2023 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship

Dates

29 July - 28 October 2023

Teams

Sponsor

Bon Secours Hospital

Champions

St Finbarr's (1st title)
Alan McCarthy (captain)
Eddie Kelly (manager)

Runners-up

Kilmurry
William Ronan (captain)

Relegated

St Michael's

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

51 (2.13 per match)

Points scored

460 (19.17 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Diarmuid Kearney (3-13)

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The 2023 Cork Premier Junior Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship.^[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022.^[2] The championship ran from 29 July to 28 October 2023.^[3]

The final was played on 28 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St Finbarr's and Kilmurry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Finbarr's won the match by 3-06 to 1-11 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.^[4]^[5]

Cobh's Diarmuid Kearney was the championship's top scorer with 3-13.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Football Championship

Buttevant
Cobh
Cullen
Kilmurry
Kinsale
St James'
St. Michael's
Urhan

Relegated from the Cork Intermediate A Football Championship

Ballydesmond
Millstreet
St. Finbarr's
St. Nicholas'

Participating teams

Team	Location	Division	Colours
Ballydesmond	Ballydesmond	Duhallow	Blue and yellow
Buttevant	Buttevant	Avondhu	Black and yellow
Cobh	Cobh	Imokilly	Green and yellow
Cullen	Cullen	Duhallow	Blue and yellow
Kilmurry	Kilmurry	Muskerry	Green and yellow
Kinsale	Kinsale	Carrigdhoun	Blue and white
Millstreet	Millstreet	Duhallow	Green and yellow
St. Finbarr's	Togher	Seandun	Blue and yellow
St. James'	Ardfield	Carbery	Green and yellow
St. Michael's	Blackrock	Seandun	Green and yellow
St. Nicholas'	Blackpool	Seandun	Black and white
Urhan	Urhan	Beara	Red and white

Group A

Group A table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Urhan	3	2	1	0	34	28	6	5
Cullen	3	1	1	1	46	46	0	3
Ballydesmond	3	1	0	2	53	56	-3	2
St. Nicholas'	3	1	0	2	42	45	-3	2

Group A results

Urhan v Cullen

29 July 2023 Round 1	Urhan	0-08 - 0-08	Cullen	Ballingeary Grounds
	C Harrington 0-3f, P O’Shea 0-2, Ciarán O’Sullivan 0-1, B Sullivan 0-1,A O’Sullivan 0-1.	Report	L Murphy 0-4 (0-2f), A Nolan 0-1, G Twomey 0-1, M Twomey 0-1, C Hickey 0-1.

St Nicholas' v Ballydesmond

29 July 2023 Round 1	St Nicholas'	1-14 - 1-17	Ballydesmond	O'Connell Park
	D Morris 0-7, D Coughlan 1-2, L Forde 0-2, G Marshall 0-1, R Downey 0-1.	Report	D Moynihan 1-4, Donncha O’Connor 0-6 (0-5f), P Breen 0-3, N Fleming 0-3, M Collins 0-1.

Ballydesmond v Urhan

20 August 2023 Round 2	Ballydesmond	1-07 - 1-11	Urhan	Kilmichael Grounds
	D O'Connor 1-1, D Moynihan 0-3, N Fleming 0-2, N O'Sullivan 0-1.		C Harrington 0-7, A Elphick 1-1, M McCarthy 0-1, M O'Shea 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1.

Cullen v St Nicholas'

20 August 2023 Round 2	Cullen	1-10 - 2-09	St Nicholas'	Mallow GAA Complex
	L Murphy 1-2, J O'Connor 0-2, A Nolan 0-1, F Cronin 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, C Moynihan 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, G Twomey 0-1.		D Coughlan 1-2, D Dunlea 1-0, N Goulding 0-2, S O'Callaghan 0-2, G Marshall 0-2, D Morris 0-1.

Ballydesmond v Cullen

8 September 2023 Round 3	Ballydesmond	5-08 - 4-13	Cullen	Kiskeam Grounds
	N Fleming 2-1, D O'Connor 0-4, B Linehan 1-0, K O'Connell 1-0, W O'Connor 1-0, S Murphy 0-1, D Moynihan 0-1.		C Walsh 2-2, L Murphy 0-7, J O'Connor 1-2, M Twomey 1-0, A O'Regan 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1.

