1980 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

5 April – 14 September 1980

Teams

Champions

St. Finbarr's (6th title)
Christy Ryan (captain)
Pat Lougheed (manager)

Runners-up

University College Cork
Joe O'Driscoll (captain)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

127 (2.89 per match)

Points scored

763 (17.34 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Jamesie O'Connor (7-28)

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The 1980 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 5 April 1980 and ended on 14 September 1980.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 14 September 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-09 defeat of University College Cork in the final.^[1] This was their sixth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Jamesie O'Callaghan of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 7-28.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Adrigole^[2]

Results

Division 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Nemo Rangers	4	4	0	0	8-57	3-29	43	8
2	St. Finbarr's	4	3	0	1	9-41	4-36	20	6
3	St Michael's	4	2	0	2	4-41	10-40	-17	4
4	St. Nicholas'	4	1	0	3	9-23	7-43	-14	2
5	Bishopstown	4	0	0	4	2-26	8-40	-32	0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Group stage results

St. Nicholas' v Bishopstown

5 April 1980	St. Nicholas'	2-04 - 0-06	Bishopstown	Mayfield
				Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Nemo Rangers v Bishopstown

10 May 1980	Nemo Rangers	3-12 - 1-09	Bishopstown	Ballinlough
	D Allen 2-5, J Kerrigan 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-2, M Dorgan 0-2, T Dalton 0-1.		T O'Reilly 0-5, E Murphy 0-4, M Lyons 1-0.

St. Finbarr's v Bishopstown

19 June 1980	St. Finbarr's	3-10 - 0-05	Bishopstown	Ballinlough
	F O'Mahony 2-0, J O'Callaghan 1-3, J Allen 0-5, D Barry 0-1, R Kenny 0-1.		T O'Reilly 0-3, M Fleming 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.

St Michael's v Bishopstown

25 June 1980	St Michael's	0-14 - 1-06	Bishopstown	Ballinlough
				Referee: J Kelly

St Michael's v St. Nicholas

5 July 1980	St Michael's	3-11 - 3-05	St. Nicholas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Field 0-6, T Deasy 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, C O'Leary 1-0, T Cashman 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		T O'Brien 2-1, J O'Neill 1-0, L Mulcahy 0-2, R Whitley 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St. Nicholas'

22 July 1980	St. Finbarr's	3-12 - 2-09	St. Nicholas'	Ballinlough
	J O'Callaghan 1-3, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, T Holland 1-2, D Barry 0-3, J Allen 0-2.		J O'Callaghan 2-1, J Buckley 0-3, JJ O'Neill 0-1, R Whitley 0-1, P Murray 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1.

St Michael's v Nemo Rangers

22 July 1980	St Michael's	0-07 - 3-18	Nemo Rangers	Mayfield
	B Field 0-2, A Creagh 0-1, P Deasy 0-1, T Deasy 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, P Moylan 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 2-1, T Dalton 1-2, D Allen 0-5, S Coughlan 0-4, S Hayes 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v St. Finbarr's

24 July 1980	Nemo Rangers	1-13 - 0-08	St. Finbarr's	Ballinlough
	D Allen 0-7, S Coughlan 1-1, S Hayes 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-2, T Dalton 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 0-4, T Holland 0-1, D Barry 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, J Allen 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v St. Nicholas'

26 July 1980	Nemo Rangers	1-14 - 2-05	St. Nicholas'	Ballinlough
	E Fitzgerald 1-5, C Murphy 0-3, D Allen 0-3, T Dalton 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.		L Mulcahy 1-0, R Whitley 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St Michael's

26 July 1980	St. Finbarr's	3-11 - 1-09	St Michael's	Ballinlough
	J O'Callaghan 1-4, F O'Mahony 2-0, J Allen 0-2, D Barry 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, T Holland 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.		P Deasy 1-1, B Field 0-4, C O'Leary 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	UCC	4	3	1	0	9-47	5-34	25	7
2	Castlehaven	4	3	0	1	5-47	5-36	11	6
3	Millstreet	4	2	1	1	5-36	6-35	-2	5
4	Glanworth	4	1	0	3	5-35	5-40	-5	2
5	Clonakilty	4	0	0	4	5-31	8-51	-29	0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Group stage results

Millstreet v Glanworth

6 April 1980	Millstreet	2-11 - 1-10	Glanworth	Buttevant
	T Kenneally 2-6, T Kelleher 0-2, V Coakley 0-1, T Burke 0-1, L Buckley 0-1.		DJ Ryan 1-3, J O'Brien 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, D Ahern 0-1, B Quinlan 0-1.

Castlehaven v Glanworth

4 May 1980	Castlehaven	2-12 - 0-10	Glanworth	Ballinlough
	J Cleary 0-7, B Terry 1-1, M Burns 1-0, TJ O'Regan 0-1, D Collins 0-1, C Collins 0-1, A Collins 0-1.		D Courtney 0-7, T Downes 0-1, E Fleming 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.

