2008 Cork Senior Football Championship

2008 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates	18 April 2008 – 5 October 2008
Teams	26
Sponsor	Bantry Blues
Tournament statistics
Matches played	37
Goals scored	55 (1.49 per match)
Points scored	742 (20.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)	James Masters (1-30)
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The 2008 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 120th 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 in December 2007. The championship began on 18 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

On 5 October 2008, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-05 defeat of Douglas in the final.^[2] This was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.

James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Mallow

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

St. Finbarr's
St. Vincent's

Results

Divisions/colleges section

20 April 2008 Round 1	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	R O'Mahony 1-3, JP Murphy 0-5, B McGinn 1-1, T O'Connell 0-1.		KJ O'Sullivan 0-5, BJ O'Sullivan 0-3, C Harrington 0-1, G Lowney 0-1.	Referee: S Collins (Carrigaline)

21 April 2008 Round 1	University College Cork	2-08 - 1-15	Carbery	Páirc Naomh Eoin, Newcestown
	C Daly 1-0, T O'Regan 1-0, F Gould 0-3, W Kennedy 0-1, D Gould 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, J Gould 0-1.		C O'Driscoll 0-5, C Keane 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-4, F Arundel 0-2, R Moloney 0-1, T Twomey 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

23 April 2008 Round 1 D	Duhallow	1-15 - 0-05	Imokilly	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Buckley 1-3, B Sheehan 0-4, N Fleming 0-4, N O'Sullivan 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.		D Holden 0-4, K Mulvihill 0-1.	Referee: D O'Farrell (Mitchelstown)

25 April 2008 Round 1 A	Cork Institute of Technology	Watergrasshill
	P Kissane 0-5, A O'Brien 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1.		D Goulding 0-6, J Murphy 1-0, E Lyons 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, H Curran 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1, R Leahy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Kilmurry)

5 May 2008 Round 1	Muskerry	0-12 - 0-06	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	A Concannon 0-4, P Dunlea 0-3, S Kelly 0-2, C Brosnan 0-1, S Foley 0-1, E Lougheed 0-1.		G White 0-2, K Corrigan 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, J Kingston 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

10 May 2008 Round 2	Ballyclough
	P O'Flynn 1-1, R Leahy 1-0, D Goulding 0-3, H Curran 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, A O'Reilly 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, N Fleming 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, M Dilworth 0-1.

Round 1

Carbery Rangers v Bishopstown

18 April 2008 Round 1	Carbery Rangers	0-13 - 0-05	Bishopstown	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	S Hayes 0-4, K McMahon 0-3, B Shanahan 0-2, D Creedon 0-2, John Hayes 0-2.		J Ferriter 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, P Honohan 0-1, E Ryan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

18 April 2008 Round 1	Naomh Abán	0-10 - 0-09	Dohenys	Inchigeelagh
	M Ó Cróinín 0-8, A Ó Cróinín 0-1, S Ó Laoire 0-1.		P McCarthy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1, T O'Donovan 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, K Crowley 0-1, P Collins 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

18 April 2008 Round 1	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	P Gould 1-0, D McDonnell 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, D Gardiner 0-2, S Glasgow 0-1, A Hurley 0-1.		D Barron 0-7, S Drummey 0-3, R Lynch 0-1, R Harrington 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

18 April 2008 Round 1	Nemo Rangers	3-10 - 2-07	Aghada	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	A Cronin 2-2, J Masters 0-5, D Kearney 1-1, P Kerrigan 0-1, D Mehigan 0-1.		T O'Keeffe 2-2, C Fleming 0-5.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

18 April 2008 Round 1	O'Donovan Rossa	1-09 - 0-09	Ballincollig	Ballineen
	C McCarthy 1-3, B Dwyer 0-3, N Kearney 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1, S Carmody 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-4, J Kelly 0-2, L O'Toole 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Castlehaven v Mallow

19 April 2008 Round 1	Castlehaven	0-12 - 0-10	Mallow	Macroom
	P Hurley 0-3, S Cahalane 0-3, C Crowley 0-2, D Burns 0-2, M Collins 0-1, B Collins 0-1.		C O'Riordan 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Halloran 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

20 April 2008 Round 1	Douglas	1-13 - 0-08	Clonakilty	Brinny Sportsfield, Brinny
	M Harrington 1-4, J Farrell 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-3, C Dineen 0-1, C Hogan 0-1, W Coveney 0-1.		P Griffin 0-5, C Callanan 0-2, C McManus 0-1.	Referee: P Downey (Inniscarra)

2 May 2008 Round 1	Ilen Rovers	2-11 - 0-09	St. Nicholas'	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	K O'Sullivan 1-9, A Holland 1-1, C O'Driscoll 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-6, D Busteed 0-1, K Barry 0-1, G Moylan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Ballinacurra)

Round 2

11 May 2008 Round 2	Clonakilty	1-10 - 0-06	Bishopstown	Brinny
	C Callanan 1-3, P Griffin 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, N Hayes 0-1, N Griffin 0-1, B Walsh 0-1.		P Honohan 0-2, R Honohan 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, B Healy 0-1.

