2021 Cork Junior A Football Championship

2021 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates	6 November – 27 November 2021
Teams	8
Sponsor	Bon Secours
Champions	Boherbue (1st title); Adrian Murphy (captain); Conor O'Riordan (manager)
Runners-up	Ballinahssig; Diarmuid O'Sullivan (captain); Cathal Daly (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	20 (2.86 per match)
Points scored	132 (18.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Diarmuid O'Sullivan (2–25)
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The 2021 Cork Junior A Football Championship is scheduled to be the 123rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 6 November 2021.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions	#
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilworth	^[1]
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Urhan	^[2]
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	^[3]
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Ballinhassig	^[4]
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Boherbue	^[5]
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Bride Rovers	^[6]
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Aghinagh	^[7]
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	Douglas	^[8]

Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Boherbue	2	2	0	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Lyre	2	1	1	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
4	Kiskeam	2	0	2	0

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Cullen	2	2	0	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Castlemagner	2	1	1	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Knocknagree	2	0	2	0

Knockout Stage

Semi-Finals		Final

Cullen	1–20

Lyre	0–07
		Cullen	1–10

		Boherbue	2–09
Boherbue	2–13

Castlemagner	2–04

Results

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Douglas (Seandun)	1–12

Kilworth (Avondhu)	2–08
		Douglas (Seandun)	1–07

		Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun)	1–08
Tadhg Mac Carthaigh (Carbery)	2–09

Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun)	2–15
				Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun)	2–08

				Boherbue (Duhallow)	3–08
Urhan (Beara)	0–10

Bride Rovers (Imokilly)	1–06
		Urhan (Beara)	0–11

		Boherbue (Duhallow)	1–09
Boherbue (Duhallow)	4–14

Aghinagh (Muskerry)	0–07

Quarter-finals

Douglas v Kilworth

6 November 2021 Quarter-final	Douglas	1–12 – 2–08	Kilworth	Mourneabbey Grounds
	A Murray 1–0, E O’Sullivan 0–3 (2 ‘45’), A Cotter 0–3 (2f), M Dolan 0–2, D Curtin 0–1, J Farrell 0-1f, F Sheehan 0–1, A Cantwell 0–1.	Report	B Sheehan 1–4 (0-1f), L Coffey 1–0, E Carey 0–2, N McNamara 0–1, L Whelan 0–1.	Referee: P O' Sullivan

Urhan v Bride Rovers

6 November 2021 Quarter-final	Urhan	0–10 – 1–06	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uinsinn
	C Lowney 0–6 (4f, 1 45); S Shea 0–2; C O’Sullivan, A O’Donoghue 0–1 each.	Report	S Ahern 1–0; C Barry 0-3f; C Hogan (1f, 1 45) 0–2; P O’Flynn 0–1.	Referee: A Whelton

Ballinhassig v Tadhg Mac Carthaigh

7 November 2021 Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	2–15 – 2–09	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	Charlie Hurley Park
	D O'Sullivan 0–11, C Tyers 2–1, C Grainger 0–2, I Grainger 0–1.		B O'Driscoll 1–3, C McCarthy 0–4, P Burke 1–0, E O'Neill 0–1, C O'Driscoll 0–1.	Referee: P Finnegan

Boherbue v Aghinagh

9 November 2021 Quarter-final	Boherbue	4–14 – 0–07	Aghinagh	Pairc Ui Rinn
	J O’Connor 0–7 (2f), G O’Sullivan 1–2, L Moynihan 1–1, J Corkery 1–0, D Sheehan 1–0, D McCarthy 0-2f, Alan O’Connor 0–1, B Herlihy 0–1.	Report	L Twohig 0–6 (3f), D Ambrose 0–1.	Referee: B Walsh

Semi-finals

Douglas v Ballinhassig

13 November 2021 Semi-final	Douglas	1–07 – 1–08	Ballinhassig	Ballyanley Grounds
	A Cotter 1–3, M Dolan 0–2, A Cantwell 0–1, B Powter 0–1.		D O'Sullivan 1–7, C Tyers 0–1.

