Nemo Rangers (8th title) Timmy Dalton (captain) Billy Morgan (manager)
Runners-up
Imokilly Seán Bowes (captain) Johnny Carroll (manager)
Matches played
21
Goals scored
38 (1.81 per match)
Points scored
320 (15.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Ephie Fitzgerald (1-15)
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The 1987 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 99th 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 21 December 1986. The championship began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 15 November 1987.
Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 15 November 1987, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-11 to 0-09 defeat of Imokilly in the final.[1] This was their eighth championship title overall and their first title since 1983.
Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship’s top scorer with 1-15.
Table of Contents
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Team changes[edit]
To Championship[edit]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
From Championship[edit]
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Results[edit]
First round[edit]
Midleton v Nemo Rangers
2 May 1987 First round
Midleton
1-06 – 2-07
Nemo Rangers
Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook
J Boylan 1-0, G Power 0-1, E Cleary 0-1, K Coakley 0-1, C O’Neill 0-1, N O’Neill 0-1, T Crotty 0-1.
D Allen 1-2, E Fitzgerald 1-0, T Dalton 0-2, S O’Brien 0-2, T Nation 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Carrigdhoun v Castletownbere
10 May 1987 First round
Carrigdhoun
0-05 – 4-11
Castletownbere
Rossa Park, Skibbereen
J Dineen 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1, R O’Sullivan 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J O’Donovan 0-1.
Johnny Murphy 2-1, M O’Sullivan 1-4, J Power 1-2, C Collins 0-2, Jimmy Murphy 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.
Referee: P o’Donovan (Bantry)
Second round[edit]
Na Piarsaigh v Carbery
2 May 1987 Second round
Na Piarsaigh
0-09 – 0-07
Carbery
Clonakilty
T O’Sullivan 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, K Myers 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1.
P O’Driscoll 0-4, J Dullea 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1, J Cotter 0-1.
Referee: D Collins (Kinsale)
Avondhu v Duhallow
27 June 1987 Second round
Avondhu
1-09 – 1-07
Duhallow
Kanturk
W O’Riordan 1-5, M Murphy 0-1, D O’Connell 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, T Fitzgibbon 0-1.
N O’Connor 1-3, J Dennehy 0-2, D Kelleher 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.
Referee: E porter (Brian Dillons)
O’Donovan Rossa v Millstreet
28 June 1987 Second round
O’Donovan Rossa
2-05 – 0-07
Millstreet
Macroom
M McCarthy 1-1, M Cahalane 1-0, T Davis 0-1, P Davis 0-1, D O’Donovan 0-1, A Byrne 0-1.
M Dennehy 0-2, L Dennehy 0-1, A Barry 0-1, C Cotter 0-1, J O’Leary 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.
Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
Beara v Nemo Rangers
28 June 1987 Second round
Beara
0-06 – 3-12
Nemo Rangers
Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
C O’Sullivan 0-4, D Harrington 0-1, P Henley 0-1.
D Allen 2-1, D Bevan 1-0, S Fahy 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-3, T Dalton 0-2, G O’Regan 0-1, S O’Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.
Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
St. Finbarr’s v Muskerry
4 July 1987 Second round
St. Finbarr’s
0-09 – 0-10
Muskerry
Ballinora
D Barry 0-5, M Slocum 0-2, T Power 0-1, J Keating 0-1.
M Kelleher 0-3, J O’Driscoll 0-3, C O’Connell 0-2, G O’Rourke 0-1, G Lally 0-1.
Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon)
Castletownbere v St. Nicholas’
1 August 1987 Second round
Castletownbere
3-07 – 0-08
St. Nicholas’
Aghaville
N Murphy 1-1, G ‘Sullivan 1-1, O O’Sullivan 1-0, M O’Sullivan 0-3, Noel Murphy 0-2.
K O’Shea 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Hartnett 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1.
Referee: P O’Donovan (Bantry Blues)
St Michael’s v Imokilly
5 September 1987 Second round
St Michael’s
2-03 – 1-12
Imokilly
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
P Ward 1-0, J Cashman 1-0, D Buckley 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
M Hennessy 1-0, R Swaine 0-3, B Lotty 0-2, J Hegarty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, A Barry 0-2, L Hedderman 0-1.
Referee: D Casey (Ballyclough)
Quarter-finals[edit]
Na Piarsaigh v Avondhu
15 August 1987 Quarter-final
Na Piarsaigh
1-08 – 0-10
Avondhu
Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
C Coughlan 1-1, M Mullins 0-3, J O’Sullivan 0-1, K Myers 0-1, D Daly 0-1, J O’Meara 0-1.
W O’Riordan 0-6, P Harrington 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, C O’Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Nemo Rangers v O’Donovan Rossa
5 September 1987 Quarter-final
Nemo Rangers
0-15 – 3-03
O’Donovan Rossa
Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
E Fitzgerald 0-4, S Coughlan 0-3, S Fahy 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, G O’Regan 0-1, S O’Brien 0-1, J Kerrigan 0-1.
A Byrne 1-1, I Breen 1-0, M Cahalane 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Muskerry v Castlehaven
6 September 1987 Quarter-final
Muskerry
1-09 – 1-08
Castlehaven
Clonakilty
G Lally 1-1, J O’Driscoll 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, P Coleman 0-1, K Creed 0-1, G O’Rourke 0-1, C O’Connell 0-1.
J Cleary 1-5, L Tompkins 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1, F Collins 0-1.
Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)
Imokilly v Castletownbere
27 September 1987 Quarter-final
Imokilly
1-10 – 0-05
Castletownbere
Cloughduv
B Lotty 1-2, R Swaine 0-5, T McCarthy 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.
C Collins 0-1, M O’Sullivan 0-1, B O’Driscoll 0-1, N Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
Nemo Rangers v Imokilly
15 November 1987 Final
Nemo Rangers
2-11 – 0-09
Imokilly
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
S O’Brien 2-1, E Fitzgerald 0-5, T Nation 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Fahy 0-1, M Dorgan 0-1.
B Lotty 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, R Swaine 0-2, D Burke 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
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