North Cork Junior A Football Championship

North Cork Junior A Football Championship
CodeGaelic football
Founded1926; 100 years ago (1926)
Region Avondhu (GAA)
No. of teams11
Title holders Charleville (3rd title)
Most titles Mitchelstown (24 titles)
SponsorsSynergy Fermoy Credit Union
Official websiteOfficial website

The North Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Synergy Fermoy Credit Union Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Avondhu Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior Gaelic football teams in the northern part of Cork.

The series of games begin in April, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship includes a group stage and knockout stage.

The North Cork Junior A Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Football Championship. The winners and runners-up of the North Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.

11 clubs currently participate in the North Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 18 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Mitchelstown, who have won a total of 24 titles.

Charleville are the title-holders, defeating Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels by 0–18 to 0–13 in the 2025 final.

Format

Group stage

The 10 teams are divided into two groups of three and one group of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Football Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Football Championship for the following season. There is no relegation to the North Cork Junior B Football Championship.

Teams

2025 teams

Team Location Colours Position in 2025 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Ballyclough Ballyclough Green and yellow Quarter-finals ? 5 2016
Ballyhooly Ballyhooly Blue and yellow Semi-finals ? 0 —
Charleville Charleville Red and white Champions ? 3 2025
Clyda Rovers Mourneabbey Black and amber Group stage ? 5 1989
Deel Rovers Milford Blue and white Group stage 2025 2 1991
Fermoy Fermoy Black and yellow Group stage ? 7 2003
Killavullen Killavullen Blue and white Semi-finals ? 4 2023
Kilshannig Glantane Blue and yellow Group stage ? 10 2019
Kilworth Kilworth Red and white Group stage ? 1 2021
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels Churchtown Green, white and yellow Runners-up ? 1 2024
Mallow Mallow Red and yellow Quarter-finals ? 3 1984

Roll of honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Championship wins Championship runner-up
1 Mitchelstown 27 8 1928, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013 1930, 1931, 1953, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2003, 2012
2 Glanworth 14 11 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1971, 2006, 2008, 2009 1933, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1990, 2002
3 Kilshannig 10 8 1959, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1996, 2014, 2019 1955, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1977, 1981, 2006, 2010
4 Fermoy 7 8 1926, 1936, 1941, 1974, 1993, 1997, 2003 1928, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1973, 1979, 1999, 2016
5 Grange 5 4 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1979 1962, 1963, 1965, 1976
Clyda Rovers 5 4 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 1978, 1983, 1984, 2011
Ballyclough 5 2 2004, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2016 1980, 2014
8 Kildorrery 4 4 1978, 1990, 1994, 2007 1974, 1975, 1986, 1989
Killavullen 4 0 1998, 1999, 2000, 2023 —
10 Mallow 3 13 1929, 1933, 1984 1932, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1971, 1972, 1987, 1995, 2005
Charleville 3 8 2018, 2020, 2025 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024
12 Deel Rovers 2 6 1981, 1991 1982, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997,
Doneraile 2 4 1983, 1992 1944, 1993, 1998, 2001
Buttevant 2 4 2017, 2022 2013, 2018, 2020, 2021
Dromtarriffe 2 0 1930, 1932 —
Sons of Liberty 2 0 1931, 1938 —
17 Kilworth 1 4 2021 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1 1 2024 2025
Newmarket 1 0 1927 —
20 Araglen 0 2 — 1949, 1950
Abbey Rovers 0 2 — 1959, 1961
Oldcastletown 0 1 — 1927
Ballindangan 0 1 — 1938
Unknown flag Funcheon Vale 0 1 — 1939
Rathluirc Rovers 0 1 — 2004
Churchtown 0 1 — 2009

