, S Farr 0-2, J Collins 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.		C McCarthy 1-2, J Werner 0-3, B O'Dwyer 0-2, R Long 0-1.

Semi-finals

15 October 2005 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	0-13 - 0-09	Aghada	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	W Morgan 0-3, J Masters 0-3, B O'Regan 0-2, D Kavanagh 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, A Cronin 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.		E O'Neill 0-5, J Crowley 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1, G Melvin 0-1.

16 October 2005 Semi-final	Muskerry	2-06 - 1-08	Dohenys	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Dunlea 1-2, D Keane 1-0, P Concannon 0-2, D Dorgan 0-2.		G McCarthy 0-5, D Healy 1-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, P Collins 0-1.

Final

23 October 2005 Final	Nemo Rangers	1-14 - 0-07	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Masters 0-6 (0-5f), W Morgan 1-1, D Kavanagh 0-2, S O'Brien, A Morgan, P Kerigan, A Cronin, D Niblock 0-1 each.	Report	C Sheehan, G O'Halloran 0-2 each, J Rusell, D Dorgan, D O'Connell 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,015 Referee: G Harrington

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	2-40	46	6	7.66
2	Gerard McCarthy	Dohenys	1-32	35	6	5.83
3	Pat Dunlea	Muskerry	2-16	22	5	4.40
4	Brendan Jer O'Sullivan	Beara	2-15	21	5	4.20
5	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	3-11	20	4	5.00
6	Colin O'Donovan	Clonakilty	1-13	16	4	4.00
6	Jurgen Werner	O'Donovan Rossa	0-16	16	4	4.00
7	Roy Leahy	St. Finbarr's	2-09	15	3	5.00
	Paudie Hurley	Castlehaven	1-12	15	4	3.75
	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	1-12	15	2	7.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-08	11	Aghada
2	Gary O'Halloran	Muskerry	2-03	9	Castlehaven
	Pat Dunlea	Muskerry	1-06	9	Seandún
	Paudie Hurley	Castlehaven	1-06	9	Newcestown
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-06	9	Bantry Blues
	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	0-09	9	Aghada
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-09	9	Ilen Rovers
3	Jack Ferriter	Bishopstown	1-05	8	St Michael's
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	1-05	8	Beara
	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	0-08	8	St. Finbarr's
	Gerard McCarthy	Dohenys	0-08	8	UCC
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-08	8	St Michael's

References

^ "Carbery end long famine in fine style". Irish Independent. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "CORK: Slick Nemo prove far too strong for Muskerry". Irish Independent. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[1] "Carbery end long famine in fine style". Irish Independent. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[2] "CORK: Slick Nemo prove far too strong for Muskerry". Irish Independent. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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