18 May 2008 Round 2	Bantry Blues	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	T O'Keeffe 2-1, C Fleming 0-6, P O'Neill 1-2, JP O'Connor 0-3.		D Barron 0-4, S Drummey 0-3, J Canty 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

1 June 2008 Round 2	Ballygarvan
	C O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, N Allen 0-1, E Hegarty 0-1, A Donovan 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-6, P O'Brien 0-1, G Moylan 0-1, D Busteed 0-1, G Callinan 0-1.	Referee: G McSweeney (Glenville)

1 June 2008 Round 2	Dohenys	0-13 - 0-10	Mallow	Carrigadrohid
	G McCarthy 0-10, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Deane 0-1, K Crowley 0-1.		J Hayes 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Riordan 0-3.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Relegation play-offs

22 June 2008 Semi-final	Bantry Blues	Inchigeelagh
	P Honohan 0-5, B Healy 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, R Honohan 0-2, N O'Donovan 0-1, P Cronin 0-1, A Coomey 0-1.		D Barron 0-4, D O'Neill 0-3, D McGragh 0-1, G Canty 0-1, K Harrington 0-1.	Referee: P Downey (Inniscarra)

11 July 2008 Semi-final	St. Nicholas'	2-08 - 1-10	Mallow	Páirc Eoin Mhic Cárthaigh, D'more
	R Brosnan 1-1, D Brosnan 0-4, N Harte 1-0, G Callinan 0-2, N Horgan 0-1.		P Dineen 1-2, C O'Riordan 0-4, S Cronin 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, D Hayes 0-1, D Kerrisk 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

18 July 2008 Round 3	Bantry Blues	0-10 - 3-08	Mallow	Kilmurry
	D Barron 0-5, J Canty 0-3, D O'Neill 0-2.		C O'Riordan 1-4, S Cronin 1-1, M O'Brien 1-0, J Hayes 0-2, B Doyle 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Round 3

Ilen Rovers v Seandún

18 June 2008 Round 3	Ilen Rovers	0-10 - 0-07	Seandún	Macroom
	K O'Sullivan 0-4, A Holland 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-2, J Wycherley 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1.		JP Murphy 0-6, D O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

21 June 2008 Round 3	Clonakilty	1-11 - 0-10	Carbery	Castlehaven
	P Griffin 0-4, C Callanan 1-0, B Walsh 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, S Nagle 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		D O'Donovan 0-5, C O'Driscoll 0-3, C Keane 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

21 June 2008 Round 3	O'Donovan Rossa	Macroom
	D O'Connor 0-7, D Flynn 1-0, N Fleming 0-2, N Cronin 0-1, D Gayer 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-5, B O'Dwyer 0-2.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

22 June 2008 Round 3	Ballincollig	0-09 - 0-08	Muskerry	Cloughduv
	A Donovan 0-3, P O'Mahony 0-2, N Allen 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, E Burke 0-1.		P Dunlea 0-3, N O'Leary 0-1, S Kiely 0-1, A Concannon 0-1, C Brosnan 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

22 June 2008 Round 3	Castlehaven	1-14 - 3-07	Aghada	Brinny
	P Hurley 0-7, M Collins 1-1, C Crowley 0-3, S Cahalane 0-2, D Burns 0-1.		C Fleming 2-1, T Houlihan 1-0, T O'Keeffe 0-2, P O'Neill 0-2, G Melvin 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

22 June 2008 Round 3	Douglas	2-14 - 0-03	Naomh Abán	Cloughduv
	M Harrington 1-3, S McCarthy 0-6, T Sheehan 1-0, W Coveney 0-2, C Dineen 0-1, G McLoughlin 0-1, J Farrell 0-1.		A Ó Loingsigh 0-1, M Ó Cróinín 0-1, G Ó Loingsigh 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

22 June 2008 Round 3	Nemo Rangers	2-11 - 1-06	Carbery Rangers	St. Mary's Park, Enniskeane
	P Kerrigan 1-4, J Masters 1-3, B O'Driscoll 0-3, A Cronin 0-1.		S Hayes 1-1, J Hayes 0-4, D Hayes 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aahada)