Notes

  • Runners-up unknown: 1929, 1952

List of finals

List of North Cork JAFC finals

Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2025 Charleville 0–18 Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 0–13
2024 Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1–13 Charleville 0–10
2023 Killavullen 0–14 Charleville 0–06
2022 Buttevant 1–09 Charleville 1–08
2021 Kilworth 4–11 Buttevant 1–15 [1]
2020 Charleville 2–16 Buttevant 0–10 [2]
2019 Kilshannig 3–16 Kilworth 0–07 [3]
2018 Charleville 4–14 Buttevant 1–12 [4]
2017 Buttevant 2–13 Kilworth 1–09 [5]
2016 Ballyclough 2–15 Fermoy 1–08 [6]
2015 Ballyclough 2–11 Charleville 1–12
2014 Kilshannig 2–15 Ballyclough 3–11
2013 Mitchelstown 0–15 Buttevant 0–07
2012 Ballyclough 0–10 Mitchelstown 0–07
2011 Mitchelstown 2–22 Clyda Rovers 1–05
2010 Mitchelstown 1–09 Kilshannig 1–06
2009 Glanworth 1–15 Churchtown 2–03
2008 Glanworth 1–09 Kilworth 0–09
2007 Kildorrery 5–04 Kilworth 0–08
2006 Glanworth 1–12 Kilshannig 0–09
2005 Ballyclough 0–16 Mallow 1–09
2004 Ballyclough 1–13 Rathluirc Rovers 1–05
2003 Fermoy 1–08 Mitchelstown 0–08
2002 Mitchelstown 0–19 Glanworth 2–08
2001 Mitchelstown 3–15 Doneraile 0–08
2000 Killavullen 0–15 Mitchelstown 0–09
1999 Killavullen 1–18 Fermoy 0–07
1998 Killavullen 2–17 Doneraile 1–05
1997 Fermoy 3–13 Deel Rovers 2–10
1996 Kilshannig 0–14 Deel Rovers 0–07
1995 Mitchelstown 0–10 Mallow 0–06
1994 Kildorrery 1–08 Deel Rovers 0–09
1993 Fermoy 1–10 Doneraile 1–09
1992 Doneraile 2–11 Deel Rovers 2–09
1991 Deel Rovers 2–13 Mitchelstown 1–07
1990 Kildorrery 0–09 Glanworth 0–07
1989 Clyda Rovers 0–11 Kildorrery 1–06
1988 Clyda Rovers 3–07 Mitchelstown 0–09
1987 Clyda Rovers 2–08 Mallow 0–05
1986 Clyda Rovers 2–08 Kildorrery 0–10
1985 Kilshannig 3–05 Deel Rovers 1–08
1984 Mallow 3–04 Clyda Rovers 0–06
1983 Doneraile 2–05 Clyda Rovers 1–05
1982 Kilshannig 2–06 Deel Rovers 0–02
1981 Deel Rovers 1–09 Kilshannig 0–03
1980 Clyda Rovers 1–16 Ballyclough 1–07
1979 Grange 5–04 Fermoy 2–02
1978 Kildorrery 2–11 Clyda Rovers 1–03
1977 Grange 2–09 Kilshannig 2–02
1976 Kilshannig 0–05 Grange 0–04
1975 Mitchelstown 2–12 Kildorrery 0–12
1974 Fermoy 1–08 Kildorrery 1–05
1973 Mitchelstown 0–11 Fermoy 0–08
1972 Mitchelstown 6–06 Mallow 1–08
1971 Glanworth 3–08 Mallow 1–07
1970 Grange 1–05 Glanworth 0–06
1969 Mitchelstown 2–06 Glanworth 1–06
1968 Kilshannig 2–07 Glanworth 1–05
1967 Kilshannig 1–09 Glanworth 0–06
1966 Grange 0–08 Glanworth 0–06
1965 Kilshannig 1–04 Grange 0–05
1964 Grange 1–05 Kilshannig 1–03
1963 Glanworth 1–04 Grange 0–06
1962 Glanworth 2–09 Grange 2–05
1961 Mitchelstown 5–10 Abbey Rovers 1–03
1960 Mitchelstown 3–10 Kilshannig 0–04
1959 Kilshannig 1–08 Abbey Rovers 0–05
1958 Mitchelstown 1–07 Kilshannig 2–02
1957 Mitchelstown 3–12 Mallow 3–02
1956 Mitchelstown 1–04 Mallow 0–03
1955 Mitchelstown 2–05 Kilshannig 0–02
1954 Glanworth 4–08 Mallow 1–01
1953 Glanworth 2–05 Mitchelstown 0–02
1952 Glanworth 5–07 Ballindangan 0–01
1951 Mitchelstown 2–06 Glanworth 0–01
1950 Glanworth 2–07 Araglen 0–01
1949 Glanworth 2–06 Araglen 1–02
1948 Mitchelstown 3–10 Mallow 1–03
1947 Mitchelstown 3–06 Glanworth 1–01
1946 Glanworth 3–04 Fermoy 2–00
1945 Glanworth 2–04 Fermoy 1–01
1944 Mitchelstown 1–06 Doneraile 2–02
1943 Mitchelstown 2–04 Glanworth 0–02
1942 Glanworth 1–00 Mallow 0–02
1941 Fermoy 1–06 Mallow 2–01
1940 Mitchelstown 2–02 Fermoy 0–06
1939 Mitchelstown 1–01 Funcheon Vale 0–01
1938 Sons Of Liberty 4–02 Ballindangan 0–03
1937 Mitchelstown 8–03 Charleville 0–00
1936 Fermoy * Charleville *
1935 Mitchelstown 3–05 Mallow 0–02
1934 Mitchelstown 5–09 Charleville 0–01
1933 Mallow 1–03 Glanworth 0–01
1932 Dromtarriffe Mallow
1931 Sons Of Liberty 2–04 Blackthorns 1–02
1930 Dromtarriffe 2–03 Mitchelstown 0–01
1929 Mallow
1928 Mitchelstown 1–04 Fermoy 1–00
1927 Newmarket W/O Oldcastletown SCR
1926 Fermoy 2–02 Charleville 0–00

Notes

  • 2021 - The game ended in a draw and extra time was played.

Records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of North Cork Junior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

References

  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 (13 June 2021). "Charleville lift the Avondhu football title for the second time". Evening Echo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ryan, Paddy (8 September 2019). "Kilshannig land the Avondhu junior football title in style against Kilworth". Evening Echo. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Glory days for Charleville". The Corkman. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ Ryan, Pat (12 June 2021). "Evenly matched sides in refixed final". The Corkman. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ^ Ryan, Pat (17 September 2016). "Stronger Ballyclough prevail against Fermoy to claim JAFC title". The Corkman. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
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