St Nicholas' v Urhan

8 September 2023 Round 3	St Nicholas'	0-10 - 0-12	Urhan	Sam Maguire Park
	N Goulding (f), D Brosnan, D Morris, D Coughlan 0-2 each, D Barry, S O’Callaghan (f) 0-1 each.	Report	A Elphick 0-4, P O’Shea 0-3, J O’Shea 0-2, S O’Shea, C Harrington (f), S O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: L O'Shea (Carbery Rangers)

Group B

Group B table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St. Finbarr's	3	2	0	1	44	36	8	4
Cobh	3	2	0	1	41	36	5	4
Buttevant	3	1	0	2	38	42	-4	2
St. Michael's	3	0	0	3	35	44	-9	0

Group B results

Buttevant v St Michael's

30 July 2023 Round 1	Buttevant	0-13 - 1-08	St Michael's	O'Connell Park
	M Lenahan 0-6, D Hanlon 0-4 (1f), M O'Neill 0-2, K Lenahan 0-1.	Report	E Buckley 1-1, P Cronin 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Cremin 0-1, F Leahy 0-1, B Cain 0-1, T Grainger 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Cobh

30 July 2023 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	1-09 - 1-08	Cobh	Caherlag Grounds
	R McInerney 0-5, E McGreevey 1-0.		N O'Connell 1-2, D Kearney 0-4.

Cobh v Buttevant

20 August 2023 Round 2	Cobh	1-10 - 1-09	Buttevant	Mill Field
	N O'Connell 1-2, D Heelan 0-2, D Kearney 0-2, M O'Rourke 0-1, T Wilk 0-1, E Hastings 0-1, A Hastings 0-1.		M Lenahan 1-4, M O'Neill 0-2, S Madigan 0-2, D O'Hanlon 0-1.

St Michael's v St Finbarr's

20 August 2023 Round 2	St Michael's	3-03 - 2-08	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn
			A Lyne 1-0, D O'Brien 1-0.

Cobh v St Michael's

8 September 2023 Round 3	Cobh	2-11 - 1-09	St Michael's	Caherlag Grounds
	D Kearney 2-6.

St Finbarr's v Buttevant

8 September 2023 Round 3	St Finbarr's	3-09 - 1-10	Buttevant	O'Connell Park
	E McGreevey 1-1, A Lyne 1-0, S Fenton 1-0, M Shields 0-3f, A Murphy 0-2f, D O'Brien 0-1f, A Barry 0-1, C Madden 0-1.	Report	M O'Neill 0-5 (0-4f), D Hanlon 1-1, M Lenahan 0-3f, C O'Toole 0-1.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Group C

Group C table

Knockout stage Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmurry	3	3	0	0	54	26	28	6
Millstreet	3	2	0	1	44	48	-4	4
St. James'	3	1	0	2	30	48	-18	2
Kinsale	3	0	0	3	39	45	-6	0

Group C results

Kinsale v St. James'

29 July 2023 Round 1	Kinsale	0-13 - 1-11	St. James'	Our Lady's Well Grounds
	J O'Brien 0-6, M Murphy 0-3, G Finn 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2.		F Hayes 1-3, I Evans 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: J Horgan (Gleann na Laoi)

Millstreet v Kilmurry

29 July 2023 Round 1	Millstreet	0-10 - 1-19	Kilmurry	Páirc Abán
	J Buckley 0-6f, H Linehan 0-2, A O’Leary 0-1; D Cashman 0-1.	Report	J McGinn 0-6 (0-3f), L Aisling 0-4, D Cahalane 1-0, J O’Mullane 0-3, P Brehanu 0-2, S Warren 0-2 (0-1f), K Kelleher 0-1; B Hinchion 0-1.

Kilmurry v Kinsale

19 August 2023 Round 2	Kilmurry	1-09 - 0-09	Kinsale	Ballincollig Grounds
	L Aisling 1-0, L Wall 0-3, S Warren 0-2, T Collins 0-2, J McGinn 0-1, J O'Mullane 0-1.

