Dates | 15 October 1967 - 10 March 1968 | ||
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Teams | 9 | ||
Champions | Newcestown (1st title) T. J. Collins (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Midleton | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 19 (2.38 per match) | ||
Points scored | 95 (11.88 per match) | ||
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The 1967 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 15 October 1967 but was not completed until 10 March 1967 due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
The final was played on 10 March 1968 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Newcestown and Midleton, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Newcestown won the match by 2-12 to 1-02 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]
15 October 1967 Quarter-final | Newcestown | 1-09 - 1-05 | Carrigaline | Millstreet Town Park |
F Collins 0-4, J O'Callaghan 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, M O'Callaghan 0-2, D Kehilly 0-1. | J Foster 1-2, B Wiley 0-2, J Murphy 0-1. |
5 November 1967 Quarter-final | Kilmurry | 1-04 - 0-04 | Cullen | Millstreet Town Park |
5 November 1967 Quarter-final | Castletownbere | 0-09 - 0-07 | Nemo Rangers | Rossa Park |
5 November 1967 Quarter-final | Midleton | 0-09 - 1-04 | Kilshannig | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
W Glavin 0-4, C Moroney 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, W O'Regan 0-1, A O'Donoghue 0-1. | M Cronin 1-0, J Horgan 0-3, J O'Flynn 0-1. |
19 November 1967 Semi-final | Midleton | 3-06 - 3-06 | Castletownbere | Sam Maguire Park |
P O'Sullivan 2-1, M Sexton 1-1, W O'Regan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2. | J O'Sullivan 1-1, S O'Sullivan 1-0, D Harrington 1-0, M O'Driscoll 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, B Hanley 0-1. |
26 November 1965 Semi-final | Newcestown | 3-07 - 1-04 | Naomh Abán | Castle Grounds |
F Collins 1-2, P Crowley 1-1, S Ryan 1-0, K Kehilly 0-2, N Kehilly 0-1, K Callanan 0-1. | J Lucey 0-4, C Lucey 1-0. |
26 November 1967 Semi-final replay | Midleton | 1-04 - 1-03 (abandoned) | Castletownbere | Sam Maguire Park |
M Sexton 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-1, W Glavin 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1. | PE O'Sullivan 1-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1, B Hanley 0-1. |
10 March 1968 Final | Newcestown | 2-12 - 1-02 | Midleton | Cork Athletic Grounds |
M O'Callaghan 1-8, F Collins 1-1, J McCarthy 0-1, N Kehilly 0-1, K Kehilly 0-1. | M Lovett 1-0, L Glavin 0-2. | Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) |