University College Cork v Clonakilty

4 May 1980

University College Cork

3-18 - 2-09

Clonakilty

Innishannon

Millstreet v University College Cork

11 May 1980	Millstreet	1-08 - 1-08	University College Cork	Macroom
	D Crowley 1-0, T Kelleher 0-3, D Kenneally 0-2, P Flynn 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, L Buckley 0-1.		O Honeyman 1-1, L Goold 0-3, T O'Regan 0-2, M Kearney 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1.

Millstreet v Clonakilty

25 May 1980	Millstreet	1-12 - 3-05	Clonakilty	Macroom
	D O'Driscoll 1-2, T Kenneally 0-4, T Kelleher 0-3, T Burke 0-2, P Flynn 0-1.		P Griffin 2-3, TF Hayes 1-1, P Googan 0-1.

Castlehaven v Clonakilty

1 June 1980	Castlehaven	2-11 - 0-10	Clonakilty	Clonakilty
	J Cleary 0-5, A Collins 1-1, D Nolan 1-0, B Terry 0-3, M O'Driscoll 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1.		P O'Regan 0-3, T Coogan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

Glanworth v Clonakilty

15 June 1980	Glanworth	2-10 - 0-07	Clonakilty	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Quinlan 0-7, DJ Ryan 1-1, E Fleming 1-0, A Fahy 0-1, D Courtney 0-1.		J O'Donovan 0-3, P O'Regan 0-2, P Gogan 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1.

Castlehaven v Millstreet

15 June 1980	Castlehaven	1-12 - 1-05	Millstreet	Ballingeary
	J Cleary 0-6, B Terry 0-5, D Minihane 1-1.		T Burke 1-0, B Sweeney 0-3, T Kelleher 0-2.

University College Cork v Castlehaven

28 June 1980	University College Cork	4-11 - 0-12	Castlehaven	Clonakilty
	M Kilcoyne 2-1, T O'Regan 1-2, A Lotty 1-1, L Goold 0-3, E Walsh 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1.		J Cleary 0-7, B Terry 0-2, C Collins 0-2, F Collins 0-1.

University College Cork v Glanworth

5 July 1980	University College Cork	1-10 - 2-05	Glanworth	Watergrasshill
	L Goold 0-6, H Kelleher 1-0, M Kearney 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, L Prendergast 0-1, T O'Regan 0-1.		T Downes 1-1, A Sheehan 1-0, DJ Ryan 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, B Quinlan 0-1.

Division 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Naomh Abán	4	4	0	0	7-42	5-16	32	8
2	Bantry Blues	4	3	0	1	13-21	4-26	22	6
3	Dohenys	4	2	0	2	12-25	-24	4
4	Na Piarsaigh	4	1	0	3	2-22	2-23	-1	2
5	Adrigole	4	0	0	4	5-13	7-27	-20	0
Green background The three top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.

Group stage results

Bantry Blues v Adrigole

6 April 1980	Bantry Blues	4-05 - 1-06	Adrigole	Kealkill
	K Evans 2-0, D Hunt 1-1, J Cotter 1-0, G Lynch 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		T Greene 1-0, B O'Neill 0-3, KJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, W O'Shea 0-1.

Dohenys v Na Piarsaigh

6 April 1980	Dohenys	0-07 - 1-08	Na Piarsaigh	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	R Kelleher 0-3, Colman O'Rourke 0-1, D Collins 0-1, T Ross 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 1-0, R McDonnell 0-3, P Barry 0-3, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.

Bantry Blues v Na Piarsaigh

4 May 1980	Bantry Blues	2-08 - 1-06	Na Piarsaigh	Ballineen
	D Barron 1-2, P O'Driscoll 1-0, J Cotter 0-3, G Lynch 0-1, K Evans 0-1, D Hunt 0-1.		R Murphy 1-1, R McDonnell 0-2, C Coughlan 0-1, W O'Connell 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

Dohenys v Adrigole

11 May 1980

Dohenys

2-05 - 1-06

Adrigole

Aughaville

Naomh Abán v Dohenys

17 May 1980	Naomh Abán	4-06 - 1-04	Dohenys	Macroom
	G Healy 2-0, P Healy 0-5, D McCarthy 1-0, B Kelly 1-0, J Lynch 0-1.		I Kingston 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, M Donovan 0-1, T Ross 0-1.

Naomh Abán v Bantry Blues

25 May 1980

Naomh Abán

0-08 - 1-03

Bantry Blues

Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway

Naomh Abán v Adrigole

15 June 1980	Naomh Abán	1-17 - 3-01	Adrigole	Ballingeary
	D Healy 0-5, G Hoare 0-4, P Healy 0-4, G Lynch 1-0, L Forde 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.		B O'Neill 1-1, SD O'Sullivan 1-0, T Greene 1-0.

Bantry Blues v Dohenys

15 June 1980	Bantry Blues	6-05 - 2-06	Dohenys	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	D Barron 3-0, P O'Driscoll 2-0, J Cotter 1-2, D Hunt 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		V O'Sullivan 1-0, L Kingston 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, T Ross 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, D Collins 0-1.