St. James' v Millstreet

20 August 2023 Round 2	St. James'	1-06 - 0-15	Millstreet	Kilmurry Grounds
	F Hayes 1-2, A O'Shea 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.		S Hickey 0-4, M Vaughan 0-2, H Linehan 0-2, A O'Leary 0-2, D Cashman 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, N Flahive 0-1.

Millstreet v Kinsale

8 September 2023 Round 3	Millstreet	1-16 - 2-11	Kinsale	Cloughduv Grounds
	J Linehan 0-5, A O’Leary 1-2, H Linehan 0-4 (0-1f), A Murphy, D Cashman, K Crowley, C O’Leary, M Vaughan 0-1 each.	Report	B Coughlan 1-8 (0-8f), J O’Brien 1-1, M Murphy, J Murphy 0-1 each.	Referee: M O'Leary (Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's)

Kilmurry v St James'

8 September 2023 Round 3	Kilmurry	3-11 - 0-07	St James'	Páirc Uinsinn
	P Berhanu 1-2, J McGinn 1-0, W Ronan 1-0, L Wall 0-3, S Warren 0-3, J O'Mullane 0-2, K Kelleher 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-4, F Hayes 0-2, C Hayes 0-1.

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

		Kilmurry	0-12
Urhan	0-10	Urhan	1-07
Millstreet	1-05			Kilmurry	1-11
				St Finbarr's	3-06
		St Finbarr's	0-10
Cullen	0-06	Cobh	0-08
Cobh	1-06

Relegation playoff

Kinsale v St Michael's

24 September 2023 Playoff	Kinsale	1-11 - 0-09	St Michael's	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	J Murphy 1-3, B Coughlan 0-5 f, M Murphy 0-2, D Looney 0-1.	Report	C Cronin 0-6 f, B Cain 0-2 (0-1 f), S Ahern 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Quarter-finals

Cullen v Cobh

23 September 2023 Quarter-final	Cullen	0-06 - 1-06	Cobh	Páirc Eoin Mhic Cárthaigh
	D Kearney 1-1 (0-1 45), D Heelan 0-2 f, N O'Connell (f), C Spriggs A McCarthy 0-1 each.	Report	L Murphy 0-3 (0-2 f), A Regan 0-2, C Walsh 0-1.	Referee: C Nolan (BIshopstown)

Urhan v Millstreet

23 September 2023 Quarter-final	Urhan	0-10 - 1-05	Millstreet	St Colum's Grounds
	A Elphick 0-3, Conchubar Harrington, Vincent Lehane 0-2 f each, B Sullivan, C Lowney (m), P O’Shea 0-1each.	Report	H Linehan 1-2 (0-2 f), J Linehan, C O’Leary, E O’Mahony 0-1 each.	Referee: T Barry (Bantry Blues)

Semi-finals

Kilmurry v Cobh

6 October 2023 Semi-final	Kilmurry	0-12 - 1-07	Cobh	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Warren 0-5 (0-2 f), J Ryan 0-4 (0-1 f), L Wall, J O’Mullane, P Brehanu 0-1 each.	Report	J Hamilton 1-0, N O’Connell, E Hastings 0-2 each, D Heelan (f), A Hastings, S Cummins 0-1 each.	Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

St Finbarr's v Urhan

7 October 2023 Semi-final	St Finbarr's	0-10 - 0-08	Urhan	Rossmore Grounds
	D O’Brien 0-3, A Murphy (0-1 f), M Shields 0-2 each, A McCarthy, E Comyns, C Madden 0-1 each.	Report	C Harrington 0-3, P O’Shea, V Lehane 0-2 each, A Elphick 0-1.	Referee: N Hayes (Carbery Rangers)

Final

Kilmurry v St Finbarr's

28 October 2023 Final	Kilmurry	1-11 - 3-06	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	L Wall 0-5, S Warren 1-2 (0-1 f), J Ryan 0-2 (0-1 f), P Berhanu, T Collins 0-1 each.	Report	C Doolan, C Madden, A Murphy 1-0 each, D O’Brien 0-2 (0-1 f), O Murphy, A McCarthy, M Shields, C Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche)

References

^ Tarrant, John (3 February 2022). "Clubs votes for new County Premier Junior grade". The Corkman. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "Bon Secours Football Championship Round 1 games". Cork GAA website. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "St Finbarr's stun Kilmurry with late goal to win the Premier JFC". Echo Live. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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