1981 Cork Senior Football ChampionshipDates | 26 April – 4 October 1981 |
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Teams | 23 |
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Champions | Nemo Rangers (6th title) Billy Morgan (captain) Billy Morgan (manager) |
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Runners-up | Bantry Blues Vincent McCarthy (captain) Pat Spillane (manager) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 27 |
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Goals scored | 63 (2.33 per match) |
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Points scored | 423 (15.67 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Pat O'Driscoll (2-31) |
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The 1981 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 26 April 1981 and ended on 4 October 1981.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Nemo Rangers at the semi-final stage.
On 4 October 1981, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 3-11 to 0-06 defeat of Bantry Blues in the final.[1] This was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1978.
Pat O'Driscoll was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.
At the County Convention on 25 January 1981, it was decided to introduce a new graded draw with divisional, rural and city clubs all being grouped individually. The winners of the first two groupings progressed to one semi-final, with two of the city teams qualifying for the other semi-final. The new format was introduced to guarantee a city-county pairing in the final.
Results
Divisional section
Duhallow v Seandún 26 April 1981 Round 1 | Duhallow | 2-05 - 1-09 | Seandún | Ballyanly |
| J O'Keeffe 1-2, G O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Connor 0-2, N O'Connor 0-1. | | K O'Reilly 1-0, E Forde 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, M Tobin 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, F Taltan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. | |
Imokilly v Carbery 26 April 1981 Round 1 | Imokilly | 2-09 - 1-09 | Carbery | Innishannon |
| R Swayne 1-1, B Aherne 0-4, S O'Brien 1-0, G Glavin 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. | | M Connolly 1-3, T Murphy 0-4, P Crowley 0-2. | |
Beara v Muskerry 26 April 1981 Round 1 | Beara | 0-07 - 1-12 | Muskerry | Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry |
| B O'Dwyer 0-2, G Murphy 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. | | S Murphy 0-4, D Walsh 0-3, L Goold 0-2, M Mehigan 0-1, V Coakley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun 26 April 1981 Round 1 | Avondhu | 3-11 - 0-06 | Carrigdhoun | Riverstown |
| M Dorney 3-0, D O'Hagan 0-3, J Fouhy 0-2, J Dillon 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, M Dolan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1. | | D O'Neill 0-2, E Hanley 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. | |
Muskerry v Avondhu 13 June 1981 Round 2 | Muskerry | 1-08 - 1-06 | Avondhu | Kilbrin |
| M Mehigan 1-0, D Walsh 0-3, T Creedon 0-2, V Coakley 0-1, L Goold 0-1, D Creedon 0-1. | | C Hogan 1-0, M Dorney 0-2, T O'Callaghan 0-1, F O'Grourke 0-1, N Kirby 0-1. | |
Seandún v Imokilly 28 June 1981 Round 2 | Seandún | 2-07 - 1-10 | Imokilly | Riverstown |
| E Forde 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-0, M Tobin 0-3, F Thornton 0-2. | | R Swayne 1-0, B Ahern 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, G Glavin 0-2, J Fenton 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. | |
Seandún v Imokilly 30 July 1981 Round 2 replay | Seandún | 0-11 - 1-11 | Imokilly | Riverstown |
| E Forde 0-3, M Tobin 0-3, K O'Reilly 0-2, F Thornton 0-1, P Harrington 0-1. | | T Murphy 1-2, G Glavin 0-4, B Ahern 0-3, R Swayne 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. | |
Rural section
City section
Bishopstown v St Michael's 31 May 1981 Round 1 | Bishopstown | 0-09 - 1-06 | St Michael's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| T O'Reilly 0-6, E Murphy 0-2, C Coffey 0-1. | | P Crowley 1-1, E o'Donoghue 0-2, F O'Neill 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. | |
Bishopstown v St Michael's 11 July 1981 Round 1 replay | Bishopstown | 1-09 - 2-11 (aet) | St Michael's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| G McCarthy 0-4, C Coffey 1-0, E Murphy 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, T Hayes 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1. | | T Cashman 1-1, E O'Donoghue 1-1, F Delaney 0-4, D Buckley 0-2, M Kilcoyne 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, B Field 0-1. | |
Quarter-finals
St. Finbarr's v St Michael's 1 August 1981 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-12 - 1-11 | St Michael's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| F O'Mahony 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, J O'Callaghan 0-3, T Holland 0-2, D Barry 0-2, C Ryan 0-2, D Brosnan 0-1, J Barry 0-1. | | D Buckley 0-9, T Cashman 1-0, R Cummins 0-1, F Delaney 0-1. | |
Muskerry v Imokilly 9 August 1981 Quarter-final | Muskerry | 0-10 - 0-06 | Imokilly | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| L Goold 0-3, M Mehigan 0-2, T Creedon 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1. | | G Galvin 0-3, S O'Brien 0-2, R Swayne 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
- In a single game
Miscellaneous
References
- ^ "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club 1922-2000". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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