Naomh Abán v Na Piarsaigh

21 June 1980	Naomh Abán	2-11 - 0-08	Na Piarsaigh	Coachford
	P Healy 0-6, D McCarthy 1-1, G Healy 1-0, D Healy 0-2, D Lucey 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.		P Barry 0-2, R McDonnell 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Adrigole

19 July 1980

Na Piarsaigh

w/o - scr.

Adrigole

Rossa Park, Skibbereen

Division 4

Carrigdhoun v Avondhu

13 April 1980 Round 1

Carrigdhoun

0-05 - 3-14

Avondhu

Riverstown

Imokilly v Duhallow

11 May 1980 Round 1	Imokilly	2-12 - 4-07	Duhallow	Castletownroche
	G Galvin 1-3, S O'Brien 0-4, R Swayne 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, B Ahern 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1.		N O'Connor 0-5, P O'Connor 1-1, A O'Mahony 1-1, N Kelleher 1-0, MJ Kearney 1-0.

Seandún v Muskerry

25 May 1980 Round 1	Seandún	1-06 - 0-16	Muskerry	Macroom
	S Thornton 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, M O'Regan 0-2.		M Moloney 0-3, S Murphy 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, N Dunne 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, D Creedon 0-1, T Creedon 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

Carbery v Beara

25 May 1980 Round 1	Carbery	5-08 - 0-07	Beara	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	D Philpott 3-1, M Burns 1-2, S McCarthy 1-1, T Murphy 0-4.		C Collins 0-2, B Dwyer 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.

Avondhu v Carbery

20 June 1980 Round 2	Avondhu	1-10 - 1-07	Carbery	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Lonergan 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-3, F Groarke 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1, M Dorney 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.		M Connolly 0-4, C O'Mahony 1-0, L O'Mahony 0-3.

Muskerry v Duhallow

13 July 1980 Round 2	Muskerry	1-08 - 1-07	Duhallow	Millstreet
	T Creedon 1-5, M Moloney 0-2, D Cronin 0-1.		N O'Connor 0-4, P O'Connor 1-0, B Daly 0-2, S Kelly 0-1.

Muskerry v Avondhu

17 August 1980 Round 3	Muskerry	1-11 - 1-09	Avondhu	Coachford
	M Healy 1-0, J Coakley 0-3, S Noonan 0-3, L Lucey 0-3, D Walsh 0-2.		D Relihan 1-2, J Buckley 0-4, D Coughlan 0-2, D Herlihy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

University College Cork v Bantry Blues

17 August 1980 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-10 - 0-05	Bantry Blues	Clonakilty
	L Goold 0-5, B Lotty 1-0, C Kearney 0-3, T O'Regan 0-2.		J Cotter 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, K Evans 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St Michael's

17 August 1980 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-16 - 1-08	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J O'Callaghan 1-8, F O'Mahony 0-4, R Kenny 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Barry 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.		T Cashman 1-1, B Field 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, P Crowley 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Naomh Abán

17 August 1980 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	2-06 - 0-10	Naomh Abán	Macroom
	C Murphy 1-1, S Coughlan 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-2, D Allen 0-2, S Hayes 0-1.		D Healy 0-5, D McCarthy 0-2, L Forde 0-1, P Healy 0-1, G Healy 0-1.

Castlehaven v Muskerry

31 August 1980 Quarter-final	Castlehaven	0-12 - 0-07	Muskerry	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	F Collins 0-4, J Cleary 0-3, A Collins 0-2, B Terry 0-2, D Minihane 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, T Creedon 0-1, M O'Leary 0-1.

Semi-finals

St. Finbarr's v Nemo Rangers

31 August 1980 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	3-10 - 0-12	Nemo Rangers	Ballinlough
	J O'Callaghan 2-5, J Allen 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, T Holland 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-3, D Allen 0-3, S Coughlan 0-2, T Henneberry 0-2, J Kerrigan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.

University College Cork v Castlehaven

6 September 1980 Semi-final	University College Cork	1-10 - 0-09	Castlehaven	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	L Gould 0-5, M Kilcoyne 1-0, T O'Regan 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, O Honeyman 0-1.		J Cleary 0-4, F Collins 0-3, B Terry 0-1, TJ O'Regan 0-1.

Final

St. Finbarr's v University College Cork

14 September 1980 Final	St. Finbarr's	3-08 - 1-09	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T Holland 1-1, J O'Callaghan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, F O'Mahony 0-4, J Allen 0-1.		L Gould 0-4, O Honeyman 1-0, C Kearney 0-2, E Walsh 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, H Moynihan 0-1.	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jamesie O'Callaghan	St. Finbarr's	7-28	49	7	7.00
2	John Cleary	Castlehaven	0-32	32	6	5.33
3	Dinny Allen	Nemo Rangers	2-25	31	6	6.16

Miscellaneous

Adrigole withdrew midway through the championship after finding it difficult to field a team.
The attendance at the final of 4,500 was the smallest since 1972.
St. Finbarr's became the first single entity club to achieve the double.

References

^ "The Barrs - A History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Final glory is what keeps Adrigole men coming back for more despite heartbreak". The Corkman. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2020.