1976 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th 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 24 January 1976.
| Dates | 18 April 1976 - 14 November 1976 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 20 | ||
| Champions |  Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Andy Creagh (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 61 (3.05 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 328 (16.4 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | | ||
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Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's at the semi-final stage.
On 14 November 1976, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-07 defeat of St. Michael's in the final.[1] This was their fourth championship title overall and their first since 1959.
Billy Field of the St. Michael's club was the championship's top scorer.
Results
First round
| 18 April 1976 First round | Avondhu | 4-12 - 1-07 | St. Mcihael's | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
| B Field 1-6, E O'Donoghue 2-1, G Delaney 1-1, D McCurtain 0-3, R Cummins 0-1. | N Kirby 1-2, D Lonergan 0-3, M O'Mahony 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1. | Referee: A Twomey (Ballincollig) |
| 18 April 1976 First round | Seandún | 2-10 - 1-06 | Imokilly | Ballinlough |
| J Atkins 1-2, P Regan 1-2, B Meade 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, N Walsh 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, W Driscoll 0-1. | M Magee 0-4, S Farrell 1-0, T Murphy 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1. |
| 2 May 1976 First round | Muskerry | 1-08 - 3-10 | Millstreet | Macroom |
| N Dunne 1-5, M Mehigan 0-2, D Curran 0-1. | D O'Connor 1-2, J Kenneally 1-1, T Burke 0-4, D O'Shea 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, J Coleman 0-1. |
| 2 May 1976 First round | University College Cork | 2-13 - 0-10 | Na Piarsaigh | Ballinlough |
| C Kearney 1-5, S Murphy 1-3, C Mangan 0-1, J Cregan 0-1, T Foley 0-1, P Liston 0-1, T Sullivan 0-1. | J O'Sullivan 0-3, R McDonnell 0-2, B Whitley 0-2, F Buckley 0-1, G Moynihan 0-1, B Kelleher 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |
Second round
| 18 April 1976 Second round | Carbery | 0-10 - 0-15 | Nemo Rangers | Cloughduv |
| T Murphy 0-9, J Gabriel 0-1. | C Murphy 0-4, K Collins 0-3, L Good 0-3, N Morgan 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, D Allen 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
| 18 April 1976 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 4-09 - 3-04 | Duhallow | Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow |
| T Goulding 3-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-4, J McCarthy 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Kenny 0-1. | P O'Connor 2-0, B Daly 1-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 18 April 1976 Second round | Clonakilty | 1-05 - 2-10 | Bishopstown | Innishannon |
| D McCarthy 1-0, K Harrington 0-2, M Leahy 0-1, TF Hayes 0-1, F Regan 0-1. | N Murphy 2-1, J Crowley 0-3, T O'Reilly 0-2, F Groarke 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, G O'Herlihy 0-1. | Referee: D Collins (Kinsale) |
| 1 May 1976 Second round | St. Nicholas' | 3-04 - 2-05 | Carrigdhoun | Manning Park, Passage |
| F O'Sullivan 2-3, L Hedderman 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-1. | M Burke 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-1, G Hanley 0-1, C Callaghan 0-1. |
| 2 May 1976 Second round | Beara | 3-05 - 2-13 | Bantry Blues | Ballingeary |
| S O'Shea 1-0, F McCarthy 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, B Hanley 0-3, T O'Neill 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. | D Hunt 1-4, F Carroll 1-1, D Barron 0-4, K Evans 0-2, V McCarthy 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 16 May 1976 Second round | Dohenys | 1-09 - 0-03 | Macroom | Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon |
| D Collins 1-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, B O'Rourke 0-1, J Collins 0-1. |
| 27 June 1976 Second round | St. Michael's | 2-17 - 3-05 | Millstreet | Coachford |
| Referee: J Creal (Kilmichael) |
| 27 June 1976 Second round | Seandún | 0-05 - 1-08 | University College Cork | The Mardyke, Cork |
| P Regan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, E Forde 0-1. | S Murphy 0-5, T O'Sullivan 1-1, J Mulvihill 0-1, J Crean 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
| 26 June 1976 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 2-10 - 3-03 | Bishopstown | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| J Barry-Murphy 1-0, G McCarthy 1-0, O McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-1. | G McCarthy 1-1, N Murphy 1-0, T O'Reilly 1-0. |
| 27 June 1976 Quarter-final | Nemo Rangers | 3-10 - 0-04 | Dohenys | Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon |
| D Allen 1-2, L Good 1-1, N Morgan 1-1, K Collins 0-4, C Murphy 0-2. | C O'Rourke 0-2, D Collins 0-1. |
| 27 June 1976 Quarter-final | St. Nicholas' | 1-09 - 1-09 | Bantry Blues | Clonakilty |
| T O'Neill 1-2, F O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, P Harte 0-1. | D Hunt 1-0, K Evans 0-2, D Barron 0-2, PJ Minihane 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, V McCarthy 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, D Cotter 0-1. |
| 4 July 1976 Quarter-final replay | St. Nicholas' | 1-06 - 0-10 | Bantry Blues | Clonakilty |
| J O'Sullivan 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-2, T O'Neill 0-1, P Harte 0-1. | D Barron 0-5, K Evans 0-3, D Hunt 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 18 July 1976 Quarter-final | St. Michael's | 2-13 - 3-01 | University College Cork | Ballinlough |
| B Field 0-8, E O'Donoghue 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, P Kavanagh 0-2, R Cummins 0-1. | P Liston 2-0, F Hanley 1-0, J Crean 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 12 September 1976 Semi-final | St. Michael's | 4-08 - 0-07 | Bantry Blues | Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway |
| B Field 0-5, P Kavanagh 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, E O'Donoghue 1-0, K Warner 1-0, D McCurtain 0-1. | F Carroll 0-4, D Hunt 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. |
| 8 August 1976 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 0-10 - 0-08 | Nemo Rangers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| J McCarthy 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 0-3, C Myers 0-2, F Twomey 0-1. | K Collins 0-4, L Good 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1. | Referee: F Halbert (Glenville) |
Final
| 14 November 1976 Final | St. Finbarr's | 1-10 - 1-07 | St. Michael's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, R Kenny 0-2, F Twomey 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, O McCarthy 0-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-1. | B Field 0-4, D McCurtain 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-1. | Attendance: 11,062 Referee: J Dennigan (Fermoy) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- This was the first final to be played at the newly built Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
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References
- "The Barrs - A History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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