Urhan v Boherbue

16 November 2021 Semi-final	Urhan	0–11 – 1–09	Boherbue	Cloughduv Grounds
	C Lowney 0–3 (0–2 f, 0–1 45), P O’Shea 0–3 (0–1 f), J O’Shea 0–2, C Harrington 0–2, C O’Sullivan 0–1.	Report	J O’Connor 1–2 (0–1 f), D McCarthy 0–3 (0–2 f), L Moynihan, J Corkery, R O’Connor, A O’Connor 0-1each.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Final

Ballinhassig v Boherbue

27 November 2021 Final	Ballinhassig	2–08 – 3–08	Boherbue	Pairc Ui Chaoimh
	Diarmuid O’Sullivan 1–7 (1–0 pen, 0–5 f), E Finn 1–0, D Delea 0–1.	Report	D McCarthy 1–5 (0–3 f), Alan O’Connor 1–2, J O’Connor 1–0 (1–0 penalty), and Andrew O’Connor 0–1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Diarmuid O'Sullivan	Ballinhassig	2–25	31	3	10.33
2	Jerry O'Connor	Boherbue	2–09	15	3	5.00
3	Denis McCarthy	Boherbue	1–10	13	3	4.33
4	Andrew Cotter	Douglas	1–06	9	2	4.50
4	Conor Lowney	Urhan	0–09	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Diarmuid O'Sullivan	Ballinhassig	0–11	11	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh
2	Diarmuid O'Sullivan	Ballinhassig	1–07	10	Douglas
2	Diarmuid O'Sullivan	Ballinhassig	1–07	10	Boherbue
4	Denis McCarthy	Boherbue	1–05	8	Ballinhassig
5	Cillian Tyers	Ballinhassig	2–01	7	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh
	Brian Sheehan	Kilworth	1–04	7	Douglas
	Jerry O'Connor	Boherbue	0–07	7	Aghinagh
8	Brian O'Driscoll	Tadhg Mac Carthaigh	1–03	6	Ballinhassig
	Andrew Cotter	Douglas	1–03	6	Ballinhassig
	Conor Lowney	Urhan	0–06	6	Bride Rovers
	Liam Twohig	Aghinagh	0–06	6	Boherbue

References

^ Ryan, Paddy (30 October 2021). "Kilworth lift first Avondhu JAFC title after extra time with Buttevant". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ Ryan, Paddy (30 June 2021). "Should Urhan play in the Carbery JAFC?". The Southern Star. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ McCarthy, Ger (4 November 2021). "West Cork junior football joy for Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh". Evening Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ Crowdy, Howard (17 October 2021). "Ballinhassig capture second JAFC title in three years in tight win over Ballygarvan". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ Tarrant, John (29 October 2021). "Boherbue deny Cullen to land a record fifth Duhallow football title in a row". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ Ryan, Paddy (19 October 2021). "Bride Rovers footballers celebrate their third junior A championship win with victory over Cobh". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ O'Shea, John (2 November 2021). "Aghinagh land historic first Muskerry title with Liam Twohig on fire". Evening Echo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Douglas end nine-year wait for Seandún Junior title with hard-fought win over St Michael's". Echo Live. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

External links

Cork GAA website

[1] Ryan, Paddy (30 October 2021). "Kilworth lift first Avondhu JAFC title after extra time with Buttevant". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[2] Ryan, Paddy (30 June 2021). "Should Urhan play in the Carbery JAFC?". The Southern Star. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[3] McCarthy, Ger (4 November 2021). "West Cork junior football joy for Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh". Evening Echo. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[4] Crowdy, Howard (17 October 2021). "Ballinhassig capture second JAFC title in three years in tight win over Ballygarvan". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[5] Tarrant, John (29 October 2021). "Boherbue deny Cullen to land a record fifth Duhallow football title in a row". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[6] Ryan, Paddy (19 October 2021). "Bride Rovers footballers celebrate their third junior A championship win with victory over Cobh". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[7] O'Shea, John (2 November 2021). "Aghinagh land historic first Muskerry title with Liam Twohig on fire". Evening Echo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[8] "Douglas end nine-year wait for Seandún Junior title with hard-fought win over St Michael's". Echo Live. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.