16 August 2008 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	2-12 - 0-12 (aet)	Dohenys	Kilmurry
	J Gardiner 1-3, T Ó hAilpín 1-0, P Gould 0-3, G Sheehan 0-2, D Gardiner 0-2, A Hurley 0-1, W Long 0-1.		G McCarthy 0-9, D O'Sullivan 0-2, D Healy 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Quarter-finals

20 July 2008 Quarter-final	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 1-10	Clonakilty	Rosscarbery
	A Holland 1-2, K O'Sullivan 0-5, E Sheehy 0-2, J Wycherley 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-1, K Daly 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Griffin 1-1, B Walsh 0-3, C Callanan 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

20 July 2008 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 1-10	Castlehaven	Castletown-Kinneigh
	J Masters 0-6, P Kerrigan 0-4, B O'Driscoll 1-0.		B Collins 1-0, P Hurley 0-3, C Hayes 0-2, D Burns 0-2, S Cahalane 0-2, S Hurley 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

6 September 2008 Quarter-final	Douglas	0-09 - 0-06	Ballincollig	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Harrington 0-4, S McCarthy 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-4, P Kelly 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

6 September 2008 Quarter-final	Duhallow	2-10 - 0-05	Na Piarsaigh	Coachford
	B Dennehy 1-2, L McLoughlin 1-1, N Fleming 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, A Walsh 0-1, B Daly 0-1, D Gayer 0-1.		J Gardiner 0-3, S Glasgow 0-1, P Gould 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

6 September 2008 Quarter-final replay	Nemo Rangers	0-14 - 1-04	Castlehaven	Castletown-Kinneigh
	J Masters 0-8, P Kerrigan 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2.		S Cahalane 1-2, N Collins 0-1, B Collins 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

Semi-finals

13 September 2008 Semi-final	Douglas	0-12 - 0-12	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Harrington 0-4, S McCarthy 0-4, W Coveney 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, N Gannon 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		K O'Sullivan 0-6, B O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Driscoll 0-2, K Daly 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

13 September 2008 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	2-10 - 1-08	Duhallow	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B O'Driscoll 2-2, J Masters 0-5, M McCarthy 0-1, A Cronin 0-1, P Kerrigan 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-2, M Dilworth 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, B Dennehy 0-1, B Daly 0-1, N Fleming 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

27 September 2008 Semi-final replay	Douglas	0-11 - 0-09	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S McCarthy 0-5, S O'Sullivan 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-1, M Harrington 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, R Keating 0-1.		K O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-2, A Holland 0-2, K Daly 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Final

5 October 2008 Final	Nemo Rangers	0-13 - 0-05	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Kerrigan 0-5 (0-1 free); J Masters 0-3; S O’Brien 0-2; D Niblock, M McCarthy and D Kearney (free) 0-1 each.	Report	M Harrington 0-2 (0-1 free); F O’Sullivan (free), B Fitzgerald and T Sheehan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 7,604 Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-30	33	6	5.50
2	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	1-26	29	5	5.80
3	Mark Harrington	Douglas	2-18	24	6	4.00
4	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	2-16	22	5	4.40
4	Paul Kerrigan	Nemo Rangers	1-19	22	6	3.66
5	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-21	21	3	7.00
6	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	0-20	20	4	5.00
7	Cian O'Riordan	Mallow	1-16	19	4	4.75
8	Cian Fleming	Aghada	2-12	18	3	6.00
9	Trevor O'Keeffe	Aghada	4-05	17	3	5.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	1-09	12	St. Nicholas'
2	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-10	10	Mallow
3	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-09	9	Na Piarsaigh
4	Alan Cronin	Nemo Rangers	2-02	8	Aghada
	Trevor O'Keeffe	Aghada	2-02	8	Nemo Rangers
	Barry O'Driscoll	Nemo Rangers	2-02	8	Duhallow
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	1-05	8	CIT
	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	0-08	8	Dohenys
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-08	8	Castlehaven
5	Trevor O'Keeffe	Aghada	2-01	7	Bantry Blues
	Cian Fleming	Aghada	2-01	7	Castlehaven
	Paul Kerrigan	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	Carbery Rangers
	Mark Harrington	Douglas	1-04	7	Clonakilty
	Cian O'Riordan	Mallow	1-04	7	Bantry Blues
	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	0-07	7	Na Piarsaigh
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	0-07	7	O'Donovan Rossa
	Paudie Hurley	Castlehaven	0-07	7	Aghada

Miscellaneous

Nemo Rangers
are the first club to win four titles in a row.
Douglas qualify for the final for the first time.

References

^ "Nemo dig deep to find edge against minnows". Irish Independent. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Four-in-a-row joy for Nemo". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[1] "Nemo dig deep to find edge against minnows". Irish Independent. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[2] "Four-in-a-row joy for Nemo". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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