1953 Cork Senior Football Championship

1953 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates12 April – 8 November 1953
Teams24
ChampionsCollins (4th title)
J. O'Boyle (captain)
Runners-upUniversity College Cork
P. Sheehy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored75 (2.78 per match)
Points scored277 (10.26 per match)
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The 1953 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 65th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 18 January 1953. The championship ran from 12 April to 8 November 1953.

Clonakilty were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Canovee in a first round replay.

The final, a replay, was played on 8 November 1953 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Collins and University College Cork, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Clonakilty won the match by 1–08 to 1–04 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in two years.

Results

First round

12 April 1953 First round Carbery 0-06 - 2-05 St Vincent's Ballineen Grounds
12 April 1953 First round Collins 2-05 - 0-01 Glanmire Riverstown Sportsfield
12 April 1953 First round Carrigdhoun 0-02 - 1-04 Garda Carrigaline Grounds
12 April 1953 First round Imokilly 4-04 - 1-03 St Patrick's Midleton Grounds
19 April 1953 First round Fermoy 1-06 - 0-01 Avondhu Shanballymore Grounds
26 April 1953 First round Macroom 1-06 - 2-03 Castlemagner Millstreet Grounds
26 April 1953 First round Beara 2-10 - 4-01 Redmonds Bantry Grounds
3 May 1953 First round St Finbarr's 5-09 - 2-02 Muskerry Coachford Grounds
17 May 1953 First round Duhallow 3-06 - 6-04 Seandún Bishop Casey Memorial Park
17 May 1953 First round Lees 2-06 - 0-10 Millstreet Castle Grounds
24 May 1953 First round Clonakilty 1-02 - 0-05 Canovee Bandon Grounds
21 June 1953 First round replay Macroom 1-04 - 0-04 Castlemagner Millstreet Grounds
28 June 1953 First round replay Clonakilty 0-06 - 3-04 Canovee Bandon Grounds

Second round

21 June 1953 Second round St Finbarr's 2-07 - 1-07 Lees The Mardyke
28 June 1953 Second round Fermoy 2-06 - 1-02 Garda Riverstown Sportsfield
28 June 1953 Second round Collins 2-06 - 0-02 St Vincent's The Mardyke
26 July 1953 Second round Canovee 2-08 - 0-06 Beara Glengarriff Grounds
9 August 1953 Second round Imokilly 1-07 - 2-04 Seandún Riverstown Sportsfield
16 August 1953 Second round replay Imokilly 2-11 - 2-02 Seandún Riverstown Sportsfield

Third round

30 August 1953 Third round Canovee 0-09 - 0-03 Fermoy Cork Athletic Grounds
20 September 1953 Third round Collins 3-08 - 0-03 St Finbarr's The Mardyke

Semi-finals

11 October 1953 Semi-final Collins 1-09 - 1-05 Canovee Coachford Sportsfield

Final

18 October 1953 Final Collins 1-07 - 1-07 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
Referee: T Crowley (Clonakilty)

Final replay

8 November 1953 Final replay Collins 1-08 - 1-04 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds
Referee: T Crowley (Clonakilty)

References

  1. ↑ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Football History – Clonakilty GAA". Clonakilty GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "How blow-ins have played an important role in Clonakilty GAA Club's success stories". The Southern Star. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "It's the end of an era for Clonakilty GAA". The Southern Star. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Premier Senior Football Roll of Honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Collns regain football title in thrilling replay". The Cork Examiner. 9 November 1953. Retrieved 27 June 2026.